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CeraVe vs ILIA Beauty

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CeraVe and ILIA Beauty are a well-regarded American skincare brand founded in 2005 and a thoughtful Canadian skincare brand founded in 2011, respectively. Skincare enthusiasts love CeraVe for its dependable moisturizers, gentle cleansers, targeted serums, protective sunscreens, and other daily formulas enriched with hyaluronic acid and glycerin, while the latter is widely loved for its thoughtful moisturizers and the nourishing nature of its formulas. The former suits mature skin and dry skin best, thanks to formulations that support moisture retention and barrier health, whereas its Canadian counterpart suits dry, normal, and combination skin best, owing to their gentle, hydrating compositions. Both differ in their specific offerings and ownership, as the American brand is owned by L'Oréal since 2017 and features targeted items like the Foaming Facial Cleanser for acne-prone skin, while the latter is owned by Famille C since 2022 and highlights products such as The Base Face Milk.

CeraVe is an American skincare brand founded in 2005 and owned by L'Oréal since 2017.

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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 CeraVe 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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CeraVe vs ILIA Beauty moisturizers

Questions and answers

CeraVe or ILIA Beauty: which is better?

CeraVe fits mature skin, dry skin, and acne-prone skin better because the products on this page have a wider range of high and superior fit levels, whereas ILIA Beauty only features a single moisturizer with average fit across all skin types. CeraVe offers specialized cleansers and moisturizers that help address various skin concerns, backed by key barrier-repairing ingredients.

What is the difference between CeraVe and ILIA Beauty?

CeraVe offers an extensive range of cleansers, moisturizers, and treatments that feature key ingredients like ceramides and hyaluronic acid for skin types such as mature and dry skin, whereas ILIA Beauty provides only a single moisturizer on this page, The Base Face Milk.

CeraVe or ILIA Beauty: which moisturizer is better?

CeraVe offers a wide selection of moisturizers on this page with high or superior fit levels for various skin types, whereas ILIA Beauty features only one moisturizer, The Base Face Milk, with average fit across all skin types.

Which is more affordable, CeraVe or ILIA Beauty?

This page does not provide pricing information for either CeraVe or ILIA Beauty, so it is not possible to determine which brand is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, CeraVe or ILIA Beauty?

CeraVe has products on the page like the Blemish Control Gel with Superior fit levels for acne-prone skin, whereas ILIA Beauty offers a single moisturizer that rates Average for that skin type. However, reviewers note that CeraVe products sometimes cause breakouts, so individual reactions may vary.

Between CeraVe and ILIA Beauty, which brand offers a wider variety of skincare products on this page?

CeraVe offers a much wider variety of skincare products on this page, featuring dozens of cleansers, moisturizers, serums, and sunscreens, whereas ILIA Beauty only lists a single moisturizer. Reviewers note that CeraVe provides lightweight, non-greasy moisturizers and gentle, non-stripping cleansers.

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

CeraVe was founded in the United States in 2005 and has been owned by L'Oréal since 2017, whereas ILIA Beauty was founded in Canada in 2011 and has been owned by Famille C since 2022.

Do both CeraVe and ILIA Beauty formulate their products without added fragrance?

Yes, both CeraVe and ILIA Beauty formulate the products on this page without added fragrance in their ingredients.

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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