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Elemis vs ILIA Beauty

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

Elemis and ILIA Beauty are established skincare houses that offer distinct approaches to daily maintenance. The British brand is celebrated for its nourishing serums, rich moisturizers, gentle cleansers, and refining toners featuring glycerin and shea, suiting dry and mature skin best. Meanwhile, the Canadian brand is widely loved for its thoughtful moisturizers and nourishing formulas that suit dry, normal, and combination skin. While both prioritize hydration and barrier support, they differ in their heritage, ingredient concentrations, and targeted skin concerns.

Elemis is a British skincare brand founded in 1989 and owned by L'Occitane Group since 2019.

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

Popular Elemis vs ILIA Beauty products

Elemis vs ILIA Beauty moisturizers

Questions and answers

Elemis or ILIA Beauty: which is better?

Elemis is a better fit for shoppers prioritizing targeted routines, as Lovi rates its fit as High or Superior for dry and mature skin types. ILIA Beauty offers limited options on this page, with Lovi rating its single moisturizer as Average across all skin types.

What is the difference between Elemis and ILIA Beauty?

Elemis was founded in 1989 in the United Kingdom and offers numerous products on this page with varying fit levels for skin types like dry and mature skin, whereas ILIA Beauty was founded in 2011 in Canada and lists only a single moisturizer with average fit across skin types on this page. Glycerin is a key ingredient featured across Elemis products.

Elemis or ILIA Beauty: which moisturizer is better?

Elemis offers a wider selection of moisturizers with varying Lovi fit levels, such as the Pro-Collagen Marine Cream which has a High fit for dry skin, whereas ILIA Beauty features just one moisturizer on this page, The Base Face Milk, with an Average fit for dry skin.

Which is more affordable, Elemis or ILIA Beauty?

Elemis is a higher priced brand, as reviewers on the page frequently note a high price point for the products on this page, while ILIA Beauty is not discussed in terms of affordability on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Elemis or ILIA Beauty?

ILIA Beauty is unlikely to cause breakouts as every product on its page lists no fragrance, whereas Elemis has multiple fragranced items with varying fit levels for acne-prone skin.

Between Elemis and ILIA Beauty, which brand offers fragrance-free products?

ILIA Beauty offers fragrance-free products as every product on its page lists no fragrance. In contrast, most Elemis products on this page contain fragrance, with only 4 out of 22 listing none.

How do the founding years and corporate ownerships of Elemis and ILIA Beauty compare?

Elemis was founded in 1989 in the United Kingdom and has been owned by the L'Occitane Group since 2019, whereas ILIA Beauty was founded in 2011 in Canada and has been owned by Famille C since 2022.

Which brand has more product options listed on the page for dry skin?

Elemis has significantly more product options listed on the page for dry skin, including moisturizers like the Pro-Collagen Marine Cream that has a High fit level for dry skin.

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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