The Ordinary

Borage Seed Oil.

Serums

About this product

A cold-pressed facial oil made from borage seed, designed to hydrate and moisturize the skin.

Best for

Dry skin Sensitive skin

Type

SerumsOil

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Full ingredients

Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, [more]

Guru Score

75%

Approved

Early verdict · Few reviews so far

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What the gurus are saying

The distinctive hurdle here is scent: borage oil has a naturally pungent smell that can read as rancid to many people, though the brand confirms it is not. Beyond that, it hydrates well and works as a straightforward facial oil, though gurus found it offers fewer active benefits than some competing oils. At its low price point, those who can get past the scent may want to mix a couple of drops into their moisturizer or use it solo in winter for hydration.

Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take November 2025

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What the gurus are saying.

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No BS Beauty

89k subs

✓Approved

"This one's their Borage Seed Oil, which I like. In the winter, I'll use it as a good oil just to hydrate and moisturize everything at the end of my routine or sometimes just in the morning to keep things, if I wake up. Sometimes I wake up at like 5 in the morning, I'll put some oil on and it'll kind of soak in before I start to get ready like 8 or 9. So it's nice for that."

Mad About Skin

723k subs

✓Mixed

"It's fine as an oil, it works, but it didn't have as many benefits as some of the other oils on the market. It had a really unique scent, which a lot of people actually write in and say is this rancid because it smells like that, and they actually put a disclaimer on their website saying just because it smells rancid doesn't mean it is, that's its natural scent. For £5, it's a lovely facial oil if you don't mind the scent. Really inexpensive, so I would say drop it, buy it while you can. Add a couple of drops into your moisturizer, great for hydration. I just don't think many people could get over the scent of it, which is why it never caught on. But for £5, if you can get over the scent, this is a real budget-friendly facial oil that is beautifully cold pressed and such a great find."

Common questions

Frequently asked.

What is The Ordinary Borage Seed Oil?

A cold-pressed facial oil made from borage seed, designed to hydrate and moisturize the skin.

Is The Ordinary Borage Seed Oil worth it?

Mostly yes. 1 of the 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 75%.

What is The Ordinary Borage Seed Oil's Guru Score?

The Ordinary Borage Seed Oil holds a Guru Score of 75%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 independent expert reviewers we have collected.