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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 provides a much wider selection of targeted treatments on this page and tends to suit dry skin, dry sensitive skin, and skin with dark spots best. Sand & Sky offers just one mask which contains fragrance, making The Ordinary the more versatile choice for most skincare routines.

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

The Ordinary offers a large range of fragrance-free products on this page and fits dry skin best, whereas Sand & Sky features only a single mask that contains fragrance.

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

The products on this page from The Ordinary are frequently noted by reviewers for being affordable and providing great value.

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

The Ordinary is a strong choice for reducing breakouts because the products on this page include multiple acne-clearing serums with a Superior fit for acne-prone skin, whereas Sand & Sky offers only one face mask.

Which brand has been around longer, The Ordinary or Sand & Sky?

The Ordinary has been around longer, having been founded in Canada in 2016, whereas Sand & Sky was founded in 2017.

Do any products from The Ordinary contain fragrance, unlike Sand & Sky?

Every product on this page from The Ordinary lists no fragrance in its ingredients, whereas the products on this page from Sand & Sky contain fragrance.

Which brand offers a wider variety of product types such as cleansers, serums, and masks?

The Ordinary offers a wider variety of product types on this page, featuring multiple cleansers, toners, serums, and moisturizers.

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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