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The Ordinary vs MAËLYS

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The Ordinary and MAËLYS are distinct skincare options that offer targeted care for varying complexions. The Canadian brand founded in 2016 features serums, moisturizers, cleansers, toners, and more built around hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane, suiting dry skin and dry sensitive skin best. Meanwhile, the other brand is loved for its targeted serums and advanced formulas that suit all skin types best. Both differ because the former relies on foundational ingredients like hyaluronic acid to lengthen the duration of wrinkle reduction, glycerin to significantly increase skin hydration and barrier function, and squalane to increase epidermal thickness and collagen production, while the latter delivers thoughtful care through specialized solutions such as the TOO-FINE and the RE-LURE Tight & Tone Body Serum.

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

Popular The Ordinary vs MAËLYS products

The Ordinary vs MAËLYS serums and treatments

Questions and answers

The Ordinary or MAËLYS: which is better?

The Ordinary offers a much larger selection of skincare products that Lovi rates as a High or Superior fit for most skin types, whereas MAËLYS has products that mostly receive Low or Caution ratings across the board. The Ordinary features affordable, fragrance-free serums and moisturizers, while MAËLYS includes scented options.

What is the difference between The Ordinary and MAËLYS?

The Ordinary offers a large range of fragrance-free skincare products that fit dry, dry sensitive, and oily skin best, while MAËLYS features only a couple of body products where Lovi fit is mostly low or caution. Reviewers often praise The Ordinary for acne-clearing and dark spot fading serums, though some note sticky finishes or pilling issues.

Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or MAËLYS?

The products on this page from The Ordinary include affordable and great value serums, while MAËLYS is not noted for affordability here.

Which causes fewer breakouts, The Ordinary or MAËLYS?

The Ordinary products on this page generally offer high to superior fit levels for acne-prone and oily acne-prone skin types, whereas MAËLYS products on this page are rated low for acne-prone skin.

Which brand has been owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. since 2021?

The Ordinary has been owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. since 2021.

Do any products from The Ordinary contain fragrance?

Every product on The Ordinary page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which skincare brand was founded earlier, The Ordinary or MAËLYS?

The Ordinary was founded earlier in 2016, while MAËLYS was founded in 2017.

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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