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The Ordinary vs Sand & Sky

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

The Ordinary and Sand & Sky are skincare lines with distinct botanical and clinical approaches. The Ordinary offers serums, moisturizers, cleansers, toners, and more built around hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane, whereas Sand & Sky is beloved for its purifying masks and targeted formulas. The former brand's products fit dry skin and dry sensitive skin best, while the latter brand's products suit combination, oily, and acne-prone skin best. Ultimately, they differ in their key ingredients, ranging from hydration-boosting molecules to gently clarifying botanicals.

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

Popular The Ordinary vs Sand & Sky products

Questions and answers

The Ordinary or Sand & Sky: which is better?

The Ordinary offers a much larger selection of fragrance-free products that Lovi rates best for dry, dry sensitive, and oily skin types, while Sand & Sky features only a single mask containing fragrance. Reviewers note that the products on this page help provide affordable value and smooth skin textures.

What is the difference between The Ordinary and Sand & Sky?

The products on this page from The Ordinary fit dry, dry sensitive, and oily skin best, while Sand & Sky features just one product with added fragrance. The Ordinary offers a wide range of fragrance-free serums, cleansers, and treatments with high Lovi fit levels across multiple skin types.

Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or Sand & Sky?

The products on this page for The Ordinary include affordable and great value serums among their praised benefits, whereas Sand & Sky offers fewer options without highlighted value claims.

Which causes fewer breakouts, The Ordinary or Sand & Sky?

The products on this page from The Ordinary fit acne-prone skin well with high to superior levels across multiple items, whereas Sand & Sky offers a single pore-refining mask with a high fit.

Do any products from The Ordinary contain fragrance?

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

Which company owns The Ordinary?

The Ordinary is owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

What skin types does the Australian Pink Clay Porefining Face Mask fit best according to its Lovi fit level?

According to its Lovi fit level, the Australian Pink Clay Porefining Face Mask fits acne-prone skin, oily acne-prone skin, combination skin, and oily skin best.

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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