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Kiehl's vs grace & stella

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Kiehl's and grace & stella are two distinct skincare lines offering varied approaches to daily routine maintenance. Kiehl's is known for its nourishing moisturizers, targeted serums, soothing toners, and gentle eye products utilizing dependable ingredients like glycerin and squalane, whereas grace & stella is loved for its nourishing eye products and moisturizers featuring carefully crafted formulas designed for daily self-care. The former suits mature skin and sensitive skin best because of gentle formulations and barrier-supporting properties, while the latter suits all skin types best, offering gentle hydration and restorative care. Ultimately, both differ primarily in their founding heritage and specialized ingredient focus, with the American brand emphasizing targeted scientific extracts and the Canadian brand focusing on accessible self-care.

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

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grace & stella is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2016 and owned by Gravitiq since 2022.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs grace & stella products

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or grace & stella: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider range of products on this page with High to Superior Lovi fit levels across most skin types, compared to grace & stella which features only two products. Reviewers mention that Kiehl's provides lightweight moisturizers and deep hydration, though some note a high price point and occasional skin irritation.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

What is the difference between Kiehl's and grace & stella?

Kiehl's is a larger, long-standing brand founded in the United States in 1851 with a wide range of products on this page, whereas grace & stella is a newer Canadian brand founded in 2016 offering only a couple of targeted items. Kiehl's features a high Lovi fit for mature skin and skin with dark spots across its extensive routine, while grace & stella includes fragrance-free options like its popular Under Eye Mask that achieves a Superior Lovi fit for oily skin.

Kiehl's or grace & stella: which moisturizer is better?

For moisturizers, Kiehl's offers a much wider variety of products on this page with high or superior Lovi fit levels across different skin types compared to grace & stella. Topical hyaluronic acid, found in grace & stella's moisturizer, helps improve skin quality and signs of aging.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or grace & stella?

Reviews for the products on this page frequently mention a high price point for Kiehl's, while grace & stella is not mentioned as having a high price point.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or grace & stella?

grace & stella has fewer products on this page, and none of them list breakouts as a common concern, whereas Kiehl's reviewers sometimes note that its products may cause breakouts and skin irritation.

Between Kiehl's and grace & stella, which brand offers products specifically formulated for dry skin?

Both Kiehl's and grace & stella offer products on this page formulated for dry skin. Kiehl's features a range with a Superior Lovi fit level for dry skin, and grace & stella offers targeted options like its Hyaluronic Acid Serum.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Kiehl's and grace & stella?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States, whereas grace & stella was founded much later in 2016 in Canada.

Which brand has more fragrance-free options listed on the page?

Kiehl's has more fragrance-free options listed on the products on this page, with 26 out of 28 products containing no fragrance compared to grace & stella which lists 2 out of 2.

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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