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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 that offer thoughtfully crafted moisturizers, cleansers, makeup removers, and serums featuring gentle, nourishing formulas. The Korean brand is known for soothing hydration that suits dry and mature skin best, while the Canadian brand provides clean, conscious beauty suited for dry, normal, and combination skin. Although both brands feature gentle compositions, they differ in their specific offerings, with the former delivering targeted solutions for dark spots and aging alongside acne-prone skin, and the latter refining daily routines with hydrating essentials like The Base Face Milk.

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 better for shoppers seeking a wide range of targeted skincare products, as Lovi rates several of its cleansers and moisturizers as having a Superior fit for specific skin types, whereas the products on this page for ILIA Beauty hold only Average fit ratings across the board.

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

Dr. Althea offers a wide range of moisturizers, cleansers, serums, and makeup removers that achieve High to Superior Lovi fit levels for several skin types, whereas ILIA Beauty features only a single moisturizer on this page with an Average Lovi fit level across all skin types.

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

For moisturizers, Dr. Althea's 345 Relief Cream is a better option because Lovi rates it Superior for acne-prone and oily acne-prone skin and High for dry and mature skin, whereas ILIA Beauty's The Base Face Milk only gets an Average fit across those skin types.

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

The provided page facts do 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 The Base Face Milk with an Average Lovi fit level for acne-prone skin, while Dr. Althea offers products like the 345 Relief Cream achieving a Superior fit level for acne-prone skin.

Which brand has been around longer, Dr. Althea or ILIA Beauty?

ILIA Beauty has been around longer, having been founded in Canada in 2011, while Dr. Althea was founded in South Korea in 2014.

Do any products from Dr. Althea or ILIA Beauty contain fragrance?

Every product from Dr. Althea and ILIA Beauty on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which brand offers more products for dry skin on this page?

Dr. Althea offers more products for dry skin on this page, with multiple items reaching High or Superior Lovi fit levels. In contrast, ILIA Beauty features only a single moisturizer for dry skin, which has an Average Lovi fit level.

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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