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The Ordinary vs SKIN&CO

The Ordinary and SKIN&CO are distinct skincare brands offering dedicated care for varied complexions. The Ordinary is known for targeted serums and moisturizers featuring hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane, serving dry and dry sensitive skin best while offering specific top-rated formulas for acne-prone, dark spot, and mature skin concerns. Conversely, the second brand provides deeply nourishing moisturizers and expertly crafted formulas that suit dry, normal, and combination skin, highlighted by the Truffle Therapy Serum for acne-prone skin. While both prioritize skin health through thoughtful ingredients, they differ in their specific formulations and the range of skin types they accommodate.

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

Questions and answers

The Ordinary or SKIN&CO: which is better?

The Ordinary offers a much larger variety of fragrance-free products on this page and fits dry, dry sensitive, and sensitive skin best, while SKIN&CO features only one product which contains fragrance.

What is the difference between The Ordinary and SKIN&CO?

The Ordinary offers a large range of fragrance-free products that Lovi rates high for dry, sensitive, and dry sensitive skin, whereas SKIN&CO features a single moisturizer on this page that contains fragrance. Niacinamide helps reduce cutaneous pigmentation and suppresses melanosome transfer.

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The Ordinary or SKIN&CO: which moisturizer is better?

The Ordinary offers multiple moisturizers with high Lovi fit levels for various skin types, such as Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA which has a Superior fit for dry skin, whereas SKIN&CO features only one moisturizer on this page, the Truffle Therapy Serum, which has an Average fit across all skin types.

Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or SKIN&CO?

The Ordinary offers much more affordable options with a wide selection of budget-friendly serums and treatments, whereas SKIN&CO features higher-priced items like its Truffle Therapy Serum. Reviewers frequently praise the products on this page for being affordable and offering great value.

Which brand has been around longer, The Ordinary or SKIN&CO?

SKIN&CO has been around longer, having been founded in 2008 compared to The Ordinary, which was founded in 2016.

Do any SKIN&CO products contain fragrance compared to The Ordinary?

Yes, SKIN&CO includes fragrance in its Truffle Therapy Serum on this page. In contrast, every product from The Ordinary on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which brand offers more product options for dry skin?

The Ordinary offers significantly more product options for dry skin on this page, whereas SKIN&CO only features one moisturizer. The Ordinary fits dry skin best with its fragrance-free range.

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.

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