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Kiehl's vs Taro

Rated by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

Kiehl's and Taro are skincare brands that offer trusted daily care for modern routines. Kiehl's is beloved for its expertly formulated moisturizers, serums, toners, eye products, and more that incorporate nourishing glycerin and squalane, while Taro is warmly embraced for its targeted serums and carefully crafted formulas. The first brand suits combination skin and mature skin best, whereas the second brand suits sensitive, dry, and combination skin best. They differ primarily in their specific standout solutions, such as the former's Calendula Herbal-Extract Toner, Calendula Deep Cleansing Foaming Face Wash, and Ultra Facial Toner versus the latter's Tretinoin Cream.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs Taro products

Kiehl's vs Taro serums and treatments

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or Taro: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of skincare products that fit combination skin, mature skin, and skin with dark spots, whereas Taro features only a single product focused on acne-prone and combination skin. Kiehl's is unlikely to contain fragrance in most of its products and helps provide deep hydration, although some users may experience breakouts and skin irritation. Topical tretinoin helps restore collagen formation in photodamaged human skin.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993

What is the difference between Kiehl's and Taro?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of twenty-eight skincare products featuring key ingredients like glycerin and Vitamin C, whereas Taro lists only one product on this page, Tretinoin Cream. Kiehl's best fits combination skin, mature skin, and skin with dark spots, and its Tretinoin helps stimulate collagen accumulation in naturally aged human skin.

The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2000

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or Taro?

The provided page facts do not mention the prices of Taro products, but Kiehl's products on this page have a high price point that is often mentioned by reviewers.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or Taro?

Kiehl's has products on this page with varying fit levels for acne-prone skin, ranging from High to Caution. Taro offers Tretinoin Cream, which has a High fit for acne-prone skin.

How do the founding years and corporate ownerships of Kiehl's and Taro compare?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States and has been owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2000, whereas Taro was founded in 1950 and has been owned by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited since 2010.

Which products from Kiehl's and Taro are fragrance-free?

Almost all products on this page from Kiehl's are fragrance-free, except for Age Defender Moisturizer and Facial Fuel Energizing Moisture Treatment for Men. Every product on this page from Taro is fragrance-free.

What are the main skin types that Kiehl's brand-focused routines fit best?

The brand-focused routines of Kiehl's fit combination skin, mature skin, and skin with dark spots best according to Lovi.

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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