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Kiehl's vs Sand & Sky

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Kiehl's and Sand & Sky are skincare brands that offer distinct approaches to complexion care, with the American heritage label known for thoughtful moisturizers, serums, toners, eye products, and more incorporating nourishing glycerin and squalane, while Sand & Sky is beloved for its purifying masks and targeted formulas. The former brand suits skin with dark spots, combination skin, mature skin, and acne-prone skin best through standout items like the Calendula Herbal-Extract Toner, the Calendula Deep Cleansing Foaming Face Wash, and the Ultra Facial Toner, whereas the Australian brand suits combination, oily, and acne-prone skin best with standout items like the Australian Pink Clay Porefining Face Mask. They differ primarily in their core ingredients and primary effects, as both utilize glycerin and squalane to significantly increase hydration, restore epidermal barrier function, counteract oxidative stress, and stimulate fibroblast migration in the former's lineup, while botanical ingredients in the latter's products gently clarify and balance 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 Sand & Sky products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Kiehl's vs Sand & Sky products

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or Sand & Sky: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much broader range of products on this page across multiple categories with higher Lovi fit levels for skin types like combination and mature skin compared to Sand & Sky. Reviewers note that Kiehl's provides lightweight, non-greasy moisturizers and gentle serums, though some users report a high price point and occasional skin irritation.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and Sand & Sky?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of products across multiple skincare categories, whereas the products on this page for Sand & Sky consist only of a single face mask. Lovi rates Kiehl's best for skin with dark spots, combination skin, and mature skin.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or Sand & Sky?

Reviewers note that Kiehl's products have a high price point. The page facts do not provide pricing information for Sand & Sky.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or Sand & Sky?

Kiehl's offers a much wider range of products on this page with varying breakout risks, whereas Sand & Sky features only the Australian Pink Clay Porefining Face Mask, which has a High fit level for acne-prone skin.

How do the founding years and corporate ownerships of Kiehl's and Sand & Sky compare?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States and has been owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2000. In contrast, Sand & Sky is a much newer brand founded in 2017 and is owned by Excite Foundry Ltd.

Which Kiehl's products contain fragrance, and does the Sand & Sky product contain fragrance?

Among the products on this page, two Kiehl's items contain fragrance: Age Defender Moisturizer and Facial Fuel Energizing Moisture Treatment for Men. The Sand & Sky product, Australian Pink Clay Porefining Face Mask, also contains fragrance.

What key ingredients are found across Kiehl's products?

Kiehl's products feature key ingredients including glycerin, vitamin C, squalane, shea butter, and vitamin E. These ingredients are found across the products on this 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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