The Ordinary Rice Lipids + Ectoin Microemulsion (Choose 1 of 60ml or 120ml) vs Omega+ Complex Moisturizer

The Ordinary Rice Lipids + Ectoin Microemulsion (Choose 1 of 60ml or 120ml) and Omega+ Complex Moisturizer share 16 parsed ingredients. Differences highlighted below.

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Shared 16The Ordinary Rice Lipids + Ectoin Microemulsion (Choose 1 of 60ml or 120ml) only 25Omega+ Complex Moisturizer only 29

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Shared formula

23%

Ingredients in every formula: 16in both formulas
Key actives unique to one formula: 4unique actives
Ingredient rows compared: 70rows compared

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The formulas, row by row

70 ingredients across 2 labels

Differences only(54 of 70 rows)

Shared ingredients· none here

Product facts and full ingredient lists side by side
on 2+ labelsonly on this labelnot on this labelIngredient	Recommended The Ordinary The Ordinary Rice Lipids + Ectoin Microemulsion (Choose 1 of 60ml or 120ml) $25.74 $25.74 at Dodoskin ↗	Paula's Choice Omega+ Complex Moisturizer $42.00
Basics
Type & size	Moisturizer · size not on the record	Moisturizer · size not on the record
Brand origin	American	American
Offers
Where to buydiffers	$25.74 · Dodoskin	Not recorded
Formula
Key activesdiffers	sodium hyaluronate, allantoin, urea	ceramide np, squalane, sodium hyaluronate
Free of	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free
Heads-up	fungal-acne triggerPore data not yet reviewed	fungal-acne triggerPore 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 · 41 ingredients	Fully parsed · 45 ingredients
Key actives · 4
allantoin	yes	no
ceramide np	no	yes
squalane	no	yes
urea	yes	no
Rest of the labels · 50
1,2-hexanediol	yes	no
adenosine	no	yes
anastatica hierochuntica extract	no	yes
anhydroxylitol	yes	no
boerhavia diffusa root extract	no	yes
borago officinalis seed oil	no	yes
butylene glycol	no	yes
c13-15 alkane	no	yes
carbomer	no	yes
ceramide ap	no	yes
ceramide eop	no	yes
ceteareth-6 olivate	no	yes
chlorphenesin	yes	no
cholesterol	no	yes
citric acid	yes	no
decyl oleate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
ectoin	yes	no
fructose	yes	no
glucose	yes	no
glyceryl glucoside	yes	no
glyceryl stearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
hydrogenated lecithin	yes	no
hydrogenated olive oil	no	yes
hydroxyacetophenone	yes	no
lecithin	no	yes
linoleic acid Fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
linolenic acid	no	yes
maltose	yes	no
oleic acid Fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
pentylene glycol	yes	no
phytic acid	no	yes
phytosphingosine	no	yes
polyglyceryl-10 laurate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
polyglyceryl-4 laurate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
propanediol	yes	no
pullulan	no	yes
rhus succedanea fruit wax	yes	no
sclerotium gum	no	yes
sodium chloride	yes	no
sodium citrate	yes	no
sodium hydroxide	yes	no
sodium lauroyl lactylate	no	yes
sodium polyacrylate starch	no	yes
trehalose	yes	no
vitamin e	yes	no
water	yes	no
water	no	yes
xanthan gum	no	yes
xylitol	yes	no
xylitylglucoside	yes	no

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 Allantoin in the formula.

Choose Paula's Choice if you want Ceramide Np 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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