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The Ordinary vs Bepanthol

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

The Ordinary and Bepanthol are two distinguished skincare brands offering distinct approaches to daily skin health. The Canadian line features serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and toners built around hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane, whereas the Swiss brand is celebrated for its comforting moisturizers and dependable formulas. Both brands suit dry and sensitive skin best, though they differ as the former provides targeted treatments like niacinamide, mandelic acid, and lactic acid for acne-prone, dark spot, or mature skin, and the latter offers options such as the Derma line for acne-prone skin.

The Ordinary is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2016 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. since 2021.

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Bepanthol is a Swiss skincare brand founded in 1944 and owned by Bayer AG since 2004.

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This page compares some of the most popular The Ordinary and Bepanthol products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular The Ordinary vs Bepanthol products

The Ordinary vs Bepanthol moisturizers

Questions and answers

The Ordinary or Bepanthol: which is better?

The Ordinary is generally better for most skin types, as Lovi rates the products on this page as having High or Superior fit levels for dry and sensitive skin, whereas Bepanthol Derma has an Average fit for those same types.

What is the difference between The Ordinary and Bepanthol?

The Ordinary offers a large range of fragrance-free serums, toners, and moisturizers that fit dry and sensitive skin very well, whereas Bepanthol features just one moisturizer on this page with lower fit levels for those skin types.

The Ordinary or Bepanthol: which moisturizer is better?

The products on this page show that The Ordinary offers a much wider range of moisturizers with high fit levels for dry skin, whereas Bepanthol Derma has a lower average fit.

Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or Bepanthol?

The products on this page for The Ordinary include affordable and great value serums among their commonly mentioned benefits, whereas Bepanthol does not.

Which causes fewer breakouts, The Ordinary or Bepanthol?

The Ordinary products on this page help with acne, whereas Bepanthol Derma is rated with a low fit for acne-prone skin.

When was The Ordinary founded compared to Bepanthol, and who owns each brand?

The Ordinary was founded in Canada in 2016 and is owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., whereas Bepanthol was founded in Switzerland in 1944 and is owned by Bayer AG.

Do any products from The Ordinary or Bepanthol contain added fragrance?

Every product on this page from both The Ordinary and Bepanthol lists no added fragrance in its ingredients.

Which brand offers a greater variety of products for dry skin according to their Lovi fit levels?

The Ordinary offers a greater variety of products for dry skin on this page, with numerous items achieving Superior or High Lovi fit levels, whereas Bepanthol provides only a single moisturizer with an Average fit.

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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