Works for:
based on ingredients and %- Moisturizing
Doesn't work for:
based on ingredients and %- Anti-aging
- Evens skin tone
Can it cause trouble?
- Irritation risk: low
- Comedogenic risk ingredients: 2
Key actives
Product Summary
"The Ordinary - Serum Foundation" could be helpful for: Moisturizing, but its actives are not the most effective or are not well-studied.
About the brand
According to Cruelty-Free Kitty "The Ordinary" is cruelty free, but its parent company is not.
Price
The product retails for 7.50$ in the United States.
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Moisturizing
This product can help soften the skin and reduce its moisture loss with emollients and occlusives: peg-10 dimethicone, coco-caprylate/caprate.
Keep in mind that this product does not contain effective ingredients to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. This is why an additional product with humectants like glycerin or hyaluronic acid can be helpful (apply it before this product for the best results).
A silicone that works to soften the upper layer of the skin and reduce its water loss
Helps to soften the upper layer of the skin without creating a greasy texture
An emollient that helps soften the skin
A silicone that helps improve the product texture and spreadability. Can absorb oil creating a short-term mattifying effect on the skin
A type of silicone that helps to soften the upper layer of the skin and create a nice product finish on the skin
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and create a nice product consistency
Helps oil and water mix together and works as an emollient
Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself
Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
The high-spreadability suspension system offers a natural look and resists collecting in fine lines.
Source: The Ordinary
Effective ingredients missing or their concentration is too low.
Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself
Evens skin tone
Effective ingredients missing or their concentration is too low
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Moisturizing | |
| Anti-aging | |
| Evens skin tone |
Total Promises Fulfilled score: 25/100.
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Potential irritants
Comedogenic ingredients
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Key Actives
Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself
A silicone that helps improve the product texture and spreadability. Can absorb oil creating a short-term mattifying effect on the skin
A silicone that works to soften the upper layer of the skin and reduce its water loss
Helps thicken the product consistency
Works as a UV filter when used in high concentrations. It is photostable and is effective mostly against the UVB light, with some protection in the UVA range. In small concentrations, used for its ability to improve the color of cosmetic products. Is usually well tolerated by the skin
Potential irritants
An emollient that helps soften the skin
A type of silicone that helps water and oil mix together
Helps oil and water mix together
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and create a nice product consistency
Used to improve stability of the formulation
Comedogenic ingredients
An emollient that helps soften the skin
Helps oil and water mix together
All ingredients
A silicone that helps improve the product texture and spreadability. Can absorb oil creating a short-term mattifying effect on the skin
A type of silicone that helps to soften the upper layer of the skin and create a nice product finish on the skin
An emollient that helps soften the skin
A type of silicone that helps create a nice product consistency and support the delivery of other ingredients
A type of silicone that helps water and oil mix together
Helps to soften the upper layer of the skin without creating a greasy texture
Helps to dissolve other ingredients in a formulation. Slows down the rate of product drying
Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself
Helps oil and water mix together
A type of clay that is used to thicken the product consistency
Used to stabilize mixtures of oil and water, and create thicker, gel-like product textures
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and create a nice product consistency
Used to stabilize product formulations and create a nice product texture
A silicone that works to soften the upper layer of the skin and reduce its water loss
The same compound that is used safely in dental implants and bone cements. In cosmetics, it is used to improve the consistency of products
Used to improve stability of the formulation
A preservative. It helps prevent bacterial growth in cosmetic products
Works as a UV filter when used in high concentrations. It is photostable and is effective mostly against the UVB light, with some protection in the UVA range. In small concentrations, used for its ability to improve the color of cosmetic products. Is usually well tolerated by the skin
An umbrella term for the following three colorants: CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499. They might be able to offer some protection against visible light, but the degree of the protection is not clear
A colorant that can add a pearl-like appearance to the formulation
Is used to add opaque (non-transparent) appearance to formulations. Can be used to coat other ingredients for even dispersion. This is a different ingredient compared to the ones used in antipersperants (aluminium chloride and aluminium chlorohydrate)
Creates an illusion of smoother and more radiant skin tone. Adds shimmer to the skin by reflecting light
A type of silicone that helps oil and water mix well together. Helps to disperse other ingredients, e.g. pigments, evenly in a formulation
Ingredient list view
Cyclopentasiloxane, Water, Caprylyl methicone, Coconut alkanes, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, Coco-caprylate/caprate, Dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, Cetyl diglyceryl tris(trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl dimethicone, Dipropylene glycol, Tocopherol, Polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate, Polyglyceryl-3 polyricinoleate, Polyglyceryl-4 isostearate, Disteardimonium hectorite, Hectorite, Sodium chloride, Hexyl laurate, Dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, Peg-10 dimethicone, Stearic acid, Methyl methacrylate crosspolymer, Alumina, Trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin, Titanium dioxide, Ci 77891, Iron oxides, Tin oxide, Aluminum hydroxide, Ci 77163, Mica, Magnesium stearate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane