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The Ordinary vs Hanhoo

The Ordinary and Hanhoo are accessible skincare brands defined by targeted formulations and reliable daily care. The Canadian company features serums and moisturizers centered on hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane, while the other brand is widely loved for targeted serums and blemish patches. Both brands suit dry skin best, though the first also targets oily acne-prone skin and the latter fits sensitive and combination skin. They differ primarily in their core strengths, with the first focusing on ingredient-driven acid and vitamin treatments and the second emphasizing gentle, balanced solutions.

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

Questions and answers

The Ordinary or Hanhoo: which is better?

The products on this page from The Ordinary generally offer a higher Lovi fit across multiple skin types compared to the limited range from Hanhoo. Reviewers frequently praise The Ordinary for affordable and great value serums as well as acne-clearing benefits.

What is the difference between The Ordinary and Hanhoo?

The Ordinary offers a large range of fragrance-free serums, cleansers, and moisturizers that fit dry skin, oily acne-prone skin, and mature skin best, while Hanhoo provides only a couple of targeted blemish and pore patches on this page.

Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or Hanhoo?

The products on this page for The Ordinary are frequently noted by reviewers for being affordable and providing great value. Hanhoo offers only two targeted patch products on this page, and no pricing comparisons or value mentions are provided for the brand.

Which causes fewer breakouts, The Ordinary or Hanhoo?

The products on this page for The Ordinary fit acne-prone skin with levels ranging from Average to Superior, whereas Hanhoo offers targeted options like the Blemish Patch which has a High fit for acne-prone skin.

When was The Ordinary founded and who owns it compared to Hanhoo?

The Ordinary was founded in 2016 in Canada and has been owned by The Est3 Lauder Companies Inc. since 2021, whereas Hanhoo was founded in 2008 and is independently owned.

What are the main fragrance properties of the products listed for both brands?

Every product on this page for both The Ordinary and Hanhoo 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.

How does it fit your skin?

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