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The Ordinary vs Carotone

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The Ordinary and Carotone are distinct skincare options defined by their specific product types and formulations. The Canadian brand offers serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and toners built around hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane, while the second line is known for targeted serums and carefully crafted formulas. Both options suit dry skin best, though the first brand also fits sensitive skin, and the latter additionally accommodates normal and combination skin. They differ in their standout offerings and key ingredients, as the first brand utilizes components like glycerin to increase skin hydration and barrier function, whereas the second brand relies on regular use of products like its Brightening Cream to support a radiant and even 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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This page compares some of the most popular The Ordinary and Carotone products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular The Ordinary vs Carotone products

The Ordinary vs Carotone serums and treatments

Questions and answers

The Ordinary or Carotone: which is better?

The Ordinary offers a much wider range of products that Lovi rates best for dry and sensitive skin, while Carotone only features a single brightening cream on this page. Reviewers frequently praise The Ordinary for affordable serums and acne-clearing benefits.

What is the difference between The Ordinary and Carotone?

The Ordinary offers a large variety of targeted serums, toners, and moisturizers that fit dry and sensitive skin best, whereas Carotone features a single brightening cream on this page. Niacinamide helps reduce cutaneous pigmentation and suppresses melanosome transfer.

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Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or Carotone?

The products on this page for The Ordinary are often mentioned by reviewers as affordable and great value serums. Carotone does not have enough pricing feedback on this page to compare affordability directly.

Which causes fewer breakouts, The Ordinary or Carotone?

When it comes to breakout prevention, The Ordinary offers several acne-clearing serums on this page, whereas Carotone lists only a general brightening cream. Reviewers frequently note that The Ordinary provides acne-clearing serums that help manage blemishes.

When were The Ordinary and Carotone founded and who owns them?

The Ordinary was founded in 2016 in Canada and is owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Carotone was founded in 2009 and is owned by Nouvelle Parfumerie Gandour.

How many products from The Ordinary are listed on the page compared to Carotone?

The Ordinary offers 33 products on the products on this page, whereas Carotone only features 1.

Do products from The Ordinary and Carotone contain fragrance?

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

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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