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The Ordinary vs Hanhoo

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

The Ordinary and Hanhoo are accessible skincare options offering distinct approaches to daily care. The Canadian brand focuses on diverse formulations built around hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane, while the latter is widely loved for targeted serums and carefully balanced formulas. Both options suit dry skin and dry sensitive skin best, though the former also provides specialized solutions for acne-prone, dark spot, and mature skin. Ultimately, the two differ in their product scope, with the former providing broad serums, moisturizers, and cleansers, and the latter featuring standout options like its blemish and pore patches.

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.

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The Ordinary vs Hanhoo serums and treatments

Questions and answers

The Ordinary or Hanhoo: which is better?

The products on this page show that The Ordinary offers a much wider variety of skincare options suited for dry, sensitive, and dry sensitive skin types, whereas Hanhoo only features targeted patches.

What is the difference between The Ordinary and Hanhoo?

The products on this page for The Ordinary offer a wide variety of targeted serums, cleansers, and moisturizers that fit dry and sensitive skin best, while Hanhoo features only two patch products.

Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or Hanhoo?

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

How does the product variety and range of serums compare between The Ordinary and Hanhoo?

The Ordinary offers a much larger variety of serums and skincare products on this page compared to Hanhoo, which only features two patch products. Lovi rates the products on this page from The Ordinary as having a high fit for dry and sensitive skin types.

Which brand offers better suited options for dry and sensitive skin types according to their routines?

The Ordinary offers better suited options for dry and sensitive skin types, as its brand-focused routines are specifically designed to fit dry skin, dry sensitive skin, and sensitive skin. In contrast, Hanhoo does not list any fit levels for these skin types in its routines.

What are the parent companies or founding years for The Ordinary and Hanhoo?

The Ordinary was founded in 2016 in Canada and is owned by The Estee Lauder Companies Inc., while Hanhoo was founded in 2008 and is independently owned.

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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