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Kiehl's vs Sand & Sky

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Kiehl's and Sand & Sky are skincare brands that offer distinct approaches to daily care. Kiehl's, an American brand founded in 1851 and owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2000, is loved for its nourishing moisturizers, targeted serums, soothing toners, and gentle eye products formulated with glycerin and squalane, which suit dry and mature skin best. Meanwhile, the second brand is beloved for its purifying masks and targeted botanical formulas that suit combination, oily, and acne-prone skin. Ultimately, both differ because the first brand addresses moisture loss and barrier resilience with ingredients that increase hydration and counteract oxidative stress, whereas its counterpart gently clarifies and balances the complexion.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs Sand & Sky products

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or Sand & Sky: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much broader range of products with higher Lovi fit levels across multiple skin types compared to Sand & Sky. Its formulations include hydrating and soothing ingredients that help improve skin texture and moisture barriers.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and Sand & Sky?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of skincare products that achieve high fit levels for dry and mature skin, whereas the products on this page for Sand & Sky consist solely of a single face mask. Additionally, Kiehl's avoids fragrance in the vast majority of its formulations, while the Sand & Sky product on this page includes fragrance.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or Sand & Sky?

Comparing the two brands on this page, the products on this page for Kiehl's have a high price point often mentioned by reviewers, while Sand & Sky does not have pricing feedback mentioned.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or Sand & Sky?

Sand & Sky is not rated for breakouts on this page, while Kiehl's includes products like the Ultra Facial Oil-Free Gel Cream that have a High fit level for oily acne-prone skin. However, reviewers note that Kiehl's products also frequently cause breakouts and skin irritation.

Which brand has been around longer and where were they founded?

Kiehl's has been around much longer, having been founded in the United States in 1851. In comparison, Sand & Sky was founded more recently in 2017.

How many products from Kiehl's list fragrance compared to Sand & Sky?

Kiehl's has 2 of 28 products on the page that list fragrance, while Sand & Sky has 1 of 1 products with fragrance.

What are some key ingredients found across Kiehl's products?

Key ingredients found across Kiehl's products include glycerin, vitamin C, squalane, shea butter, and vitamin E.

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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