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Kiehl's vs Trilogy

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

Kiehl's and Trilogy are two skincare brands known for their thoughtful moisturizers and gentle cleansers. The American brand features trusted ingredients like glycerin and squalane to suit dry skin and skin with dark spots best, whereas the second brand is built on high-performing formulas that suit dry, balanced, and sensitive skin types best. While both offer distinct standout products for particular concerns, they differ through their specific ingredient profiles and target skin types.

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 is better for hydration and gentleness, whereas Kiehl's offers a much wider selection of products on this page that fit skin types like dry skin and skin with dark spots.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and Trilogy?

Trilogy helps provide better hydration and moisture than Kiehl's. However, the products on this page for Kiehl's fit a wider range of skin types better, such as dry skin, skin with dark spots, and combination skin.

Kiehl's or Trilogy: which cleanser is better?

Kiehl's does better than Trilogy on this page, offering cleansers with high to superior Lovi fit levels across a wide range of skin types. Reviewers note that Kiehl's cleansers help provide effective cleansing, while the products on this page are generally fragrance-free.

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, making both brands expensive options.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or Trilogy?

Trilogy is generally gentler on skin, whereas reviewers note that Kiehl's products frequently cause breakouts and skin irritation.

How does the fragrance content compare between Kiehl's and Trilogy skincare products?

Kiehl's products on this page have significantly less fragrance, with 26 of 28 options listing no fragrance, whereas Trilogy includes fragrance in two of its three products.

Which brand offers more product options, Kiehl's or Trilogy?

Kiehl's offers significantly more product options, featuring 28 products on this page compared to Trilogy's 3.

When was each company founded and who currently owns them?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States and is currently owned by L'Oréal S.A., while Trilogy was founded in 2002 and is owned by CITIC Capital Holdings Limited.

Kiehl's or Trilogy: which moisturizer is better?

Both brands offer solid options, but Kiehl's provides a much wider variety of moisturizers tailored to different skin types, while Trilogy focuses heavily on rich formulas like its Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream. Lovi rates Kiehl's Super Multi-Corrective Cream as High for dry skin and mature skin, whereas Trilogy's Line Smoothing Day Cream earns an Average fit for mature skin and Low for oily 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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