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Kiehl's vs Skinfix

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Kiehl's and Skinfix are established skincare brands offering deeply nourishing moisturizers, targeted serums, and soothing treatments. The American brand, founded in 1851, is known for formulations featuring glycerin and squalane that suit dry and mature skin, while the Canadian brand, founded in 2014, relies on rich, restorative ingredients to best care for dry, sensitive skin. Both lines differ primarily in their specific target audiences and heritage, with the older house emphasizing broad barrier resilience and the newer label focusing closely on scientifically targeted lipid repair.

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

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Skinfix is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2014 and owned by Skinfix Inc..

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

Popular Kiehl's vs Skinfix products

Kiehl's vs Skinfix moisturizers

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or Skinfix: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much larger selection of products on this page compared to Skinfix, featuring items rated with high to superior Lovi fit levels across multiple skin types. Meanwhile, Skinfix lists only a single moisturizer with moderate to high fit levels for dry and sensitive skin types.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and Skinfix?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of products including cleansers, toners, and serums with various fit levels, whereas the products on this page for Skinfix consist solely of the Barrier+ Triple Lipid-Peptide Cream. Kiehl's is owned by L'Oréal S.A., while Skinfix is owned by Skinfix Inc.

Kiehl's or Skinfix: which moisturizer is better?

When comparing moisturizers, Kiehl's offers a wide variety with high or superior Lovi fit levels for specific skin types, such as the Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate for dry skin. Skinfix features the Barrier+ Triple Lipid-Peptide Cream, which has a high Lovi fit level for dry and dry sensitive skin.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or Skinfix?

The provided page facts do not mention pricing details for Skinfix, whereas reviewers often note that Kiehl's products have a high price point.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or Skinfix?

Skinfix features only one product on the page, with its Barrier+ Triple Lipid-Peptide Cream rated as an Average fit for acne-prone skin, whereas Kiehl's offers multiple products on the page with High fits for acne-prone skin such as the Calendula Herbal-Extract Toner. Reviewers mention that Kiehl's products may sometimes cause breakouts and skin irritation.

How does the founding year and country of origin compare between Kiehl's and Skinfix?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States, whereas Skinfix was founded in 2014 in Canada.

Which brand offers fragrance-free products across its entire page, Kiehl's or Skinfix?

Skinfix offers fragrance-free products across its entire page, whereas Kiehl's includes fragrance in a small number of items.

What are the specific skin types that Kiehl's brand-focused routines fit best?

According to the brand-focused routines, Kiehl's fits dry skin, mature skin, and oily acne-prone skin best.

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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