The Ordinary Rice Lipids + Ectoin Microemulsion — Efficacy 4.4/5.0, Safety 4.7/5.0 | DemythSkin
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The Ordinary Rice Lipids + Ectoin Microemulsion
The Ordinary

The Ordinary Rice Lipids + Ectoin Microemulsion

MoisturizerHydration
Efficacy
Strong
4.4 / 5.0
Safety
Safe
4.7 / 5.0
System Verdict
A genuinely well-built, low-cost hydration moisturizer—not a miracle barrier-repair treatment. The efficacy score is high because rice lipids, jojoba oil, ectoin, glycerin, urea, sodium hyaluronate, PCA, amino acids, sugars, and allantoin appear throughout a coherent lipid-plus-humectant base; the formula has no obvious pH-dependent treatment active, unstable antioxidant problem, fragrance, or essential-oil burden. Its limitations are that the exact concentrations are undisclosed, the lipid system is supportive rather than a full ceramide/cholesterol/fatty-acid barrier-repair system, and marketing claims around redness and barrier repair should not be treated as equivalent to drug-level treatment evidence. The brand lists the 60 ml product at $13.00.
Active Ingredients Detected
A Tier: Good BasicsProven Results
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed OilEctoinGlycerinSodium HyaluronateAllantoinUreaSerineAlanineGlycineLysine HClThreonineProlineSodium PCAXylitylglucosideAnhydroxylitolXylitolTrehaloseBetaineTocopherol
B Tier: Supporting IngredientsPromising Ingredients
Oryza Sativa (Rice) LipidsRhus Succedanea Fruit WaxGlyceryl GlucosideGlutamic AcidPCAFructoseGlucoseMaltoseHydroxyacetophenoneSodium ChlorideIsoceteth-20Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
What Each Ingredient Does
Aqua/Water/Eau
Primary solvent
Oryza Sativa (Rice) Lipids
Emollient lipid phase
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
Emollient skin conditioner
Ectoin
Barrier-supporting osmolyte
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifier and skin conditioner
Propanediol
Humectant and solvent
Glycerin
Water-binding humectant
Rhus Succedanea Fruit Wax
Texture and occlusive agent
Glyceryl Glucoside
Humectant-supporting conditioner
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant salt form
Allantoin
Soothing skin conditioner
Urea
Humectant and skin conditioner
Serine
Humectant amino acid
Alanine
Humectant amino acid
Glycine
Humectant amino acid
Glutamic Acid
Humectant amino acid
Lysine HCl
Humectant amino acid
Threonine
Humectant amino acid
Arginine
Humectant amino acid
Proline
Humectant amino acid
PCA
Natural moisturizing factor
Sodium PCA
Humectant salt form
Xylitylglucoside
Humectant complex component
Anhydroxylitol
Humectant complex component
Full Ingredient List (INCI)

Aqua/Water/Eau, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Lipids, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Ectoin, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Propanediol, Glycerin, Rhus Succedanea Fruit Wax, Glyceryl Glucoside, Sodium Hyaluronate, Allantoin, Urea, Serine, Alanine, Glycine, Glutamic Acid, Lysine HCl, Threonine, Arginine, Proline, PCA, Sodium PCA, Xylitylglucoside, Anhydroxylitol, Xylitol, Fructose, Glucose, Maltose, Trehalose, Betaine, Pentylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopherol, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Lactate, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Isoceteth-20, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin.

Frequently Asked

Is The Ordinary Rice Lipids + Ectoin Microemulsion worth it?

The Ordinary Rice Lipids + Ectoin Microemulsion scores 4.4 out of 5.0 for efficacy (Strong) and 4.7 out of 5.0 for safety (Safe) on DemythSkin's independent ingredient analysis. A genuinely well-built, low-cost hydration moisturizer—not a miracle barrier-repair treatment. The efficacy score is high because rice lipids, jojoba oil, ectoin, glycerin, urea, sodium hyaluronate, PCA, amino acids, sug

What are the key active ingredients in The Ordinary Rice Lipids + Ectoin Microemulsion?

The Ordinary Rice Lipids + Ectoin Microemulsion contains no gold-standard actives — its formula is built on supporting and base ingredients rather than clinically transformative actives.

Does The Ordinary Rice Lipids + Ectoin Microemulsion contain fragrance or known irritants?

DemythSkin's analysis found no flagged irritants in The Ordinary Rice Lipids + Ectoin Microemulsion. It scores 4.7 out of 5.0 for safety.

How is The Ordinary Rice Lipids + Ectoin Microemulsion scored?

DemythSkin grades every product on two independent axes: efficacy (whether the ingredients have clinical evidence of working) and safety (irritation and sensitisation risk). Ingredients are classified S through D against a database of over 3,000 compounds. No brand pays for a score.

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Analysis last updated: 2026-10-09. DemythSkin is an independent ingredient analyzer. Scores are computed by a deterministic rubric from published clinical evidence — no brand pays for a score.