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The Ordinary vs Heliocare

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The Ordinary is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2016 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. since 2021.

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Heliocare is a Spanish skincare brand founded in 2001 and owned by Cantabria Labs.

This page compares some of the most popular The Ordinary and Heliocare products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular The Ordinary vs Heliocare products

Questions and answers

The Ordinary or Heliocare: which is better?

The Ordinary is often a better choice for budget-friendly serums and a wide variety of skin concerns, offering products on this page that are fragrance-free. Heliocare features a dedicated sunscreen that provides a High Lovi fit for oily and acne-prone skin, though it contains fragrance.

What is the difference between The Ordinary and Heliocare?

The Ordinary offers a wide range of affordable skincare products suited for dry skin, oily acne-prone skin, and mature skin, whereas Heliocare provides specialized sunscreens like the 360 Gel Oil-Free SPF 50+. Additionally, all products on The Ordinary page are fragrance-free, while the Heliocare product includes fragrance.

Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or Heliocare?

The products on this page from The Ordinary are often noted by reviewers as affordable and offering great value. Heliocare does not have this pricing advantage noted on the page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, The Ordinary or Heliocare?

The products on this page by The Ordinary are generally well-suited for acne-prone skin, with several serums helping to manage breakouts effectively. Heliocare offers a specialized sunscreen option that is rated High for acne-prone skin.

Between The Ordinary and Heliocare, which brand offers fragrance-free products?

Between the two brands, every product on The Ordinary page lists no fragrance in its ingredients, whereas Heliocare includes fragrance in its products.

How do the founding years and home countries of The Ordinary and Heliocare compare?

The Ordinary was founded in Canada in 2016, while Heliocare was established in Spain in 2001.

Which brand has a wider variety of products listed on the page, including cleansers, serums, and toners?

The Ordinary has a wider variety of products listed on the page, offering many options for cleansers, serums, and toners.

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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