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Kiehl's vs FRE

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Kiehl's and FRE are skincare brands that offer thoughtful formulations to support the complexion. Kiehl's is beloved for moisturizers, serums, toners, eye products, and more that incorporate glycerin and squalane, suiting skin with dark spots and combination skin best, while the brand is also known for the Calendula Herbal-Extract Toner for acne-prone skin, the Calendula Deep Cleansing Foaming Face Wash for skin with dark spots, and the Ultra Facial Toner for mature skin. FRE is widely loved for its targeted product types and nourishing formulas, including Argan Oil, which suits acne-prone skin best. These two brands differ in their specific ingredient profiles and primary skin type focuses, as both work to gently balance and support the complexion.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs FRE products

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or FRE: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much larger selection of products across multiple categories with specific fit levels for various skin types, whereas FRE features only a single argan oil product on this page. Kiehl's products on this page frequently use key ingredients like glycerin and vitamin C to help hydrate and improve skin.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and FRE?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of skincare products that fit skin with dark spots, combination skin, and mature skin best, while FRE has a single product listed on this page, which is its Argan Oil. Kiehl's products on this page generally feature ingredients like glycerin, vitamin C, and squalane, whereas FRE focuses on argan oil.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or FRE?

Reviewers frequently note that Kiehl's has a high price point, while information for FRE is not available to compare affordability.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or FRE?

FRE lists no fragrance across its products on this page and features argan oil, while Kiehl's reviewers often note breakouts and skin irritation.

How does Kiehl's compare to FRE in terms of company founding year and ownership?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States and has been owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2000, whereas FRE was founded in 2016 and is independently owned.

Which Kiehl's products contain fragrance, and do any FRE products contain fragrance?

Age Defender Moisturizer and Facial Fuel Energizing Moisture Treatment for Men are the Kiehl's products on this page containing fragrance, while no FRE products on this page list fragrance in their ingredients.

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

The main key ingredients found 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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