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Dr. Althea vs ILIA Beauty

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

Dr. Althea and ILIA Beauty are respected skincare brands that offer thoughtfully crafted moisturizers, cleansers, makeup removers, and serums featuring gentle, nourishing formulas. The Korean brand is known for soothing hydration that suits dry and mature skin best, while the Canadian brand provides clean, conscious beauty suited for dry, normal, and combination skin. Although both brands feature gentle compositions, they differ in their specific offerings, with the former delivering targeted solutions for dark spots and aging alongside acne-prone skin, and the latter refining daily routines with hydrating essentials like The Base Face Milk.

Dr. Althea is a Korean skincare brand founded in 2014 and owned by The Pure Lab Co., Ltd..

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

Popular Dr. Althea vs ILIA Beauty products

Questions and answers

Dr. Althea or ILIA Beauty: which is better?

Dr. Althea is a better fit than ILIA Beauty for most shoppers because the products on this page cover complete routines for dry, mature, and oily skin, whereas ILIA Beauty offers only a single moisturizer with an average Lovi fit across skin types.

What is the difference between Dr. Althea and ILIA Beauty?

Dr. Althea offers a wide range of cleansers, moisturizers, and treatments with strong Lovi fit levels for dry, mature, and oily skin, whereas ILIA Beauty features only a single moisturizer on this page with an average Lovi fit across skin types. Furthermore, every product from both Dr. Althea and ILIA Beauty lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Dr. Althea or ILIA Beauty: which moisturizer is better?

Dr. Althea offers a better moisturizer choice since its 345 Relief Cream achieves a Superior Lovi fit for acne-prone skin, while ILIA Beauty only reaches an Average fit with The Base Face Milk.

Which is more affordable, Dr. Althea or ILIA Beauty?

This page does not provide pricing or affordability information for either Dr. Althea or ILIA Beauty.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Dr. Althea or ILIA Beauty?

Dr. Althea has a Superior Lovi fit for acne-prone skin with products like the 345 Relief Cream, while ILIA Beauty has an Average fit for acne-prone skin.

Between Dr. Althea and ILIA Beauty, which brand offers a wider product selection on this page?

Dr. Althea offers a wider product selection on this page, featuring six items including moisturizers, cleansers, and serums compared to just one moisturizer from ILIA Beauty.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Dr. Althea and ILIA Beauty?

Dr. Althea was founded in South Korea in 2014, while ILIA Beauty was founded in Canada in 2011.

Do both Dr. Althea and ILIA Beauty products list no fragrance in their ingredients?

Yes, both Dr. Althea and ILIA Beauty list no fragrance in the ingredients of the products on this page.

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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