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NIVEA vs ILIA Beauty

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

NIVEA and ILIA Beauty are 2011-founded skincare brands that offer distinct approaches to daily care. The German brand is deeply loved for its versatile sunscreens, targeted serums, and nourishing moisturizers formulated with glycerin, while the Canadian brand is widely celebrated for its thoughtful moisturizers and the nourishing nature of its formulas. The former suits sensitive and oily skin best because it balances gentle care with lightweight hydration, featuring standout items like the Protect & Moisture Sun Lotion SPF50+, the UV Deep Protect & Care Gel, and the LUMINOUS630 ANTI-DARK SPOT SERUM. Conversely, the latter suits dry, normal, and combination skin best, relying on gentle, hydrating compositions such as The Base Face Milk for acne-prone skin. Ultimately, the two differ through their specific ingredient focuses and regional origins, with the first improving stratum corneum hydration and barrier function and the second refining routines through clean, conscious beauty.

NIVEA is a German skincare brand founded in 1911 and owned by maxingvest GmbH & Co. KGaA since 2004.

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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 NIVEA and ILIA Beauty products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular NIVEA vs ILIA Beauty products

Questions and answers

NIVEA or ILIA Beauty: which is better?

NIVEA and ILIA Beauty both offer hydration, but NIVEA has a much larger selection of products on this page with High fit levels for sensitive, oily, and combination skin. Glycerin helps provide deep moisture across the products on this page.

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What is the difference between NIVEA and ILIA Beauty?

NIVEA offers a wider variety of products on this page, featuring options with fragrance and key ingredients like glycerin, whereas ILIA Beauty features just one fragrance-free moisturizer. Lovi gives NIVEA products ratings ranging from High to Caution depending on the skin type, while ILIA Beauty's single product has an Average fit across all skin types.

NIVEA or ILIA Beauty: which moisturizer is better?

For moisturizers on this page, NIVEA Creme has a High Lovi fit for dry and dry sensitive skin, while ILIA Beauty The Base Face Milk has an Average fit for those skin types.

Which is more affordable, NIVEA or ILIA Beauty?

This page does not contain pricing information, so a comparison of affordability between NIVEA and ILIA Beauty cannot be made.

Which causes fewer breakouts, NIVEA or ILIA Beauty?

ILIA Beauty features a single product on this page with an Average Lovi fit for acne-prone skin, whereas NIVEA has products on this page ranging from High fit, like the UV Deep Protect & Care Gel, down to Caution and Warning levels for breakouts. Glycerin helps moisturize the skin across both brands.

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017

Between NIVEA and ILIA Beauty, which brand offers products specifically formulated without fragrance?

ILIA Beauty offers products specifically formulated without fragrance, as every product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients, whereas several NIVEA products contain added fragrance.

How do the founding years and current parent companies of NIVEA and ILIA Beauty compare?

NIVEA was founded in 1911 in Germany and is owned by maxingvest GmbH & Co. KGaA, while ILIA Beauty was founded in 2011 in Canada and is owned by Famille C.

Which brand provides a larger selection of products across sunscreens, moisturizers, and serums?

NIVEA provides a larger selection of products across sunscreens, moisturizers, and serums on this page, whereas ILIA Beauty features only a single moisturizer.

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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