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SK-II vs ILIA Beauty

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

SK-II and ILIA Beauty are distinct skincare lines, with the Japanese brand established in 1980 and owned by The Procter & Gamble Company since 1991, and the Canadian counterpart founded in 2011 and acquired by Famille C in 2022. The former is cherished globally for luxurious moisturizers, potent serums, clarifying toners, and restorative masks anchored by pitera, while the latter is loved for thoughtful moisturizers and nourishing formulas. The first suits dry and acne-prone skin best, featuring standout solutions like the Genoptics Ultraura Essence, Facial Treatment Essence, and Facial Treatment Clear Lotion to target dark spots, mature skin, and specific concerns, whereas the second suits dry, normal, and combination skin best with gentle compositions like The Base Face Milk. Ultimately, both differ through the first brand improving pore area, roughness, and redness, and the second refining daily routines through clean, conscious beauty.

SK-II is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by The Procter & Gamble Company since 1991.

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

Popular SK-II vs ILIA Beauty products

Questions and answers

SK-II or ILIA Beauty: which is better?

SK-II is the better choice for most shoppers on this page because its range offers multiple high-fit products and targets key skin types like dry, acne-prone, and oily skin, whereas ILIA Beauty features only a single average-fit moisturizer. Every product across both brands lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

What is the difference between SK-II and ILIA Beauty?

SK-II offers a larger variety of fragrance-free products on this page with High to Superior Lovi fit levels for several skin types like dry and acne-prone skin, whereas ILIA Beauty features only one moisturizer on the page with an Average Lovi fit level across all skin types.

SK-II or ILIA Beauty: which moisturizer is better?

SK-II offers a much better moisturizer selection for the products on this page, featuring options like Facial Treatment Essence which has a High Lovi fit level for dry and mature skin, whereas ILIA Beauty only features The Base Face Milk with an Average fit across those skin types.

Which is more affordable, SK-II or ILIA Beauty?

The page facts do not mention the prices of SK-II and ILIA Beauty products, so affordability cannot be compared here. Lovi shows that SK-II offers multiple products on this page with High and Superior fit levels across several skin types.

Which causes fewer breakouts, SK-II or ILIA Beauty?

SK-II has multiple products on this page fitting acne-prone skin well, such as Genoptics Ultraura Essence with a Superior fit, while ILIA Beauty has only one moisturizer with an Average fit. Both brands list no fragrance across their products.

Between SK-II and ILIA Beauty, which brand offers a moisturizing product suitable for dry skin?

Both SK-II and ILIA Beauty offer moisturizing products for dry skin, with SK-II having a High Lovi fit for dry skin across multiple moisturizers on this page while ILIA Beauty provides an Average fit with The Base Face Milk. SK-II's moisturizing products on this page list Pitera as a key ingredient.

How do the founding years and current parent companies of SK-II and ILIA Beauty compare?

SK-II was founded in Japan in 1980 and has been owned by The Procter & Gamble Company since 1991, whereas ILIA Beauty was founded in Canada in 2011 and has been owned by Famille C since 2022.

Do products from SK-II and ILIA Beauty contain added fragrance?

The products on this page from both SK-II and ILIA Beauty list no added fragrance in their ingredients.

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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