[The Ordinary] PHA 5% Exfoliating Lip Serum 15ml vs Apis Ceramide Power - hydrogel facial scrub with acids, 100 ml
[The Ordinary] PHA 5% Exfoliating Lip Serum 15ml and Apis Ceramide Power - hydrogel facial scrub with acids, 100 ml share 6 parsed ingredients. Differences highlighted below.
Shared 6[The Ordinary] PHA 5% Exfoliating Lip Serum 15ml only 5Apis Ceramide Power - hydrogel facial scrub with acids, 100 ml only 8
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Full ingredient comparisonLabels, evidence & retailer offers
Shared formula
32%
- Ingredients in every formula
- 6in both formulas
- Key actives unique to one formula
- 2unique actives
- Ingredient rows compared
- 19rows compared
From the parsed labels — rows on every label over all compared rows.
The formulas, row by row
19 ingredients across 2 labels| on 2+ labelsonly on this labelnot on this labelIngredient | ||
|---|---|---|
Basics | ||
| Type & size | Exfoliant · size not on the record | Exfoliant · size not on the record |
| Brand origindiffers | American | Not recorded |
Offers | ||
| Where to buy | No offers listed | No offers listed |
| Availability | No offers listed | No offers listed |
Formula | ||
| Key activesdiffers | Not recorded | lactic acid, salicylic acid |
| Free ofdiffers | fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free | sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free |
| Heads-updiffers | None flagged from the checks we ranPore data not yet reviewed | pregnancy caution · photosensitizing · fragrance allergensPore data not yet reviewed |
Fit & community | ||
| Rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Best for | Not recorded | Not recorded |
Data quality | ||
| Label coveragediffers | Fully parsed · 11 ingredients | Fully parsed · 14 ingredients |
Key actives · 2 | ||
| no | yes | |
| no | yes | |
Rest of the labels · 11 | ||
| no | yes | |
| no | yes | |
| no | yes | |
| yes | no | |
| no | yes | |
| yes | no | |
| no | yes | |
| yes | no | |
| yes | no | |
| yes | no | |
| no | yes | |
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Rows come from parsed labels and live offers. Where a label isn’t fully captured, we say so instead of guessing.
The bottom line
Choose The Ordinary if you avoid fragrance.
Choose Apis if you want AHA exfoliant (gentle) in the formula.
Both lines come from the parsed labels and the prices on this page — neither product is the reference, and neither is called the better one.
This is not medical advice.
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