The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA

Everyday cream built from the skin's own moisturising factors.

Green List ingredients4 in the INCI

Typical price£10–£14

Size100ml

Best for

Normal to dry sensitive skin; an everyday, low-cost cream for morning and evening.

Texture

Cream; the retailer's product copy calls it lightweight.

Avoid if

You want named ceramides or a rich night cream.

Red List audit

This formula passed the Skincare Clarity Red List screen.

Fragrance / Parfum and listed fragrance allergens: none listed.
Essential oils: none listed.
Drying alcohols: none listed.
Other screened items, including MI/MCI, parabens and SLS/SLES: none listed.

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Quick verdict

Read down this list and you'll find the same kinds of ingredients skin itself uses to hold water: amino acids from arginine (eighth) to phenylalanine (18th), then sugars, sodium PCA, sodium lactate and urea. Together they're known as natural moisturising factors, which gives the cream its name.

Explore all 46 ingredients and their roles

Why it made the cut

Glycerin and sodium hyaluronate sit sixth and seventh, with urea and allantoin 26th and 27th. Cetyl and stearyl alcohol, third and fifth, are fatty alcohols that give the cream its body, not drying ones. The retailer's product copy mentions ceramides, but none is named on the list; the lipids here are fatty acids and phytosteryl canola glycerides.

At £10–£14 for 100ml, it's one of the lowest-priced moisturisers per millilitre in our selection. If your skin wants something richer, The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + PhytoCeramides is the heavier version.

Where to buy

Current retailer

Lookfantastic

Typical UK price £10–£14 for 100ml. Check the retailer for the current price and availability.

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Green List analysis

Glycerin and sodium hyaluronate sit sixth and seventh, with urea and allantoin among the moisturising factors further down.

glycerin – humectant hydration support
Hyaluronic Acid Family (Sodium Hyaluronate) – water-binding hydration support
urea – humectant hydration support
allantoin – comfort support

Full ingredient list

Ingredients and roles

Every ingredient in label order, coloured by role. Select an ingredient for a short explanation.

Colour key – select a role to highlight its ingredients

Colours show one selected role; many ingredients do more than one job. Ingredients above 1% are listed by weight; below 1% they can appear in any order. The label doesn't show where that line falls or how much of each ingredient is used.

Ingredient list source: Lookfantastic, checked 25 October 2026.
Ingredient roles and explanations: Skincare Clarity, based on manufacturer information, published ingredient assessments and the EU CosIng database, checked 4 November 2026.

For the latest information, review the ingredient list printed on the product packaging before use.

Last reviewed: 25 October 2026