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Kiehl's vs FRE

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Kiehl's and FRE are skincare brands that offer distinct approaches to daily routines. Kiehl's is beloved for a thoughtful array of moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products featuring glycerin and squalane, suiting dry skin and skin with dark spots best, while the other is widely loved for targeted product types and nourishing formulas that suit acne-prone skin best. These thoughtful formulations work to gently balance and support the complexion. The American skincare brand founded in 1851 differs through its emphasis on moisture-retaining and brightening properties.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs FRE products

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or FRE: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider variety of products on this page compared to FRE, covering multiple skincare needs and types, whereas FRE features only a single product. Reviewers note that Kiehl's provides lightweight moisturizers and deep hydration, though some mention high prices and irritation.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and FRE?

Kiehl's offers a wide variety of skincare products that are rated for dry skin, skin with dark spots, and combination skin, whereas FRE features only a single argan oil product on this page. Most Kiehl's products contain no added fragrance, and FRE also lists no fragrance across its items.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or FRE?

The products on this page from Kiehl's carry a high price point according to reviewers, while information regarding the affordability of FRE is not available on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or FRE?

FRE features only one product on this page, which has average ratings for acne-prone skin, whereas Kiehl's offers a wide selection of products on this page with varying fit levels for acne-prone skin, including options rated as High and Superior. However, reviewers often mention that Kiehl's products may cause breakouts and skin irritation.

How do the founding years and corporate ownerships of Kiehl's and FRE compare?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States and has been owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2000, whereas FRE was founded much later in 2016 and is independently owned.

Which Kiehl's products contain fragrance, and does FRE include fragrance in its products?

Among the products on this page, only Kiehl's Age Defender Moisturizer and Facial Fuel Energizing Moisture Treatment for Men list fragrance in their formulas. In contrast, FRE includes no fragrance in any of its products on this page.

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

Glycerin, Vitamin C, Squalane, Shea butter, and Vitamin E are key shared ingredients 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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