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Kiehl's vs Biluma

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Kiehl's and Biluma are established skincare brands that offer distinct approaches to daily nourishment. The American brand is known for thoughtful moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products featuring glycerin and squalane, while the Indian brand is beloved for sophisticated serums and carefully crafted formulas. Kiehl's suits skin with dark spots and combination skin best, whereas the latter formulation serves combination, sensitive, and dry skin. Both differ through their specific ingredient profiles and heritage, with the first utilizing glycerin and squalane to increase hydration, restore the epidermal barrier, counteract oxidative stress, and stimulate fibroblast migration.

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

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Biluma is an Indian skincare brand founded in 2014 and owned by Galderma Group AG.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs Biluma products

Kiehl's vs Biluma serums and treatments

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or Biluma: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider variety of products on this page compared to Biluma, which features only a single cream. Lovi rates Kiehl's as having high fits for combination, mature, and dark-spot skin types.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and Biluma?

Kiehl's offers a wide variety of skincare items on this page with different fit levels for various skin types, whereas Biluma features only one cream product with average to low fits. Kiehl's products on this page often list key ingredients like glycerin, vitamin C, and squalane, while review feedback mentions lightweight moisturizers and gentle serums.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or Biluma?

Reviewers on the page often mention that Kiehl's has a high price point, whereas the page data lists no pricing information for Biluma.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or Biluma?

Reviewers often note that Kiehl's products may cause breakouts and skin irritation, while Biluma has no such complaints on this page. Lovi rates the acne-prone skin fit for Kiehl's products on this page from Superior to Caution, whereas Biluma's single product has an Average fit.

How does the country of origin and parent company differ between Kiehl's and Biluma?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States and has been owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2000. In contrast, Biluma was founded in 2014 in India and is owned by Galderma Group AG.

Which brand offers a greater variety of products for different skin types, Kiehl's or Biluma?

Kiehl's offers a much greater variety of products for different skin types compared to Biluma, featuring an extensive range of cleansers, toners, serums, and moisturizers tailored to diverse concerns on this page. Biluma lists only a single cream product on its page, limiting its options.

What are the main fragrance differences in the product lines of Kiehl's and Biluma?

Kiehl's has 26 out of 28 products on this page listing no fragrance, while Age Defender Moisturizer and Facial Fuel Energizing Moisture Treatment for Men contain fragrance. In contrast, every Biluma product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

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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