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Kiehl's vs MAËLYS

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Kiehl's and MAËLYS are distinct skincare lines offering specialized care for daily routines. Kiehl's is known for its thoughtful array of moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products anchored by glycerin and squalane, suiting skin with dark spots and dry skin best. Meanwhile, MAËLYS is loved for targeted serums and advanced formulas that suit all skin types best. While both deliver thoughtful care through specialized solutions, they differ in their core ingredient focus and primary 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 MAËLYS products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Kiehl's vs MAËLYS products

Kiehl's vs MAËLYS serums and treatments

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or MAËLYS: which is better?

Kiehl's is better for skin care on this page, offering many products with High or Superior Lovi fit levels across skin types, whereas MAËLYS has mostly Low fits. Kiehl's features a wide range of moisturizers, cleansers, and serums that help address skin concerns effectively.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and MAËLYS?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of skincare products on this page with High to Superior Lovi fit levels for various skin types, whereas MAËLYS provides only two products with mostly Low fit levels. Kiehl's features lightweight, non-greasy moisturizers and gentle serums, but reviewers often mention a high price point and potential skin irritation.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or MAËLYS?

Reviewers often mention Kiehl's as having a high price point, while the page does not provide pricing information for MAËLYS to compare affordability.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or MAËLYS?

MAËLYS is unlikely to cause breakouts because the products on this page have a Low fit for acne-prone skin, whereas Kiehl's features several items with a High fit for oily acne-prone skin.

Which brand has been around longer, Kiehl's or MAËLYS?

Kiehl's has been around much longer, having been founded in the United States in 1851, whereas MAËLYS was founded in 2017.

How many products from Kiehl's contain fragrance compared to MAËLYS?

Kiehl's has 26 out of 28 products on the page that list no fragrance, leaving 2 products with fragrance, while MAËLYS has 1 out of 2 products with no fragrance.

Which Kiehl's toner has a Superior Lovi fit level for sensitive skin?

Cucumber Herbal Alcohol-Free Toner by Kiehl's has a Superior Lovi fit level for sensitive skin.

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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