The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA — Efficacy 3.8/5.0, Safety 4.5/5.0 | DemythSkin
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The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA

The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA

MoisturizerBarrier Repair
Efficacy
Solid
3.8 / 5.0
Safety
Safe
4.5 / 5.0
System Verdict
This is a no-nonsense, functionally solid but unexciting barrier-support moisturizer that earns its keep on hydration, not on fancy actives. Efficacy is driven by a dense mix of NMF mimics (glycerin, urea, amino acids, sugars, sodium PCA) plus occlusive/emollient lipids and hyaluronic acid high in the list, but there are no true S Tier anti-aging or brightening actives and no ceramides, so its job is basic moisturization and barrier support rather than treatment.
Active Ingredients Detected
A Tier: Good BasicsProven Results
Aqua (Water)Caprylic/Capric TriglycerideGlycerinSodium HyaluronateArginineGlycineAlanineSerineValineIsoleucineProlineThreonineHistidinePhenylalanineTrehaloseSodium PCASodium LactateUreaAllantoinLecithinTocopherol
B Tier: Supporting IngredientsPromising Ingredients
Cetyl AlcoholPropanediolStearyl AlcoholAspartic AcidGlucoseMaltoseFructosePCALinoleic AcidOleic AcidPhytosteryl Canola GlyceridesPalmitic AcidStearic AcidTrioleinCarbomerIsoceteth-20Polysorbate 60Sodium ChlorideCitric AcidTrisodium Ethylenediamine DisuccinatePentylene GlycolSodium HydroxidePhenoxyethanol
D Tier: Potential IrritantsBe Cautious
TriethanolamineChlorphenesin
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