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Kiehl's vs Skintific

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Kiehl's and Skintific are popular skincare brands offering reliable daily care through thoughtful formulations. Kiehl's is loved for its nourishing moisturizers, targeted serums, soothing toners, and gentle eye products relying on glycerin and squalane, whereas Skintific is loved for its targeted moisturizers, potent serums, and protective sunscreens. The former suits mature skin and sensitive skin best, while the latter suits dry skin and dry sensitive skin best. Both brands differ in their specific ingredient focus, as the American brand emphasizes barrier-supporting properties through dependable components.

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 · CA$174.48 · 95% fitBuy Kiehl's routine · CA$413.99 · 80% fitSee multi-brand routine · 99% fit

Kiehl's vs Skintific routines for oily skin

Buy Skintific routine · CA$296.73 · 91% fitBuy Kiehl's routine · CA$370.40 · 80% fitSee multi-brand routine · 96% fit

Kiehl's vs Skintific routines for combination skin

Buy Skintific routine · CA$263.82 · 92% fitBuy Kiehl's routine · CA$373.49 · 79% fitSee multi-brand routine · 96% fit

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or Skintific: which is better?

Skintific is better for overall routine fit across most skin types, as Lovi rates its routines as superior for dry, oily, sensitive, acne-prone, mature, dry sensitive, and oily acne-prone skin. Both brands offer equal performance for skin with dark spots, where Lovi rates their routines as high.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and Skintific?

Kiehl's is an older American brand owned by L'Oreal S.A. with a strong focus on mature skin, sensitive skin, and skin with dark spots, whereas Skintific is a newer brand that achieves superior routine fit levels for dry, oily, combination, sensitive, acne-prone, mature, dry sensitive, and oily acne-prone skin types on the products on this page. Reviewers note that Kiehl's excels in hydration and moisture, while Skintific does better with oil control, skin softness, pore cleansing, and convenient packaging.

Kiehl's or Skintific for dry skin?

For dry skin, Skintific offers a superior routine fit compared to Kiehl's High fit. The products on this page for Skintific help provide effective barrier care and hydration.

Kiehl's or Skintific: which moisturizer is better?

Skintific is better for dry skin and dry sensitive skin, as Lovi rates its routines for those skin types as Superior compared to Kiehl's High level. Skintific also performs better for oil control and skin softness according to reviewer themes.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or Skintific?

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

Which brand has more products containing fragrance, Kiehl's or Skintific?

Kiehl's has more products containing fragrance, as 2 of the products on this page list fragrance, whereas every Skintific product on this page lists no fragrance.

How do the founding years and parent companies of Kiehl's and Skintific compare?

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

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

Skintific performs better for oil control according to review themes.

Kiehl's or Skintific for oily skin?

Skintific is the better choice for oily skin, offering a superior routine fit compared to Kiehl's High fit.

Kiehl's or Skintific: which sunscreen is better?

Skintific is better for sunscreens because the products on this page achieve a High Lovi fit level across every skin type, whereas Kiehl's sunscreens vary from Average to High.

Kiehl's or Skintific for sensitive skin?

For sensitive skin, both brands offer good options, though Lovi rates Kiehl's routine fit as High and Skintific's as Superior. Kiehl's features several fragrance-free products on this page and is often noted for gentle serums, while Skintific lists no fragrance across every product on this page.

Kiehl's or Skintific for acne-prone skin?

For acne-prone skin, Skintific has a Superior routine fit, while Kiehl's has an Average routine fit according to the products on this page. Reviewers report that Skintific does better for oil control.

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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