Side-by-side comparison

Byoma Moisturising Gel Cream vs The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan

Both are moisturisers. They share a 66% active-ingredient overlap, so the real decision is about price, texture and the supporting ingredients. Here's the side-by-side.

66%Active overlap
Byoma
Moisturising Gel Cream
MoisturiserBudgetMorning or evening
Damaged BarrierDrynesssensitive

A lightweight gel cream with a tri-ceramide complex plus prebiotic green tea extract. Budget ceramide moisturiser that holds up well against pricier options — one of the strongest budget launches in recent years.

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The Ordinary
Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan
MoisturiserBudgetMorning or evening
DehydrationDamaged BarrierSensitivity

An updated NMF moisturiser adding beta-glucan — 2026's barrier-repair hero ingredient — to amino acids, ceramide precursors and hyaluronic acid. A lightweight, fragrance-free everyday moisturiser with a soothing, plumping slant.

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The verdict

Which should you choose?

Both sit in the Budget tier, so cost isn't the deciding factor here — choose on texture, finish and the supporting ingredients. The Byoma leans toward Dryness, sensitive. The The Ordinary leans toward Dehydration, Sensitivity.

The overlap

What they share

At 66% active overlap, these are the ingredients doing comparable work in both formulas:

Ceramides
The formulation

Ingredient stacks, side by side

Byoma — top of the list

  • Water~50–80%
  • Dicaprylyl Car…~5–25%
  • Glycerin~3–10%
  • Pentylene Glycol~2–6%
  • Coco-Caprylate~1.5–4%
  • Cetearyl Alcohol~1–2%
  • Butylene Glycol~1–2%
  • Ceramide NP~1–2%

The Ordinary — top of the list

  • Aqua~50–80%
  • Glycerin~5–25%
  • Caprylic/Capric…~3–10%
  • Beta-Glucan~2–6%
  • Cetyl Alcohol~1.5–4%

● marks ingredients that appear near the top of both lists. Percentages are positional estimates from INCI order, not disclosed doses.

At a glance

The specs

ByomaThe Ordinary
CategoryMoisturiserMoisturiser
Price tierBudgetBudget
Best forDamaged Barrier, Dryness, sensitiveDehydration, Damaged Barrier, Sensitivity
Usage notesMorning or eveningMorning or evening
Active overlap66% — Ceramides
Questions

Common questions

Is the Byoma Moisturising Gel Cream or the The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan better?
Neither is clearly better — they overlap 66% on active ingredients and sit in the same price tier. The difference comes down to texture, finish and the supporting ingredients, so the right choice depends on your skin type and preferences.
What's the difference between the Byoma Moisturising Gel Cream and the The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan?
Both are moisturisers that share Ceramides. Where they differ: the Byoma targets Dryness, sensitive; the The Ordinary targets Dehydration, Sensitivity.
Are the Byoma Moisturising Gel Cream and The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan dupes for each other?
They share 66% active-ingredient overlap based on published INCI lists, so one can stand in for the other on the actives that matter — chiefly Ceramides. A dupe matches the hero actives, not the full sensory experience, so expect differences in texture, fragrance and exact concentrations.
Can I use the Byoma Moisturising Gel Cream and The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan together?
They both fill the moisturiser slot in a routine, so you'd normally pick one rather than layer both. If you want to use both, treat one as your daytime option and the other for evening, and patch-test when introducing anything new.
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