Humectants (glycerin 0.20% - 0.35%, sodium hyaluronate 0.20% - 0.35%, urea 0.20% - 0.35%, sodium lactate 0.20% - 0.35%, pca 0.20% - 0.40%, sodium pca 0.20% - 0.40%, xylitylglucoside 0.25% - 0.45%, anhydroxylitol 0.30% - 0.55%, trehalose 0.30% - 0.60%, fructose 0.35% - 0.65%, glutamic acid 0.50% - 0.80%, alanine 1.30% - 1.60%, glycine 1.50% - 1.80%, arginine 1.80% - 2.20% and betaine 2.90% - 3.60%). These ingredients help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improve the skin hydration.

About the brand

According to Cruelty-Free Kitty "The Ordinary" is cruelty free, but its parent company is not.

Price

The product retails from 13.50$ up to 17.02$ in the United States, for 15.90CA$ in Canada and from 12.00£ up to 93.00£ in the United Kingdom.

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What can the product work for?

Moisturizing

What does the product description say?

Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan

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This product can help improve hydration of the skin with the two types of ingredients.

The first type is called “humectants”:
these ingredients help attract water. When humectants are on the surface of the skin, they “pull in” the moisture from the outside environment, or from within deeper layers of the skin. The following ingredients in this product do the job: alanine, anhydroxylitol.

This product also contains ingredients called “occlusives”. They help reduce the speed with which our skin loses moisture to the outside environment. These ingredients also help soften the upper layer of the skin, so it feels less tight and nicer to the touch. The following ingredients in this product do the job: arginine, sphingolipids.

The following ingredients in this product are especially good for supporting the skin barrier and helping with the hydration level: urea

arginine 1.8% - 2.2%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

An amino acid that is naturally present in skin and helps keep it hydrated. When used together with AHAs, it can reduce their irritating effect on the skin

betaine 2.9% - 3.6%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improves the product texture

fructose 0.35% - 0.65%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin

Anti-aging

This product contains serine, threonine. These ingredients might be able to help reduce and prevent fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin elasticity and firmness, but there is not enough evidence that it actually works.

serine 1.1% - 1.3%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: MEDIUM

An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. In combination with other amino-acids, might help to reduce fine lines and wrinkles

threonine 0.65% - 0.95%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: MEDIUM

An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. In combination with other amino-acids, might help to reduce fine lines and wrinkles

beta-glucan 2.2% - 2.7%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: LOW

Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin, calm down inflammation and irritation, restore the barrier function and support wound healing. It can be helpful in reducing fine lines and wrinkles

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Key Actives

beta-glucan 2.2% - 2.7%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Reduces irritation, Anti-inflammatory, Moisturizing, Anti-aging, Anti-blemish, Anti-oxidation

allantoin 0.2% - 0.35%

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Works for: Anti-inflammatory, Moisturizing, Reduces irritation, Anti-blemish, Reduces redness, Exfoliation

Helps calm down inflammation in skin and can help reduce itching. Helps to repair the skin barrier and keep skin hydrated

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Potential irritants

p-anisic acid 0.05% - 0.15%

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Helps preserve products. Can mask unpleasant smell. Could be irritating

sodium lactate 0.2% - 0.35%

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Works for: Moisturizing

Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Is often used to adjust the pH level of the product

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We couldn't find any comodogenic ingredients in this product

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water 45% - 55%

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Plain old water

ppg-24-glycereth-24 6% - 7.3%

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Works for: Cleansing

propanediol 3.8% - 4.6%

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Acts as a solvent for other ingredients. Speeds up the absorption of other ingredients into the skin

Ingredient list view

Water, Ppg-24-glycereth-24, Propanediol, Betaine, Beta-glucan, Arginine, Glycine, Alanine, Serine, Proline, Threonine, Glutamic acid, Lysine hcl, Glucose, Maltose, Fructose, Trehalose, Xylitol, Anhydroxylitol, Xylitylglucoside, Sodium pca, Pca, Sodium lactate, Urea, Allantoin, Sodium hyaluronate, Phospholipids, Sphingolipids, Glycerin, Pentylene glycol, Acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, Sodium hydroxide, Sodium chloride, Sodium citrate, Citric acid, Tocopherol, P-anisic acid, Aminomethyl propanol, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin

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Key ingredients	anhydroxylitol urea +19 more	Common: anhydroxylitol urea +7 more Other: glycine soja oil tocopherol	Common: anhydroxylitol urea +6 more Other: niacinamide panthenol +5 more	Common: anhydroxylitol urea +5 more Other: pullulan dimethicone	Common: anhydroxylitol urea +9 more Other: aspartic acid hexyl nicotinate +1 more	Common: anhydroxylitol urea +10 more Other: niacinamide panthenol +6 more	Common: anhydroxylitol urea +8 more Other: acetyl hexapeptide-8 palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7 +6 more	Common: urea allantoin +15 more Other: dimethicone dimethiconol	Common: urea arginine +12 more Other: panthenol biosaccharide gum-1 +3 more	Common: anhydroxylitol urea +7 more Other: panthenol isosorbide dicaprylate +15 more	Common: anhydroxylitol urea +8 more Other: dimethicone hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid +4 more
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Potential Irritants	p-anisic acid Has skin benefit? chlorphenesin Has skin benefit? +5 more	citric acid Has skin benefit? pentylene glycol Has skin benefit? +6 more	pullulan Has skin benefit? pentylene glycol Has skin benefit? +5 more	pullulan Has skin benefit? caprylyl glycol Has skin benefit? +5 more	hexyl nicotinate Has skin benefit? panax ginseng extract Has skin benefit? +9 more	parfum Has skin benefit? peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil Has skin benefit? +6 more	morus alba bark extract Has skin benefit? carica papaya fruit extract Has skin benefit? +10 more	caprylyl glycol Has skin benefit? ethylhexylglycerin Has skin benefit? +5 more	citric acid Has skin benefit? ethylhexylglycerin Has skin benefit? +3 more	triacetin Has skin benefit? disodium edta Has skin benefit? +12 more	decyl glucoside Has skin benefit? pullulan Has skin benefit? +17 more
All ingredients	water Has skin benefit? ppg-24-glycereth-24 Has skin benefit? +38 more	water Has skin benefit? octyldodecyl myristate Has skin benefit? +33 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +30 more	water Has skin benefit? butylene glycol Has skin benefit? +30 more	water Has skin benefit? pentylene glycol Has skin benefit? +29 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +49 more	water Has skin benefit? propanediol Has skin benefit? +44 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +35 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +27 more	water Has skin benefit? pentylene glycol Has skin benefit? +51 more	water Has skin benefit? dimethicone Has skin benefit? +45 more

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Anti-aging

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