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Kiehl's vs Skintific

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Kiehl's and Skintific are popular skincare brands that offer a variety of effective formulations for different complexions. The American heritage brand is beloved for its moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products featuring glycerin and squalane, which suit dry skin and sensitive skin best to increase hydration, restore epidermal barrier function, counteract oxidative stress, and stimulate fibroblast migration. Meanwhile, the second label is warmly loved for its thoughtfully formulated moisturizers, serums, and sunscreens that suit oily acne-prone skin and oily skin best. Ultimately, they differ through their distinct ingredient profiles, targeted standout treatments, and ideal skin-type matches.

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 Skintific products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Kiehl's vs Skintific products

People Say

Kiehl'sSkintific
  • Lightweight Texture Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “feels like nothing — Kiehl's Better Screen UV Serum”
    • “absorbs instantly without residue — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Oil-Free Gel Cream”
    • “absorbs instantly — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “super light and leaves a radiant glow — Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist”
  • Skin Barrier and Texture Improvement Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “leaves skin feeling silky — Kiehl's Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate”
    • “skin feels smoother — Kiehl's Retinol Skin-Renewing Daily Micro-Dose Serum”
    • “Kulit terasa lebih halus — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
    • “healed my skin barrier — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
  • Hydration and Moisture Mostly MentionedNot noted
    • “Keeps skin moisturized for 24+ hours — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream”
    • “Feels like a drink of water — Kiehl's Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate”
    • “savior for dry patches — Kiehl's Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado”
  • Oil Control Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “controls shine for 8 hours — Skintific MATE FIT”
    • “oil control is good — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “keeps my oils at bay — Kiehl's Rare Earth Deep Pore Cleansing Masque”
  • Convenient and Travel-Friendly Packaging Not notedOften Mentioned
    • “mess-free application — Skintific MUGWORT”
    • “great for traveling — Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist”
    • “Desain botol cakep — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
  • Skin Softness and Pore Cleansing Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “skin feels fresh — Skintific MUGWORT”
    • “Pori tampak lebih bersih — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
    • “skin feels incredibly soft afterwards — Kiehl's Rare Earth Deep Pore Cleansing Masque”
  • High Price and Value Complaints Mostly MentionedNot noted
    • “pricy daily staple — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream”
  • Unpleasant Scent Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “smells clinical — Kiehl's Retinol Skin-Renewing Daily Micro-Dose Serum”
    • “faint lab smell — Kiehl's Better Screen UV Serum”
    • “smells like hot dog water — Kiehl's Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate”
    • “scent is actually quite strong — Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist”
  • Ineffective or Slow Results Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Did absolutely nothing — Kiehl's Clearly Corrective™ Dark Spot Solution”
    • “Takes months to see — Kiehl's Clearly Corrective™ Dark Spot Solution”
    • “didn't remove blackheads — Skintific MUGWORT”
    • “Gada perubahan apapun — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”

Kiehl's vs Skintific routines for dry skin

Buy Skintific routine · A$206.20 · 87% fitBuy Kiehl's routine · A$685.63 · 86% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

Kiehl's vs Skintific routines for oily skin

Buy Skintific routine · A$426.67 · 91% fitBuy Kiehl's routine · A$767.92 · 85% fitSee multi-brand routine · 96% fit

Kiehl's vs Skintific routines for combination skin

Buy Skintific routine · A$370.15 · 89% fitBuy Kiehl's routine · A$693.88 · 83% fitSee multi-brand routine · 95% fit

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or Skintific: which is better?

Kiehl's and Skintific both offer strong options depending on your skin type, with Kiehl's being well-suited for dry, sensitive, and mature skin, while Skintific excels in oil control and fits oily and acne-prone skin best. Lovi routine fit shows that Kiehl's is High for dry skin, whereas Skintific is Superior for oily skin.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and Skintific?

Kiehl's focuses on dry, sensitive, and mature skin, whereas Skintific targets oily and oily acne-prone skin with superior routine fit.

Kiehl's or Skintific for dry skin?

Both Kiehl's and Skintific offer a High routine fit for dry skin. The products on this page for both brands feature key ingredients like glycerin and ceramides that help hydrate and protect the skin barrier.

Kiehl's or Skintific: which moisturizer is better?

Kiehl's does better than Skintific for hydration and moisture, while both brands are equal in skin barrier and texture improvement. Lovi shows that Kiehl's offers options like Ultra Facial Cream with average fit for dry skin, and Skintific provides the 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel with a high fit for dry and dry sensitive skin.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or Skintific?

Skintific is more affordable, whereas high price point is often mentioned as a complaint for Kiehl's on the products on this page.

Which brand performs better for oil control according to review themes?

According to the review themes on this page, Skintific does better for oil control compared to Kiehl's.

How many products contain fragrance in Kiehl's versus Skintific?

For the products on this page, Kiehl's includes fragrance in 2 of its 28 products, while Skintific lists no fragrance in every product.

When was each brand founded and who owns them?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States and has been owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2000. Skintific was founded in 2021 and is owned by Guangzhou Feimei Network Technology Co., Ltd.

Kiehl's or Skintific for oily skin?

For oily skin, Skintific reaches a Superior routine fit level while Kiehl's reaches a High level on this page. Skintific does better for oil control, and the products on this page list no fragrance.

Kiehl's or Skintific: which sunscreen is better?

For sunscreen, Kiehl's is better for skin with dark spots, combination skin, sensitive skin, acne-prone skin, and mature skin, where Lovi rates the fit as High. Skintific also has a High fit for all skin types on the products on this page.

Kiehl's or Skintific for sensitive skin?

For sensitive skin, both Kiehl's and Skintific achieve a High routine fit level on this page. Kiehl's offers fragrance-free options across most of the products on this page and features gentle serums, while Skintific lists no fragrance in every product on this page.

Kiehl's or Skintific for acne-prone skin?

For acne-prone skin, both brands offer products on this page with High Lovi fit levels. Kiehl's routine fit is High, and Skintific routine fit is also High.

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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