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Kiehl's vs BABOR

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Kiehl's and BABOR are two established skincare names, with the former being an American brand founded in 1851 and the latter a German brand founded in 1956. Kiehl's is known for nourishing moisturizers, targeted serums, soothing toners, and gentle eye products featuring glycerin and squalane, while BABOR is loved for refined exfoliants and rich moisturizers. Both brands differ in their ideal skin types, as the American line suits dry and mature skin best, whereas the German line suits dry, normal, and combination skin best.

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

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BABOR is a German skincare brand founded in 1956 and owned by BABOR BEAUTY GROUP since 1962.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs BABOR products

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or BABOR: which is better?

Both brands offer solid options, but Kiehl's features a much wider variety of products on this page across multiple categories compared to BABOR's limited selection. According to Lovi, BABOR's Enzyme Cleanser achieves a Superior fit across all skin types, while Kiehl's provides targeted routines best suited for dry, mature, and oily acne-prone skin.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and BABOR?

Kiehl's is an American brand founded in 1851 with a large range of products featuring fragrance-free options, whereas BABOR is a German brand founded in 1956 with only two products on this page.

Kiehl's or BABOR: which moisturizer is better?

When comparing moisturizers, Kiehl's offers a wide range with specialized options like Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate, which Lovi rates as Superior for dry skin, whereas BABOR provides Hydra Plus, which Lovi rates as Superior for dry sensitive skin.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or BABOR?

The provided page facts do not mention the price or affordability of either Kiehl's or BABOR products.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or BABOR?

Reviewers of Kiehl's often note that the products may cause breakouts and skin irritation. BABOR does not have reported reviews about causing breakouts on this page.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Kiehl's and BABOR?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States, whereas BABOR was founded a century later in 1956 in Germany.

Which brand offers a wider range of products on this page, and how many are fragrance-free?

Kiehl's offers a much wider range of products on this page, with 26 out of 28 products listing no fragrance. BABOR features only 2 products on this page, and 1 of them is fragrance-free.

Which Kiehl's product achieves a Superior Lovi fit level for dry skin?

The Kiehl's Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate achieves a Superior Lovi fit level for dry 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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