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The Ordinary vs DHC

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The Ordinary and DHC are distinct skincare brands founded in Canada in 2016 and Japan in 1980, respectively. The Ordinary is known for targeted serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and toners featuring hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane, whereas DHC is beloved for effective makeup removers and nourishing formulas. Both brands suit combination skin best, while the Canadian line also fits sensitive skin and the Japanese line suits dry, normal, and oily skin. They differ in their core approach, as the Canadian brand centers on specific active ingredients for concerns like acne, dark spots, and aging, while its counterpart offers reliable daily care for a balanced complexion.

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

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DHC is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by ORIX Corporation since 2023.

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

Popular The Ordinary vs DHC products

Questions and answers

The Ordinary or DHC: which is better?

The Ordinary provides a much wider selection of targeted serums and treatments with high fit levels for sensitive and combination skin, whereas DHC features only cleansing oils on this page.

What is the difference between The Ordinary and DHC?

The Ordinary offers a large range of products featuring active ingredients like hyaluronic acid and retinol, while DHC is represented mainly by its cleansing oils. Lovi rates The Ordinary with High or Superior fit levels across several skin types.

Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or DHC?

The products on this page from The Ordinary are often mentioned by reviewers as affordable and offering great value. DHC does not have corresponding reviewer feedback on this page regarding affordability.

Which causes fewer breakouts, The Ordinary or DHC?

The products on this page from The Ordinary help reduce acne, with multiple serums achieving a High or Superior fit level for acne-prone and oily acne-prone skin. DHC offers fewer options on this page, but its Pore Cleansing Oil also reaches a High fit level for acne-prone skin.

Which brand is older, The Ordinary or DHC?

DHC is the older brand, having been founded in Japan in 1980, while The Ordinary was founded in Canada in 2016.

Do either The Ordinary or DHC include fragrance in their products?

Neither The Ordinary nor DHC include fragrance in the products on this page. Every product listed for both brands is formulated without added fragrance in its ingredients.

Which brand offers more products listed on the page?

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

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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