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La Roche-Posay vs Kiehl's

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La Roche-Posay and Kiehl's are two respected skincare brands known for their nourishing moisturizers, targeted serums, and gentle cleansers infused with glycerin, thermal water, and squalane. The French brand suits sensitive and dry skin best through its barrier-supporting formulations, while the American brand cares for dry and mature skin by addressing moisture loss and resilience. Both utilize ingredients like glycerin to significantly increase hydration, yet they differ in their origin, specialized ingredients, and targeted concerns.

La Roche-Posay is a French skincare brand founded in 1975 and owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 1989.

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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 La Roche-Posay and Kiehl's products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular La Roche-Posay vs Kiehl's products

People Say

La Roche-PosayKiehl's
  • Texture Improvement and Skin Softness Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “skin feels incredibly soft afterwards — Kiehl's Rare Earth Deep Pore Cleansing Masque”
    • “feels like nothing — Kiehl's Better Screen UV Serum”
    • “absorbs instantly without residue — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Oil-Free Gel Cream”
    • “lightweight and absorbs quickly — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
  • Skin Sensitivity and Irritation Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Great retinol for beginners — La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum”
    • “Only cream that doesn't sting — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream”
    • “experienced zero irritation — Kiehl's Retinol Skin-Renewing Daily Micro-Dose Serum”
    • “works on dark skin — Kiehl's Better Screen UV Serum”
  • Hydration and Moisture Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “absorbs instantly — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “skin feels plump — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “Keeps skin moisturized for 24+ hours — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream”
    • “Feels like a drink of water — Kiehl's Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate”
  • Brightening and Dark Spots Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Acne marks are gone — Kiehl's Clearly Corrective™ Dark Spot Solution”
    • “woke up glowing — Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate”
    • “Skin looks radiant — Kiehl's Clearly Corrective™ Dark Spot Solution”
    • “skin looks brighter — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
  • Tint and Makeup Compatibility Rarely NotedSometimes Noted
    • “concealer glides on smoothly — Kiehl's Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado”
    • “no pilling — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream”
    • “no pilling — Kiehl's Better Screen UV Serum”
    • “makeup sits perfectly — La Roche-Posay Anthelios”
  • Value and Pricing Sometimes NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “expensive for the size — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “Too expensive for the size — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream”
    • “Tube is tiny for the price — La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Gel B5”
    • “pricy daily staple — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream”
  • Texture and Pilling Issues Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “pills like crazy — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “Very sticky — La Roche-Posay Pure Vitamin C10 Serum”
    • “hard to spread — Kiehl's Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado”
    • “too radiant for oily skin — Kiehl's Better Screen UV Serum”
  • Stinging and Adverse Reactions Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “burns my eyes — La Roche-Posay Anthelios”
    • “burned my face — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “burned my face immediately — Kiehl's Rare Earth Deep Pore Cleansing Masque”
    • “stings my face and feels like burning — Kiehl's Super Multi-Corrective Cream”
  • Packaging and Design Issues Often MentionedRarely Noted
    • “dipping fingers is unsanitary — Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream”
    • “Dropper doesn't reach bottom — Kiehl's Clearly Corrective™ Dark Spot Solution”
    • “pump stops working — La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream”

La Roche-Posay vs Kiehl's routines for dry skin

Buy Kiehl's routine · S$209.58 · 92% fitBuy La Roche-Posay routine · S$104.01 · 83% fitSee multi-brand routine · 99% fit

La Roche-Posay vs Kiehl's routines for oily skin

Buy Kiehl's routine · S$287.99 · 90% fitBuy La Roche-Posay routine · S$248.55 · 77% fitSee multi-brand routine · 96% fit

La Roche-Posay vs Kiehl's routines for combination skin

Buy Kiehl's routine · S$287.99 · 90% fitBuy La Roche-Posay routine · S$144.85 · 78% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

Questions and answers

La Roche-Posay or Kiehl's: which is better?

Kiehl's takes the lead for texture improvement, brightening, and makeup compatibility, while La Roche-Posay is better for value and pricing. Both brands offer equal performance when it comes to skin sensitivity and hydration.

What is the difference between La Roche-Posay and Kiehl's?

La Roche-Posay and Kiehl's are both owned by L'Oreal S.A., but Kiehl's generally achieves a superior routine fit for dry, mature, oily, combination, and oily acne-prone skin on the products on this page. Kiehl's also performs better regarding texture improvement, skin softness, brightening, and dark spots, while La Roche-Posay offers better value and pricing.

La Roche-Posay or Kiehl's for dry skin?

Both brands are great for dry skin, with Kiehl's achieving a superior routine fit compared to La Roche-Posay's high fit level. Kiehl's offers products like the Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate which helps deliver deep hydration. Emollients and ceramides found in these products also help support skin barrier health.

La Roche-Posay or Kiehl's: which cleanser is better?

Both brands offer cleansers that suit various skin needs, with La Roche-Posay featuring high fit levels for cleansers like the Toleriane Hydrating Foaming Gel and Kiehl's offering top options like the Calendula Deep Cleansing Foaming Face Wash. Reviewers find that both brands deliver gentle and effective cleansing products on this page.

Which is more affordable, La Roche-Posay or Kiehl's?

La Roche-Posay is more affordable, as value and pricing is an area where it outperforms Kiehl's. Reviewers often mention high price points as a negative for Kiehl's.

Between La Roche-Posay and Kiehl's, which brand offers more fragrance-free product options?

La Roche-Posay offers 21 fragrance-free products on this page, whereas Kiehl's provides 26 fragrance-free options. This means Kiehl's offers more fragrance-free product choices among the items featured here.

Which brand performs better for brightening and addressing dark spots according to review themes?

Kiehl's performs better for brightening and addressing dark spots according to review themes. Reviewers mention brightening and fading dark spots for Kiehl's, while La Roche-Posay products on this page show average fits for skin with dark spots.

How do the founding years and corporate ownerships of La Roche-Posay and Kiehl's compare?

La Roche-Posay was founded in France in 1975, while Kiehl's started much earlier in the United States in 1851. Both brands are currently owned by L'Oréal S.A., with Kiehl's acquired in 2000 and La Roche-Posay in 1989.

La Roche-Posay or Kiehl's for oily skin?

For oily skin, Kiehl's is the better choice because Lovi rates its routine fit as Superior, compared to High for La Roche-Posay. Both brands offer products that help manage excess oil, such as Kiehl's Calendula Deep Cleansing Foaming Face Wash and La Roche-Posay's Effaclar Medicated Gel Cleanser.

La Roche-Posay or Kiehl's: which moisturizer is better?

Both brands offer moisturizers that help maintain healthy skin, with Kiehl's achieving a superior routine fit for dry and mature skin compared to La Roche-Posay's high fit. Kiehl's features high options like the Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate, while La Roche-Posay provides strong barrier support through products like Cicaplast Baume B5+.

La Roche-Posay or Kiehl's for sensitive skin?

La Roche-Posay and Kiehl's both offer High routine fit for sensitive skin on this page. Reviewers note that both brands provide gentle serums and soothing, sensitive-skin friendly or lightweight moisturizers.

La Roche-Posay or Kiehl's: which sunscreen is better?

La Roche-Posay Anthelios has a superior fit level for skin with dark spots, sensitive skin, combination skin, acne-prone skin, mature skin, and oily skin among the products on this page. Kiehl's Better Screen UV Serum has a high fit level for most of those same skin types.

La Roche-Posay or Kiehl's for acne-prone skin?

Both La Roche-Posay and Kiehl's have a high routine fit for acne-prone skin. Review themes show they are equal for skin sensitivity and irritation, and for stinging and adverse reactions.

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.

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    Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Co-founder, Medical Director

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer

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    Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Co-founder, CEO and CTO

    PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex

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    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

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    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

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    Victoria Derkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist

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