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Kiehl's vs grace & stella

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Kiehl's and grace & stella are two distinct skincare lines offering thoughtful daily regimens. Kiehl's is cherished for its moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products anchored by glycerin and squalane, suiting skin with dark spots and mature skin best. Meanwhile, grace & stella is loved for its nourishing eye products and moisturizers designed for self-care, suiting all skin types best with gentle hydration and restorative care. While the American brand targets specific concerns like dark spots and aging through barrier restoration, the Canadian brand focuses on balanced, healthy-looking skin for everyone.

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

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grace & stella is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2016 and owned by Gravitiq since 2022.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs grace & stella products

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or grace & stella: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider range of products on this page with High to Superior Lovi fit levels across most skin types, backed by key ingredients like hyaluronic acid that helps improve skin hydration. grace & stella features only a couple of products, though its Under Eye Mask achieves a Superior fit for oily skin.

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What is the difference between Kiehl's and grace & stella?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of twenty-eight skincare products featuring key ingredients like glycerin, vitamin C, and squalane, while grace & stella features just two products focused on under-eye care and hydration. The products on this page for grace & stella include Hyaluronic Acid Serum, which helps improve skin hydration.

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Kiehl's or grace & stella: which moisturizer is better?

For a moisturizer, Kiehl's is generally better as the products on this page offer more targeted options for different skin concerns, including a Superior fit for dry skin with Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate. Topical hyaluronic acid helps improve skin quality and signs of aging.

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Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or grace & stella?

This page does not provide pricing information to compare the affordability of Kiehl's and grace & stella.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or grace & stella?

grace & stella causes fewer breakouts than Kiehl's, as reviewers for the products on this page frequently report breakouts and skin irritation with Kiehl's. This may happen because grace & stella offers only two products on this page compared to Kiehl's extensive range, reducing the likelihood of adverse reactions.

Between Kiehl's and grace & stella, which brand offers products containing fragrance?

Kiehl's offers products containing fragrance, while grace & stella lists no fragrance in every product on this page. Specifically, only two Kiehl's items—Age Defender Moisturizer and Facial Fuel Energizing Moisture Treatment for Men—contain fragrance.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Kiehl's and grace & stella?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States, whereas grace & stella was established in 2016 in Canada. Both brands are now under different corporate ownership.

Which brand has more product options listed for dry skin, Kiehl's or grace & stella?

Kiehl's has far more product options listed on this page for dry skin than grace & stella, which only features two total products. Kiehl's offers a wide range of moisturizers, cleansers, and serums that Lovi rates as High or Superior for dry skin.

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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