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Kiehl's vs BABOR

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Kiehl's and BABOR are established skincare houses that offer thoughtful arrays of moisturizers, serums, toners, eye products, and exfoliants. Kiehl's is widely loved for anchoring its formulas in nourishing glycerin and squalane to suit skin with dark spots and dry skin best, while BABOR is deeply loved for providing refined exfoliants and rich moisturizers that suit dry, normal, and combination skin best. The American brand addresses hydration and specific concerns through standout products like the Calendula Herbal-Extract Toner, the Calendula Deep Cleansing Foaming Face Wash, and the Ultra Facial Toner, whereas the German brand elevates daily routines with the Enzyme Cleanser and the Hydra Plus. Ultimately, both differ as the former relies on ingredients that increase hydration and counteract oxidative stress, while the latter brings a sense of calm and balance to the complexion through gentle yet effective care.

Kiehl's is an American skincare brand founded in 1851 and owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2000.

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BABOR is a German skincare brand founded in 1956 and owned by BABOR BEAUTY GROUP since 1962.

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This page compares some of the most popular Kiehl's and BABOR products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Kiehl's vs BABOR products

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or BABOR: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider variety of products on this page compared to BABOR, catering to a broader range of skin types and specific concerns. BABOR has only two products listed here, though its Enzyme Cleanser achieves a Superior fit level across all skin types.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and BABOR?

Kiehl's offers a wide variety of skincare products on this page that focus on dry skin, mature skin, and dark spots, whereas BABOR provides a very limited selection including an exfoliant and a moisturizer.

Kiehl's or BABOR: which moisturizer is better?

When comparing moisturizers, Kiehl's offers a wide range of options like the Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate with a Superior Lovi fit for dry skin, while BABOR provides options such as Hydra Plus which achieves a Superior Lovi fit for dry sensitive skin.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or BABOR?

The products on this page do not list prices, so a comparison of affordability between Kiehl's and BABOR cannot be made here.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or BABOR?

BABOR products on this page have a superior fit for acne-prone skin, whereas Kiehl's breakouts and skin irritation are often mentioned by reviewers. This suggests BABOR is less likely to cause breakouts.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Kiehl's and BABOR?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States, while BABOR was founded a century later in 1956 in Germany.

Which brand has more fragrance-free products listed on the page, Kiehl's or BABOR?

Kiehl's has more fragrance-free products on the products on this page, with twenty-six out of twenty-eight formulas lacking fragrance, compared to only one out of two for BABOR.

How does the Lovi fit level of the Enzyme Cleanser compare across skin types for BABOR?

For BABOR, the Lovi fit level of the Enzyme Cleanser is rated as Superior across all skin types.

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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