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Kiehl's vs Sand & Sky

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Kiehl's and Sand & Sky are skincare brands known for distinctly different formulations and skin benefits. Kiehl's is loved for its nourishing moisturizers, targeted serums, soothing toners, and revitalizing eye products formulated with glycerin and squalane, which suit mature skin and combination skin best. Conversely, the Australian brand is beloved for its purifying masks and targeted formulas featuring botanical ingredients that suit combination, oily, and acne-prone skin best. While both cater to overlapping complexions, they differ because the former focuses on moisture-retention and barrier-supporting properties, whereas the latter gently clarifies and balances 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 wider variety of products across multiple categories with high Lovi fit levels for several skin types, whereas Sand & Sky features only a single mask on this page. Reviewers commonly mention that Kiehl's provides lightweight, non-greasy moisturizers and gentle serums.

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

Kiehl's offers a wide range of products on this page across multiple categories, whereas Sand & Sky features only a single mask product on this page. Lovi rates Kiehl's as having high fits for mature skin, combination skin, and skin with dark spots.

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

Reviewers frequently note that Kiehl's has a high price point, but the page facts do not provide pricing information to compare affordability between Kiehl's and Sand & Sky.

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

Kiehl's offers a wide range of products on this page with varying fit levels for acne-prone skin, whereas Sand & Sky features only the Australian Pink Clay Porefining Face Mask, which has a High fit for acne-prone skin. Reviewers sometimes note that Kiehl's may cause breakouts and skin irritation.

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, whereas Sand & Sky was founded much later in 2017 and is owned by Excite Foundry Ltd.

Which Kiehl's products contain fragrance, and does Sand & Sky use fragrance in its products?

Age Defender Moisturizer and Facial Fuel Energizing Moisture Treatment for Men are the two Kiehl's products on this page that contain fragrance. Sand & Sky uses fragrance in its Australian Pink Clay Porefining Face Mask, which is the only product listed for that brand on this page.

What are some of the key shared ingredients across Kiehl's product line?

Kiehl's features key ingredients across the products on this page such as glycerin, vitamin C, squalane, shea butter, and vitamin E. These components help support the line's lightweight moisturizers and gentle serums.

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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