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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 distinct beauty houses that approach daily routines through refined, nourishing formulations. The British skincare brand is known for targeted serums, moisturizers, cleansers, toners, and more harnessing glycerin and shea, while the Canadian skincare brand is widely loved for its thoughtful moisturizers and the nourishing nature of its formulas. Both suit dry skin best, though the former additionally suits mature and sensitive skin, and the latter additionally suits normal and combination skin. They differ in their specific offerings, as the former features standout solutions like the Pro-Collagen Advanced Eye Treatment, the Pro-Collagen Tri-Acid Peel, and the Pro-Collagen Marine Cream, whereas the latter features The Base Face Milk.

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.

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Elemis vs ILIA Beauty moisturizers

Questions and answers

Elemis or ILIA Beauty: which is better?

Elemis is a better fit for mature skin, dry sensitive skin, and skin with dark spots, supported by products like the Pro-Collagen Night Cream with a Superior Lovi fit for dry sensitive skin. Glycerin, a key ingredient in the products on this page, helps provide effective hydration as backed by clinical evaluation.

What is the difference between Elemis and ILIA Beauty?

Elemis is a larger British skincare brand founded in 1989 with a wide range of heavily fragranced and active-rich products, whereas ILIA Beauty is a newer Canadian brand founded in 2011 featuring fragrance-free options like The Base Face Milk on this page. Elemis fits best for mature skin, dry sensitive skin, and skin with dark spots, and glycerin helps keep skin hydrated across its products.

Elemis or ILIA Beauty: which moisturizer is better?

Elemis offers multiple moisturizers with high Lovi fit levels for dry and mature skin, while ILIA Beauty lists only one moisturizer, The Base Face Milk, which has an average fit. Elemis moisturizers such as the Pro-Collagen Night Cream provide hydrating benefits backed by clinical findings on key ingredients like glycerin.

Which is more affordable, Elemis or ILIA Beauty?

The products on this page for Elemis have reviewers noting a high price point as a negative, while pricing details for ILIA Beauty are not featured in the page facts.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Elemis or ILIA Beauty?

ILIA Beauty features a single product on this page with an average Lovi fit for acne-prone skin, while Elemis offers multiple products with High or Average fits for acne-prone skin alongside occasional warnings. Reviewers sometimes note skin irritation with Elemis, which may affect breakout-prone users.

How does the corporate ownership and founding history differ between Elemis and ILIA Beauty?

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

Which brand offers more fragrance-free products compared to the other?

ILIA Beauty offers more fragrance-free products on this page compared to Elemis, as every product listed for ILIA Beauty contains no fragrance. In contrast, only 4 of the 22 products on the Elemis page list no fragrance.

What are the primary skin types that Elemis products are best suited for based on their brand-focused routines?

Based on their brand-focused routines, Elemis products fit mature skin, dry sensitive skin, and skin with dark spots 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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