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Kiehl's vs DHC

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Kiehl's and DHC are respected skincare brands originating from America and Japan respectively. Kiehl's is known for its nourishing moisturizers, targeted serums, soothing toners, and gentle eye products featuring glycerin and squalane, which suit dry and mature skin best. Meanwhile, the Japanese brand is beloved for its effective makeup removers and nourishing formulas that suit dry, normal, combination, and oily skin. They differ primarily in their heritage and targeted skin types, as the American line focuses on moisture loss and barrier resilience while both offer reliable daily care.

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

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DHC is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by ORIX Corporation since 2023.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs DHC products

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or DHC: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much larger selection of products on this page than DHC, covering diverse skin types and concerns with high fit levels in categories like cleansers and toners. DHC features only two makeup removers on the page, though both achieve high or average Lovi fit across various skin types.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and DHC?

Kiehl's offers a wide selection of skincare products on this page that fit dry, mature, and oily acne-prone skin best. DHC features only a couple of makeup removers on this page.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or DHC?

When it comes to affordability, reviewers often mention that Kiehl's has a high price point. The provided page facts do not contain pricing information for DHC.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or DHC?

DHC products on this page list no fragrance and feature simple cleansing oils, whereas reviewers mention that Kiehl's often causes breakouts and skin irritation.

Which brand has been established longer and in which countries were they founded?

Kiehl's has been established longer, having been founded in the United States in 1851, whereas DHC was founded in Japan in 1980.

How many products from Kiehl's contain fragrance compared to DHC?

Kiehl's features 26 products on this page that list no fragrance and two products with fragrance, while DHC has every product on this page listing no fragrance.

Which Kiehl's products achieve a Superior fit level for dry skin or oily skin?

For dry skin, Kiehl's Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate achieves a Superior fit level. For oily skin, Calendula Deep Cleansing Foaming Face Wash, Calendula Herbal-Extract Toner, Ultra Facial Oil-Free Cleanser, and Rare Earth Deep Pore Daily Cleanser achieve a Superior fit level.

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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