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The Ordinary vs Valmont

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The Ordinary and Valmont are distinct skincare brands founded in Canada in 2016 and Switzerland in 1985, respectively. The Canadian brand offers serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and toners built around hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane, while the Swiss brand is widely loved for its luxurious moisturizers and refined formulas. The former suits dry skin, dry sensitive skin, acne-prone skin, dark spots, and mature skin best, whereas the latter suits mature and dehydrated skin best. They differ because the first focuses on specific targeted concerns with ingredients like niacinamide, mandelic acid, and lactic acid, while the second focuses on delivering lasting comfort and gentle care to the complexion.

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

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Valmont is a Swiss skincare brand founded in 1985.

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

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The Ordinary vs Valmont moisturizers

Questions and answers

The Ordinary or Valmont: which is better?

The Ordinary offers a much larger selection of fragrance-free products that Lovi rates with high and superior fit levels for dry, sensitive, and mature skin, whereas Valmont features just one fragranced moisturizer on this page.

What is the difference between The Ordinary and Valmont?

The Ordinary offers a large range of fragrance-free products that fit dry and sensitive skin best, while Valmont features a single product on this page that contains fragrance. The Ordinary is owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. and was founded in Canada, whereas Valmont is independently owned and was founded in Switzerland.

The Ordinary or Valmont: which moisturizer is better?

The Ordinary offers multiple moisturizers on this page, such as Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA, which has a Superior fit for dry skin, whereas Valmont features the Prime Renewing Pack, which has a High fit for dry sensitive skin and mature skin. The Ordinary products on this page list no fragrance, while Valmont's moisturizer includes fragrance. Lovi rates the fit of The Ordinary as High for dry skin, while Valmont lacks a specific best fit rating for its routines on this page.

Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or Valmont?

The products on this page from The Ordinary are generally considered affordable and great value, whereas Valmont positions itself as a luxury brand at a much higher price point.

Which brand has more products listed on the page, The Ordinary or Valmont?

The Ordinary has significantly more products listed on the page compared to Valmont. The products on this page for The Ordinary include a wide variety of serums, cleansers, and moisturizers, whereas Valmont lists only one product.

Do both brands offer fragrance-free products according to their ingredient lists?

The Ordinary offers fragrance-free options across the products on this page. In contrast, Valmont includes fragrance in its products.

In what year and country were The Ordinary and Valmont respectively founded?

The Ordinary was founded in Canada in 2016, whereas Valmont was founded in Switzerland in 1985.

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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