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Kiehl's vs Carotone

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Kiehl's and Carotone are established skincare options offering targeted solutions for diverse complexions. The American brand founded in 1851 is beloved for expertly formulated moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products incorporating nourishing glycerin and squalane, suiting combination and mature skin best. Meanwhile, the other option is loved for targeted serums and carefully crafted formulas that suit dry, normal, and combination skin best. While both cater to overlapping skin types, they differ distinctly in their heritage, ingredient profiles, and specific standout solutions for concerns like acne, dark spots, and aging.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs Carotone products

Kiehl's vs Carotone serums and treatments

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or Carotone: which is better?

Kiehl's provides a much wider selection of products on this page for different skin types compared to Carotone. Kiehl's offers targeted routines with ingredients like squalane and glycerin, which help support the skin barrier.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and Carotone?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of products across many skincare categories, whereas Carotone features just one brightening cream on this page. Lovi rates Kiehl's as a High fit for combination skin, mature skin, and skin with dark spots, while Carotone shows average fits.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or Carotone?

Reviews note that Kiehl's often comes with a high price point. The products on this page for Carotone do not have price details listed on Lovi.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or Carotone?

Carotone products on this page are unlikely to cause breakouts, whereas reviewers often note that Kiehl's causes breakouts and skin irritation.

How do the founding years and parent companies of Kiehl's and Carotone compare?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States and has been owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2000, whereas Carotone was founded in 2009 and is owned by Nouvelle Parfumerie Gandour.

Which products across both brands contain fragrance?

Among the products on this page, only Kiehl's Age Defender Moisturizer and Facial Fuel Energizing Moisture Treatment for Men list fragrance, while all Carotone products are fragrance-free.

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

Glycerin, Vitamin C, Squalane, Shea butter, and Vitamin E are key ingredients found across the products on this page for 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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