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The Ordinary vs VR

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

The Ordinary and VR are distinct skincare brands offering diverse solutions for daily routines. The Canadian brand centers on scientifically focused serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and toners built around hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane, suiting sensitive, dry sensitive, acne-prone, and mature skin best. Meanwhile, the sensory-focused brand provides carefully designed moisturizers that suit combination, sensitive, and dry skin. Both brands differ in their core approach, as the former relies on targeted single-ingredient efficacy while the latter emphasizes the refined experience of its formulas.

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

Popular The Ordinary vs VR products

The Ordinary vs VR moisturizers

Questions and answers

The Ordinary or VR: which is better?

The products on this page from The Ordinary offer a much wider selection of targeted treatments and fit sensitive, dry sensitive, and oily skin best, whereas VR features only a single cream with an average to high fit for those skin types.

What is the difference between The Ordinary and VR?

The Ordinary offers a large range of fragrance-free serums, toners, and moisturizers that fit sensitive, dry sensitive, and oily skin best, whereas VR features only a single PDRN cream on this page. The products on this page help hydrate and smooth the skin.

The Ordinary or VR: which moisturizer is better?

The Ordinary offers a wider range of high-performing moisturizers and hydration-focused formulas, such as Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA which provides a superior fit for dry skin, compared to VR which features only a single PDRN cream with average or low fit levels for most skin types.

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Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or VR?

The products on this page by The Ordinary are frequently noted by reviewers as affordable and offering great value, whereas the VR page features only a single product without brand-focused routines or affordability mentions.

Which causes fewer breakouts, The Ordinary or VR?

The Ordinary offers multiple acne-clearing serums and products with high fit levels for acne-prone skin, whereas the VR range on this page features only a single cream that has an average fit for acne-prone skin. Therefore, the products on this page from The Ordinary provide more targeted options to help manage breakouts.

Which brand has been on the market longer, The Ordinary or VR?

The Ordinary has been on the market longer, having been founded in Canada in 2016, whereas VR was founded in 2018.

Do any products from The Ordinary or VR contain fragrance?

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

What skin types do the brand-focused routines for The Ordinary fit best?

The brand-focused routines for The Ordinary fit sensitive skin, dry sensitive skin, and oily skin best.

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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