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Kiehl's vs DHC

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Kiehl's and DHC are two celebrated skincare brands that offer reliable daily care for a balanced complexion. The American label is known for its nourishing moisturizers, targeted serums, soothing toners, and gentle eye products relying on glycerin and squalane, whereas the Japanese house is beloved for its effective makeup removers and nourishing formulas. Kiehl's suits mature skin and sensitive skin best, while DHC suits dry, normal, combination, and oily skin best. Ultimately, the former relies on barrier-supporting properties and gentle formulations, while the latter focuses on effective cleansing.

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

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DHC is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by ORIX Corporation since 2023.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs DHC products

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or DHC: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much larger variety of products on this page across multiple categories like cleansers, serums, and moisturizers, whereas DHC features only two cleansing oils. For shoppers seeking targeted routines or treating specific concerns like dark spots, the products on this page from Kiehl's provide broader options.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and DHC?

Kiehl's offers a wide selection of skincare products on this page that fit mature and sensitive skin well, whereas DHC features just two cleansing oils.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or DHC?

Reviewers often note that Kiehl's products have a high price point. The products on this page for DHC do not have enough pricing or reviewer data listed to compare affordability directly.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or DHC?

DHC features products on this page that are fragrance-free and have a high fit for acne-prone skin. Kiehl's features products on this page that may cause breakouts and skin irritation according to reviewers.

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

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States, while DHC was founded in 1980 in Japan. Kiehl's is currently owned by L'Oréal S.A., and DHC is owned by ORIX Corporation.

Which brand offers a wider selection of products on the page, and how do their fragrance profiles differ?

Kiehl's offers a much wider selection of products on the page compared to DHC. Almost all products from both brands list no fragrance in their ingredients, though a couple of Kiehl's moisturizers do contain fragrance.

What are the specific Lovi fit levels of DHC's Pore Cleansing Oil across different skin types?

For DHC's Pore Cleansing Oil, Lovi shows a Superior fit for sensitive skin, and a High fit for oily, combination, acne-prone, mature, oily acne-prone, dry sensitive, dry skin, and skin with dark spots.

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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