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Kiehl's vs Sebamed

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Kiehl's and Sebamed are well-regarded skincare brands that offer distinct approaches to daily care. Kiehl's is an American brand known for moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products featuring glycerin and squalane, suiting combination and mature skin best. Conversely, the German brand Sebamed is celebrated for thoughtful moisturizers and gentle cleansers with scientifically balanced formulas that suit sensitive, reactive, and problematic skin. While both prioritize barrier health, they differ significantly in their founding heritage, targeted skin types, and key formulation philosophies.

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

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Sebamed is a German skincare brand founded in 1967 and owned by Sebapharma GmbH & Co. KG.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs Sebamed products

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or Sebamed: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider variety of products on this page compared to Sebamed, fitting combination skin, mature skin, and skin with dark spots best. While Kiehl's is often noted for deep hydration and lightweight moisturizers, the products on this page may sometimes cause breakouts and skin irritation.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and Sebamed?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of twenty-eight specialized products tailored for various skin concerns, while Sebamed features only two products on this page. Kiehl's is noted for lightweight moisturizers and targeted serums, whereas Sebamed focuses on basic cleansing and care.

Kiehl's or Sebamed: which cleanser is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider variety of cleansers with high Lovi fit levels for different skin types compared to Sebamed, which only features one cleanser on this page. Reviewers note that Kiehl's cleansers help provide deep cleansing, though some users report that they may cause skin irritation.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or Sebamed?

Reviewers on this page often mention high prices for Kiehl's, whereas Sebamed is not noted for a high price point.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or Sebamed?

Sebamed is unlikely to cause breakouts, whereas reviewers often mention that Kiehl's causes breakouts and skin irritation. Sebamed offers gentle formulations like the Clear Face Care Gel, while Kiehl's features many active-heavy products that may sometimes trigger sensitivity.

Between Kiehl's and Sebamed, which brand offers products completely free of fragrance?

Sebamed offers products that are completely free of fragrance, as every product on its page lists no fragrance in its ingredients, while Kiehl's includes fragrance in a couple of its items.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Kiehl's and Sebamed?

Kiehl's was founded in the United States in 1851, whereas Sebamed was established much later in Germany in 1967.

Which brand has more product variety listed for dry skin, Kiehl's or Sebamed?

Kiehl's features substantially more product variety listed for dry skin on this page, whereas Sebamed has only two products overall.

Kiehl's or Sebamed: which moisturizer is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider range of moisturizers than Sebamed, with options like Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate achieving a Superior fit for dry skin. However, users should note that Kiehl's moisturizers often come with a high price point and may occasionally cause breakouts or skin irritation.

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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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