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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 is the better choice for shoppers seeking a wider selection of fragrance-free products, as all the products on this page list no fragrance. Lovi rates The Ordinary with High or Superior fit levels for multiple skin types, whereas Sand & Sky offers only a single fragranced mask on this page.

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

The products on this page from The Ordinary fit dry skin, dry sensitive skin, and skin with dark spots best, whereas Sand & Sky offers only one mask on this page that contains fragrance.

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

The Ordinary offers more affordable and great value serums among the products on this page, while Sand & Sky does not focus on affordability.

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

The products on this page from The Ordinary generally offer high fit levels for acne-prone skin, while Sand & Sky provides the Australian Pink Clay Porefining Face Mask, which also has a high fit for acne-prone skin.

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

Every product on The Ordinary page lists no fragrance in its ingredients, whereas the Australian Pink Clay Porefining Face Mask from Sand & Sky contains fragrance.

When was each company founded and who currently owns them?

The Ordinary was founded in Canada in 2016 and is owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Sand & Sky was founded in 2017 and is owned by Excite Foundry Ltd.

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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