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Kiehl's vs darrow

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Kiehl's and darrow are two esteemed skincare brands known for their thoughtful daily formulas. The American heritage brand, Kiehl's, is widely loved for its moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products anchored by glycerin and squalane, suiting dry skin and dark spots best. Meanwhile, the dermatological brand darrow is deeply loved for its gentle cleansers that suit sensitive, oily, and acne-prone skin best. While both help restore natural skin balance, they differ in their specific formulations and target concerns.

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

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

Popular Kiehl's vs darrow products

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or darrow: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider variety of skincare products on this page compared to darrow, providing options that Lovi rates as High or Superior for skin with dark spots, dry skin, and mature skin. Reviewers often mention that Kiehl's provides deep hydration and lightweight moisturizers, though some note a high price point and occasional skin irritation.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and darrow?

Kiehl's offers a wide selection of products on this page that fit skin with dark spots, dry skin, and mature skin best, whereas darrow features only a single cleanser. Furthermore, the products on this page from Kiehl's include a few fragranced options, while every darrow product lists no fragrance.

Kiehl's or darrow: which cleanser is better?

When comparing cleansers, Kiehl's offers a much broader selection with higher Lovi fit levels across multiple skin types, whereas darrow features only one cleanser with lower or cautious fit levels on this page. Reviewers often mention that Kiehl's cleansers provide effective cleansing, and Calendula officinalis flower extract in formulations like the Calendula Deep Cleansing Foaming Face Wash helps soothe the skin.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or darrow?

The page facts do not provide pricing information for either Kiehl's or darrow, so it is not possible to determine which brand is more affordable from this information.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or darrow?

When it comes to breakouts, darrow offers only one facial cleanser on this page, which has a Low Lovi fit level for acne-prone skin. In contrast, Kiehl's features multiple products on this page with High fit levels for acne-prone skin, though reviewers note that some items may occasionally cause breakouts and skin irritation.

Which brand offers a wider variety of products on the page, Kiehl's or darrow?

Kiehl's offers a much wider variety of products on this page than darrow. The products on this page for Kiehl's include multiple cleansers, moisturizers, serums, and toners, whereas darrow only lists a single cleanser.

How does the founding year and parent company compare between Kiehl's and darrow?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States and has been owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2000. In comparison, darrow was founded in 1969 and is owned by Pierre Fabre.

Which brand has more fragrance-free options listed among its products?

Kiehl's features 26 fragrance-free products on this page, while darrow lists all of its products as fragrance-free. Therefore, both brands offer multiple fragrance-free options.

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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