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Kiehl's vs Bioderma

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Kiehl's and Bioderma are well-regarded skincare brands that offer distinct approaches to daily care. Kiehl's is known for its moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products featuring glycerin and squalane, suiting combination and mature skin best. Meanwhile, Bioderma is celebrated for its makeup removers, cleansers, and moisturizers anchored by glycerin, which cater especially to sensitive and acne-prone skin. While both brands increase hydration and restore barrier function, they differ in their primary 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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Bioderma is a French skincare brand founded in 1977 and owned by Jean-Noël Thorel Foundation since 2018.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs Bioderma products

People Say

Kiehl'sBioderma
  • Gentle on sensitive skin Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “doesn't sting my eyes — Bioderma Sensibio H2O”
    • “doesn't cause any irritation — Bioderma Sensibio Micellar Cleansing Oil”
    • “mildest face wash I've tried — Bioderma Sensibio Gel Moussant”
    • “experienced zero irritation — Kiehl's Retinol Skin-Renewing Daily Micro-Dose Serum”
  • Deep hydration and moisturization Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “Keeps skin moisturized for 24+ hours — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream”
    • “Feels like a drink of water — Kiehl's Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate”
    • “healed my dry skin — Bioderma Sébium Hydra”
    • “skin feels plump — Bioderma Atoderm Crème Ultra”
  • Lightweight and non-greasy texture Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “feels like nothing — Kiehl's Better Screen UV Serum”
    • “absorbs instantly without residue — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Oil-Free Gel Cream”
    • “Absorbs quickly — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream”
    • “absorbs instantly — Bioderma Hydrabio Serum”
  • Excellent makeup base Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “concealer glides on smoothly — Kiehl's Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado”
    • “no pilling — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream”
    • “Foundation didn't settle into pores — Bioderma Sébium Pore Refiner”
    • “foundation sits perfectly — Bioderma Hydrabio Serum”
  • Deep cleansing and pore care Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Probably the first cleanser that actually took all of my makeup off my face!!! — Bioderma Sébium Gel moussant”
    • “melts makeup away — Bioderma Sensibio H2O”
    • “Noticeable difference in size of pores — Bioderma Sébium Pore Refiner”
    • “sucked the gunk out of my pores — Kiehl's Rare Earth Deep Pore Cleansing Masque”
  • Improves skin barrier and texture Often MentionedRarely Noted
    • “leaves skin feeling silky — Kiehl's Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate”
    • “skin feels smoother — Kiehl's Retinol Skin-Renewing Daily Micro-Dose Serum”
    • “skin looked & felt smoother — Kiehl's Super Multi-Corrective Cream”
    • “healed my skin barrier in two weeks — Bioderma Atoderm Intensive Baume”
  • High price point and poor value Mostly MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “pricier than other brands — Bioderma Sensibio Gel Moussant”
    • “finished too quickly — Bioderma Hydrabio Serum”
    • “pricey for water — Bioderma Sensibio H2O”
    • “pricy daily staple — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream”
  • Greasy residue and shine Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “requires a thorough follow-up — Bioderma Sensibio Micellar Cleansing Oil”
    • “leaves a shine — Bioderma Sébium Hydra”
    • “leaves an oily film — Bioderma Sensibio AR”
    • “oil slick in summer — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream”
  • Dryness and lack of moisture Rarely NotedSometimes Noted
    • “skin felt tight after an hour — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Oil-Free Gel Cream”
    • “some extremely dry skin types need a thicker balm or oil on top — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream”
    • “Skin looks like sandpaper — Bioderma Sébium Pore Refiner”
  • Causes breakouts and acne Sometimes NotedRarely Noted
    • “broke me out — Bioderma Atoderm Intensive Baume”
    • “clogged my pores — Bioderma Sensibio AR”
    • “clogged my pores — Bioderma Atoderm Crème Ultra”
    • “caused cystic acne — Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate”

Kiehl's vs Bioderma routines for dry skin

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Kiehl's vs Bioderma routines for oily skin

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Kiehl's vs Bioderma routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

Kiehl's or Bioderma: which is better?

Both brands are great, as Bioderma excels at soothing sensitive skin with gentle makeup removers and cleansers, while Kiehl's offers lightweight moisturizers and serums that improve skin texture. Lovi rates both brands with high routines for dry, oily, combination, and sensitive skin, but Kiehl's uses fragrance-free formulas across nearly all products on this page compared to Bioderma.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and Bioderma?

Kiehl's products on this page tend to offer a lightweight texture and focus on combination, mature skin and dark spots, whereas Bioderma products on this page emphasize gentle care for sensitive and acne-prone skin.

Kiehl's or Bioderma for dry skin?

Both Kiehl's and Bioderma are a High fit for dry skin on this page, and reviewers mention that deep hydration is a strong point for both brands. Bioderma features soothing and barrier-repairing moisturizers, while Kiehl's products on this page are mostly noted for being lightweight and non-greasy.

Kiehl's or Bioderma: which cleanser is better?

Bioderma does better for deep cleansing and pore care, and the products on this page show that its cleansers fit acne-prone skin at a High level.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or Bioderma?

Reviewers note a high price point for both brands, with affordability concerns mentioned for each. Neither brand on this page is identified as more affordable than the other.

Between Kiehl's and Bioderma, which brand has a higher percentage of fragrance-free products?

Kiehl's has a significantly higher percentage of fragrance-free products on this page, with 26 out of 28 products listing no fragrance compared to Bioderma where only 9 out of 20 are fragrance-free.

How do Kiehl's and Bioderma compare regarding deep cleansing and pore care according to review themes?

Bioderma does better than Kiehl's for deep cleansing and pore care according to review themes.

Which brand focuses its routines best on sensitive skin, acne-prone skin, and dry skin versus combination skin, mature skin, and skin with dark spots?

Bioderma focuses its routines best on sensitive skin, acne-prone skin, and dry skin, while Kiehl's focuses best on combination skin, mature skin, and skin with dark spots.

Kiehl's or Bioderma for oily skin?

Both Kiehl's and Bioderma fit oily skin well, with Lovi rating their routines as High. Kiehl's offers lightweight and non-greasy textures, whereas Bioderma excels in deep cleansing and pore care.

Kiehl's or Bioderma: which moisturizer is better?

Both Kiehl's and Bioderma offer moisturizers with a High routine fit for dry, oily, combination, and sensitive skin on this page, but Kiehl's reviewers often mention lightweight, non-greasy formulas while Bioderma reviewers focus on soothing and barrier repair. Lovi shows that Kiehl's products on this page have an average or high fit for most skin types, and key ingredients like glycerin help provide hydration across both brands.

Kiehl's or Bioderma for sensitive skin?

Both Kiehl's and Bioderma achieve a High routine fit for sensitive skin. Bioderma does better on this page for being gentle on sensitive skin, while Kiehl's features mostly fragrance-free products.

Kiehl's or Bioderma for acne-prone skin?

For acne-prone skin, Bioderma is the better option because Lovi gives it a High routine fit level, compared to Kiehl's Average. Bioderma also does better for deep cleansing and pore care.

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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