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Garnier vs ILIA Beauty

Rated by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

Garnier and ILIA Beauty are two distinct cosmetics lines, with the former being a French skincare brand founded in 1904 and owned by L'Oréal since 1965, and the latter being a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2011 and owned by Famille C since 2022. The former brand is widely loved for its approachable range of makeup removers, serums, masks, cleansers, and more, which feature thoughtful formulations centered on glycerin and salicylic acid, while the latter is widely loved for its thoughtful moisturizers and the nourishing nature of its formulas. Because of these distinct compositions, the French brand suits oily acne-prone skin and acne-prone skin best, whereas the Canadian brand suits dry, normal, and combination skin best. Ultimately, they differ in their specific targeted ingredients and the skin types they serve, with the former brand utilizing glycerin to significantly increase skin hydration and barrier function and salicylic acid to significantly reduce acne lesions and relapses.

Garnier is a French skincare brand founded in 1904 and owned by L'Oréal since 1965.

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ILIA Beauty is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2011 and owned by Famille C since 2022.

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This page compares some of the most popular Garnier and ILIA Beauty products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Garnier vs ILIA Beauty products

Questions and answers

Garnier or ILIA Beauty: which is better?

Garnier offers a much wider range of products on this page with strong fits for oily and acne-prone skin, whereas ILIA Beauty has only one moisturizer with an average fit across all skin types.

What is the difference between Garnier and ILIA Beauty?

Garnier offers a wide selection of 12 products on this page geared toward oily and acne-prone skin, whereas ILIA Beauty features just one moisturizer, The Base Face Milk, suited across various skin types.

Which is more affordable, Garnier or ILIA Beauty?

I am sorry, but the provided page facts do not contain pricing information to determine whether Garnier or ILIA Beauty is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Garnier or ILIA Beauty?

Garnier is well-suited for oily and acne-prone skin types on this page, whereas ILIA Beauty features only a single moisturizer for all skin types, so shoppers looking to minimize breakouts may find Garnier's targeted cleansers and serums more effective.

How do the founding years and corporate ownership of Garnier and ILIA Beauty compare?

Garnier was founded in France in 1904 and has been owned by L'Oréal since 1965, while ILIA Beauty was founded in Canada in 2011 and has been owned by Famille C since 2022.

Which products from Garnier contain fragrance, and do any ILIA Beauty products contain fragrance?

Six of the twelve Garnier products on this page list fragrance, including the Vitamin C Brightening Serum, Micellar Cleansing Water with Vitamin C, Vitamin C Sheet Mask, Vitamin C Brightening Night Serum, Pure Active 3-in-1 Charcoal Mask, and 3in1 Clay Anti-Spot Wash Scrub Mask. In contrast, every ILIA Beauty product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

What key ingredients are found across Garnier products?

The key ingredients found across the products on this page for Garnier are glycerin, salicylic acid, vitamin c, and niacinamide.

Research behind their key ingredients

Behind this comparison

Lovi compares products by their fit scores, calculated from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.

  • Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Co-founder, Medical Director

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer

  • Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Co-founder, CEO and CTO

    PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex

  • Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Medical Board

    Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine

  • Aishani Shah, MD

    Aishani Shah, MD

    Medical Board

    Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD

  • Asya Zubkova, MS

    Asya Zubkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member

  • Hanna Kurets, MD

    Hanna Kurets, MD

    Medical Board, Medical Advisor

    Dermatology MD

  • Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Medical Board

    Dermatology and diagnostic consultant

  • Victoria Derkova, MS

    Victoria Derkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist

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