Skin Refine vs Caffeine 3% + Escin 1% Face Serum
Skin Refine and Caffeine 3% + Escin 1% Face Serum share 9 parsed ingredients. Differences highlighted below.
Shared 9Skin Refine only 7Caffeine 3% + Escin 1% Face Serum only 15
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Shared formula
29%
- Ingredients in every formula
- 9in both formulas
- Key actives unique to one formula
- 3unique actives
- Ingredient rows compared
- 31rows compared
From the parsed labels — rows on every label over all compared rows.
The formulas, row by row
31 ingredients across 2 labels| on 2+ labelsonly on this labelnot on this labelIngredient | ||
|---|---|---|
Basics | ||
| Type & size | Serum · size not on the record | Serum · size not on the record |
| Brand origin | American | American |
Offers | ||
| Where to buy | Not recorded | Not recorded |
Formula | ||
| Key activesdiffers | mandelic acid, salicylic acid, lactic acid | caffeine, salicylic acid |
| Free of | fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free | fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free |
| Heads-updiffers | pregnancy caution · photosensitizingPore data not yet reviewed | pregnancy caution · photosensitizing · 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 · 16 ingredients | Fully parsed · 24 ingredients |
Key actives · 3 | ||
aha exfoliant (gentle) | yes | no |
caffeine | no | yes |
mandelic acid | yes | no |
Rest of the labels · 19 | ||
bacillus ferment | no | yes |
cetearyl olivate | no | yes |
chlorphenesin | no | yes |
escin | no | yes |
ethyl macadamiate | no | yes |
ethylhexyl olivate | no | yes |
hydroxyethyl urea | yes | no |
hydroxyethylcellulose | no | yes |
malic acid | no | yes |
maltodextrin | no | yes |
pentylene glycol | no | yes |
potassium sorbate | yes | no |
saccharide isomerate | yes | no |
sodium pca | yes | no |
sodium stearoyl glutamate | no | yes |
sorbitan olivate | no | yes |
vitamin e | no | yes |
water | no | yes |
xanthan gum | 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 Versed Skin if you want Mandelic Acid in the formula.
Choose The Ordinary if you want Caffeine 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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