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The Ordinary vs Eco Tan

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

The Ordinary and Eco Tan are distinct skincare lines, with the former being a Canadian brand founded in 2016 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. since 2021, and the latter widely celebrated for clarifying toners and botanical formulas. Both brands suit sensitive and combination skin best, while the Canadian brand also fits mature and acne-prone skin through serums, moisturizers, cleansers, toners, and more, built around hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane. Eco Tan relies on natural extracts to gently balance and refresh the complexion with products that suit dry skin best, featuring the Face Tan Water as the standout for acne-prone skin. They differ because the former uses science-backed key ingredients to lengthen wrinkle reduction, increase hydration, and boost collagen, whereas the latter focuses on botanical formulas.

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

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

Popular The Ordinary vs Eco Tan products

Questions and answers

The Ordinary or Eco Tan: which is better?

The Ordinary offers a much larger variety of targeted skincare products on this page compared to Eco Tan, which features only a single tanning toner. The Ordinary has options that fit sensitive, combination, and dark spot-prone skin best, and its products on this page generally list no fragrance.

What is the difference between The Ordinary and Eco Tan?

The Ordinary offers a large range of products on this page tailored for sensitive skin, combination skin, and skin with dark spots, whereas Eco Tan features a single toner called Face Tan Water. Both brands list no fragrance in the ingredients of their products on this page.

Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or Eco Tan?

The products on this page from The Ordinary are noted by reviewers as affordable and offering great value serums, whereas the Eco Tan range on this page has no pricing or affordability mentions in its available reviews.

Which causes fewer breakouts, The Ordinary or Eco Tan?

The products on this page from The Ordinary include acne-clearing serums and treatments with high to superior Lovi fit levels for acne-prone skin, while Eco Tan offers a single toner that has a high fit level for acne-prone skin. The Ordinary helps clear breakouts because it features dedicated blemish-targeting ingredients like salicylic acid and niacinamide.

When was The Ordinary founded compared to Eco Tan?

The Ordinary was founded in 2016 in Canada, whereas Eco Tan was founded earlier in 2010.

Do any products from The Ordinary or Eco Tan contain fragrance?

Every product on the products on this page for both The Ordinary and Eco Tan lists no fragrance in its 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.

  • 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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