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Avène vs ILIA Beauty

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

Avène and ILIA Beauty are distinct skincare houses rooted in clinical gentleness and conscious formulation, respectively. The French brand centers its moisturizers, sunscreens, targeted serums, and cleansers on glycerin to suit oily, acne-prone, and combination skin, featuring standout items like the Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm, the Cleanance line, and the Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum. Conversely, the Canadian brand offers thoughtful moisturizers tailored best to dry, normal, and combination skin, with nourishing compositions that include The Base Face Milk for acne-prone skin. While both prioritize skin health through hydrating ingredients, they differ significantly in their founding origins, proprietary ingredient focuses, and ideal skin-type matches.

Avène is a French skincare brand founded in 1990 and owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre.

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

Popular Avène vs ILIA Beauty products

Questions and answers

Avène or ILIA Beauty: which is better?

Avène is better suited for a broader range of skin concerns, as the products on this page best fit oily acne-prone, combination, and acne-prone skin with key ingredients like glycerin and thermal water. Glycerin helps improve skin hydration.

What is the difference between Avène and ILIA Beauty?

Avène features fifteen products on this page including cleansers, moisturizers, and sunscreens that suit oily acne-prone, combination, and acne-prone skin best, whereas ILIA Beauty offers only one moisturizer, The Base Face Milk, on this page.

Avène or ILIA Beauty: which moisturizer is better?

For moisturizers, Avène provides multiple targeted options on this page, such as Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm which has a High Lovi fit for dry sensitive skin, whereas ILIA Beauty features only one moisturizer, The Base Face Milk, which shows Average Lovi fit across skin types.

Which is more affordable, Avène or ILIA Beauty?

The provided page facts do not mention the price of ILIA Beauty, but reviewers note that Avène has a noticeable price point.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Avène or ILIA Beauty?

Avène is well-suited for acne-prone skin, with products like Cleanance and Cleanance Cleansing Gel achieving a High Lovi fit level for this skin type, whereas ILIA Beauty features only one facial moisturizer on this page and lacks dedicated acne routines. Avène also incorporates key ingredients like thermal water and glycerin, and its formulas help control oil and soothe irritation.

When was Avène founded compared to ILIA Beauty?

Avène was founded in 1990 in France, whereas ILIA Beauty was founded later in 2011 in Canada.

How many Avène products contain fragrance compared to ILIA Beauty?

On this page, 7 of the 15 Avène products list fragrance, whereas every ILIA Beauty product lists no fragrance.

Which brand offers more product options on this page for dry skin?

Avène offers many more product options on this page for dry skin, such as Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream which has a High fit level, while ILIA Beauty lists only one moisturizer with an Average fit level.

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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