[The Ordinary] PHA 5% Exfoliating Lip Serum 15ml vs Clarifying Exfoliant Powder
[The Ordinary] PHA 5% Exfoliating Lip Serum 15ml and Clarifying Exfoliant Powder share 5 parsed ingredients. Differences highlighted below.
Shared 5[The Ordinary] PHA 5% Exfoliating Lip Serum 15ml only 6Clarifying Exfoliant Powder only 12
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Full ingredient comparisonLabels, evidence & retailer offers
Shared formula
22%
- Ingredients in every formula
- 5in both formulas
- Key actives unique to one formula
- 4unique actives
- Ingredient rows compared
- 23rows compared
From the parsed labels — rows on every label over all compared rows. Partial captures footnoted under the board.
The formulas, row by row
23 ingredients across 2 labels| on 2+ labelsonly on this labelnot on this labelIngredient | ||
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Basics | ||
| Type & size | Exfoliant · size not on the record | Exfoliant · size not on the record |
| Brand origindiffers | American | European |
Offers | ||
| Where to buy | Not recorded | Not recorded |
Formula | ||
| Key activesdiffers | Not recorded | lactic acid, glycolic acid, hyaluronic acid, salicylic acid |
| Free ofdiffers | fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free | Not recorded |
| 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 | Partially captured — 17 of 140 label entries matched, some checks not run |
Key actives · 4 | ||
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Rest of the labels · 14 | ||
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Pelegrims's label is only partially captured — rows may grow as parsing completes.
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 want a comparable formula for $35.40 less.
Choose Pelegrims 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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