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The Ordinary vs BABOR

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The Ordinary and BABOR are two distinct skincare lines offering targeted solutions for various complexions. The Canadian brand centers on accessible serums and moisturizers featuring hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane, suiting dry and sensitive skin best, while the German counterpart is deeply loved for its refined exfoliants and rich moisturizers that suit dry, normal, and combination skin. Both brands differ in their formulation philosophy, as the former focuses on single-ingredient efficacy for specific concerns like acne, dark spots, and aging, whereas the latter elevates daily routines with gentle, thoughtful formulas that bring a sense of calm and balance.

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

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BABOR is a German skincare brand founded in 1956 and owned by BABOR BEAUTY GROUP since 1962.

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

Popular The Ordinary vs BABOR products

Questions and answers

The Ordinary or BABOR: which is better?

The Ordinary is a better choice for shoppers seeking a wide variety of affordable, fragrance-free products tailored to specific concerns like dark spots and dryness. In contrast, BABOR offers only a couple of options on this page, and its Hydra Plus moisturizer includes added fragrance.

What is the difference between The Ordinary and BABOR?

The Ordinary offers a large selection of affordable, fragrance-free serums and treatments, whereas BABOR features a tiny range with some fragranced products.

The Ordinary or BABOR: which moisturizer is better?

The products on this page for The Ordinary offer more targeted moisturizer options that achieve a Superior fit for dry skin, such as Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA and Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan. BABOR provides Hydra Plus, which achieves a Superior fit for dry sensitive skin and a High fit for dry skin.

Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or BABOR?

The products on this page for The Ordinary are frequently noted by reviewers as affordable and offering great value, whereas BABOR has a smaller and higher-priced selection.

Which brand has been around longer, The Ordinary or BABOR?

BABOR has been around longer, having been founded in Germany in 1956, while The Ordinary was founded in Canada in 2016.

Do any products from The Ordinary contain fragrance?

Every product from The Ordinary on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

How does the fit level of Enzyme Cleanser compare across different skin types for BABOR?

For BABOR, the Enzyme Cleanser achieves a Superior Lovi fit across all skin types, including sensitive, acne-prone, dry, and mature skin.

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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