Dermstore
$80.00
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Skincare · reviewed
SkinCeuticals Retinol 0.3
vs The Ordinary Retinol 0.2% in Squalane
The buying question
How do the listed key actives, disclosed percentages and fragrance listing differ?
Same on 1 of 2 features checked
Same ingredient, different strength: 0.3% retinol in SkinCeuticals versus 0.2% in The Ordinary. Neither lists fragrance.
Equivalent performance is not established.
How we reached this verdict ↗Original
SkinCeuticals
SkinCeuticals Retinol 0.3 — 30 mL
$80.00
$266.67 / 100 mL
Checked
Alternative
The Ordinary
The Ordinary Retinol 0.2% in Squalane — 30 mL
$8.10
$27.00 / 100 mL
Checked
Same, partial, different, unknown.
“Same” means a recorded feature matches, not equivalent performance.
Listed key actives and disclosed percentages
Different- Original
- Retinol: 0.3%
- Brand-stated
- Alternative
- Retinol: 0.2%
- Brand-stated
Both use retinol, at different disclosed strengths: 0.3% in SkinCeuticals, 0.2% in The Ordinary. A higher percentage is not a judgment of better or worse.
Sources for Listed key actives and disclosed percentages
Fragrance listed
Same- Original
- No
- Brand-stated
- Alternative
- No
- Brand-stated
Neither ingredient list includes fragrance or essential oils. SkinCeuticals describes its cream as fragrance-free; its list does include denatured alcohol despite an "alcohol-free" badge on the page.
Sources for Fragrance listed
What we couldn’t check
- Comparative performance. Texture, irritation, stability and skin outcomes have not been compared; SkinCeuticals is a cream and The Ordinary a squalane serum.
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Original · SkinCeuticals Retinol 0.3 — 30 mL
SkinCeuticals
$80.00
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Alternative · The Ordinary Retinol 0.2% in Squalane — 30 mL
The Ordinary
$8.10
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Scope & corrections
Scope version 1 · Listed key actives and disclosed percentages; Fragrance listed
This comparison uses its category’s standard scope. No scope changes are recorded.
No corrections have been recorded.
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