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Kiehl's vs FOREO

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Kiehl's and FOREO are renowned skincare creators that elevate daily routines with thoughtful design and nourishing formulas. Kiehl's is an American brand founded in 1851 and owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2000, known for moisturizers, serums, toners, eye products, and more incorporating glycerin and squalane, while the other brand is beloved for blending advanced moisturizers. The first brand suits skin with dark spots and combination skin best, featuring the Calendula Herbal-Extract Toner for acne-prone skin, the Calendula Deep Cleansing Foaming Face Wash for dark spots, and the Ultra Facial Toner for mature skin, whereas its counterpart suits all skin types best with tailored care including the SUPERCHARGED SERUM 2.0 for acne-prone skin. Both rely on nourishing ingredients like glycerin, which significantly increases hydration and restores epidermal barrier function, and squalane, which counteracts oxidative stress and stimulates 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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This page compares some of the most popular Kiehl's and FOREO products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Kiehl's vs FOREO products

Kiehl's vs FOREO moisturizers

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or FOREO: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider variety of skincare products on this page, fitting skin with dark spots, combination skin, and mature skin best, while FOREO features only a single product. Reviewers frequently note that Kiehl's provides lightweight moisturizers and deep hydration, though some mention a high price point and potential breakouts.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and FOREO?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of cleansers, toners, serums, and moisturizers that Lovi rates best for skin with dark spots, combination skin, and mature skin, whereas FOREO features just one serum on this page. Kiehl's formulas often contain active ingredients like glycerin and vitamin C, and most products on this page list no fragrance.

Kiehl's or FOREO: which moisturizer is better?

When comparing moisturizers, Kiehl's offers a wide variety of formulas tailored to different skin types, such as the Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate which Lovi rates as Superior for dry skin. FOREO features the SUPERCHARGED SERUM 2.0, which Lovi rates as High for dry skin.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or FOREO?

Reviewers often mention a high price point for Kiehl's, while FOREO does not have enough pricing feedback listed on this page to compare.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or FOREO?

FOREO features only one product on this page, SUPERCHARGED SERUM 2.0, which rates a High fit for acne-prone skin, while Kiehl's offers a wide range of products with varying breakout risks noted by reviewers.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Kiehl's and FOREO?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States, whereas FOREO was founded in 2013 with its country of origin not provided on this page.

Which Kiehl's products contain fragrance, and does FOREO include fragrance in its products?

Age Defender Moisturizer and Facial Fuel Energizing Moisture Treatment for Men are the Kiehl's products on this page that list fragrance. FOREO includes no fragrance in any of the products on this page.

What are some of the key ingredients found across Kiehl's skincare products?

Glycerin, Vitamin C, Squalane, Shea butter, and Vitamin E are some of the key ingredients found across Kiehl's skincare products.

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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