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Kiehl's vs grace & stella

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Kiehl's and grace & stella are two popular skincare labels that offer distinct approaches to daily self-care and complexion maintenance. Kiehl's is known for its nourishing moisturizers, targeted serums, soothing toners, and revitalizing eye products formulated with glycerin and squalane, suiting mature skin and combination skin best. Conversely, grace & stella is celebrated for its nourishing eye products and moisturizers designed for all skin types. While both brands emphasize gentle hydration and restorative care, they differ in their foundational formulations and the specific skin concerns they primarily target.

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

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grace & stella is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2016 and owned by Gravitiq since 2022.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs grace & stella products

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or grace & stella: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much larger selection of products on this page, with superior fits for sensitive and oily skin in certain toners and cleansers, while grace & stella provides just two fragrance-free options like the Under Eye Mask, which has a superior fit for oily skin.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and grace & stella?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of twenty-eight skincare products featuring items like cleansers, toners, and serums, while grace & stella provides a smaller selection of two products on this page including an under eye mask and a hyaluronic acid serum. For dry skin, the products on this page help deliver deep hydration, and topical hyaluronic acid helps improve skin quality and signs of skin aging.

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Kiehl's or grace & stella: which moisturizer is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider selection of moisturizers on this page with varying fit levels, such as the Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate which has a Superior fit for dry skin. grace & stella provides the Hyaluronic Acid Serum, which has a High fit for dry and dry sensitive skin.

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Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or grace & stella?

Reviewers frequently note a high price point for the products on this page by Kiehl's, whereas pricing details for grace & stella are not available on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or grace & stella?

grace & stella causes fewer breakouts because the products on this page list no fragrance and include hydrating options like Hyaluronic Acid Serum that help support the skin barrier, whereas reviewers note that Kiehl's often causes breakouts and skin irritation.

Which brand has more products that are free of fragrance?

Kiehl's has more products that are free of fragrance, with 26 out of 28 products on this page listing no fragrance.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Kiehl's and grace & stella?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States, whereas grace & stella was founded much later in 2016 in Canada.

Which brand offers a wider variety of product categories like toners, masks, and cleansers on the page?

Kiehl's offers a wider variety of product categories on this page, featuring multiple options for toners, masks, and cleansers.

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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