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The Ordinary vs Sudocrem

The Ordinary and Sudocrem are a Canadian functional skincare label and a classic healing antiseptic cream, respectively. The Ordinary offers serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and toners built around hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane, while Sudocrem is beloved for its protective antiseptic formulations and time-tested ingredients. Both options suit dry and sensitive skin, though the former features targeted treatments like niacinamide, mandelic acid, and lactic acid for acne, dark spots, and mature concerns. Ultimately, they differ through the former's focus on targeted, science-led corrective actives and the latter's reliance on soothing, reliable relief for irritation.

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 Sudocrem 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 Sudocrem: which is better?

The Ordinary fits best for dry skin, dry sensitive skin, and combination skin, offering products like Glycolipid Cream Cleanser with a Superior fit for dry skin, whereas Sudocrem has low fits across those skin types.

What is the difference between The Ordinary and Sudocrem?

The Ordinary offers a wide range of products with High to Superior Lovi fit levels for dry and sensitive skin types, whereas Sudocrem features a single antiseptic cream that has low or caution fit levels across all skin types.

Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or Sudocrem?

The products on this page from The Ordinary are frequently noted by reviewers as affordable and great value serums. Lovi fit levels are not available for this comparison.

Which causes fewer breakouts, The Ordinary or Sudocrem?

The products on this page by The Ordinary feature several acne-clearing serums and a high fit for acne-prone skin, whereas Sudocrem's Antiseptic Healing Cream carries a caution rating for acne-prone skin.

When was The Ordinary founded compared to Sudocrem?

The Ordinary was founded in 2016, whereas Sudocrem was founded earlier in 1931.

Which brand offers more products for dry skin, The Ordinary or Sudocrem?

The Ordinary offers many more products for dry skin, as the products on this page for The Ordinary include numerous options with Superior or High fit levels for dry skin, whereas Sudocrem only features a single product that has a Low fit level for dry skin.

Do either The Ordinary or Sudocrem products contain added fragrance?

The products on this page for both The Ordinary and Sudocrem list no added fragrance in their ingredients.

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.

How does it fit your skin?

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