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The Ordinary vs Environ

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The Ordinary and Environ are distinct skincare lines created to address various complexion needs through targeted ingredients. The Canadian brand centers on accessible serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and toners built around hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane, whereas the second option is widely loved for its luxurious masks and advanced formulas. Both lines suit dry and sensitive skin, while their specific treatments address acne-prone, mature, and uneven complexions. They differ primarily in their product scope and formulation philosophy, offering tailored paths to support overall skin health.

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

Popular The Ordinary vs Environ products

Questions and answers

The Ordinary or Environ: which is better?

The products on this page for The Ordinary offer a much wider selection and better fit levels across multiple skin types compared to Environ. The Ordinary is best suited for dry skin, dry sensitive skin, and oily skin.

What is the difference between The Ordinary and Environ?

The Ordinary provides a wide range of products that are fragrance-free and fits dry, dry sensitive, and oily skin best, while Environ offers just one product on this page with lower fit levels. The products on this page from The Ordinary are often praised as affordable and great value serums.

Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or Environ?

The products on this page from The Ordinary are often noted by reviewers as affordable and offering great value. Environ is not highlighted in the same way for affordability.

Which causes fewer breakouts, The Ordinary or Environ?

The products on this page from The Ordinary include options that feature Lovi fit levels of Superior and High for acne-prone skin, whereas Environ only lists one mask with an Average fit for acne-prone skin. Therefore, The Ordinary may cause fewer breakouts overall because its targeted products help clear acne more effectively.

When was The Ordinary founded compared to Environ?

The Ordinary was founded in 2016 in Canada, whereas Environ was founded earlier in 1990.

Which brand offers more products on this comparison page?

The Ordinary offers more products on this comparison page, featuring a wide range of targeted serums, cleansers, and moisturizers.

Do products from The Ordinary and Environ contain fragrance?

Every product on the The Ordinary and Environ pages lists no fragrance in its 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.

  • 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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