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Kiehl's vs No7

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Kiehl's and No7 are established skincare brands offering distinct approaches to daily care. Kiehl's features expertly formulated moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products with nourishing glycerin and squalane that suit combination skin and mature skin best. Meanwhile, the British brand provides serums, eye products, moisturizers, and sunscreens built around vitamin c, shea butter, and hyaluronic acid, fitting dry skin and dry sensitive skin best. While both brands address specific concerns through targeted solutions, they differ fundamentally in their foundational ingredients and target 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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No7 is a British skincare brand founded in 1935 and owned by Sycamore Partners since 2025.

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This page compares some of the most popular Kiehl's and No7 products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Kiehl's vs No7 products

People Say

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  • Lightweight and Non-Greasy Texture Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “feels like nothing — Kiehl's Better Screen UV Serum”
    • “works on dark skin — Kiehl's Better Screen UV Serum”
    • “absorbs quickly — No7 Restore & Renew Multi Action Eye Cream”
    • “Absorbs quickly — No7 Future Renew Damage Reversal Serum”
  • Hydration and Moisture Mostly 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”
    • “savior for dry patches — Kiehl's Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado”
    • “Skin feels moisturized — No7 Future Renew Damage Reversal Night Cream”
  • Skin Barrier and Texture Improvement Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “skin feels velvety — No7 Pure Retinol”
    • “leaves my eye area soft and wrinkle free — No7 Pure Retinol Eye Cream”
    • “Skin looks smoother — No7 Future Renew Damage Reversal Night Cream”
    • “leaves skin feeling silky — Kiehl's Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate”
  • Gentle for Sensitive Skin Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “experienced zero irritation — Kiehl's Retinol Skin-Renewing Daily Micro-Dose Serum”
    • “fragrance-free — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream”
    • “zero irritation — No7 Pure Retinol Eye Cream”
    • “soothing on skin — No7 Restore & Renew Multi Action Eye Cream”
  • Hydrating Glow and Radiance Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “healthier glow — No7 Total Renewal Micro-Dermabrasion Exfoliator”
    • “Brighter complexion — No7 Future Renew Damage Reversal Serum”
    • “Natural glow — No7 Future Renew Damage Reversal Night Cream”
    • “woke up glowing — Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate”
  • Makeup Compatibility and Primer Sometimes NotedRarely Noted
    • “concealer glides on smoothly — Kiehl's Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado”
    • “no pilling — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream”
    • “no pilling — Kiehl's Better Screen UV Serum”
    • “Wears well under makeup — No7 Future Renew Damage Reversal Serum”
  • High Price and Value Issues Mostly MentionedRarely Noted
    • “Expensive for amount provided — No7 Future Renew Damage Reversal Serum”
    • “pricy daily staple — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream”
  • Ineffectiveness and Slow Results Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Did absolutely nothing — Kiehl's Clearly Corrective™ Dark Spot Solution”
    • “Takes months to see — Kiehl's Clearly Corrective™ Dark Spot Solution”
    • “results were subtle — Kiehl's Retinol Skin-Renewing Daily Micro-Dose Serum”
    • “No change in wrinkles/spots — No7 Future Renew Damage Reversal Serum”
  • Burning, Stinging, and Irritation Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “burned my face immediately — Kiehl's Rare Earth Deep Pore Cleansing Masque”
    • “stings my face and feels like burning — Kiehl's Super Multi-Corrective Cream”
    • “left my face bright red — Kiehl's Rare Earth Deep Pore Cleansing Masque”
    • “Slight sensitivity and peeling — No7 Pure Retinol 1% Night Concentrate”

Kiehl's vs No7 routines for dry skin

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Kiehl's vs No7 routines for oily skin

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Kiehl's vs No7 routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

Kiehl's or No7: which is better?

No7 is better overall, offering Superior routine fit across all skin types on the products on this page compared to Kiehl's High fit. Reviewers often mention deep hydration and anti-aging benefits for No7, while Kiehl's is frequently noted for high prices and breakouts.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and No7?

Kiehl's products on this page help improve hydration, while No7 products on this page help enhance the skin barrier and texture. Lovi gives No7 a superior routine fit across all skin types.

Kiehl's or No7 for dry skin?

For dry skin, No7 offers a Superior routine fit on this page, while Kiehl's provides a High fit. Emollients help support the skin barrier for dry skin.

Kiehl's or No7: which moisturizer is better?

Both Kiehl's and No7 offer effective moisturizers, with No7 achieving a Superior Lovi fit level for dry skin compared to Kiehl's High fit level. Reviewers mention that Kiehl's provides deep hydration, while No7 helps deliver deep hydration and moisture.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or No7?

No7 features a lower price point compared to Kiehl's, whereas reviewers often note that Kiehl's has a high price point.

Which brand has more fragrance-free products, Kiehl's or No7?

Kiehl's has more fragrance-free products on this page than No7, with 26 out of 28 products listing no fragrance compared to No7's 10 out of 13.

What are the key ingredients shared across Kiehl's products compared to No7?

Both Kiehl's and No7 share Vitamin C and shea butter as key ingredients across their products. Kiehl's additionally features glycerin, squalane, and vitamin E, whereas No7 relies on hyaluronic acid and niacinamide.

Which brand performs better for hydration and moisture according to review themes?

According to review themes, Kiehl's performs better for hydration and moisture. The products on this page help deliver deep hydration and moisture to the skin.

Kiehl's or No7 for oily skin?

For oily skin, both brands work well, with Lovi rating Kiehl's routine fit as High and No7's routine fit as Superior. Reviewers mention that the products on this page help provide lightweight textures.

Kiehl's or No7: which sunscreen is better?

When comparing sunscreens on the products on this page, Kiehl's Better Screen UV Serum achieves a High Lovi fit for skin with dark spots, combination skin, sensitive skin, acne-prone skin, and mature skin, while No7 Lift & Luminate Day Cream and Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Day Cream achieve a High fit for mature skin. Reviewers note that Kiehl's provides good makeup compatibility and primer benefits.

Kiehl's or No7 for sensitive skin?

Both brands offer a High Lovi fit for sensitive skin, but No7 rates as Superior overall for sensitive skin routines. The products on this page help deliver hydration while being unlikely to cause severe reactions, though reviewers note that Kiehl's occasionally brings stinging and irritation.

Kiehl's or No7 for acne-prone skin?

For acne-prone skin, No7 is a better choice because Lovi rates its routines as Superior, whereas Kiehl's routines are Average. No7 offers targeted serums like Restore & Renew Serum which helps improve skin condition.

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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