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Kiehl's vs Sebamed

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Kiehl's and Sebamed are heritage skincare brands offering nourishing moisturizers, targeted serums, soothing toners, and gentle cleansers. The American brand relies on dependable ingredients like glycerin and squalane to suit mature and sensitive skin best, whereas the German brand uses scientifically balanced formulas with a skin-neutral pH to suit sensitive, reactive, and problematic skin. Ultimately, both brands maintain a steady focus on barrier health through their reliable offerings, differing mainly in their active ingredients and heritage.

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

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Sebamed is a German skincare brand founded in 1967 and owned by Sebapharma GmbH & Co. KG.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs Sebamed products

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or Sebamed: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider variety of products on this page across multiple categories like cleansers, serums, and moisturizers, whereas Sebamed features only two options. Kiehl's fit is High for mature skin, sensitive skin, and skin with dark spots, though reviewers often mention a high price point and potential breakouts.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and Sebamed?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of twenty-eight skincare products tailored for various skin types and concerns, whereas Sebamed features only two products on this page. Kiehl's best fits mature skin, sensitive skin, and skin with dark spots, and its products are mostly fragrance-free except for two items.

Kiehl's or Sebamed: which cleanser is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider selection of cleansers with high to superior Lovi fit levels across most skin types, whereas Sebamed features only a single facial cleanser. Reviewers frequently note that Kiehl's cleansers help remove makeup and impurities effectively, though some users mention the potential for skin irritation.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or Sebamed?

Reviews often mention that Kiehl's products have a high price point. The provided page facts do not contain pricing information for Sebamed.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or Sebamed?

Sebamed is unlikely to cause breakouts as its products have no negative breakout reviews listed on this page, whereas Kiehl's reviewers often mention that its products can cause breakouts and skin irritation.

Which brand has been around longer and in which countries were they founded?

Kiehl's has been around longer, having been founded in the United States in 1851, while Sebamed was founded in Germany in 1967.

Do both Kiehl's and Sebamed offer fragrance-free products?

Yes, both Kiehl's and Sebamed offer fragrance-free options among the products on this page. Most Kiehl's items list no fragrance, while every Sebamed product on this page is fragrance-free.

Which Kiehl's toner has a superior fit level for sensitive skin?

On the Lovi page, the Cucumber Herbal Alcohol-Free Toner has a superior fit level for sensitive skin.

Kiehl's or Sebamed: which moisturizer is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider range of moisturizers with specialized fit levels for different skin types compared to Sebamed, which only features a single basic gel on this page. Reviewers frequently mention that Kiehl's provides lightweight, non-greasy moisturizers and deep hydration.

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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