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Kiehl's vs ELIDEL

Rated by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

Kiehl's and ELIDEL are distinct skincare brands that offer differing approaches to daily maintenance. The American brand, founded in 1851, is beloved for its moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products featuring glycerin and squalane, suiting dry skin and skin with dark spots best. Conversely, the Swiss brand, founded in 2001, is beloved for gentle moisturizers and soothing formulas with carefully balanced compositions that suit sensitive, dry skin best. While both provide reliable daily options, they differ as the former relies on moisture-retaining and brightening properties to address diverse concerns, whereas the latter focuses primarily on soothing sensitive complexions.

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

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ELIDEL is a Swiss skincare brand founded in 2001 and owned by Viatris Inc. since 2016.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs ELIDEL products

Kiehl's vs ELIDEL moisturizers

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or ELIDEL: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider variety of skincare products on this page than ELIDEL, which only features a single moisturizer. Lovi rates Kiehl's as having high to superior fit levels for several specific skin types.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and ELIDEL?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of skincare products that fit dry skin and skin with dark spots well, while ELIDEL features just one moisturizer product with average fits for dry and sensitive skin.

Kiehl's or ELIDEL: which moisturizer is better?

When comparing moisturizers, Kiehl's offers a much wider variety of options with varying fit levels across different skin types, whereas ELIDEL features only a single pimecrolimus moisturizer with average to caution ratings. Reviewers frequently note that the products on this page by Kiehl's provide deep hydration, though some also mention a high price point.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or ELIDEL?

Reviewers on this page frequently note a high price point for Kiehl's, while ELIDEL is represented by a single prescription product without pricing data on the page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or ELIDEL?

ELIDEL features only one product on this page, which has a Low fit level for acne-prone skin, while Kiehl's offers a wide variety of products on this page with High fit levels for acne-prone skin.

Which brand offers more fragrance-free skincare products between Kiehl's and ELIDEL?

Kiehl's offers more fragrance-free skincare products on this page than ELIDEL, with 26 out of 28 products listing no fragrance. ELIDEL features only one product on this page, which also lists no fragrance.

How do the founding years and corporate owners of Kiehl's and ELIDEL compare?

Kiehl's was founded earlier in 1851 in the United States and has been owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2000, whereas ELIDEL was founded in 2001 in Switzerland and has been owned by Viatris Inc. since 2016.

What are some of the key ingredients used across Kiehl's products?

Glycerin, Vitamin C, Squalane, Shea butter, and Vitamin E are some of the key ingredients used across the products on this page for Kiehl's.

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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