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Avène vs ILIA Beauty

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

Avène and ILIA Beauty are distinct skincare houses rooted in clinical gentleness and conscious formulation, respectively. The French brand centers its moisturizers, sunscreens, targeted serums, and cleansers on glycerin to suit oily, acne-prone, and combination skin, featuring standout items like the Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm, the Cleanance line, and the Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum. Conversely, the Canadian brand offers thoughtful moisturizers tailored best to dry, normal, and combination skin, with nourishing compositions that include The Base Face Milk for acne-prone skin. While both prioritize skin health through hydrating ingredients, they differ significantly in their founding origins, proprietary ingredient focuses, and ideal skin-type matches.

Avène is a French skincare brand founded in 1990 and owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre.

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

Popular Avène vs ILIA Beauty products

Questions and answers

Avène or ILIA Beauty: which is better?

Avène is better suited for a broader range of skin types, particularly oily and acne-prone skin, whereas ILIA Beauty offers only one product on this page with average fit levels. Avène products on this page feature key ingredients like thermal water and glycerin, which help support skin hydration.

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What is the difference between Avène and ILIA Beauty?

Avène offers a wide variety of products on this page that fit oily acne-prone, combination, and acne-prone skin best, whereas ILIA Beauty features just one moisturizer with average fit levels across all skin types. Avène uses fragrance in over half its products, while ILIA Beauty lists no fragrance for any product on this page.

Avène or ILIA Beauty: which moisturizer is better?

Avene offers multiple moisturizers on this page, such as the Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm, which has a Superior Lovi fit level for dry skin, whereas ILIA Beauty features only The Base Face Milk, which has an Average fit for dry skin. Glycerin helps provide deep hydration across Avene moisturizers.

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017

Which is more affordable, Avène or ILIA Beauty?

When looking at affordability, reviewers on the Avène page sometimes note price points as a drawback, while the products on this page for ILIA Beauty consist of just a single offering, making direct cost comparisons difficult. Reviewers note that Avène provides options like gentle and non-stripping sunscreens and gentle deep clean cleansers.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Avène or ILIA Beauty?

Avène includes products on this page that fit acne-prone skin with High levels, such as the Cleanance sunscreen and Cleanance Cleansing Gel, while ILIA Beauty features only a single moisturizer with an Average fit for this skin type. Reviewers note that Avène helps with oil control and provides a gentle clean.

When were Avène and ILIA Beauty founded and where are they from?

Avène was founded in 1990 in France, and ILIA Beauty was founded in 2011 in Canada.

How many products from Avène contain no fragrance compared to ILIA Beauty?

7 of 15 products on this page from Avène list no fragrance, whereas every product on this page from ILIA Beauty lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which Avène products are best suited for dry skin according to their Lovi fit levels?

According to their Lovi fit levels, Eau Thermale Thermal Spring Water has a Superior fit for dry skin. Additionally, Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream, Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm, RetrinAL EYES, Milk Cleanser, Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum, and Soothing Radiance Mask all share a High fit for dry skin among 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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