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Kiehl's vs Valmont

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Kiehl's and Valmont are established skincare houses that offer distinct approaches to complexion care. Kiehl's is an American brand known for its nourishing moisturizers, targeted serums, soothing toners, and gentle eye products formulated with glycerin and squalane, while Valmont is a Swiss brand celebrated for its luxurious moisturizers and refined formulas. Both suit mature and dehydrated skin best, as the thoughtful formulations address moisture loss and barrier resilience. Ultimately, they differ in their heritage and specific ingredient focuses, with the American label emphasizing barrier restoration through glycerin and squalane, and the Swiss label emphasizing lasting comfort and gentle care.

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

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Valmont is a Swiss skincare brand founded in 1985.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs Valmont products

Kiehl's vs Valmont moisturizers

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or Valmont: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider selection of products on this page across multiple skin types compared to Valmont, which features only one product. Lovi rates Kiehl's as a High or Superior fit for various specific needs like dry, mature, and oily acne-prone skin.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and Valmont?

Kiehl's, founded in 1851 in the United States and owned by L'Oréal S.A., offers a large variety of products on this page with fit levels ranging from Superior to Caution, whereas Valmont is a Swiss brand founded in 1985 with only one product listed here. The products on this page from Kiehl's best fit dry skin, mature skin, and oily acne-prone skin.

Kiehl's or Valmont: which moisturizer is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider selection of moisturizers on this page compared to Valmont, featuring options with high Lovi fit levels for dry and mature skin like its Super Multi-Corrective Cream. Valmont features only a single moisturizer on the page, the Prime Renewing Pack, which has a High Lovi fit level for mature and dry sensitive skin.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or Valmont?

The products on this page for Kiehl's and Valmont do not provide pricing details, so affordability cannot be compared here.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or Valmont?

Reviewers frequently note that Kiehl's products can cause breakouts, while Valmont has too few products on this page to judge. Kiehl's is unlikely to fit acne-prone skin well across the products on this page.

Which brand offers more fragrance-free products, Kiehl's or Valmont?

Kiehl's offers more fragrance-free options, as 26 of the 28 products on this page list no fragrance. In contrast, Valmont includes fragrance in its only product listed on this page.

Which brand has been established longer, Kiehl's or Valmont?

Kiehl's has been established longer, having been founded in the United States in 1851, whereas Valmont was founded in Switzerland in 1985.

What are the key ingredients featured across Kiehl's products?

The key ingredients featured across Kiehl's products on this page 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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