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The Ordinary vs Hanhoo

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

The Ordinary and Hanhoo are accessible skincare options offering distinct approaches to daily care. The Canadian brand focuses on diverse formulations built around hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane, while the latter is widely loved for targeted serums and carefully balanced formulas. Both options suit dry skin and dry sensitive skin best, though the former also provides specialized solutions for acne-prone, dark spot, and mature skin. Ultimately, the two differ in their product scope, with the former providing broad serums, moisturizers, and cleansers, and the latter featuring standout options like its blemish and pore patches.

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

Popular The Ordinary vs Hanhoo products

The Ordinary vs Hanhoo serums and treatments

Questions and answers

The Ordinary or Hanhoo: which is better?

The products on this page from The Ordinary fit dry, dry sensitive, and combination skin best, and Lovi rates the brand's selection as High or Superior for many skin types across a wide range of serums and moisturizers. In contrast, Hanhoo features only a couple of patch products on this page with more limited fit levels.

What is the difference between The Ordinary and Hanhoo?

The products on this page for The Ordinary offer a wide variety of skincare items that fit dry, dry sensitive, and combination skin best, whereas Hanhoo only features blemish and pore patches.

Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or Hanhoo?

The products on this page from The Ordinary are frequently noted by reviewers for being affordable and providing great value.

Which brand offers a wider variety of serums and moisturizers, The Ordinary or Hanhoo?

The Ordinary offers a much wider variety of serums, moisturizers, and cleansers for multiple skin types, while the products on this page from Hanhoo are limited to blemish and pore patches.

Do any products from either The Ordinary or Hanhoo contain added fragrance?

Every product on the Hanhoo and The Ordinary pages lists no added fragrance in its ingredients.

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

According to its brand-focused routines, the products on this page for The Ordinary fit dry skin, dry sensitive skin, and combination 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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