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The Ordinary vs OPTASE

The Ordinary and OPTASE are two distinct skincare collections that offer targeted solutions for varying complexions. The former is a Canadian brand known for serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and toners featuring hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane, while the latter is deeply loved for gentle makeup removers and carefully balanced formulas. Both options suit dry and sensitive skin best, though the first brand also caters to acne-prone, dark spot, and mature concerns with specific acid and niacinamide treatments. Ultimately, they differ through the former's ingredient-driven potency and the latter's soothing, restorative approach to calm daily routines.

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

Questions and answers

The Ordinary or OPTASE: which is better?

The Ordinary offers a large range of products with High or Superior Lovi fit levels across many skin types, whereas OPTASE features just one makeup remover with a High fit for sensitive skin. The Ordinary products on this page are widely praised for being affordable and effective for concerns like dark spots and acne.

What is the difference between The Ordinary and OPTASE?

The Ordinary offers a large range of skincare products covering serums, cleansers, and moisturizers for many skin types, whereas OPTASE features only a single makeup remover on this page. The products on this page for both brands contain no fragrance.

Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or OPTASE?

The products on this page for The Ordinary are often noted by reviewers as being affordable and providing great value, whereas OPTASE does not have this specific price feedback on the page. Niacinamide helps improve skin appearance.

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Which causes fewer breakouts, The Ordinary or OPTASE?

The products on this page from The Ordinary help with breakouts through dedicated acne-clearing serums, whereas OPTASE only features a single makeup remover on this page and does not focus on acne care.

Which brand has more fragrance-free products, The Ordinary or OPTASE?

Both The Ordinary and OPTASE have no fragrance in the ingredients of every product on this page. Shoppers will find that all items from both brands are fragrance-free.

Which skin types does The Ordinary fit best according to its brand-focused routines?

According to its brand-focused routines, The Ordinary fits dry skin, dry sensitive skin, and skin with dark spots best.

When was OPTASE founded and who owns it?

OPTASE was founded in 2016 and is owned by Scope Health Group.

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.

How does it fit your skin?

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