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Kiehl's vs Pair

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Kiehl's and Pair are skincare brands that offer thoughtful moisturizers, serums, toners, eye products, and meticulously crafted formulas. Kiehl's is known for nourishing glycerin and squalane, while Pair is beloved for targeted serums addressing stubborn blemishes effectively. The American brand suits skin with dark spots and combination skin best, whereas the Japanese brand suits acne-prone skin best. They differ primarily in their heritage, key ingredients, and ideal skin types.

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

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Pair is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 2000 and owned by Lion Corporation since 2004.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs Pair products

Kiehl's vs Pair serums and treatments

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or Pair: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider selection of skincare products on this page compared to Pair, which features only a single acne cream. Kiehl's products on this page generally achieve high fit levels for skin with dark spots, combination skin, and mature skin.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and Pair?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of products with varying fit levels across multiple skin types, whereas Pair features only one product on this page, Acne Cream W, which has average or lower fit across skin types. Kiehl's is owned by L'Oréal S.A., while Pair is owned by Lion Corporation.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or Pair?

The products on this page for Kiehl's are frequently noted by reviewers for having a high price point, whereas Pair features only one product on this page with no pricing data provided.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or Pair?

Reviewers of Kiehl's often note that the products on this page cause breakouts and skin irritation, whereas Pair features only one targeted blemish product, Acne Cream W, which has an Average fit for acne-prone and oily acne-prone skin.

How do the founding years and corporate ownerships of Kiehl's and Pair compare?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States and has been owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2000, whereas Pair was founded in 2000 in Japan and has been owned by Lion Corporation since 2004.

Which Kiehl's products are fragrance-free, and does Pair contain any fragrance?

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

What are some key ingredients shared across Kiehl's products?

Glycerin, Vitamin C, Squalane, Shea butter, and Vitamin E are key ingredients shared across the products on this page from Kiehl's.

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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