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Kiehl's vs grace & stella

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Kiehl's and grace & stella are two popular skincare labels offering distinctly different daily routines. The American heritage house relies on glycerin and squalane within its nourishing moisturizers, targeted serums, soothing toners, and gentle eye products to support dry and mature skin. Meanwhile, the Canadian self-care brand focuses on gentle eye products and moisturizers that suit all skin types with balanced hydration. While the former brand emphasizes barrier resilience and moisture loss, the latter provides restorative care through versatile daily formulas.

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

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grace & stella is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2016 and owned by Gravitiq since 2022.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs grace & stella products

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or grace & stella: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider variety of products on this page compared to grace & stella, with tailored options that achieve Superior and High fit levels across various skin types. Meanwhile, grace & stella provides only two products, though both are well-tolerated since every product on this page lists no fragrance.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and grace & stella?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of products with varied Lovi fit levels across skin types, whereas grace & stella features just a couple of products that achieve high or superior fits for nearly all skin types. Kiehl's is best suited for dry skin, mature skin, and oily acne-prone skin.

Kiehl's or grace & stella: which moisturizer is better?

When comparing moisturizers, Kiehl's offers a wide range of options tailored to specific skin types, such as Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate, which achieves a Superior fit for dry skin. Meanwhile, grace & stella features the Hyaluronic Acid Serum, which has a High fit for dry and sensitive skin.

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Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or grace & stella?

Reviews for the products on this page frequently mention a high price point for Kiehl's, while grace & stella offers budget-friendly skincare options.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or grace & stella?

grace & stella causes fewer breakouts because the products on this page list no fragrance, whereas Kiehl's reviewers often note that the brand causes breakouts and skin irritation.

Between Kiehl's and grace & stella, which brand offers products with no fragrance across all of its items?

grace & stella offers products with no fragrance across all of the products on this page, whereas Kiehl's includes fragrance in a couple of items like the Age Defender Moisturizer. For grace & stella, every product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Kiehl's and grace & stella?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States, whereas grace & stella was founded much later in 2016 in Canada. Today, Kiehl's is owned by L'Oréal S.A., while grace & stella is owned by Gravitiq.

Which brand has a larger product selection listed on the page for various skin types?

Kiehl's has a larger product selection listed on the products on this page compared to grace & stella.

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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