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The Ordinary vs AlumierMD

The Ordinary and AlumierMD are Canadian skincare brands founded in 2016. The Ordinary offers serums, moisturizers, cleansers, toners, and more, built around hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane, while AlumierMD is beloved for its advanced serums and scientifically backed formulas. Both brands suit sensitive skin best, with the former also fitting combination, acne-prone, aging, and hyperpigmented skin, and the latter additionally suiting aging and hyperpigmented skin. They differ in ownership and product complexity, as the former is owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. and focuses on single-ingredient solutions, whereas the latter emphasizes comprehensive formulations to gently refine texture, restore balance, and enhance natural radiance.

The Ordinary is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2016 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. since 2021.

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AlumierMD is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2016 and owned by Alumier Group Holdings Limited / Alumier Labs Inc..

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

Questions and answers

The Ordinary or AlumierMD: which is better?

The products on this page from The Ordinary offer a much wider variety of budget-friendly formulas that fit sensitive skin, combination skin, and skin with dark spots, whereas AlumierMD currently lists just a single specialized solution on this page.

What is the difference between The Ordinary and AlumierMD?

The products on this page from The Ordinary provide a large selection of targeted serums, cleansers, and moisturizers that fit sensitive skin, combination skin, and skin with dark spots best, whereas AlumierMD features only a single serum on this page designed for oily, acne-prone, and mature skin types. Both Canadian brands were founded in 2016 and list no fragrance across their formulations.

Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or AlumierMD?

The products on this page by The Ordinary are recognized for offering affordable and great value serums. AlumierMD is another brand compared on Lovi, but price comparisons are not detailed here.

Which causes fewer breakouts, The Ordinary or AlumierMD?

The products on this page for The Ordinary offer a high or superior Lovi fit for acne-prone skin across multiple serums and treatments, helping to clear blemishes. AlumierMD also includes options like Bright & Clear Solution with a high fit for acne-prone skin, but provides a much smaller range overall.

Were The Ordinary and AlumierMD founded in the same year?

Yes, both The Ordinary and AlumierMD were founded in 2016 in Canada.

Do both The Ordinary and AlumierMD products contain fragrance?

No, neither brand contains fragrance in the products on this page.

Which brand offers more products listed on the page?

The Ordinary offers more products listed on the page compared to AlumierMD.

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.

How does it fit your skin?

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