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Kiehl's vs MAËLYS

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Kiehl's and MAËLYS are well-regarded skincare brands that offer distinct approaches to personal care. Kiehl's is known for its nourishing moisturizers, targeted serums, soothing toners, and gentle eye products relying on dependable ingredients like glycerin and squalane, which suit mature skin and sensitive skin best. Conversely, MAËLYS is loved for its targeted serums and advanced formulas that suit all skin types best. Ultimately, these brands differ in their formulations and targeted skin needs, providing thoughtful care through specialized solutions.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs MAËLYS products

Kiehl's vs MAËLYS serums and treatments

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or MAËLYS: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much broader range of products with higher Lovi fit levels across multiple skin types compared to MAËLYS. The products on this page for Kiehl's feature high ratings for sensitive and mature skin, whereas MAËLYS shows generally low fit levels.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and MAËLYS?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of skincare products that Lovi rates as High or Superior for various skin types, whereas MAËLYS has only two products on this page which mostly receive Low or Caution ratings.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or MAËLYS?

The products on this page for Kiehl's often receive reviews mentioning a high price point, but affordability comparisons to MAËLYS are not available from the page facts.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or MAËLYS?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of products with high fit levels for acne-prone skin, whereas MAËLYS products on this page have low fit levels for acne-prone skin.

How do the founding years and corporate ownership of Kiehl's and MAËLYS compare?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States and has been owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2000, whereas MAËLYS was founded in 2017 and is owned by the Barinboim Group.

Which brand offers more fragrance-free skincare products relative to its total catalog size on the page?

Kiehl's offers significantly more fragrance-free skincare products on this page, with 26 out of 28 products listing no fragrance, compared to MAËLYS which has only 1 out of 2 fragrance-free products.

What key ingredients are shared across Kiehl's product line?

The products on this page for Kiehl's share key ingredients including glycerin, vitamin C, squalane, shea butter, and vitamin E.

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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