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Kiehl's vs Trilogy

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Kiehl's and Trilogy are two skincare brands offering nourishing moisturizers and gentle cleansers that suit sensitive and mature skin best. The American brand relies on dependable ingredients like glycerin and squalane in its targeted serums, soothing toners, and gentle eye products to support the epidermal barrier. Meanwhile, the New Zealand-rooted line builds its thoughtful formulations on high-performing botanical elements for dry and balanced complexions. While both appeal to those seeking gentle care, they differ in their foundational ingredients and specific target concerns.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs Trilogy products

People Say

Kiehl'sTrilogy
  • Hydration and Moisture Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Keeps skin moisturized — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
    • “Leaves skin thoroughly moisturised — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
    • “Feels moisturizing — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Keeps skin moisturized for 24+ hours — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream”
  • Texture and Weight Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “feels like nothing — Kiehl's Better Screen UV Serum”
    • “works on dark skin — Kiehl's Better Screen UV Serum”
    • “Silky cream consistency — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Not greasy — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
  • Skin Barrier and Tone Improvement Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Acne marks are gone — Kiehl's Clearly Corrective™ Dark Spot Solution”
    • “woke up glowing — Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate”
    • “Wake to a glowing complexion — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
    • “Noticeable difference — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
  • Gentle on Skin Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Doesn't irritate my sensitive skin — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Nothing irritated my skin — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
    • “experienced zero irritation — Kiehl's Retinol Skin-Renewing Daily Micro-Dose Serum”
  • High Price Point Mostly MentionedRarely Noted
    • “Price to be high relative to performance — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “pricy daily staple — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream”
  • Too Rich or Heavy Not notedOften Mentioned
    • “A little bit too thick — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
  • Greasiness and Residue Sometimes NotedRarely Noted
    • “Does leave that kind of residue — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
    • “oil slick in summer — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream”

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or Trilogy: which is better?

Trilogy offers better hydration and gentler formulas, making it preferable if you want soothing care, while Kiehl's features a much larger range of lightweight products that Lovi rates high for mature and sensitive skin. Reviewers note that the products on this page for Trilogy are often targeted for hydration, whereas Kiehl's brings more specialized anti-aging and brightening options.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and Trilogy?

Kiehl's offers a wide selection of products on this page that may suit diverse concerns, whereas Trilogy features only a few options focused on hydration. Lovi rates Trilogy as High for sensitive skin, while Kiehl's products on this page often come with a high price point.

Kiehl's or Trilogy: which cleanser is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider selection of cleansers on this page, including the Calendula Deep Cleansing Foaming Face Wash which achieves a Superior Lovi fit for oily and oily acne-prone skin. Trilogy only features one cleanser, the Rosehip Cream Cleanser, which has a High Lovi fit for sensitive, dry sensitive, dry skin, and skin with dark spots.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or Trilogy?

Reviewers note that Trilogy has a high price point, while Kiehl's reviewers often mention a high price point as well.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or Trilogy?

Trilogy may be gentler on skin, while reviewers note that Kiehl's causes breakouts and skin irritation.

How do the fragrance options compare between Kiehl's and Trilogy skincare products?

Kiehl's offers a much higher proportion of fragrance-free options, as 26 of the 28 products on this page list no fragrance. In contrast, only 1 of the 3 products on the Trilogy page lists no fragrance.

Which brand has more products listed on the page, Kiehl's or Trilogy?

Kiehl's has significantly more products listed on the page compared to Trilogy, offering a much wider variety of skincare items.

Which brand offers a dedicated facial toner, Kiehl's or Trilogy?

Kiehl's offers dedicated facial toners among the products on this page, whereas Trilogy does not feature any toners in its lineup. Lovi rates Kiehl's toners as having High to Superior fit levels across multiple skin types.

Kiehl's or Trilogy: which moisturizer is better?

For a moisturizer, Trilogy generally wins on hydration and being gentle on skin, but the products on this page from Kiehl's offer a much wider range for different skin types and concerns. Lovi rates Kiehl's moisturizers like the Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate as High to Superior for dry and sensitive skin, whereas Trilogy offers strong options like the Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream which Lovi rates High for mature and dry skin.

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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