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Kiehl's vs NIOD

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Kiehl's and NIOD are well-regarded skincare brands that offer distinct approaches to daily beauty routines. The American brand is cherished for its thoughtful array of moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products anchored by nourishing glycerin and squalane, while the Canadian brand is widely loved for advanced serums and balancing toners featuring sophisticated formulas. Kiehl's suits skin with dark spots and mature skin best, whereas NIOD suits mature, sensitive, and dry skin types best. They differ primarily in their formulation philosophies, with the former relying on classic nourishing ingredients and the latter redefining modern care through scientifically rigorous development.

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

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NIOD is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2015 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. since 2021.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs NIOD products

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or NIOD: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider range of products on this page with varying fit levels for different skin types, whereas NIOD provides only two options. Kiehl's features high fits for dry and mature skin, while NIOD shows high fits for sensitive and dry skin types.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and NIOD?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of products on this page tailored for specific concerns like dark spots, mature skin, and dry skin, while NIOD provides a much smaller selection. Reviewers often mention that Kiehl's features lightweight, non-greasy moisturizers and gentle serums, though some users note a high price point and potential breakouts or irritation. Every product on the NIOD page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or NIOD?

The products on this page for Kiehl's are often noted by reviewers to have a high price point. The provided page facts do not mention pricing information for NIOD.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or NIOD?

Reviewers often note that Kiehl's may cause breakouts and skin irritation. In contrast, NIOD has no such reports on this page, though the products on this page are much fewer.

Which brand has been on the market longer, Kiehl's or NIOD?

Kiehl's has been on the market longer, having been founded in the United States in 1851, while NIOD was founded in Canada in 2015.

Do both Kiehl's and NIOD offer products containing fragrance?

Kiehl's offers products containing fragrance, while NIOD lists no fragrance in the ingredients of the products on this page.

How many products are listed for Kiehl's compared to NIOD on this page?

Kiehl's has 28 products listed on this page, whereas NIOD only has 2 products available.

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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