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The Ordinary vs Bayer

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The Ordinary and Bayer are established skincare brands offering distinct approaches to daily care. The Canadian brand centers on serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and toners built around hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane, suiting dry and dry sensitive skin best while offering targeted formulas for acne-prone, dark-spot, and mature complexions. Meanwhile, the German brand focuses on specialized serums, highlighted by its top-rated cream for acne-prone skin. While both companies provide effective treatments, they differ in their product ranges and foundational ingredient philosophies.

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

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Bayer is a German skincare brand founded in 1863 and owned by Bayer AG.

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

Popular The Ordinary vs Bayer products

The Ordinary vs Bayer serums and treatments

Questions and answers

The Ordinary or Bayer: which is better?

The Ordinary is a better choice for most shoppers because the products on this page offer a much wider range of options for different skin types compared to Bayer, which features only a single product. Reviewers frequently praise The Ordinary for providing affordable, acne-clearing, and texture-smoothing serums without any added fragrance.

When were The Ordinary and Bayer founded, and in which countries?

The Ordinary was founded in Canada in 2016, while Bayer was founded in Germany in 1863.

What do reviewers say about the textures, pricing, and acne-clearing benefits of The Ordinary's serums?

Reviewers often mention that the products on this page feature affordable and great value serums as well as texture-smoothing and acne-clearing serums, though some note sticky finishes or pilling issues.

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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