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Kiehl's vs ELIDEL

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Kiehl's and ELIDEL are distinct skincare names offering targeted daily options for skin maintenance. The American brand is beloved for thoughtful moisturizers, serums, toners, eye products, and more that incorporate nourishing glycerin and squalane, while the Swiss brand is beloved for its gentle moisturizers and soothing formulas. The former suits skin with dark spots and combination skin best, and its standout items include the Calendula Herbal-Extract Toner, Calendula Deep Cleansing Foaming Face Wash, and Ultra Facial Toner. Meanwhile, the latter suits sensitive, dry skin best due to their carefully balanced compositions, featuring standout products like Pimecrolimus. Ultimately, they differ through their specific formulations, with both providing reliable choices for individual skin needs.

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

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ELIDEL is a Swiss skincare brand founded in 2001 and owned by Viatris Inc. since 2016.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs ELIDEL products

Kiehl's vs ELIDEL moisturizers

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or ELIDEL: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much broader range of products with higher Lovi fit levels across skin types, whereas ELIDEL features only a single product with average to low fits. Reviewers frequently note that the products on this page help provide deep hydration, though some mention high prices and irritation.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and ELIDEL?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of products tailored for skin with dark spots, combination skin, and mature skin, whereas ELIDEL features only a single pimecrolimus moisturizer with average fits for dry and sensitive skin. Kiehl's products on this page are generally fragrance-free except for two formulas, and reviewers frequently mention lightweight moisturizers and gentle serums alongside higher price points and potential breakouts.

Kiehl's or ELIDEL: which moisturizer is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider range of moisturizers with higher Lovi fit levels across most skin types, whereas ELIDEL features only a single pimecrolimus moisturizer with average to low skin fits. Kiehl's moisturizers often provide deep hydration, while formulas like Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate achieve a Superior fit for dry skin.

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Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or ELIDEL?

Reviewers often note a high price point for the products on this page by Kiehl's, while pricing details for ELIDEL are not mentioned here.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or ELIDEL?

ELIDEL features only one product on this page with low or caution fit levels for acne-prone skin, whereas reviewers frequently mention that Kiehl's causes breakouts and skin irritation.

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

Kiehl's has been around much longer than ELIDEL, having been founded in the United States in 1851, while ELIDEL was founded in Switzerland in 2001.

How many products do Kiehl's and ELIDEL have that contain fragrance?

Kiehl's features two products on this page that contain fragrance, while ELIDEL has none across its products.

Which skin types does Kiehl's fit best according to its brand-focused routines?

According to its brand-focused routines, the skin types Kiehl's fits best are skin with dark spots, combination skin, and mature skin.

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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