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Kiehl's vs NEOCUTIS

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Kiehl's and NEOCUTIS are skincare brands known for nurturing different complexions with thoughtful formulations. The American brand is cherished for its moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products anchored by glycerin and squalane, while the Swiss brand is widely beloved for its refined serums and moisturizers. The former suits skin with dark spots and mature skin best, whereas the latter suits mature, dry, and stressed skin best. They differ primarily in their origin, founding eras, and specific ingredient benefits like barrier restoration versus deep restorative care.

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

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NEOCUTIS is a Swiss skincare brand founded in 2003 and owned by Merz Holding GmbH & Co. KG since 2013.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs NEOCUTIS products

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or NEOCUTIS: which is better?

Kiehl's and NEOCUTIS both offer products on this page for mature and dry skin, but Kiehl's provides a much wider variety of targeted routines and cleansers.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and NEOCUTIS?

Kiehl's offers a large range of 28 products featuring options like lightweight moisturizers and gentle serums best suited for skin with dark spots, mature skin, and dry skin, whereas NEOCUTIS provides a much smaller selection of 2 fragrance-free products.

Kiehl's or NEOCUTIS: which moisturizer is better?

When comparing moisturizers, Kiehl's offers a much wider variety of options tailored to different skin types, while NEOCUTIS provides fragrance-free choices like lumière for dry, mature, and sensitive skin.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or NEOCUTIS?

Kiehl's has a high price point among reviewers on this page, but there is no pricing information available for NEOCUTIS to make a direct comparison.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or NEOCUTIS?

NEOCUTIS products on this page have average ratings for acne-prone skin, while Kiehl's products on this page may sometimes cause breakouts or skin irritation.

Which brand has been around longer, Kiehl's or NEOCUTIS?

Kiehl's has been around longer, having been founded in the United States in 1851, whereas NEOCUTIS was founded in Switzerland in 2003.

Do either Kiehl's or NEOCUTIS offer entirely fragrance-free product lines across the board?

NEOCUTIS offers entirely fragrance-free products on the products on this page, whereas Kiehl's includes fragrance in a small number of items.

How do the countries of origin and parent companies differ between Kiehl's and NEOCUTIS?

Kiehl's was founded in the United States in 1851 and has been owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2000. In contrast, NEOCUTIS originated in Switzerland in 2003 and has been owned by Merz Holding GmbH & Co. KG since 2013.

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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