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The Ordinary vs Skintific

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The Ordinary and Skintific are popular skincare brands offering serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and sunscreens built around ingredients like hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane. The Canadian brand centers on targeted treatments such as niacinamide, mandelic acid, and lactic acid, while the second brand is loved for thoughtful formulations spanning protective sunscreens, the 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel, and mugwort. Both suit dry skin and dry sensitive skin best, while differing in how The Ordinary provides specific acid and vitamin solutions and the other provides reliable daily care through balanced components.

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

Popular The Ordinary vs Skintific products

People Say

The OrdinarySkintific
  • Great Value and Pricing Mostly MentionedNot noted
    • “lasts forever — The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Toning Solution”
    • “can't beat the price — The Ordinary Salicylic Acid 2% Solution”
    • “extremely affordable — The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%”
  • Skin Texture and Smoothing Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “glass skin effect — The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Toning Solution”
    • “skin feels baby butt smooth — The Ordinary AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution”
    • “skin looks smoother and brighter — The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10%”
    • “Kulit terasa lebih halus — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
  • Lightweight Absorption Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “absorbs instantly — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “light as air — Skintific MATE FIT”
    • “Sinks in immediately — The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum”
  • Redness and Calming Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “calm my acne instantly — Skintific MUGWORT”
    • “redness berkurang — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “calms down the redness immediately — The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10%”
  • Reduces Oil Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “controls shine for 8 hours — Skintific MATE FIT”
    • “oil control is good — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “controlled my sebum production — The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%”
  • Acne and Blemish Clearing Often MentionedNot noted
    • “pimples disappear within a day — The Ordinary Salicylic Acid 2% Solution”
    • “scars and hormonal acne faded — The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10%”
    • “faded dark spots — The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Toning Solution”
  • Unpleasant Scent Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Smells like vinegar — The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum”
    • “smell is unbearable — The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10%”
    • “has a slight chemical smell — The Ordinary Mandelic Acid 10% + HA”
    • “scent is actually quite strong — Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist”
  • Drying Formula Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Skin felt tight an hour later — The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA”
    • “incredibly drying — The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10%”
    • “dried out skin — The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG”
    • “kurang lembab — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
  • Stinging and Irritation Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Panas banget di kulit — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
    • “stings a little but worth it — The Ordinary AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution”
  • Sticky and Tacky Finish Often MentionedNot noted
    • “feels very sticky — The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5”

The Ordinary vs Skintific routines for dry skin

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The Ordinary vs Skintific routines for oily skin

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The Ordinary vs Skintific routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

The Ordinary or Skintific: which is better?

The Ordinary and Skintific are equally matched for dry, oily, combination, sensitive, and dry sensitive skin with a Superior routine fit, while Skintific provides a Superior fit for acne-prone skin compared to The Ordinary's High fit.

What is the difference between The Ordinary and Skintific?

The Ordinary offers a much larger selection of single-ingredient and targeted serums with superior value and acne-clearing benefits, while Skintific provides lightweight barrier-focused creams that may help with redness and calming. Both brands feature fragrance-free formulations and achieve similar routine fit levels for dry and sensitive skin types.

The Ordinary or Skintific for dry skin?

Both The Ordinary and Skintific achieve a Superior routine fit for dry skin. The Ordinary offers a wide selection of hydrating moisturizers and cleansers, while Skintific includes targeted barrier-restoring formulas like its 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel.

The Ordinary or Skintific: which moisturizer is better?

Both The Ordinary and Skintific offer moisturizers with great fit levels, such as The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA which is rated Superior for dry skin, and Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel which is rated High for dry skin.

Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or Skintific?

The Ordinary offers better value and pricing among the products on this page compared to Skintific.

Which brand performs better for mature skin between The Ordinary and Skintific?

Skintific performs better for mature skin with a Superior Lovi fit level, compared to The Ordinary which has a High Lovi fit level on this page. Retinol helps improve naturally aged skin by stimulating collagen accumulation.

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How do The Ordinary and Skintific compare regarding lightweight absorption?

Skintific does better than The Ordinary regarding lightweight absorption.

Which skincare brand is better for treating skin with dark spots?

Both The Ordinary and Skintific achieve a Superior Lovi fit level for treating skin with dark spots. Niacinamide may help reduce cutaneous pigmentation and suppress melanosome transfer.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002

The Ordinary or Skintific for sensitive skin?

Both The Ordinary and Skintific achieve a Superior Lovi fit for sensitive skin. The Ordinary offers a wide selection of fragrance-free products on this page with high tolerability, while Skintific provides gentle barrier-supportive formulas.

The Ordinary or Skintific for acne-prone skin?

For acne-prone skin, Skintific has a Superior routine fit while The Ordinary has a High routine fit. The Ordinary products on this page offer great value and pricing as well as acne-clearing serums.

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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