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The Ordinary vs BABOR

Rated by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

The Ordinary and BABOR are distinguished skincare brands that offer entirely distinct approaches to daily care. The Canadian line features serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and toners built around hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane, suiting sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin best. Meanwhile, the German house is deeply loved for its refined exfoliants and rich moisturizers, offering thoughtful formulas that suit dry, normal, and combination skin. While both deliver reliable results, they differ through the former's clinical focus on individual active ingredients versus the latter's sensory-rich, balanced routines.

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

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BABOR is a German skincare brand founded in 1956 and owned by BABOR BEAUTY GROUP since 1962.

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

Popular The Ordinary vs BABOR products

Questions and answers

The Ordinary or BABOR: which is better?

The Ordinary offers a much wider range of products that are fragrance-free, making it a strong choice for sensitive and acne-prone skin. Lovi rates the products on this page as having a High fit for sensitive skin.

What is the difference between The Ordinary and BABOR?

The Ordinary offers a large selection of affordable, fragrance-free products that Lovi finds fit best for sensitive and combination skin as well as skin with dark spots, whereas BABOR features fewer products with fragrance present in some items.

The Ordinary or BABOR: which moisturizer is better?

When comparing moisturizers, Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA by The Ordinary achieves a High to Superior fit across most skin types, whereas BABOR's Hydra Plus has a High to Superior fit specifically for dry and sensitive skin. Hyaluronic acid helps improve skin hydration and moisture retention.

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Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or BABOR?

The products on this page from The Ordinary include affordable and great value serums among their praised benefits. BABOR has no affordable range mentioned.

Which brand was founded earlier, The Ordinary or BABOR?

BABOR was founded earlier in 1956 in Germany, while The Ordinary was founded later in 2016 in Canada.

Do any products from The Ordinary contain fragrance?

Every product from The Ordinary on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

How does the Lovi fit level of the Enzyme Cleanser compare across all skin types for BABOR?

For BABOR, the Enzyme Cleanser achieves a Superior Lovi fit level across all skin types on this page.

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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