Is Kim Kardashian’s $630 skincare line worth it? Here’s what dermatologists say

KKW Beauty and Skims. Now, Kim Kardashian launched her new, high-end skincare line: SKKN by Kim. 

The reality TV star’s latest entrepreneurial venture promises a nourishing and innovative at-home experience with nine products including cleansers and face oils – all coming in neutral-toned, minimalist packaging. Despite its popularity, one thing sticks out like a sore, manicured thumb: The high price point. 

Even compared to other celebrity skincare lines, all nine SKKN products are considerably more expensive and come to a total of $630 (a hyaluronic acid serum and vitamin C oil cost $90 each). According to Kardashian, 41, the hefty price is justified by the “best advice” and “best formulations” from experts like esthetician and celebrity facialist Joanna Czech, who advised Kardashian on formulating the products.

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“It’s definitely more prestige, and in order to get the types of ingredients that I would not really miss out on, it was kind of a necessity,” Kardashian explained in a New York Times interview last month. “The products I was using that were comparable were way more expensive … I tried to get the quality for the best price that we could.”

According to Dr. Camille Howard, a New York based dermatologist who has tried all nine of Kardashian’s products, expensive skincare isn’t abnormal: A hyaluronic acid serum “can cost over $150,” and brands like Dr. Barbara Sturm and La Mer have been praised for their even more expensive yet high-quality effects. But from analyzing the formulas and ingredients of each item, experts say SKKN, for the most part, may not be worth the money for most consumers. USA TODAY has reached out to Kardashian’s reps for comment.

“A lot of the price is really her name, her face and the packaging,” saysDr. Azadeh Shirazi, a board-certified dermatologist at La Jolla Dermatology and Laser Surgery Center. “The products don’t look like they’re anything groundbreaking or novel that you couldn’t find elsewhere, and there are much more affordable products on the market that have very similar formulations.”

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Luxurious skincare depends on who you’re asking. Some look forward to the experience of a ritualistic, at-home routine. Others want the science of the ingredients to address various skincare needs like skin texture, hyperpigmentation and more. 

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Specifically, Shirazi and Howard advise against using the Exfoliator ($55) for those with sensitive or dry skin, because it can cause irritation especially when combined with fragrance. And following it with an abrasive product like toner — as Kardashian recommends— can be even more damaging, according to Howard.

“The toner is for very resistant skin, because it does have witch hazel and some alcohol,” Howard says. “But you have a mechanical exfoliant, which is a scrub, and you also have a chemical exfoliant, which is a toner like (Kardashian) has here. And for someone who is pretty new to skincare, they may use these things twice a day at the same time… and after a couple weeks notice their skin is super dry and super sensitive.”

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Of all of the SKKN products, Howard says she “really liked” the Cleanser ($43), which contains a hydrating ingredient called glycerin.

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Though some people prefer a lengthy nighttime routine, dermatologists say nine products can not only be redundant, but excessive. 

“I’m never a big proponent of having multiple steps in a routine,” Howard says. “It can be very confusing, and I found that many of my patients don’t stick to one brand. They’ll have a cleanser from one brand and the moisturizer from a different brand.”

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Shirazi adds that the natural skin biome is not designed to have multiple chemicals layered on one after another, because too much exposure to these external inactives may “create problems in the skin’s microclimate and disrupt the natural skin barrier.”

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