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Kiehl's vs Carotone

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Kiehl's and Carotone are well-known skincare options offering distinct formulations for various complexions. Kiehl's is beloved for thoughtful moisturizers, serums, toners, eye products, and more that incorporate nourishing glycerin and squalane, while Carotone is loved for its targeted serums and carefully crafted formulas. The American brand suits skin with dark spots and combination skin best, whereas the latter suits dry, normal, and combination skin best. They differ primarily in their specific ingredients and targeted results, as both brands provide distinct advantages for achieving healthy skin.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs Carotone products

Kiehl's vs Carotone serums and treatments

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or Carotone: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider variety of products on this page compared to Carotone, with options fitting skin with dark spots, combination skin, and mature skin best. Reviewers often mention its lightweight, non-greasy moisturizers and gentle serums, though some note a high price point and potential breakouts.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and Carotone?

Kiehl's offers a wide variety of products on this page spanning cleansers, toners, serums, and moisturizers with an Average to Superior fit for most skin types, whereas Carotone features just a single brightening cream serum with an Average fit across all skin types.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or Carotone?

Carotone is more affordable, whereas reviewers often mention a high price point for the products on this page by Kiehl's.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or Carotone?

Carotone products on this page have no known breakout data, whereas reviewers often note that Kiehl's causes breakouts and skin irritation.

When was each brand founded and who are their parent companies?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States and has been owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2000. Carotone was founded in 2009 and is owned by Nouvelle Parfumerie Gandour.

How many products from Kiehl's contain fragrance compared to Carotone?

26 of the 28 products on this page for Kiehl's list no fragrance, while every product on this page for Carotone lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

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

Some of the key ingredients used across Kiehl's products on this page include 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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