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Kiehl's vs Sand & Sky

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Kiehl's and Sand & Sky are skincare brands that offer distinct approaches to complexion care. Kiehl's is cherished for its thoughtful array of moisturizers, serums, toners, eye products, and more, all anchored by nourishing ingredients like glycerin and squalane, whereas the brand is beloved for its purifying masks and targeted formulas featuring botanical ingredients that gently clarify and balance the complexion. The American skincare brand suits skin with dark spots and mature skin best, while the Australian-inspired line suits combination, oily, and acne-prone skin best. Ultimately, they differ in their core formulations, with both offering standout choices like the Calendula Herbal-Extract Toner for acne-prone skin, the Calendula Deep Cleansing Foaming Face Wash for skin with dark spots, the Ultra Facial Toner for mature skin, and the Australian Pink Clay Porefining Face Mask for acne-prone skin.

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 Kiehl's and Sand & Sky products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Kiehl's vs Sand & Sky products

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or Sand & Sky: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider variety of products on this page across multiple categories compared to Sand & Sky, with Lovi fit levels ranging from Superior to Low depending on the specific product and skin type.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and Sand & Sky?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of skincare products that Lovi rates as high for skin with dark spots, mature skin, and combination skin, whereas Sand & Sky features just one product on this page, the Australian Pink Clay Porefining Face Mask, which Lovi rates as high for acne-prone, oily acne-prone, combination, and oily skin.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or Sand & Sky?

The page facts do not provide pricing information to compare the affordability of Kiehl's and Sand & Sky.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or Sand & Sky?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of products on this page with varying breakout risks, while Sand & Sky features only the Australian Pink Clay Porefining Face Mask, which is rated High for acne-prone skin.

How do the founding years and parent companies of Kiehl's and Sand & Sky compare?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States and has been owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2000, whereas Sand & Sky was founded much later in 2017 and is owned by Excite Foundry Ltd.

Which Kiehl's products contain fragrance, and does the Sand & Sky product contain fragrance?

Among Kiehl's products on this page, Age Defender Moisturizer and Facial Fuel Energizing Moisture Treatment for Men list fragrance. The Sand & Sky product, Australian Pink Clay Porefining Face Mask, also contains fragrance.

How many products from Kiehl's are featured on the page compared to Sand & Sky?

Kiehl's has 28 products featured on the page, whereas Sand & Sky has only 1 product.

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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