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The Ordinary vs FOREO

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

The Ordinary and FOREO are distinct skincare lines created to support daily routines. The Canadian brand, founded in 2016 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. since 2021, offers serums, moisturizers, cleansers, toners, and more built around hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane, fitting dry skin and dry sensitive skin best. Meanwhile, the Swedish brand is beloved for blending advanced moisturizers with nourishing formulas that suit all skin types best, offering tailored care for every complexion. They differ primarily in their approach, as the first relies on targeted single-ingredient formulations for specific concerns like acne, dark spots, and aging, while the latter elevates everyday cleansing and hydration through thoughtful design.

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

Popular The Ordinary vs FOREO products

The Ordinary vs FOREO moisturizers

Questions and answers

The Ordinary or FOREO: which is better?

The Ordinary offers a much wider range of products on this page and tends to fit dry, dry sensitive, and oily skin best, while FOREO features only a single moisturizer. Lovi rates the products on this page as having a High fit for dry and dry sensitive skin across both brands.

What is the difference between The Ordinary and FOREO?

The Ordinary offers a large range of specialized serums, toners, and moisturizers that Lovi rates best for dry, dry sensitive, and oily skin, while FOREO features just one moisturizer on this page. Reviewers frequently praise The Ordinary for its affordable and acne-clearing serums.

The Ordinary or FOREO: which moisturizer is better?

When comparing moisturizers, The Ordinary offers a wide range of options with High to Superior fit levels for dry, sensitive, and oily skin, whereas FOREO features just one product, SUPERCHARGED SERUM 2.0, which has a High fit for dry and sensitive skin types.

Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or FOREO?

The products on this page from The Ordinary are often mentioned by reviewers as affordable and great value serums, whereas FOREO does not have this advantage noted on the page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, The Ordinary or FOREO?

The Ordinary offers multiple acne-clearing serums and products with High or Superior Lovi fit levels for acne-prone skin, whereas FOREO only features one moisturizer on this page. The Ordinary products on this page help manage breakouts with ingredients like salicylic acid and niacinamide.

When was The Ordinary founded and who owns it compared to FOREO?

The Ordinary was founded in 2016 in Canada and is owned by The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. since 2021, whereas FOREO was founded in 2013 and is owned by FOREO itself.

Do any products from The Ordinary or FOREO contain fragrance?

Every product on the products on this page for both The Ordinary and FOREO lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

What are some of the main skin types that The Ordinary fits best?

Lovi finds that The Ordinary fits dry skin, dry sensitive skin, and oily skin best through its brand-focused routines.

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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