🇬🇧United Kingdom

Kiehl's vs Bepantol

Rated by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

Kiehl's and Bepantol are heritage skincare brands that offer distinct approaches to daily nourishment and barrier care. The American house is cherished for its moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products anchored by glycerin and squalane, while the Swiss brand is widely loved for its nourishing moisturizers and thoughtful formulas. Kiehl's suits skin with dark spots and mature skin best, whereas Bepantol suits dry, sensitive, and irritated skin best. Ultimately, both brands differ through their specific ingredient profiles and targeted relief for unique skin concerns.

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

loreal.comen.wikipedia.org

Bepantol is a Swiss skincare brand founded in 1944 and owned by Bayer AG since 2005.

en.wikipedia.org

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

Popular Kiehl's vs Bepantol products

Kiehl's vs Bepantol moisturizers

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or Bepantol: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much larger selection of specialized products on this page than Bepantol, which features only a single moisturizer. Lovi gives Kiehl's a High fit for dry skin with its Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

What is the difference between Kiehl's and Bepantol?

Kiehl's offers a wide variety of skincare products on this page that achieve a High or Superior Lovi fit for mature skin, combination skin, and skin with dark spots, whereas Bepantol features just a single moisturizer with an Average Lovi fit for sensitive, dry sensitive, dry, and acne-prone skin.

Kiehl's or Bepantol: which moisturizer is better?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of moisturizers with varying Lovi fit levels, such as the Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate which has a Superior fit for dry skin, whereas Bepantol features only the Derma moisturizer, which has an Average fit for dry and sensitive skin. Reviewers often mention that Kiehl's provides lightweight, non-greasy moisturizers and deep hydration.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or Bepantol?

Reviewers on this page often mention that Kiehl's has a high price point. The products on this page for Bepantol do not include pricing details.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or Bepantol?

Bepantol features a single moisturizer on the page with an Average fit for acne-prone skin, whereas the products on this page for Kiehl's include several options with High fits for acne-prone skin. Reviewers sometimes note that Kiehl's causes breakouts and skin irritation, while Bepantol is fragrance-free.

How do the founding years and current parent companies of Kiehl's and Bepantol compare?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States and has been owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2000, whereas Bepantol was founded in 1944 in Switzerland and has been owned by Bayer AG since 2005.

Which brand offers a wider variety of products on the page, and how do their fragrance-free options differ?

Kiehl's offers a much wider variety of products on the page compared to Bepantol. For fragrance-free options, 26 out of 28 Kiehl's products list no fragrance, while every Bepantol product on this page lists no fragrance.

What specific skin types are identified as best fits for Kiehl's brand-focused routines compared to Bepantol?

Kiehl's brand-focused routines achieve their best fit for skin with dark spots, mature skin, and combination skin, whereas Bepantol lists no specific skin types as best fits on this page.

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

How does it fit your skin?

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

QR code: get the Lovi app
Download on theApp Store Get it onGoogle Play