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Kiehl's vs FRE

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Kiehl's and FRE are skincare brands that offer thoughtful formulations to support the complexion. Kiehl's is beloved for moisturizers, serums, toners, eye products, and more that incorporate glycerin and squalane, suiting skin with dark spots and combination skin best, while the brand is also known for the Calendula Herbal-Extract Toner for acne-prone skin, the Calendula Deep Cleansing Foaming Face Wash for skin with dark spots, and the Ultra Facial Toner for mature skin. FRE is widely loved for its targeted product types and nourishing formulas, including Argan Oil, which suits acne-prone skin best. These two brands differ in their specific ingredient profiles and primary skin type focuses, as both work to gently balance and support the complexion.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs FRE products

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or FRE: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider variety of products on this page across multiple skin types compared to FRE, which only lists a single Argan Oil product. Kiehl's features specialized options like lightweight moisturizers and gentle serums that are often noted for deep hydration and brightening dark spots.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and FRE?

Kiehl's offers a wide variety of 28 skincare products spanning cleansers, toners, serums, and moisturizers suited for multiple skin types, whereas FRE features only 1 product on this page, an Argan Oil.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or FRE?

The provided page facts and reviews do not contain pricing information to determine whether Kiehl's or FRE is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or FRE?

FRE lists only a single product on this page, while Kiehl's offers a wide range where reviewers frequently note that breakouts and skin irritation may occur. Therefore, FRE causes fewer breakouts simply by offering far fewer products.

How do the founding years and corporate ownerships of Kiehl's and FRE compare?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States and has been owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2000, whereas FRE was founded much later in 2016 and is independently owned.

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

Among the products on this page, only Kiehl's includes fragrance in the Age Defender Moisturizer and the Facial Fuel Energizing Moisture Treatment for Men. Meanwhile, every product on the FRE page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

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

Glycerin, vitamin C, squalane, shea butter, and vitamin E are some of the key ingredients found across Kiehl's 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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