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Kiehl's vs Skintific

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Kiehl's and Skintific are trusted skincare brands offering popular moisturizers, serums, and targeted treatments. Kiehl's is known for its nourishing formulas featuring glycerin and squalane, suiting mature and combination skin best. Meanwhile, Skintific is appreciated for its versatile sunscreens and moisturizers designed to suit all skin types. While both brands feature effective products for specific concerns, they differ in their core ingredient profiles and ideal skin types.

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 Skintific products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Kiehl's vs Skintific products

People Say

Kiehl'sSkintific
  • Lightweight Texture Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “feels like nothing — Kiehl's Better Screen UV Serum”
    • “absorbs instantly without residue — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Oil-Free Gel Cream”
    • “absorbs instantly — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “super light and leaves a radiant glow — Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist”
  • Skin Barrier and Texture Improvement Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “leaves skin feeling silky — Kiehl's Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate”
    • “skin feels smoother — Kiehl's Retinol Skin-Renewing Daily Micro-Dose Serum”
    • “Kulit terasa lebih halus — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
    • “healed my skin barrier — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
  • Hydration and Moisture Mostly MentionedNot noted
    • “Keeps skin moisturized for 24+ hours — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream”
    • “Feels like a drink of water — Kiehl's Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate”
    • “savior for dry patches — Kiehl's Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado”
  • Oil Control Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “controls shine for 8 hours — Skintific MATE FIT”
    • “oil control is good — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “keeps my oils at bay — Kiehl's Rare Earth Deep Pore Cleansing Masque”
  • Convenient and Travel-Friendly Packaging Not notedOften Mentioned
    • “mess-free application — Skintific MUGWORT”
    • “great for traveling — Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist”
    • “Desain botol cakep — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
  • Skin Softness and Pore Cleansing Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “skin feels fresh — Skintific MUGWORT”
    • “Pori tampak lebih bersih — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
    • “skin feels incredibly soft afterwards — Kiehl's Rare Earth Deep Pore Cleansing Masque”
  • High Price and Value Complaints Mostly MentionedNot noted
    • “pricy daily staple — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream”
  • Unpleasant Scent Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “smells clinical — Kiehl's Retinol Skin-Renewing Daily Micro-Dose Serum”
    • “faint lab smell — Kiehl's Better Screen UV Serum”
    • “smells like hot dog water — Kiehl's Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate”
    • “scent is actually quite strong — Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist”
  • Ineffective or Slow Results Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Did absolutely nothing — Kiehl's Clearly Corrective™ Dark Spot Solution”
    • “Takes months to see — Kiehl's Clearly Corrective™ Dark Spot Solution”
    • “didn't remove blackheads — Skintific MUGWORT”
    • “Gada perubahan apapun — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or Skintific: which is better?

Kiehl's tends to offer deeper hydration and more extensive routines, whereas Skintific does better for oil control and pore cleansing.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and Skintific?

Kiehl's provides better hydration and moisture on the products on this page, whereas Skintific does better with oil control. Reviewers note that Kiehl's features lightweight, non-greasy moisturizers and gentle serums.

Kiehl's or Skintific: which moisturizer is better?

Kiehl's provides a higher level of hydration for dry skin, as seen with products like Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate which has a Superior fit level for dry skin. Reviewers often mention that Kiehl's offers deep hydration, whereas Skintific products on this page focus more on barrier moisture and oil control.

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Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or Skintific?

Skintific does better on high price and value complaints, whereas reviewers often mention a high price point for Kiehl's.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or Skintific?

Reviewers note that Kiehl's products frequently cause breakouts and skin irritation. Skintific does better for oil control, which helps prevent acne.

How do the founding years and corporate ownerships of Kiehl's and Skintific compare?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States and has been owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2000, whereas Skintific was founded more recently in 2021 and is owned by Guangzhou Feimei Network Technology Co., Ltd.

Which brand has more fragrance-free products listed on the page, Kiehl's or Skintific?

Kiehl's has more fragrance-free products on the page, with 26 out of 28 products listing no fragrance, whereas every Skintific product on the page is fragrance-free.

How does the Lovi fit level of the sunscreen products compare between Kiehl's Better Screen UV Serum and Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist across different skin types?

Kiehl's Better Screen UV Serum achieves a High Lovi fit for skin with dark spots, combination skin, sensitive skin, acne-prone skin, and mature skin, with Average fits for oily skin, dry skin, oily acne-prone skin, and dry sensitive skin. In comparison, Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist achieves a High Lovi fit across all of these skin types.

Kiehl's or Skintific: which sunscreen is better?

For sunscreens on this page, Kiehl's Better Screen UV Serum may suit skin with dark spots, combination skin, sensitive skin, acne-prone skin, and mature skin with a High fit level, while Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist may suit all listed skin types with a High fit level.

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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