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The Ordinary vs Catrice

The Ordinary and Catrice are a Canadian skincare line founded in 2016 and a German beauty brand established in 2004, respectively. The Ordinary specializes in serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and toners built around hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane, while Catrice is beloved for refined eye products and advanced formulas. Both brands suit combination skin, though the former also fits sensitive, acne-prone, and mature skin best with specialized treatments, whereas the latter accommodates oily and normal skin through reliable daily performance.

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

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Catrice is a German skincare brand founded in 2004 and owned by cosnova.

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This page compares some of the most popular The Ordinary and Catrice 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 Catrice: which is better?

The Ordinary is much better suited for most shoppers because the products on this page cover a broad range of skin types and concerns, whereas Catrice only features a single eye product.

What is the difference between The Ordinary and Catrice?

The Ordinary offers a large range of skincare products that Lovi rates best for sensitive skin, combination skin, and skin with dark spots, whereas Catrice features just one eye product on this page. Reviewers often note that The Ordinary provides affordable and great value serums that help smooth texture and clear acne.

Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or Catrice?

The products on this page from The Ordinary include affordable and great value serums among their commonly mentioned benefits. Reviewer feedback for Catrice on this page does not mention affordability.

Which causes fewer breakouts, The Ordinary or Catrice?

The products on this page by The Ordinary help manage breakouts, with several items achieving high or superior Lovi fit levels for acne-prone skin, whereas Catrice offers only a single eye product on this page.

When was The Ordinary founded compared to Catrice?

The Ordinary was founded in 2016, whereas Catrice was founded earlier in 2004.

Which company owns The Ordinary?

The Ordinary is owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

Do products from The Ordinary contain fragrance?

The products on this page from The Ordinary list no fragrance in their ingredients.

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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