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Kiehl's vs Anessa

Rated by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

Kiehl's and Anessa are distinct beauty lines originating from the United States and Japan, respectively. The former is known for nourishing moisturizers, targeted serums, soothing toners, and revitalizing eye products rich in glycerin and squalane, while the latter is widely loved for advanced sunscreens and sophisticated formulas. Kiehl's suits mature skin and combination skin best, whereas the Japanese brand suits all skin types best with reliable daily protection. They differ primarily in their core focuses, as one emphasizes deep barrier support and the other specializes in comprehensive sun defense.

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

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Anessa is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1992 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs Anessa products

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or Anessa: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a wide variety of skincare products on this page with High to Superior Lovi fit levels across most skin types, whereas Anessa focuses exclusively on sunscreens. Kiehl's is generally better if you need a complete routine with cleansers, toners, and serums, while Anessa is ideal if you specifically want high-performing sunscreen.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and Anessa?

Kiehl's is an American brand founded in 1851 that offers a wide range of skincare products like cleansers, moisturizers, and serums, while Anessa is a Japanese brand founded in 1992 that focuses primarily on sunscreens. Lovi rates Kiehl's as a High fit for mature skin and combination skin, whereas Anessa's sunscreens provide High fit levels for oily, combination, mature, and acne-prone skin types.

Kiehl's or Anessa: which sunscreen is better?

Kiehl's Better Screen UV Serum has a High Lovi fit for skin with dark spots, combination skin, sensitive skin, acne-prone skin, and mature skin. Anessa Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Gel has a High Lovi fit for sensitive skin, mature skin, skin with dark spots, oily skin, combination skin, oily acne-prone skin, and acne-prone skin.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or Anessa?

Reviews often mention that Kiehl's has a high price point. The products on this page for Anessa do not provide pricing information.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or Anessa?

When it comes to breakout risks, reviewers note that Kiehl's products can sometimes cause breakouts and skin irritation. Anessa does not have reported complaints about breakouts on this page, but reviewers note that Lovi fit levels for acne-prone skin are High across its sunscreens.

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

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States, whereas Anessa was founded much later, in 1992, in Japan.

Which of the two brands offers fragrance-free products across its entire page lineup?

Anessa offers fragrance-free products across its entire page lineup, as every product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients. In contrast, Kiehl's includes fragrance in two of the products on this page.

What specific skin types do Kiehl's brand-focused routines fit best?

Lovi finds that Kiehl's brand-focused routines fit mature skin, combination skin, and skin with dark spots best.

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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