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The Ordinary vs Silka

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The Ordinary and Silka are distinct skincare lines offering targeted solutions for diverse complexions. The Canadian brand centers its serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and toners on ingredients like hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane to suit dry and dry sensitive skin. Meanwhile, the beloved second brand provides thoughtful serums and effective formulas, such as its Papaya Soap for acne-prone skin, which suit balanced, oily, dry, combination, and sensitive skin. While the first relies on clinical actives for specific concerns, both deliver reliable care for daily routines.

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 Silka products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular The Ordinary vs Silka products

The Ordinary vs Silka serums and treatments

Questions and answers

The Ordinary or Silka: which is better?

The Ordinary offers a much wider selection of targeted treatments and fits dry, sensitive, and oily skin best, whereas Silka features only a single papaya soap product on this page. The Ordinary products on this page help improve skin quality and hydration with ingredients like hyaluronic acid.

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What is the difference between The Ordinary and Silka?

The products on this page for The Ordinary offer a wide variety of targeted serums, cleansers, and moisturizers that Lovi rates best for dry, dry sensitive, and oily skin, whereas Silka features only a single papaya soap product with lower general fit levels. Furthermore, The Ordinary products are fragrance-free and heavily backed by key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and glycerin.

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Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or Silka?

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

Which causes fewer breakouts, The Ordinary or Silka?

The Ordinary products on this page help reduce breakouts for acne-prone skin with fit levels up to Superior, whereas Silka has a low fit level for acne-prone skin.

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

The Ordinary was founded in Canada in 2016 and has been owned by The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. since 2021, while Silka was founded in 2001 and is owned by Cosmetique Asia Corporation.

What key ingredients are found across products from The Ordinary?

The products on this page from The Ordinary commonly feature hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane as key 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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