Head to head
La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+ vs The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA
Same comparison whichever way you searched it: The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA vs La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+.
The bottom lineLa Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+ and The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA land in much the same place on performance, so value decides it: The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA does the same job for less.
Answer nine questions and the app picks between them for your skin.
Cost per use
€0.20 an applicationabout 80 uses from 100 ml
measured: 2.5 fingertip units for face and neck, about 1.25 g; from €16 as read in September 2026 and a 100 ml pack.
how this is counted
About €0.20 an application, about 80 uses from 100 ml.
- Long & Finlay 1991, Clin Exp Dermatol: face and neck 2.5 fingertip units (PMID 1806320, abstract read)
- Long, Finlay & Averill 1992, Arch Dermatol: 4 hand areas = 2 FTU = 1 g (PMID 1497374)
- Finlay, Edwards & Harding 1989, Lancet: the fingertip unit defined (PMID 2567912, a letter)
- density taken as 1 g per ml: assumed, as on the sunscreen calculator
- Measured or assumed: the rule, and the dose table
€0.25 an applicationabout 25 uses from 30 ml
measured: 2.5 fingertip units for face and neck, about 1.25 g; from €6 as read in September 2026 and a 30 ml pack.
how this is counted
About €0.25 an application, about 25 uses from 30 ml.
- Long & Finlay 1991, Clin Exp Dermatol: face and neck 2.5 fingertip units (PMID 1806320, abstract read)
- Long, Finlay & Averill 1992, Arch Dermatol: 4 hand areas = 2 FTU = 1 g (PMID 1497374)
- Finlay, Edwards & Harding 1989, Lancet: the fingertip unit defined (PMID 2567912, a letter)
- density taken as 1 g per ml: assumed, as on the sunscreen calculator
- Measured or assumed: the rule, and the dose table
Per application, La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+ is the cheaper: €0.20 against €0.25.
Which should you pick?
Pick Cicaplast Baume B5+ if
- fine lines and firmness are the goal
Pick Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA if
- you are dealing with breakouts and oiliness
- you want the more affordable option
What each delivers
Side by side
| Cicaplast Baume B5+ | Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Moisturizer | Moisturizer |
| Key actives | Glycerin, Shea Butter, Pro-vitamin B5 | Glycerin, Hyaluronic acid, Sodium PCA |
| Texture | A rich, cushiony cream that sinks in slowly. | A middleweight lotion, enough to comfort without feeling heavy. |
| Fragrance | None detected | None detected |
| Feeds Malassezia | 1 measured / none inferred | 3 measured / 3 inferred |
| Pregnancy | No flagged actives | No flagged actives |
| Ingredients | 33 listed | 46 listed |
| Price | ~€16 | ~€6 |
What's in one but not the other
The two labels share 5 of the 74 ingredients between them. The actives are where they part company.
What each one adds acts on The stratum corneum, Not established for La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+ and The stratum corneum for The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA. That is the layer each is understood to act on, not how deep it travels.
Only in La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+
Both
Only in The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA
The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA is a different bottle only for: hyaluronic acid, sodium pca, urea, linoleic acid, caprylic/capric triglyceride.
Which keeps longer
a tube and one light-sensitive active: the packaging is doing work here.
where this comes from
The pack form is read off the packshot; the light-sensitive actives are the base's photostability rows, sourced on each glossary page; the period after opening is not read yet. Catalogue checked September 2026.
a tube and nothing on this label that light breaks; the period after opening not read yet.
The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA is the one to keep if you use it slowly: a tube, nothing on this label that light breaks.
Where each label stops telling you the dose
Ingredients are listed in order of how much is inside, but only down to 1%. Below that the brand may list them in any order it likes, so the bottom of a label is a set, not a ranking. These two stop being a ranking in very different places.
La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+
ordered for its first 91%
- 1Aqua/Water/Eau
- 2Hydrogenated Polyisobutene
- 3Dimethicone
- 4Glycerin
- 5Butyrospermum Parkii Butter/Shea Butter
- 6Panthenol
- 7Zea Mays Starch/Corn Starch
- 8Propanediol
- 9Butylene Glycol
- 10Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone
- 11Trihydroxystearin
- 12Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
- 13Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice
- 14Zinc Gluconate
- 15Madecassoside
- 16Manganese Gluconate
- 17Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
- 18Silica
- 19Aluminum Hydroxide
- 20Magnesium Sulfate
- 21Mannose
- 22Capryloyl Glycine
- 23Caprylyl Glycol
- 24Vitreoscilla Ferment
- 25Citric Acid
- 26Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
- 27Lactobacillus
- 28Acetylated Glycol Stearate
- 29Maltodextrin
- 30Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate
- 31Tocopherol
- 32Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
- 33CI 77891/Titanium Dioxide
3 of 33 sit below the line, marked by Tocopherol.
The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA
ordered for its first 74%
- 1Aqua (Water)
- 2Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- 3Cetyl Alcohol
- 4Propanediol
- 5Stearyl Alcohol
- 6Glycerin
- 7Sodium Hyaluronate
- 8Arginine
- 9Aspartic Acid
- 10Glycine
- 11Alanine
- 12Serine
- 13Valine
- 14Isoleucine
- 15Proline
- 16Threonine
- 17Histidine
- 18Phenylalanine
- 19Glucose
- 20Maltose
- 21Fructose
- 22Trehalose
- 23Sodium PCA
- 24PCA
- 25Sodium Lactate
- 26Urea
- 27Allantoin
- 28Linoleic Acid
- 29Oleic Acid
- 30Phytosteryl Canola Glycerides
- 31Palmitic Acid
- 32Stearic Acid
- 33Lecithin
- 34Triolein
- 35Tocopherol
- 36Carbomer
- 37Isoceteth-20
- 38Polysorbate 60
- 39Sodium Chloride
- 40Citric Acid
- 41Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
- 42Pentylene Glycol
- 43Triethanolamine
- 44Sodium Hydroxide
- 45Phenoxyethanol
- 46Chlorphenesin
12 of 46 sit below the line, marked by Tocopherol.
Below the line is not too little to work: ceramides, retinoids and peptides all act far under a percent. It means the position stops carrying information. Where the line falls is inferred from the first ingredient whose whole job is done at a fraction of a percent, so it is a close read of the label rather than a number from the formula sheet.
The molecule doing the work
Better for…
- Fine lines & firmnessCicaplast Baume B5+
- Breakouts & congestionNatural Moisturizing Factors + HA
- Dryness & dehydrationEither works
Who each suits
- La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+
- dry, sensitive, normal · avoid with acne-prone skin, fungal acne prone, very oily skin and very sensitive skin
- The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA
- dry, normal · avoid with very sensitive skin (at high strength)
The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA is the cheaper of the two (~€6 vs ~€16).
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Common questions
Is La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+ or The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA better for fine lines & firmness?
For fine lines & firmness, La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+ is the stronger pick by our read of the two formulas. La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+ and The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA land in much the same place on performance, so value decides it: The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA does the same job for less.
Which is cheaper, La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+ or The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA?
The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA is the cheaper of the two (~€6 vs ~€16).
Can I use La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+ and The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA together?
They are both moisturizers, so you would normally pick one rather than layer both in the same step. You can keep both and alternate them (morning and night, or on different days) if you like variety, but you do not need two.
What the scene shows
The cross-section at the top of this page is not decoration and not a diagram of the skin in general: it places the molecules these two are sold on at the layer each is understood to act on. La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+ is placed by Glycerin (the stratum corneum), Shea Butter (the stratum corneum), Pro-vitamin B5 (the stratum corneum). The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA is placed by Glycerin (the stratum corneum), Hyaluronic acid (the stratum corneum), Sodium PCA (the stratum corneum). A layer is where an ingredient does its work, never how deep it travels, and never a claim about how well it works.
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