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Kiehl's vs KORRES

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Kiehl's and KORRES are two respected skincare lines that offer thoughtful options for daily routines. The American heritage brand relies on dependable ingredients like glycerin and squalane to nourish mature and sensitive skin, whereas the Greek botanical label draws on rich heritage formulas to suit dry, sensitive, normal, and combination skin best. While both feature gentle cleansers and moisturizers, they differ in their core philosophies and precise ingredient formulations.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs KORRES products

People Say

Kiehl'sKORRES
  • Lightweight Texture and Absorption Mostly MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “feels like nothing — Kiehl's Better Screen UV Serum”
    • “absorbs instantly without residue — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Oil-Free Gel Cream”
    • “Absorbs quickly — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream”
    • “absorbs instantly — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
  • Gentle on Sensitive Skin Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “leaves face soft and smooth — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “Calms redness — KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “calmed my redness — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
    • “experienced zero irritation — Kiehl's Retinol Skin-Renewing Daily Micro-Dose Serum”
  • Hydration and Moisture Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “Keeps skin moisturized for 24+ hours — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream”
    • “Feels like a drink of water — Kiehl's Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate”
    • “saved my dry skin — KORRES Velvet Skin Drink”
    • “extremely moisturizing — KORRES Bounce Firming Moisturizer”
  • Rich Texture and Consistency Rarely NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “feels like velvet — KORRES Velvet Skin Drink”
    • “Luxurious foam — KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “creamy and luxurious feel — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “feels luxurious and thick — Kiehl's Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado”
  • Skin Barrier and Texture Improvement Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “leaves skin feeling silky — Kiehl's Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate”
    • “skin feels smoother — Kiehl's Retinol Skin-Renewing Daily Micro-Dose Serum”
    • “skin looked & felt smoother — Kiehl's Super Multi-Corrective Cream”
    • “skin feels baby soft — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
  • Skin Cleansing and Pores Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Leaves skin soft — KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “removes liquid eyeliner — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “sucked the gunk out of my pores — Kiehl's Rare Earth Deep Pore Cleansing Masque”
  • High Price and Value Issues Mostly MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “jar is very small — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
    • “Expensive for cleanser — KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “priciest face cleanser — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “pricy daily staple — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream”
  • Scent and Fragrance Issues Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “smells clinical — Kiehl's Retinol Skin-Renewing Daily Micro-Dose Serum”
    • “faint lab smell — Kiehl's Better Screen UV Serum”
    • “smell is overpowering — Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate”
    • “smells like babies — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
  • Greasy or Heavy Feel Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “oil slick in summer — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream”
    • “too radiant for oily skin — Kiehl's Better Screen UV Serum”
    • “felt tight after an hour — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
    • “too rich to use at night — KORRES Bounce Firming Moisturizer”

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or KORRES: which is better?

Kiehl's and KORRES both perform well, with Kiehl's offering better skin barrier and texture improvement while KORRES is gentler on sensitive skin.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and KORRES?

Kiehl's performs better on the products on this page for lightweight texture, absorption, and skin barrier improvement, while KORRES is preferred for gentler cleansers and rich textures. Reviewers note that Kiehl's has more options for active treatments like serums, whereas KORRES features fragrance across all its items listed here.

Kiehl's or KORRES: which cleanser is better?

KORRES does better for skin cleansing and pores among the products on this page. Reviewers report that its cleansers are gentle, non-stripping, rich, creamy, and effective at removing makeup.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or KORRES?

Reviews for both Kiehl's and KORRES mention high prices and value issues, so neither brand is clearly more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or KORRES?

Kiehl's products on this page may sometimes cause breakouts and skin irritation, whereas KORRES is only occasionally noted for skin breakouts and irritation.

Between Kiehl's and KORRES, which brand offers fragrance-free products?

Kiehl's offers fragrance-free products, as 26 of the 28 products on this page list no fragrance, whereas all KORRES products on this page contain fragrance.

How do the founding years and current ownership of Kiehl's and KORRES compare?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States and has been owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2000, whereas KORRES was founded in 1996 and is currently owned by Halcyon Equity Partners and Giorgos Korres since 2024.

Which brand performs better for hydration and moisture according to review themes?

According to the review themes, both Kiehl's and KORRES perform equally well for hydration and moisture.

Kiehl's or KORRES: which moisturizer is better?

Kiehl's does better for lightweight texture and absorption across the products on this page, while KORRES does better for rich texture and consistency. Both brands offer equal hydration and moisture.

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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