Dupes for Hyaluronic & Ceramides Hydrating Face Serum
by Dot & Key · Serum
5 products come close enough to call a dupe, best match first.
How the match is scored
A dupe is always the same kind of product — a serum is only compared with serums. Within that, two things are scored and blended.
Ingredient Match compares the two ingredient lists. Lists are ordered by concentration, so an ingredient near the top counts for more than one near the bottom; a dupe has to cover what matters most in the original. It weighs most of all.
Attribute Match compares what the two products are for: the benefits their ingredients are known for, such as hydrating or acne fighting. Those benefits come from the ingredients, not from tests of either product.
Only products scoring 60% or more are listed, at most 50. A match is about the formula on the label: it can't see concentrations the label doesn't print, texture, or how a product feels on your skin.
Dupe #1
Dot & Key
10% Vitamin C + E Face Serum with 5% Niacinamide80% match
83% Attribute Match · 73% Ingredient Match
They share 19 of this product's 27 ingredients (the dupe lists 31).
Both are
- Alcohol-free
- Paraben-free
- Silicone-free
- Sulfate-free
- Oil-free
- Reef-safe
- Vegan
- Cruelty-free
Both are likely good for
- Hydrating
- Barrier Repair
- Reduces Irritation
- Smoothing
- Brightening
- Dark Spots
- Acne Fighting
- Exfoliating
- Antioxidant
- Anti-Pollution
Brand price: INR 695.00 · checked 28 Sept 2026 · on the brand's site
Compare side by side →Dupe #2
They share 16 of this product's 27 ingredients (the dupe lists 30).
Both are
- Alcohol-free
- Paraben-free
- Silicone-free
- Sulfate-free
- Oil-free
- Reef-safe
- Vegan
- Cruelty-free
Both are likely good for
- Hydrating
- Barrier Repair
- Reduces Irritation
- Smoothing
- Brightening
- Dark Spots
- Exfoliating
- Antioxidant
- Anti-Pollution
Brand price: INR 599.00 · checked 28 Sept 2026 · on the brand's site
Compare side by side →Dupe #3
Dot & Key
Cica + 10% Niacinamide Face Serum for Oily Skin75% match
78% Attribute Match · 65% Ingredient Match
They share 17 of this product's 27 ingredients (the dupe lists 29).
Both are
- Alcohol-free
- Paraben-free
- Silicone-free
- Sulfate-free
- Oil-free
- Reef-safe
- Vegan
- Cruelty-free
Both are likely good for
- Hydrating
- Barrier Repair
- Reduces Irritation
- Smoothing
- Brightening
- Dark Spots
- Acne Fighting
- Antioxidant
- Anti-Pollution
Brand price: INR 599.00 · checked 28 Sept 2026 · on the brand's site
Compare side by side →Dupe #4
They share 17 of this product's 27 ingredients (the dupe lists 43).
Both are
- Alcohol-free
- Paraben-free
- Silicone-free
- Sulfate-free
- Oil-free
- Reef-safe
- Vegan
- Cruelty-free
Both are likely good for
- Hydrating
- Barrier Repair
- Reduces Irritation
- Smoothing
- Brightening
- Dark Spots
- Acne Fighting
- Exfoliating
- Anti-Pollution
Brand price: INR 550.00 · checked 28 Sept 2026 · on the brand's site
Compare side by side →Dupe #5
They share 8 of this product's 27 ingredients (the dupe lists 21).
Both are
- Alcohol-free
- Paraben-free
- Silicone-free
- Sulfate-free
- Oil-free
- Reef-safe
- Vegan
Both are likely good for
- Hydrating
- Barrier Repair
- Reduces Irritation
- Smoothing
- Brightening
- Dark Spots
- Exfoliating
- Antioxidant
- Anti-Pollution
Brand price: INR 539.00 · checked 26 Sept 2026 · on the brand's site
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