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The Ordinary vs Skinfix

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The Ordinary and Skinfix are Canadian skincare brands that offer distinct approaches to daily routines, with the former known for targeted serums and cleansers built around hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane, while the latter is beloved for deeply nourishing moisturizers and scientifically targeted formulas. The Ordinary products fit dry skin and oily acne-prone skin best, whereas Skinfix suits dry, sensitive skin best because of its rich, restorative ingredients. Both brands differ in their core offerings, as the brand from 2016 provides specialized options like niacinamide, mandelic acid, and lactic acid, while the brand from 2014 provides reliable care for maintaining a healthy and balanced complexion.

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

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Skinfix is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2014 and owned by Skinfix Inc..

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

Popular The Ordinary vs Skinfix products

The Ordinary vs Skinfix moisturizers

Questions and answers

The Ordinary or Skinfix: which is better?

The Ordinary offers a much larger variety of products on this page across multiple skin types, while Skinfix is represented by just one moisturizer. For those looking at anti-aging benefits, hyaluronic acid helps improve skin quality and hydration.

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The Ordinary or Skinfix: which moisturizer is better?

When comparing moisturizers, Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan from The Ordinary achieves a Superior fit for dry skin, while Skinfix offers the Barrier+ Triple Lipid-Peptide Cream with a High fit for dry skin. Hyaluronic acid helps maintain hydration across the products on this page.

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Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or Skinfix?

The products on this page from The Ordinary are often mentioned by reviewers as affordable and great value serums.

When were The Ordinary and Skinfix founded?

The Ordinary was founded in 2016 in Canada, while Skinfix was founded in 2014 in Canada.

Do any products from The Ordinary or Skinfix contain fragrance?

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

How does the Lovi fit level for dry skin compare between The Ordinary's Barrier+ Triple Lipid-Peptide Cream and Skinfix's moisturizers?

The products on this page show that The Ordinary has many moisturizers with a Superior Lovi fit level for dry skin, such as Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA. In comparison, Skinfix features the Barrier+ Triple Lipid-Peptide Cream, which has a High Lovi fit level for dry skin.

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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