I told you about my ultra complete adult acne routine.
But if your budget is ultra limited and you only want to use The Ordinary products, here is my routine for you.
The links point either to The Ordinary’s official website or to Sephora France.
Prices are the same on both sites but The Ordinary has more stock, Sephora is often out of stock.
Attention, all these products are highly concentrated in active ingredients, use 3 to 4 drops each time for the whole face.
The routine already takes into account the compatibility between the active ingredients.

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Morning
- Cleaning with thermal water
- Treating serum: The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + 1% Zinc (repairs, moisturizes the skin and reduces excess sebum) – The Ordinary link, Sephora link Price 5,9€
- Moisturizing serum: The Ordinary Buffet + Copper Peptides 1% (moisturizes, repairs the skin) – The Ordinary link, product not available on Sephora Price 28,9
- Moisturizing cream with sun protection. Sorry, but the brand’s sun creams do not spread well, I have nothing to recommend you in The Ordinary range, but you can opt for Niod Survival 20 in addition to a moisturizing cream. Niod is a high-end brand from the same company as The Ordinary,
Evening (you still have pimples)
- Make-up removal with The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser – The Ordinary link, Sephora link Price 7,2€ Followed by a cleanser.
- Only on the pimples: The Ordinary Salicylic Acid 2% Solution – The Ordinary link, product not available on Sephora 5,3€
- Treating serum: The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + 1% Zinc (repairs, moisturizes the skin and reduces excess sebum) – The Ordinary link, Sephora link 5,9€
- Moisturizing serum: The Ordinary Buffet + Copper Peptides 1% (moisturizes, repairs the skin) – The Ordinary link, product not available on Sephora 28,9
- Moisturizing cream. Sorry, but I have nothing to recommend you in The Ordinary range
Evening (you don’t have any more pimples but you want to treat hyperpigmentation)
- Makeup removal with The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser – The Ordinary link, Sephora link followed by a cleanser
- Treating serum: The Ordinary Alpha Arbutin 2% + HA (treats hyperpigmentation, humectant) – The Ordinary link, Sephora link Price 8,9€
- Moisturizing cream. Sorry, but I have nothing to recommendyou in The Ordinary range
- Treatment: The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10% (smoothes the skin, treats hyperpigmentation ) – The Ordinary link, product not available on Sephora Price 7,2€ be aware, this product contains silicone
For before/after pictures, see my review of The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + 1% Zinc here