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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 two distinct skincare lines with dedicated followings, the former a French brand founded in 1990 and the latter a Canadian brand founded in 2011. Avène is universally loved for its versatile moisturizers, reliable sunscreens, targeted serums, and gentle cleansers, all formulated with nourishing glycerin, while the brand is widely loved for its thoughtful moisturizers and the nourishing nature of its formulas. The French line suits acne-prone and oily acne-prone skin best, offering profound relief without heaviness through targeted options like the Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm, the Cleanance, and the Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum, whereas the Canadian line suits dry, normal, and combination skin best with standout products like The Base Face Milk. Ultimately, they differ in their primary skin focus and origin, as the former relies on glycerin to improve hydration and restore barrier function while the latter refines daily routines through clean, conscious beauty.

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.

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Questions and answers

Avène or ILIA Beauty: which is better?

Avène offers a much wider range of skincare products on this page with specific Lovi fit levels for different skin types, whereas ILIA Beauty features only a single moisturizer. Avène products utilize key ingredients like glycerin to help hydrate the skin.

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017

What is the difference between Avène and ILIA Beauty?

Avene is a French skincare brand founded in 1990 that offers 15 different products on this page with varying Lovi fit levels across skin types, whereas ILIA Beauty is a Canadian brand founded in 2011 with only one product listed on this page, The Base Face Milk, which has an Average Lovi fit across all skin types.

Avène or ILIA Beauty: which moisturizer is better?

For moisturizers, the products on this page show that Avène has options like Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm with a Superior fit for dry skin, while ILIA Beauty offers The Base Face Milk with an Average fit for dry skin.

Which is more affordable, Avène or ILIA Beauty?

Reviewers note that price point is sometimes noted for the products on this page by Avène, while ILIA Beauty has only one product on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Avène or ILIA Beauty?

ILIA Beauty features only a single product on this page, The Base Face Milk, which has an Average Lovi fit for acne-prone skin, while Avène offers products with High Lovi fits for acne-prone skin such as Cleanance and Cleanance Cleansing Gel.

When was each brand founded and where are they from?

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

How many products from Avène contain fragrance compared to ILIA Beauty?

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

Which brand offers a wider range of products for different skin types?

Avène offers a wider range of products on this page for different skin types, featuring multiple cleansers, moisturizers, sunscreens, and serums, whereas ILIA Beauty includes only one moisturizer.

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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