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Kiehl's vs Blue Lizard

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Kiehl's and Blue Lizard are respected skincare brands known for distinctly different formulations and purposes. Kiehl's is beloved for thoughtful moisturizers, serums, toners, eye products, and more that incorporate nourishing glycerin and squalane, suiting skin with dark spots and combination skin best. Conversely, Blue Lizard is widely loved for its thoughtful mineral sunscreens and reliable formulas that suit sensitive skin best. While both offer targeted options, the American brand addresses complex concerns like dark spots and aging, whereas the sunscreen specialist focuses on gentle, soothing sun protection.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs Blue Lizard products

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or Blue Lizard: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a wide variety of products on this page, achieving a Superior fit for sensitive skin with its Calendula Herbal-Extract Toner and for dry skin with its Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate. Blue Lizard provides the Sensitive Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50+, which has a Superior fit for sensitive and dry sensitive skin.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and Blue Lizard?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of skincare products on this page with varying fit levels across multiple skin types, whereas Blue Lizard features a single mineral sunscreen rated as a Superior fit for sensitive and dry sensitive skin. Kiehl's is owned by L'Oréal S.A. and includes fragrance in two of its products, while Blue Lizard lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Kiehl's or Blue Lizard: which sunscreen is better?

For sunscreen, Blue Lizard fits sensitive skin and dry sensitive skin at a Superior level with its Sensitive Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50+. Meanwhile, Kiehl's Better Screen UV Serum achieves a High fit for sensitive skin and skin with dark spots, though the products on this page overall tend to feature lightweight, non-greasy formulations.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or Blue Lizard?

The products on this page for Kiehl's are often noted by reviewers to have a high price point, whereas price information for Blue Lizard is not available on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or Blue Lizard?

Blue Lizard is unlikely to cause breakouts because its mineral sunscreen on this page has a High Lovi fit level for acne-prone skin and contains no fragrance. In contrast, reviewers often mention that Kiehl's products on this page cause breakouts and skin irritation.

How does the founding year and parent company ownership compare between Kiehl's and Blue Lizard?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States and has been owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2000. In comparison, Blue Lizard was founded later in 1995 and has been owned by Hildred Capital Management since 2017.

Which brand offers a wider variety of products across categories like cleansers, toners, serums, and masks compared to the other?

Kiehl's offers a wider variety of products across cleansers, toners, serums, and masks compared to Blue Lizard, which only features sunscreen on this page.

How do the fragrance-free options differ between Kiehl's and Blue Lizard product lines?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of fragrance-free options, with 26 out of 28 products on this page listing no fragrance, whereas Blue Lizard has every product on this page listing no fragrance. Lovi rates Kiehl's as having superior fit for sensitive skin on specific items like the Calendula Herbal-Extract Toner, while Blue Lizard Sensitive Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50+ achieves a superior fit for sensitive skin and dry sensitive skin.

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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