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Kiehl's vs NEOCUTIS

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Kiehl's and NEOCUTIS are skincare brands that offer nourishing moisturizers, targeted serums, soothing toners, and revitalizing eye products. The American brand is loved for formulations featuring glycerin and squalane, while the Swiss brand is widely beloved for refined serums and moisturizers that nurture the complexion. Both brands suit mature skin best, though Kiehl's also suits combination skin, and NEOCUTIS also suits dry and stressed skin. Ultimately, they differ in their foundational approaches, as the former relies on moisture-retention and barrier-supporting properties, whereas the latter utilizes deeply restorative properties.

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

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NEOCUTIS is a Swiss skincare brand founded in 2003 and owned by Merz Holding GmbH & Co. KG since 2013.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs NEOCUTIS products

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or NEOCUTIS: which is better?

Kiehl's and NEOCUTIS both offer products on this page for mature and dry skin, but Kiehl's features a much larger selection across more skin types and concerns.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and NEOCUTIS?

Kiehl's offers a broad selection of twenty-eight products on this page tailored for mature, combination, and dark-spot-prone skin, while NEOCUTIS features just two fragrance-free specialty items. Reviewers often mention lightweight moisturizers and gentle serums from Kiehl's, alongside common concerns about high pricing and occasional breakouts.

Kiehl's or NEOCUTIS: which moisturizer is better?

When comparing moisturizers, Kiehl's offers a much wider variety of options tailored to different skin types, whereas NEOCUTIS features only a limited selection like lumière. Kiehl's moisturizers help provide deep hydration, though reviewers note that some products on this page may occasionally cause breakouts or skin irritation.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or NEOCUTIS?

Reviewers often note a high price point for Kiehl's products, while the page does not provide specific pricing or affordability information for NEOCUTIS.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or NEOCUTIS?

NEOCUTIS products on this page are unlikely to cause as many breakouts as Kiehl's, because reviewers often note that Kiehl's causes breakouts and skin irritation.

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

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States, whereas NEOCUTIS was founded in 2003 in Switzerland.

Which brand offers a greater variety of products with no fragrance listed in their ingredients?

Kiehl's offers a greater variety of products with no fragrance listed in their ingredients, featuring 26 fragrance-free products on this page compared to NEOCUTIS.

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

Some of the key ingredients commonly found across Kiehl's products on this page include glycerin, vitamin C, squalane, shea butter, and vitamin E.

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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