Side-by-side comparison

The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan vs The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA

Both are moisturisers. They share a 70% active-ingredient overlap, so the real decision is about price, texture and the supporting ingredients. Here's the side-by-side.

70%Active overlap
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 Ordinary
Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA
MoisturiserBudgetMorning or evening
Damaged BarrierDryness

A lightweight moisturiser built around the amino acids, lactates and hyaluronic acid the skin produces naturally. No retinol, no acids — pure barrier support. An ideal base moisturiser when your routine already has the actives.

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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 The Ordinary leans toward Dehydration, Sensitivity. The The Ordinary leans toward Dryness.

The overlap

What they share

At 70% active overlap, these are the ingredients doing comparable work in both formulas:

Hyaluronic Acid
The formulation

Ingredient stacks, side by side

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%

The Ordinary — top of the list

  • Aqua (Water)~50–80%
  • Ethylhexyl Pal…~5–25%
  • Cetearyl Isono…~3–10%
  • Isodecyl Neope…~2–6%
  • Caprylic/Capri…~1.5–4%
  • Sodium Hyaluro…~1–2%
  • Glyceryl Stear…~1–2%
  • PEG-100 Stearate~1–2%
  • Glycerin~1–2%

● 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

The OrdinaryThe Ordinary
CategoryMoisturiserMoisturiser
Price tierBudgetBudget
Best forDehydration, Damaged Barrier, SensitivityDamaged Barrier, Dryness
Usage notesMorning or eveningMorning or evening
Active overlap70% — Hyaluronic Acid
Questions

Common questions

Is the The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan or the The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA better?
Neither is clearly better — they overlap 70% 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 The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan and the The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA?
Both are moisturisers that share Hyaluronic Acid. Where they differ: the The Ordinary targets Dehydration, Sensitivity; the The Ordinary targets Dryness.
Are the The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan and The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA dupes for each other?
They share 70% active-ingredient overlap based on published INCI lists, so one can stand in for the other on the actives that matter — chiefly Hyaluronic Acid. A dupe matches the hero actives, not the full sensory experience, so expect differences in texture, fragrance and exact concentrations.
Can I use the The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Beta Glucan and The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA 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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