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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 known for thoughtfully crafted moisturizers, gentle formulas, and nourishing daily compositions. The Korean brand, founded in 2014 and owned by The Pure Lab Co., Ltd., offers cleansers, makeup removers, and serums that suit acne-prone skin and dry skin best, featuring reliable standouts like the Amino Acid Gentle Bubble Cleanser, the 345 Relief Cream, and the Vitamin C Boosting Serum. Meanwhile, the Canadian brand, founded in 2011 and owned by Famille C since 2022, provides hydrating compositions that suit dry, normal, and combination skin best, with The Base Face Milk serving as its standout product for acne-prone skin. While both deliver a steady, soothing experience through clean beauty, they differ in their specific product ranges and ideal skin types.

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 for most shoppers on this page, offering superior choices for acne-prone, dry, and oily skin types, whereas ILIA Beauty features only a single moisturizer with average fit levels across all skin types.

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

Dr. Althea offers a wide range of cleansers, moisturizers, and serums with fit levels up to Superior for skin types like acne-prone, dry, and oily skin, whereas ILIA Beauty only features The Base Face Milk on this page with an Average fit level across all skin types.

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

For moisturizers, Dr. Althea's 345 Relief Cream achieves a Superior fit for acne-prone and oily acne-prone skin and a High fit for dry skin, while ILIA Beauty's The Base Face Milk reaches an Average fit across all skin types.

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

The provided page does not contain pricing or affordability information for either Dr. Althea or ILIA Beauty.

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

ILIA Beauty features only The Base Face Milk on this page, which has an Average Lovi fit for acne-prone skin, whereas Dr. Althea offers multiple products with Superior fits for acne-prone skin like the 345 Relief Cream, though reviewers note that Dr. Althea products sometimes cause breakouts.

Between Dr. Althea and ILIA Beauty, which brand offers products with a Superior Lovi fit level for dry skin?

Dr. Althea offers products with a Superior Lovi fit level for dry skin, specifically the Amino Acid Gentle Bubble Cleanser, while ILIA Beauty does not reach this level for dry skin on this page.

How does the founding year and country of origin compare between Dr. Althea and ILIA Beauty?

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

Which brand has products where reviewers most frequently mention soothing and hydrating properties?

Dr. Althea has products where reviewers most frequently mention soothing and hydrating properties. Reviewers mostly mention gentle and soothing cleansers along with soothing and hydrating moisturizers for 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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