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Kiehl's vs NIOD

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Kiehl's and NIOD are two distinct skincare lines known for thoughtfully developed formulations that address diverse complexions. The American brand offers nourishing moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products featuring glycerin and squalane, which suit combination skin and dark spots best. Conversely, the Canadian brand focuses on advanced serums and balancing toners that primarily benefit mature, sensitive, and dry skin types. Ultimately, the two differ through the former's classic botanical approach and the latter's scientifically rigorous development.

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

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NIOD is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2015 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. since 2021.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs NIOD products

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or NIOD: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider variety of products on this page compared to NIOD, with options like its Calendula Herbal-Extract Toner achieving a Superior fit for oily skin and sensitive skin. Reviewers often mention that Kiehl's provides deep hydration and lightweight moisturizers.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and NIOD?

Kiehl's offers a wide selection of 28 products on this page tailored for skin with dark spots, combination skin, and mature skin, while NIOD provides a very limited range of just 2 fragrance-free products.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or NIOD?

Reviewers note that Kiehl's products have a high price point, while the page does not mention pricing information for NIOD.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or NIOD?

NIOD may cause fewer breakouts because the products on this page have fragrance-free formulas, whereas Kiehl's reviewers often mention breakouts and skin irritation.

How does the founding year and country of origin compare between Kiehl's and NIOD?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States, whereas NIOD was founded much later in 2015 in Canada.

Which brand offers products with fragrance, and how many products are fragrance-free in each brand?

Kiehl's offers products with fragrance, specifically two items on the page, while the remaining 26 Kiehl's products and every product on the NIOD page are fragrance-free.

Which brand has more product options listed for dry skin, Kiehl's or NIOD?

Kiehl's has significantly more product options listed for dry skin than NIOD, offering numerous moisturizers, cleansers, and serums tailored for this skin type.

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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