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Kiehl's vs Valmont

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Kiehl's and Valmont are esteemed skincare houses offering targeted care for distinct complexions. The American heritage label is celebrated for dependable moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products utilizing nourishing glycerin and squalane, whereas the Swiss creator is widely loved for its luxurious moisturizers and refined formulas. Both selections suit mature skin best, though the former additionally addresses dark spots through carefully balanced formulations, while the latter focuses on delivering lasting comfort and gentle care to dehydrated skin. Ultimately, they differ in their heritage and specific ingredient approaches, with the domestic line emphasizing barrier restoration and the European counterpart prioritizing lasting softness.

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

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Valmont is a Swiss skincare brand founded in 1985.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs Valmont products

Kiehl's vs Valmont moisturizers

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or Valmont: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider variety of products on this page compared to Valmont, which features only a single moisturizer. Lovi rates Kiehl's as having High fit levels for mature skin, skin with dark spots, and combination skin.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and Valmont?

Kiehl's is an American brand founded in 1851 with a large selection of products on this page, while Valmont is a Swiss brand founded in 1985 with only one product listed here. Kiehl's best fits mature skin, skin with dark spots, and combination skin.

Kiehl's or Valmont: which moisturizer is better?

When comparing moisturizers, Kiehl's offers a much broader selection with options like Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate, which achieves a Superior fit level for dry skin on Lovi. Valmont features only a single moisturizer on this page, the Prime Renewing Pack, which has a High fit level for mature and dry sensitive skin.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or Valmont?

Reviewers often note that Kiehl's products have a high price point, but Valmont is not represented sufficiently on this page to compare pricing.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or Valmont?

Valmont offers only one product on this page, Prime Renewing Pack, which has an Average fit for acne-prone skin, while Kiehl's offers a wide range of products with varied fits including high, average, and caution for acne-prone skin. Reviewers often mention that Kiehl's products can cause breakouts and skin irritation.

Which brand has been around longer, Kiehl's or Valmont?

Kiehl's has been around longer, having been founded in the United States in 1851, whereas Valmont was founded in Switzerland in 1985.

How many products contain fragrance in Kiehl's compared to Valmont?

In Kiehl's, 2 out of the 28 products on this page list fragrance, while in Valmont, the 1 product on this page contains fragrance.

Which country were Kiehl's and Valmont founded in?

Kiehl's was founded in the United States, while Valmont was founded in Switzerland.

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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