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The Ordinary vs Ceradan

Rated by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

The Ordinary and Ceradan are distinct skincare brands designed to address various dermatological needs. The Ordinary offers serums, moisturizers, cleansers, toners, and more, built around hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane, while the brand is widely loved for its thoughtful moisturizers and scientifically designed formulas. Both brands suit sensitive skin and dry sensitive skin best, though Ceradan is also ideal for irritated skin. They differ primarily in their product types and specific ingredient focuses, offering tailored solutions for concerns such as acne, dark spots, and aging.

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

Popular The Ordinary vs Ceradan products

The Ordinary vs Ceradan moisturizers

Questions and answers

The Ordinary or Ceradan: which is better?

The Ordinary offers a much wider selection of targeted serums and treatments with high Lovi fit levels for sensitive and dry sensitive skin, whereas Ceradan provides just two barrier-repair moisturizers. The products on this page for both brands contain no fragrance.

What is the difference between The Ordinary and Ceradan?

The Ordinary offers a large range of fragrance-free serums, toners, and moisturizers that fit sensitive, dry sensitive, and oily skin best, while Ceradan provides targeted barrier repair creams. Ceradan helps repair skin using ceramide-dominant lipids, while The Ordinary features key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and squalane to help hydrate and smooth the skin.

Drug Delivery, 2017

The Ordinary or Ceradan: which moisturizer is better?

For moisturizers, the products on this page from The Ordinary achieve a Superior fit for dry skin with options like Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA, whereas Ceradan achieves a High fit for dry and dry sensitive skin. Hyaluronic acid helps provide hydration benefits for the skin.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or Ceradan?

The Ordinary offers affordable and great value serums among the products on this page, whereas Ceradan does not mention affordability.

Which causes fewer breakouts, The Ordinary or Ceradan?

Both The Ordinary and Ceradan offer products on this page that are unlikely to cause breakouts, as they avoid pore-clogging ingredients. Ceradan focuses on barrier repair creams, while The Ordinary provides a wide variety of serums and treatments that fit acne-prone skin well.

When was The Ordinary founded compared to Ceradan?

The Ordinary was founded in 2016, while Ceradan was founded earlier in 2011.

Which brand offers more product options on this page, The Ordinary or Ceradan?

The Ordinary offers more product options on this page with thirty-three items, compared to Ceradan which features only two. Lovi rates the products on this page for The Ordinary as having a High fit for sensitive skin and dry sensitive skin, while Ceradan's cream options also achieve High fits for those same skin types.

Are there any products from either The Ordinary or Ceradan that contain added fragrance?

Every product on this page from both The Ordinary and Ceradan 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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