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The Ordinary vs Carotone

The Ordinary and Carotone are distinct skincare options built around targeted serums and carefully crafted formulas. The Canadian brand offers serums, moisturizers, cleansers, toners, and more, featuring hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane, while the latter is loved for its Brightening Cream. Both brands suit dry skin, though the former also fits dry sensitive skin, acne-prone skin, skin with dark spots, and mature skin, and the latter additionally suits normal and combination skin. They differ primarily in their key ingredients and specific product offerings designed for varied complexions.

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 Carotone 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 Carotone: which is better?

The products on this page from The Ordinary offer a much wider variety of targeted serums and moisturizers, whereas Carotone features only a single brightening cream.

What is the difference between The Ordinary and Carotone?

The Ordinary offers a large selection of products on this page for dry, dry sensitive, and oily skin, while Carotone features just a single brightening cream.

Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or Carotone?

The products on this page for The Ordinary are often mentioned by reviewers as affordable and great value serums, while Carotone has no mentions of affordability on this page.

When were The Ordinary and Carotone founded?

The Ordinary was founded in 2016 in Canada, while Carotone was founded in 2009.

Which company owns The Ordinary?

The Ordinary is owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

What are the key ingredients across The Ordinary products?

The key ingredients across the products on this page for The Ordinary are hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane. Hyaluronic acid helps improve skin quality and signs of aging.

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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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