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Kiehl's vs Trilogy

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Kiehl's and Trilogy are prominent skincare brands offering distinct approaches to daily care. Kiehl's is an American brand founded in 1851 and owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2000, known for expertly formulated moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products that incorporate glycerin and squalane. Meanwhile, the second brand is deeply loved for thoughtful moisturizers and gentle cleansers built on high-performing formulas. The first brand suits combination skin and mature skin best, whereas its counterpart suits dry, balanced, and sensitive skin types best.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs Trilogy products

People Say

Kiehl'sTrilogy
  • Hydration and Moisture Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Keeps skin moisturized — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
    • “Leaves skin thoroughly moisturised — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
    • “Feels moisturizing — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Keeps skin moisturized for 24+ hours — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream”
  • Texture and Weight Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “feels like nothing — Kiehl's Better Screen UV Serum”
    • “works on dark skin — Kiehl's Better Screen UV Serum”
    • “Silky cream consistency — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Not greasy — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
  • Skin Barrier and Tone Improvement Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Acne marks are gone — Kiehl's Clearly Corrective™ Dark Spot Solution”
    • “woke up glowing — Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate”
    • “Wake to a glowing complexion — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
    • “Noticeable difference — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
  • Gentle on Skin Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Doesn't irritate my sensitive skin — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Nothing irritated my skin — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
    • “experienced zero irritation — Kiehl's Retinol Skin-Renewing Daily Micro-Dose Serum”
  • High Price Point Mostly MentionedRarely Noted
    • “Price to be high relative to performance — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “pricy daily staple — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream”
  • Too Rich or Heavy Not notedOften Mentioned
    • “A little bit too thick — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
  • Greasiness and Residue Sometimes NotedRarely Noted
    • “Does leave that kind of residue — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
    • “oil slick in summer — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream”

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or Trilogy: which is better?

Trilogy is better for gentle care and deep moisture, whereas Kiehl's is better suited for combination skin, mature skin, and skin with dark spots. Reviewers note that Trilogy products provide better hydration and brightening, although the products on this page often receive performance complaints.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and Trilogy?

Kiehl's features a wide variety of skincare items on the products on this page with a strong focus on combination skin, mature skin, and skin with dark spots, whereas Trilogy offers just a few choices. Reviewers note that Trilogy tends to do better for hydration and moisture as well as being gentle on skin.

Kiehl's or Trilogy: which cleanser is better?

For cleansing, Kiehl's is the better option on this page, as it offers multiple specialized cleansers that earn a Superior fit for oily and acne-prone skin types. Trilogy features only a single cream cleanser.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or Trilogy?

Trilogy is often noted for a high price point, while reviewers frequently mention that Kiehl's also has a high price point.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or Trilogy?

Trilogy is generally gentler on the skin, whereas reviewers often note that Kiehl's causes breakouts and skin irritation.

Which brand has more products containing fragrance, Kiehl's or Trilogy?

Kiehl's has more products containing fragrance on this page, with 2 fragranced products out of 28, compared to Trilogy which has 2 fragranced products out of 3.

When was each brand founded and what company owns them?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States and has been owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2000. Trilogy was founded in 2002 and is owned by CITIC Capital Holdings Limited.

Which Kiehl's products are specifically formulated with fragrance?

According to the products on this page, the Age Defender Moisturizer and the Facial Fuel Energizing Moisture Treatment for Men are specifically formulated with fragrance.

Kiehl's or Trilogy: which moisturizer is better?

Trilogy offers better hydration and moisture than Kiehl's for moisturizers, while Kiehl's provides a wider variety of lightweight, non-greasy options on this page. Reviewers note that Trilogy focuses on hydrating and brightening, whereas Kiehl's offers targeted formulas with key ingredients like glycerin and squalane.

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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