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Kiehl's vs Sesderma

Kiehl's and Sesderma are respected skincare brands offering thoughtful moisturizers, advanced serums, toners, eye products, and meticulously engineered formulas. The American line incorporates nourishing glycerin and squalane to suit combination and mature skin, while the Spanish brand's active compounds suit sensitive and hyperpigmented skin. Both brands address acne-prone skin through targeted products like the Calendula Herbal-Extract Toner and the Azelac RU Serum. They differ primarily in their founding heritage and specific active ingredients, yet each provides dedicated care.

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

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Sesderma is a Spanish skincare brand founded in 1989 and owned by Grupo Sesderma since 2026.

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

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or Sesderma: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider variety of products on this page across multiple skin types compared to Sesderma, which only lists a single serum. Kiehl's features high fit levels for combination skin and mature skin, whereas Sesderma's Azelac RU Serum is rated High for acne-prone skin and skin with dark spots.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and Sesderma?

Kiehl's offers a broad selection of skincare products on this page with High to Superior Lovi fit levels across most skin types, whereas Sesderma only features one product.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or Sesderma?

The products on this page do not provide pricing information to determine affordability.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or Sesderma?

Reviewers often note that Kiehl's products may cause breakouts and skin irritation, while the products on this page for Sesderma do not feature enough user feedback to make a direct comparison.

Where and when were Kiehl's and Sesderma founded, and who owns them?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States and has been owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2000. Sesderma was founded in 1989 in Spain and has been owned by Grupo Sesderma since 2026.

How many products from Kiehl's and Sesderma contain fragrance according to the page?

According to the page, 2 out of 28 Kiehl's products and 1 out of 1 Sesderma products contain fragrance.

Which key ingredients are shared across the products on the page?

The products on this page for Kiehl's share key ingredients like 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.

How does it fit your skin?

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