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Kiehl's vs BABOR

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Kiehl's and BABOR are two esteemed skincare houses offering thoughtful formulations that elevate daily routines. The American line is beloved for its moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products featuring glycerin and squalane, suiting dry and sensitive skin best while increasing hydration, restoring epidermal barrier function, counteracting oxidative stress, and stimulating fibroblast migration through standouts like the Calendula Herbal-Extract Toner, Calendula Deep Cleansing Foaming Face Wash, and Ultra Facial Toner. Meanwhile, the German brand is deeply loved for its refined exfoliants and rich moisturizers, suiting dry, normal, and combination skin best with gentle yet effective care, including the Enzyme Cleanser and Hydra Plus. Ultimately, both brands differ in their specific heritage and targeted ingredient approaches, bringing a sense of calm and balance to the complexion.

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 larger range of products on this page with High to Superior Lovi fit levels across most skin types, whereas BABOR features only two products. Reviewers often mention that Kiehl's provides lightweight moisturizers and deep hydration, though some note a high price point.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and BABOR?

Kiehl's, founded in the United States in 1851, offers a large variety of 28 products on this page with mostly fragrance-free formulas, whereas BABOR, founded in Germany in 1956, features only two products on this page.

Kiehl's or BABOR: which moisturizer is better?

For moisturizers, BABOR offers Hydra Plus which has a Superior Lovi fit level for dry sensitive skin. Kiehl's features several moisturizers like Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate with a Superior Lovi fit level for dry skin, though the products on this page often receive mixed reviews regarding hydration effectiveness.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or BABOR?

Reviewers note that Kiehl's has a high price point, while information about BABOR's pricing is not featured on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or BABOR?

Babor has fewer products on this page, and reviews for Kiehl's note that its products often cause breakouts and skin irritation.

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

Kiehl's has been around longer than BABOR, having been founded in the United States in 1851 compared to BABOR's founding in Germany in 1956.

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

Kiehl's features 2 products with fragrance out of the 28 products on this page, whereas BABOR has 1 fragranced product out of 2.

Which brand is owned by L'Oréal S.A.?

Kiehl's is owned by L'Oréal S.A.

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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