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The Ordinary vs Rilastil

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

The Ordinary and Rilastil are skincare brands offering thoughtful formulas for diverse complexions. The Canadian brand focuses on single-ingredient serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and toners built around hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane, while the other is warmly loved for its targeted serums and meticulously balanced compositions. Both brands suit sensitive skin best, with the former also fitting combination, acne-prone, and mature skin types, and its counterpart serving dry and mature skin. They differ primarily in their approach, as the first relies on targeted active ingredients like niacinamide and mandelic acid for specific concerns, whereas the second uses a gentle, nourishing philosophy to restore daily comfort.

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 Rilastil products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular The Ordinary vs Rilastil products

The Ordinary vs Rilastil serums and treatments

Questions and answers

The Ordinary or Rilastil: which is better?

The Ordinary offers a much wider range of fragrance-free products that Lovi rates best for sensitive skin, combination skin, and skin with dark spots, whereas Rilastil features only a single serum with lower overall fit levels on this page. Niacinamide helps reduce cutaneous pigmentation and melanosome transfer.

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What is the difference between The Ordinary and Rilastil?

The Ordinary offers a large selection of fragrance-free products on this page with high or superior Lovi fit levels for sensitive skin, combination skin, and dark spots, whereas Rilastil features only one serum with much lower fit ratings across most skin types.

Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or Rilastil?

The products on this page from The Ordinary include affordable and great value serums, while Rilastil has only one product listed on this page.

When was The Ordinary founded compared to Rilastil?

The Ordinary was founded in 2016 in Canada, whereas Rilastil was founded earlier in 1972.

Which parent company owns The Ordinary, and who owns Rilastil?

The Ordinary is owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., whereas Rilastil is owned by Istituto Ganassini.

Do any products from The Ordinary or Rilastil contain fragrance in their ingredients?

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

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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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