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Kiehl's vs NIOD

Kiehl's and NIOD are well-regarded skincare brands that offer distinct approaches to daily care. Kiehl's is known for moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products featuring glycerin and squalane, while NIOD offers advanced serums and balancing toners with sophisticated formulas. Both brands suit dry and sensitive skin, though they differ through the American brand's focus on nourishing formulations and the Canadian brand's scientifically rigorous development for targeted results.

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

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NIOD is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2015 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. since 2021.

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

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or NIOD: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider range of products on this page than NIOD, fitting dry, sensitive, and mature skin best. Both brands feature fragrance-free options across their lineups.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and NIOD?

Kiehl's features a large selection of 28 products on this page tailored for dry, sensitive, and mature skin, whereas NIOD offers only 2 fragrance-free options. Reviewers often mention Kiehl's for providing deep hydration and lightweight moisturizers, though some note a high price point and occasional breakouts.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or NIOD?

The products on this page for Kiehl's are often noted by reviewers for having a high price point, while NIOD has no reviewer pricing feedback listed here.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or NIOD?

NIOD features fewer products on this page and every product lists no fragrance, whereas Kiehl's reviewers sometimes note it causes breakouts and skin irritation.

Which brand has been established longer, Kiehl's or NIOD?

Kiehl's has been established longer, having been founded in 1851, whereas NIOD was founded in 2015.

How many products contain fragrance in Kiehl's compared to NIOD?

In Kiehl's, 2 of the 28 products on this page list fragrance, while every NIOD product on this page lists no fragrance.

Which company owns Kiehl's and which company owns NIOD?

Kiehl's is owned by L'Oréal S.A., and NIOD is owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

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.

How does it fit your skin?

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