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Kiehl's vs Skinfix

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Kiehl's and Skinfix are distinct skincare brands with dedicated followings. Kiehl's, an American brand founded in 1851, is loved for its nourishing moisturizers, targeted serums, soothing toners, and revitalizing eye products formulated with glycerin and squalane, suiting mature and combination skin best. Conversely, Skinfix is a Canadian brand founded in 2014, beloved for its deeply nourishing moisturizers and scientifically targeted formulas that suit dry and sensitive skin best because of their rich, restorative ingredients. While both offer reliable care for maintaining a healthy complexion, they differ in their heritage, founding eras, and specific ingredient profiles.

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

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Skinfix is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2014 and owned by Skinfix Inc..

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

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Kiehl's vs Skinfix moisturizers

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or Skinfix: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much larger variety of products across multiple categories, whereas Skinfix features only a single moisturizing cream on this page. For dry skin and dry sensitive skin, Lovi rates both brands as High to Superior for their respective products.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and Skinfix?

Kiehl's offers a wide variety of products on this page spanning cleansers, toners, serums, and moisturizers that fit best for mature skin, combination skin, and skin with dark spots. In contrast, Skinfix focuses on a single moisturizer, the Barrier+ Triple Lipid-Peptide Cream, which achieves a High fit for dry and sensitive skin.

Kiehl's or Skinfix: which moisturizer is better?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of moisturizers with varying Lovi fit levels for different skin types, whereas Skinfix features the Barrier+ Triple Lipid-Peptide Cream, which rates High for dry and sensitive skin. Reviewers often mention that Kiehl's moisturizers are lightweight and non-greasy, though some note a high price point.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or Skinfix?

Reviewers on this page often mention that Kiehl's has a high price point, while the page does not provide price information for Skinfix.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or Skinfix?

Skinfix lists only one product on this page, Barrier+ Triple Lipid-Peptide Cream, which has an Average fit for acne-prone skin, whereas Kiehl's offers several items with High fits for acne-prone skin and reviewers note that Kiehl's sometimes causes breakouts. Lovi rates Kiehl's products with High fit for acne-prone skin including the Calendula Deep Cleansing Foaming Face Wash and Ultra Facial Oil-Free Gel Cream, and the brand's wide selection means individual reactions vary.

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

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States, whereas Skinfix was founded much later in 2014 in Canada.

Which brand offers more fragrance-free products, Kiehl's or Skinfix?

Kiehl's offers more fragrance-free products than Skinfix on this page, with 26 out of 28 products listing no fragrance. Skinfix lists no fragrance for every product on the page.

What are the main key ingredients found across Kiehl's products?

The main key ingredients across the products on this page for Kiehl's 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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