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Sesderma vs ILIA Beauty

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

Sesderma and ILIA Beauty are distinct skincare houses offering tailored approaches to daily wellness. The former is a Spanish brand beloved for its advanced serums and meticulously engineered formulas featuring botanical extracts and active compounds that refine skin texture, suiting sensitive, hyperpigmented, and aging skin best, with the Azelac RU Serum standing out for acne-prone skin. Meanwhile, the Canadian brand is widely loved for its thoughtful moisturizers and nourishing, clean compositions that suit dry, normal, and combination skin, with The Base Face Milk acting as a standout for acne-prone skin. Ultimately, both differ through their unique ingredient philosophies, with the former focusing on active compounds and the latter emphasizing gentle hydration.

Sesderma is a Spanish skincare brand founded in 1989 and owned by Grupo Sesderma since 2026.

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

Popular Sesderma vs ILIA Beauty products

Questions and answers

Sesderma or ILIA Beauty: which is better?

Sesderma earns a High Lovi fit for acne-prone skin and dark spots with its Azelac RU Serum, whereas ILIA Beauty offers average fits across all skin types for the products on this page. Sesderma includes fragrance in its serum, while ILIA Beauty lists no fragrance in The Base Face Milk.

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What is the difference between Sesderma and ILIA Beauty?

Sesderma offers Azelac RU Serum, which has a High Lovi fit for acne-prone skin and skin with dark spots, whereas ILIA Beauty features The Base Face Milk, which has an Average fit across all listed skin types. The products on this page from Sesderma contain fragrance, while every product on this page from ILIA Beauty lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

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Which is more affordable, Sesderma or ILIA Beauty?

Neither Sesderma nor ILIA Beauty can be called more affordable because the products on this page do not list any prices.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Sesderma or ILIA Beauty?

ILIA Beauty helps cause fewer breakouts because its moisturizer on this page has an average fit for acne-prone skin, whereas Sesderma has a high fit for acne-prone skin with its Azelac RU Serum. Azelaic acid helps reduce acne vulgaris.

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Which brand is older, Sesderma or ILIA Beauty?

Sesderma is older than ILIA Beauty, having been founded in Spain in 1989 compared to ILIA Beauty which was founded in Canada in 2011.

Which company owns Sesderma and which owns ILIA Beauty?

Grupo Sesderma owns Sesderma, and Famille C owns ILIA Beauty.

Do Sesderma products contain fragrance compared to ILIA Beauty products?

Sesderma includes fragrance in its Azelac RU Serum on this page, whereas every ILIA Beauty product on this page lists no fragrance.

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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