The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA — Efficacy 3.9/5.0, Safety 4.6/5.0 | DemythSkin
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The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA

The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA

MoisturizerHydration
Efficacy
Solid
3.9 / 5.0
Safety
Safe
4.6 / 5.0
System Verdict
This is a workhorse hydration cream with excellent barrier support, but zero meaningful treatment actives beyond moisturization. Efficacy-wise it scores well for a moisturizer focused on hydration and barrier support: multiple skin-identical NMFs (glycerin, sodium PCA, amino acids, urea) sit high enough in the INCI to matter, supported by triglyceride and fatty-acid emollients plus a touch of hyaluronic acid and vitamin E, but it lacks S Tier actives for anti-aging or brightening and runs at a relatively neutral pH ~6.5–7 that is ideal for comfort, not for actives.
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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