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Kiehl's vs grace & stella

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Kiehl's and grace & stella are two popular skincare labels offering thoughtful selections of moisturizers, serums, toners, eye products, and more. Kiehl's is known for anchor ingredients like glycerin and squalane, suiting dry skin and dark spots best, whereas grace & stella features carefully crafted formulas designed for daily self-care that suit all skin types. Ultimately, both brands differ because the American brand addresses specific hydration and barrier concerns through targeted formulations, while the Canadian brand offers gentle, restorative care for balanced, healthy-looking skin.

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

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grace & stella is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2016 and owned by Gravitiq since 2022.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs grace & stella products

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or grace & stella: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much larger selection of products on this page compared to grace & stella, covering everything from cleansers and toners to serums and sunscreens. Lovi rates Kiehl's as having Superior fits for specific skin types in certain items, while grace & stella's Under Eye Mask also achieves a Superior fit for oily skin.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and grace & stella?

Kiehl's, founded in 1851 in the United States and owned by L'Oreal S.A., offers an extensive range of 28 products on this page featuring key ingredients like Glycerin and Vitamin C, whereas grace & stella is a newer Canadian brand founded in 2016 and owned by Gravitiq with only 2 products listed. The products on this page from Kiehl's fit skin with dark spots, dry skin, and mature skin best, while grace & stella's Under Eye Mask shows a Superior Lovi fit for oily skin.

Kiehl's or grace & stella: which moisturizer is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider range of moisturizers with specialized Lovi fit levels for different skin types compared to grace & stella, which only features one facial moisturizer on the page. Kiehl's moisturizers like Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate achieve a Superior fit for dry skin, whereas grace & stella's Hyaluronic Acid Serum reaches a High fit for dry skin.

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Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or grace & stella?

Reviewers note that Kiehl's has a high price point, while information about grace & stella's pricing is not provided on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or grace & stella?

grace & stella may cause fewer breakouts because the products on this page are limited to eye and hyaluronic acid treatments, whereas Kiehl's is often noted by reviewers for causing breakouts and skin irritation.

Between Kiehl's and grace & stella, which brand offers a wider variety of products for different skin types?

Kiehl's offers a much wider variety of products for different skin types compared to grace & stella, featuring dozens of items on this page that target diverse concerns like dry skin, aging, and dark spots. Meanwhile, grace & stella only features two products on this page.

How do the founding years and corporate ownerships of Kiehl's and grace & stella compare?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States and has been owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2000, whereas grace & stella was founded in Canada in 2016 and is owned by Gravitiq.

Which brand has more fragrance-free options available across their product lines?

Kiehl's offers more fragrance-free options across the products on this page, with 26 out of 28 products listing no fragrance, while all grace & stella products on this page are also fragrance-free.

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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