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Naturium Multi-Peptide Advanced Moisturizer vs The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan

Both moisturisers contain Ceramides, but only Naturium Multi-Peptide Advanced Moisturizer adds a targeted active: Matrixyl 3000 and Copper Peptides. That's the main thing to weigh.

1Shared hero active
Naturium
Multi-Peptide Advanced Moisturizer
MoisturiserBudgetMorning or evening
Fine LinesDehydrationDamaged Barrier

A peptide-rich daily moisturiser with Matrixyl, copper peptides and ceramides for firmness and barrier support. An affordable way to fold peptides into a moisturiser step; gentle, fragrance-light and layerable.

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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?

Naturium Multi-Peptide Advanced Moisturizer goes further with Matrixyl 3000 and Copper Peptides, which The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan doesn't have. If you only need Ceramides, The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan covers it; if you want Matrixyl 3000 and Copper Peptides as well, choose Naturium Multi-Peptide Advanced Moisturizer. Naturium Multi-Peptide Advanced Moisturizer is the better fit for fine lines; The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan for sensitive skin. Both sit in the Budget price tier.

The overlap

What they share

This hero active appears in both formulas:

Ceramides
The formulation

Ingredient stacks, side by side

Naturium Multi-Peptide Advanced Moisturizer — top of the list

  • Aqua~50–80%
  • Glycerin~5–25%
  • Caprylic/Capric…~3–10%
  • Cetearyl Alcohol~2–6%
  • Palmitoyl Tripe…~1.5–4%

The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan — 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

Naturium Multi-Peptide Advanced MoisturizerThe Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan
CategoryMoisturiserMoisturiser
Price tierBudgetBudget
Best forFine Lines, Dehydration, Damaged BarrierDehydration, Damaged Barrier, Sensitivity
Usage notesMorning or eveningMorning or evening
Shared hero activesCeramides
Questions

Common questions

Is the Naturium Multi-Peptide Advanced Moisturizer or The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan better?
It depends on whether you want Matrixyl 3000 and Copper Peptides. Naturium Multi-Peptide Advanced Moisturizer has them; The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan doesn't. Otherwise both rely on Ceramides.
What's the difference between the Naturium Multi-Peptide Advanced Moisturizer and The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan?
Naturium Multi-Peptide Advanced Moisturizer's hero actives are Matrixyl 3000, Copper Peptides and Ceramides. The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan's are Beta-Glucan, Ceramides and Hyaluronic Acid.
Are the Naturium Multi-Peptide Advanced Moisturizer and The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan dupes for each other?
Only partly. They share Ceramides, but Naturium Multi-Peptide Advanced Moisturizer's Matrixyl 3000 and Copper Peptides have no counterpart in The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan.
Can I use the Naturium Multi-Peptide Advanced Moisturizer and The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan together?
They both fill the moisturiser slot in a routine, so you'd normally pick one. If you like both, use one in the morning and the other at night, and patch-test when introducing anything new.
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