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Kiehl's vs Blume

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Kiehl's and Blume are established skin care lines offering nourishing moisturizers and gentle formulas. The American heritage label relies on glycerin and squalane to support mature and sensitive skin, whereas the newer Canadian brand focuses on soothing sensitive, acne-prone, and dry complexions. While both labels help maintain a healthy face, the former features targeted serums and soothing toners, and the latter is known for distinct options like the Meltdown Gel Cream.

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

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Blume is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2018.

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

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Kiehl's vs Blume moisturizers

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or Blume: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider selection of products across all skin types compared to Blume, which features a single moisturizer on this page. Kiehl's fits mature and sensitive skin well, while Blume's Meltdown Gel Cream provides a high fit for acne-prone skin.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and Blume?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of twenty-eight skincare products featuring key ingredients like glycerin and vitamin C, whereas Blume is an independent brand featuring the Meltdown Gel Cream on this page.

Kiehl's or Blume: which moisturizer is better?

When comparing moisturizers, Kiehl's offers a wide range of options tailored to specific needs, such as a Superior fit for dry skin with the Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate, whereas Blume features the Meltdown Gel Cream, which has a High fit for acne-prone, oily, and dry skin.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or Blume?

Blume offers a more budget-friendly option compared to Kiehl's, which reviewers frequently note has a high price point.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or Blume?

Blume features only one product on this page, Meltdown Gel Cream, which has a High Lovi fit level for acne-prone skin, whereas Kiehl's reviewers often mention that its products cause breakouts and skin irritation.

How does the country of origin and founding year compare between Kiehl's and Blume?

Kiehl's was founded in the United States in 1851, whereas Blume was founded in Canada in 2018.

Which brand offers a wider variety of fragrance-free products, Kiehl's or Blume?

Kiehl's offers a much wider variety of products on this page, with 26 out of 28 listing no fragrance, whereas Blume features only a single product that is also fragrance-free. Reviewers often mention that Kiehl's provides lightweight, non-greasy moisturizers and gentle serums across its extensive line.

What are the main skin types that Kiehl's brand-focused routines are designed for?

Kiehl's brand-focused routines are designed best for mature skin, sensitive skin, and skin with dark spots.

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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