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Kiehl's vs KORRES

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Kiehl's and KORRES are skincare brands that offer nourishing moisturizers, serums, toners, eye products, and cleansers. Kiehl's is known for expertly formulated products with glycerin and squalane that suit combination skin and mature skin best, while the Greek heritage botanical formulas of KORRES suit sensitive skin and dry skin best. Both provide targeted solutions for acne-prone skin, skin with dark spots, and mature skin, but they differ in their core 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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This page compares some of the most popular Kiehl's and KORRES products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Kiehl's vs KORRES products

People Say

Kiehl'sKORRES
  • Lightweight Texture and Absorption Mostly MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “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 — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
  • Gentle on Sensitive Skin Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “leaves face soft and smooth — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “Calms redness — KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “calmed my redness — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
    • “experienced zero irritation — Kiehl's Retinol Skin-Renewing Daily Micro-Dose Serum”
  • Hydration and Moisture 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”
    • “saved my dry skin — KORRES Velvet Skin Drink”
    • “extremely moisturizing — KORRES Bounce Firming Moisturizer”
  • Rich Texture and Consistency Rarely NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “feels like velvet — KORRES Velvet Skin Drink”
    • “Luxurious foam — KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “creamy and luxurious feel — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “feels luxurious and thick — Kiehl's Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado”
  • Skin Barrier and Texture Improvement Often MentionedSometimes 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”
    • “skin feels baby soft — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
  • Skin Cleansing and Pores Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Leaves skin soft — KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “removes liquid eyeliner — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “sucked the gunk out of my pores — Kiehl's Rare Earth Deep Pore Cleansing Masque”
  • High Price and Value Issues Mostly MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “jar is very small — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
    • “Expensive for cleanser — KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “priciest face cleanser — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “pricy daily staple — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream”
  • Scent and Fragrance Issues Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “smells clinical — Kiehl's Retinol Skin-Renewing Daily Micro-Dose Serum”
    • “faint lab smell — Kiehl's Better Screen UV Serum”
    • “smell is overpowering — Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate”
    • “smells like babies — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
  • Greasy or Heavy Feel Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “oil slick in summer — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream”
    • “too radiant for oily skin — Kiehl's Better Screen UV Serum”
    • “felt tight after an hour — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
    • “too rich to use at night — KORRES Bounce Firming Moisturizer”

Kiehl's vs KORRES routines for dry skin

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Kiehl's vs KORRES routines for oily skin

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Kiehl's vs KORRES routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

Kiehl's or KORRES: which is better?

KORRES achieves Superior routine fit levels across all skin types on the page, whereas Kiehl's generally reaches High levels. KORRES is noted for being particularly gentle and providing rich textures, while Kiehl's excels in lightweight textures and absorption.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and KORRES?

Kiehl's products on this page often fit best for combination and mature skin with strengths in lightweight textures, whereas KORRES products on this page generally fit sensitive and dry skin best with strengths in gentle cleansers. The products on this page for Kiehl's are largely fragrance-free, while all products on this page for KORRES contain fragrance.

Kiehl's or KORRES for dry skin?

For dry skin, KORRES achieves a Superior routine fit on this page, while Kiehl's reaches High. Reviewers note that the products on this page for KORRES provide hydrating and velvety moisturizers.

Kiehl's or KORRES: which cleanser is better?

KORRES provides the better cleanser for overall cleansing and pores, while Kiehl's cleanser products on this page offer exceptional fit levels like Superior for oily and oily acne-prone skin. Review themes indicate that KORRES does better on gentle and non-stripping cleansers as well as rich and creamy cleanser textures.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or KORRES?

Reviewers note that both Kiehl's and KORRES face frequent price and value complaints, but KORRES has more complaints about its high price and value. Lovi fit levels for the products on this page vary by routine, but the pricing concerns are common to both brands.

Between Kiehl's and KORRES, which brand has more fragrance-free products?

Kiehl's has significantly more fragrance-free products on the products on this page, with 26 out of 28 options listing no fragrance compared to none of the KORRES products.

How do the founding years and corporate ownership of Kiehl's and KORRES compare?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States and has been owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2000, whereas KORRES was established later in 1996 and is owned by Halcyon Equity Partners and Giorgos Korres.

Which brand performs better when it comes to gentle on sensitive skin and skin cleansing and pores?

KORRES performs better when it comes to being gentle on sensitive skin, as well as skin cleansing and pores. Lovi gives KORRES a Superior routine fit for sensitive skin.

Kiehl's or KORRES for oily skin?

For oily skin, KORRES achieves a Superior routine fit on the products on this page, while Kiehl's reaches a High routine fit.

Kiehl's or KORRES: which moisturizer is better?

KORRES provides a Superior routine fit for dry skin with products like Bounce Firming Moisturizer, while Kiehl's offers a High fit level with items such as Super Multi-Corrective Cream. Both brands deliver effective hydration, but KORRES is often noted for its rich and creamy textures.

Kiehl's or KORRES for sensitive skin?

For sensitive skin, Lovi rates both Kiehl's and KORRES as having a High routine fit. Reviewers note that KORRES tends to be gentler on sensitive skin, whereas the products on this page by Kiehl's are largely fragrance-free.

Kiehl's or KORRES for acne-prone skin?

For acne-prone skin, KORRES achieves a Superior routine fit on this page, while Kiehl's reaches an Average routine fit. The products on this page for KORRES include options that help address breakouts.

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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