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Kiehl's vs MAËLYS

Kiehl's and MAËLYS are skincare brands offering thoughtful care through specialized solutions. Kiehl's is known for its nourishing moisturizers, targeted serums, soothing toners, and gentle eye products formulated with glycerin and squalane, while the other brand is loved for targeted serums and advanced formulas. The American heritage brand suits dry skin and mature skin best, whereas MAËLYS suits all skin types best. They differ primarily in their core ingredient focus and skin-type suitability, as the first brand addresses moisture loss and barrier resilience with glycerin and squalane, while the second delivers universal care.

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

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or MAËLYS: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much larger selection of skincare items on this page with High to Superior Lovi fit levels across many skin types, whereas MAËLYS features only two products with mostly Low or Caution ratings. Reviewers often mention that Kiehl's provides lightweight moisturizers and deep hydration, though some note a high price point.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and MAËLYS?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of skincare products that fit dry, mature, and oily acne-prone skin best, whereas MAËLYS features very few items on this page that show low fit levels across most skin types.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or MAËLYS?

Reviews note that Kiehl's products have a high price point, while the page provides no pricing information for MAËLYS.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or MAËLYS?

Kiehl's offers targeted products like the Ultra Facial Oil-Free Gel Cream that achieve a High Lovi fit for oily acne-prone skin, whereas MAËLYS products on this page generally have low fits for acne-prone skin.

Which brand has been around longer, Kiehl's or MAËLYS?

Kiehl's has been around much longer, having been founded in the United States in 1851, whereas MAËLYS was founded more recently in 2017.

How many products does Kiehl's offer compared to MAËLYS on this page?

Kiehl's offers 28 products on this page, whereas MAËLYS offers only 2.

Which Kiehl's toner is rated as superior for sensitive skin?

Lovi rates the Calendula Herbal-Extract Toner as Superior for sensitive 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.

How does it fit your skin?

Scan your face, then any product: Lovi shows how well it fits you and what fits even better.