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The Ordinary vs NEOCUTIS

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The Ordinary and NEOCUTIS are skincare brands that offer serums, moisturizers, cleansers, toners, and more. The Canadian brand centers its formulations on hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane, suiting sensitive and combination skin best with targeted options for acne-prone, dark spot, and mature concerns. Meanwhile, the Swiss brand is widely beloved for its refined serums and moisturizers, which suit mature, dry, and stressed skin best through deeply restorative properties. These distinct portfolios allow both to address varied complexions, with the former emphasizing individual active ingredients and the latter focusing on thoughtfully crafted 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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NEOCUTIS is a Swiss skincare brand founded in 2003 and owned by Merz Holding GmbH & Co. KG since 2013.

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

Popular The Ordinary vs NEOCUTIS products

Questions and answers

The Ordinary or NEOCUTIS: which is better?

When comparing the products on this page, The Ordinary fits sensitive skin, combination skin, and skin with dark spots best, whereas NEOCUTIS does not list any specific skin types it fits best. Lovi gives The Ordinary high fit levels for many skin types and key ingredients like hyaluronic acid help support skin hydration.

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What is the difference between The Ordinary and NEOCUTIS?

The products on this page for The Ordinary offer a wide selection of affordable, targeted serums and treatments with high Lovi fit levels for sensitive and combination skin, while NEOCUTIS provides a much smaller range focused on anti-aging and firming.

The Ordinary or NEOCUTIS: which moisturizer is better?

When comparing moisturizers, the products on this page show that The Ordinary fits dry skin at a Superior level with Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA, while NEOCUTIS lumière fits dry skin at an Average level.

Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or NEOCUTIS?

The products on this page for The Ordinary are often noted by reviewers as affordable and great value serums. NEOCUTIS is not mentioned for affordability on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, The Ordinary or NEOCUTIS?

The products on this page for The Ordinary offer high to superior fit levels for acne-prone and oily skin types, while NEOCUTIS features average fit levels for acne-prone skin. Therefore, The Ordinary helps better with managing breakouts.

Between The Ordinary and NEOCUTIS, which brand was founded earlier and in which countries were they established?

NEOCUTIS was founded earlier in Switzerland in 2003, while The Ordinary was established later in Canada in 2016.

Which brand offers specific cleansers rated as having a Superior or High Lovi fit level for dry skin?

The Ordinary offers specific cleansers rated as having a High Lovi fit level for dry skin.

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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