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Kiehl's vs DHC

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Kiehl's and DHC are respected skincare brands originating from America and Japan, respectively. The American company is beloved for dependable moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products featuring nourishing glycerin and squalane, while the Japanese brand is beloved for effective makeup removers and nourishing formulas. Kiehl's suits mature skin and skin with dark spots best, whereas its counterpart suits dry, normal, combination, and oily skin best. Ultimately, they differ in their foundational traditions, key ingredients, and targeted complexions.

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

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DHC is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by ORIX Corporation since 2023.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs DHC products

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or DHC: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much larger selection of skincare products on this page compared to DHC, which features only two cleansing oils. Kiehl's products on this page fit mature skin, skin with dark spots, and combination skin best.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and DHC?

Kiehl's offers a wide variety of skincare products on this page best suited for mature skin, skin with dark spots, and combination skin, while DHC features a smaller selection of cleansers. Most Kiehl's products on this page contain no fragrance, and all DHC products on this page list no fragrance.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or DHC?

Reviews often note that Kiehl's has a high price point. The products on this page for DHC do not mention pricing information.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or DHC?

DHC features only two products on this page, while reviewers often note that Kiehl's products on this page cause breakouts and skin irritation. Therefore, DHC is unlikely to cause as many breakouts as Kiehl's.

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

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States, whereas DHC was founded later in 1980 in Japan. Both brands are now under different corporate ownership.

Which brand offers more fragrance-free products according to the page?

Kiehl's offers 26 fragrance-free products on this page, while DHC has every product listed as fragrance-free. Therefore, both brands feature mostly fragrance-free selections in their ranges.

What are some of the key ingredients found across Kiehl's products?

Glycerin, Vitamin C, Squalane, Shea butter, and Vitamin E are key ingredients found across Kiehl's products.

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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