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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 two established skincare brands founded in 2011 that offer distinct approaches to daily hydration. NIVEA is known for reliable sunscreens, targeted serums, and nourishing moisturizers formulated with skin-smoothing glycerin, while the Canadian brand is widely celebrated for thoughtful moisturizers and nourishing compositions. The German brand suits oily acne-prone skin and oily skin best because lightweight textures balance hydration, whereas the other brand suits dry, normal, and combination skin best due to gentle, hydrating compositions. Ultimately, both offer daily care, but differ in their core formulations and targeted skin types.

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 quality options, with NIVEA featuring a wide variety of moisturizers and sunscreens containing glycerin that help hydrate the skin, while ILIA Beauty provides fragrance-free choices like The Base Face Milk.

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What is the difference between NIVEA and ILIA Beauty?

NIVEA offers a wider variety of products on this page like sunscreens and blemish-clearing serums, whereas ILIA Beauty features just one moisturizer, The Base Face Milk. Glycerin is a key ingredient across NIVEA products, which helps provide hydration supported by research on barrier function and moisture.

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NIVEA or ILIA Beauty: which moisturizer is better?

For moisturizers, 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. Glycerin helps provide hydration across NIVEA products.

Which is more affordable, NIVEA or ILIA Beauty?

The page facts do not mention the price or affordability of either NIVEA or ILIA Beauty, so it is not possible to determine which brand is more affordable from this information.

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 some NIVEA products on this page have a High fit while others carry warnings for breakouts and acne.

Between NIVEA and ILIA Beauty, which brand has been around longer and where were they founded?

NIVEA has been around longer than ILIA Beauty, having been founded in Germany in 1911, whereas ILIA Beauty was founded in Canada in 2011.

Which of the two brands offers products with added fragrance, NIVEA or ILIA Beauty?

NIVEA offers products on this page with added fragrance, whereas every ILIA Beauty product on this page lists no fragrance.

How do the ownership histories of NIVEA and ILIA Beauty compare?

NIVEA was founded in Germany in 1911 and has been owned by maxingvest GmbH & Co. KGaA since 2004, whereas ILIA Beauty was founded in Canada in 2011 and has been owned by Famille C since 2022.

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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