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Kiehl's vs Valmont

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Kiehl's and Valmont are distinguished skincare names offering tailored solutions for discerning complexions. The American heritage label is cherished for its thoughtful array of moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products anchored by nourishing glycerin and squalane, suiting skin with dark spots and mature skin best. Conversely, the Swiss brand is widely loved for its luxurious moisturizers and refined formulas that suit mature and dehydrated skin best by delivering lasting comfort and gentle care. Ultimately, the former relies on specific active ingredients for targeted relief of particular concerns, while the latter focuses on overall soothing and restoration.

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 broader range of products on this page with High to Superior Lovi fit levels across multiple skin types compared to Valmont. For dry skin, Kiehl's Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate achieves a Superior fit level.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and Valmont?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of twenty-eight products that feature various fit levels across skin types, whereas Valmont has only one product on the page. Kiehl's best fits skin with dark spots, mature skin, and combination skin.

Kiehl's or Valmont: which moisturizer is better?

For dry skin, Kiehl's Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate reaches a Lovi fit level of Superior, making it a better option than Valmont's Prime Renewing Pack, which has an Average fit for dry skin. The Kiehl's moisturizer helps deliver deep hydration using ingredients like glycerin, although a high price point is often noted by reviewers.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or Valmont?

Kiehl's has a high price point according to reviewers, but it offers a much larger selection of products on this page compared to Valmont. Valmont features only a single product on this page, the Prime Renewing Pack.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or Valmont?

Valmont offers a single product on this page, Prime Renewing Pack, which has an average fit for acne-prone skin, whereas Kiehl's features several items like Calendula Herbal-Extract Toner that achieve a superior fit for acne-prone skin. However, reviewers note that Kiehl's products may cause breakouts and skin irritation.

Between Kiehl's and Valmont, which brand was founded earlier and in which countries?

Kiehl's was founded earlier, in 1851 in the United States, whereas Valmont was founded in 1985 in Switzerland.

How do the fragrance options differ between Kiehl's and Valmont based on the products listed?

Kiehl's offers mostly fragrance-free options, as 26 of the 28 products on this page list no fragrance, whereas Valmont includes fragrance in the single product listed on this page.

What is the Lovi fit level of Valmont's Prime Renewing Pack for mature skin and dry sensitive skin?

Valmont's Prime Renewing Pack has a High fit level according to Lovi for both mature skin and dry sensitive 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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