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Kiehl's vs darrow

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Kiehl's and darrow are two distinct skincare lines known for distinct formulations and heritages. The American skincare brand 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. Meanwhile, the dermatological brand darrow is deeply loved for its gentle cleansers and rigorously tested formulas, suiting sensitive, oily, and acne-prone skin best. They differ primarily in their targeted ingredients and the specific skin types they address.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs darrow products

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or darrow: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much broader selection of products on this page compared to darrow, with high Lovi fit levels across multiple skin types including skin with dark spots, combination skin, and mature skin.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and darrow?

Kiehl's features an extensive range of 28 products on this page spanning cleansers, serums, and moisturizers with high fit levels for skin with dark spots and combination skin, whereas darrow lists only a single cleanser product on this page with average fit levels for combination, oily, and oily acne-prone skin. Furthermore, Kiehl's offers robust routines for multiple skin concerns, while darrow currently shows no brand-focused routines.

Kiehl's or darrow: which cleanser is better?

Kiehl's offers better cleansers on this page, achieving High to Superior Lovi fit levels across multiple skin types, whereas darrow only provides an Average fit for oily and combination skin. Reviewers often note that Kiehl's cleansers provide effective cleansing while supporting various skin concerns.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or darrow?

Reviewers frequently note that Kiehl's products have a high price point, while information regarding the pricing of darrow is not available on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or darrow?

When comparing breakouts, darrow offers a single cleanser on this page with an Average fit for oily acne-prone skin and a Low fit for acne-prone skin, while Kiehl's features multiple items specifically rated High for acne-prone skin but also faces reviewer mentions of causing breakouts and skin irritation.

Which brand has been owned by its parent company for a longer period of time, Kiehl's or darrow?

Kiehl's has been owned by its parent company for a longer period of time, having been acquired by L'Oréal S.A. in 2000, whereas darrow has been owned by Pierre Fabre since 2006.

How does the fragrance formulation compare between Kiehl's and darrow products on the page?

The products on this page by Kiehl's are largely fragrance-free, as 26 of 28 items list no fragrance, while only two moisturizers contain it. In comparison, every darrow product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which brand offers a wider variety of product categories like moisturizers, serums, and toners?

Kiehl's offers a wider variety of product categories on this page, featuring multiple options for cleansers, toners, serums, and moisturizers. In comparison, darrow lists only a single cleanser product on its page.

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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