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Cetaphil vs ILIA Beauty

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

Cetaphil and ILIA Beauty are established skincare brands offering thoughtful daily formulations for diverse routines. The former features cleansers, moisturizers, serums, and sunscreens utilizing glycerin, niacinamide, and panthenol to best suit combination and sensitive skin. The latter presents nourishing moisturizers that suit dry, normal, and combination skin through gentle, hydrating compositions. While both brands support daily health, they differ in their founding history, geographic origins, and specific ingredient profiles.

Cetaphil is an American skincare brand founded in 1947 and owned by Galderma Group AG.

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

Popular Cetaphil vs ILIA Beauty products

Cetaphil vs ILIA Beauty moisturizers

Questions and answers

Cetaphil or ILIA Beauty: which is better?

Cetaphil is better for offering a wide range of targeted skincare products that fit skin types like combination, sensitive, and acne-prone skin, whereas ILIA Beauty features only a single product on this page. Ingredients like niacinamide found in Cetaphil products help reduce cutaneous pigmentation and support skin barrier function.

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What is the difference between Cetaphil and ILIA Beauty?

Cetaphil offers a wide range of cleansers, moisturizers, and sunscreens that Lovi rates high for sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin, whereas ILIA Beauty features just one moisturizer on this page, The Base Face Milk, which Lovi rates as average for various skin types.

Cetaphil or ILIA Beauty: which moisturizer is better?

Cetaphil offers a much wider range of moisturizers with varying Lovi fit levels for different skin types, whereas ILIA Beauty features only one moisturizer on this page, The Base Face Milk, which provides Average fit across all skin types.

Which is more affordable, Cetaphil or ILIA Beauty?

The products on this page do not provide pricing information to determine which brand is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Cetaphil or ILIA Beauty?

Both brands are generally suitable for acne-prone skin, as ILIA Beauty features products with an Average Lovi fit for acne-prone skin, while Cetaphil offers multiple items with High fits and even a Superior fit for acne-prone skin.

When was Cetaphil founded and who is it owned by compared to ILIA Beauty?

Cetaphil was founded in 1947 in the United States and is owned by Galderma Group AG, whereas ILIA Beauty was founded in 2011 in Canada and is owned by Famille C.

Which brand offers fragrance-free products, and do any Cetaphil products contain fragrance?

Both brands offer fragrance-free products on their pages, as every ILIA Beauty product and 26 out of 27 Cetaphil products list no fragrance. The only Cetaphil product on the page formulated with fragrance is the Oily Skin Cleanser.

What are some key ingredients shared across Cetaphil products?

Glycerin, niacinamide, panthenol, vitamin E, hyaluronic acid, and cocamidopropyl betaine are key ingredients across 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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