The Ordinary has revolutionized how we shop for skin care like few brands. The Ordinary products were not available in the United States before the Canadian brand. Even though there is so much innovation in drugstore skin-care brands’ products, few affordable options can match the quality of luxury serums or moisturizers.
That’s why buzz for the best The Ordinary products (like this TikTok-beloved peeling solution) refuses to die down. The brand takes a clinical, science-based approach to skin care and specializes in single-ingredient-driven products that deliver targeted results. The best part? The best part? Nothing costs more that $30. The majority of it costs less than $10. This is largely in part thanks to The Ordinary’s dedication to transparency, resulting in prices that aren’t significantly marked up.
Despite its low price, the brand can be intimidating. Because the names of the products refer to skin-care ingredients–not the results they promise—they all sound like something out of an advanced medical textbook. And you’re left trying to decipher what the hell ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate (a vitamin C derivative) or epigallocatechin gallatyl glucoside (an anti-inflammatory compound in green tea) does. That’s where we come in.
Our editors went through hundreds of dollars of The Ordinary skin-care products to help explain the cryptic descriptions of each and to narrow down what’s actually worth adding to your top shelf. For honest reviews of The Ordinary’s best products, read on.
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