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Neutrogena vs ILIA Beauty

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

Neutrogena and ILIA Beauty are well-regarded brands that offer thoughtful selections of moisturizers for daily routines. The American brand, founded in 1930 and owned by Kimberly-Clark Corporation since 2026, is widely loved for its sunscreens, cleansers, and toners relying on glycerin, hyaluronic acid, and dimethicone, which suit dry and mature skin best. Conversely, the Canadian brand, founded in 2011 and owned by Famille C since 2022, is known for the nourishing nature of its formulas that suit dry, normal, and combination skin best. While both brands feature hydrating compositions, they differ in their specific ingredient profiles and target skin concerns.

Neutrogena is an American skincare brand founded in 1930 and owned by Kimberly-Clark Corporation since 2026.

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

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Questions and answers

Neutrogena or ILIA Beauty: which is better?

Neutrogena offers a much wider variety of skincare products on this page compared to ILIA Beauty, which features only a single moisturizer. Neutrogena is well-suited for dry, mature, and acne-prone skin with options like deeply hydrating moisturizers and targeted treatments.

What is the difference between Neutrogena and ILIA Beauty?

Neutrogena offers a large selection of cleansers, sunscreens, and moisturizers with various fit levels across skin types, whereas the products on this page for ILIA Beauty consist of only one facial milk. Neutrogena includes fragrance in a few of its items, while ILIA Beauty lists no fragrance in any of its products.

Neutrogena or ILIA Beauty: which moisturizer is better?

Neutrogena offers a much wider range of moisturizers with specialized fit levels for different skin types compared to ILIA Beauty, which only features a single moisturizer on this page. Neutrogena products often contain key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and retinol that help with hydration and anti-aging benefits.

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Which is more affordable, Neutrogena or ILIA Beauty?

The products on this page do not provide pricing information to compare affordability between Neutrogena and ILIA Beauty.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Neutrogena or ILIA Beauty?

Neutrogena offers a wide range of products with varying breakout outcomes, while ILIA Beauty features only a single facial milk on this page that is rated as having an Average fit for acne-prone skin. Neutrogena includes specific acne-focused treatments like the Rapid Clear Treatment Pads which show a Superior fit for oily acne-prone skin, though some of its cleansers may cause irritation or dryness in sensitive individuals.

How do the founding years and current parent companies of Neutrogena and ILIA Beauty compare?

Neutrogena was founded in the United States in 1930 and is owned by Kimberly-Clark Corporation as of 2026, whereas ILIA Beauty was founded in Canada in 2011 and has been owned by Famille C since 2022.

What specific fragrance profiles do Neutrogena and ILIA Beauty products have?

Neutrogena has a fragrance profile where 35 of the 39 products on this page list no fragrance, while four specific items include added scent. ILIA Beauty features products on this page that all list no fragrance in their ingredients.

Which skin types does Neutrogena fit best according to its brand-focused routines?

According to its brand-focused routines, Neutrogena fits dry skin, mature skin, and acne-prone skin best.

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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