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The Ordinary vs DHC

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

The Ordinary and DHC are well-known skin care brands that offer targeted daily care for diverse complexions. The Canadian brand centers its serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and toners on hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane, making it particularly suited for dry and dry sensitive skin. Meanwhile, the Japanese brand is beloved for its effective makeup removers and nourishing formulas, which suit dry, normal, combination, and oily skin best. While both brands provide reliable options for specific concerns like acne, dark spots, and aging, they differ in their foundational ingredients and primary skin type compatibilities.

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 offers a much wider range of products that fit dry, dry sensitive, and sensitive skin at a High or Superior level. DHC is more limited on this page with only two cleansing oils.

What is the difference between The Ordinary and DHC?

The Ordinary offers a large range of targeted serums, toners, and moisturizers that are well-suited for dry and sensitive skin, while DHC focuses primarily on cleansing oils. Both brands feature fragrance-free formulations across the products on this page.

Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or DHC?

The Ordinary offers affordable and great value serums on the products on this page.

Which brand has been around longer, The Ordinary or DHC?

DHC has been around longer, having been founded in Japan in 1980, whereas The Ordinary was founded in Canada in 2016.

Do any of the products from The Ordinary or DHC contain fragrance?

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

Which skin types does The Ordinary fit best according to its brand-focused routines?

According to its brand-focused routines, Lovi finds that The Ordinary fits dry skin, dry sensitive skin, and sensitive skin best.

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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