Naturium Niacinamide Gel Cream 5%: a Guru Score of 84%

What the gurus are saying.

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"Naturium Niacinamide Gel Cream 5% is another great option. I definitely do feel like that this one from Naturium is a little bit more water-based than the Omega water cream from Inky List, but along with this 5% concentration niacinamide, it is wonderful for those that have super oily skin, wanting sebum control, wanting something that's lightweight, oil-free, non-pore clogging, but also helping with maybe say oiliness or post acne marks. [...] I actually used this one a couple years back when I was in Singapore for two weeks for a conference, and it was [...] hot and humid, and this was literally the moisturizer I used when I was there. It was lovely and just really elegant and layers nicely under sunscreen. So it's got 5% niacinamide along with coconut juice extract that offers great soothing properties helping to support your skin barrier, along with plant derived polysaccharides that again just really helps to hydrate your skin, helps to better retain water within your skin. So another great option for those that have combination oily skin wanting a moisturizer that also has additional benefits."

Sincerely Miss Ash

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"Pairing number three would be to use growth factors and niacinamide, and this is the one from Naturium, the Naturium Niacinamide Gel Cream 5%. It doesn't matter what niacinamide product you're using, whether it's a serum or a gel, but this pairing is exceptional for skin barrier support, so it will keep the skin barrier nice and strong and healthy. If you're someone that experiences a compromised skin barrier or inflammation of the skin, then this is also great because of wound healing. This pairing is also exceptional for discoloration, to improve fine lines and wrinkles and skin elasticity, and it can be used every day, twice a day."

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"This is the Naturium Niacinamide Gel Cream at a 5% concentration. Now, 5% is easily tolerated for most skin types. Anything above 5%, especially 10%, can be quite irritating for a lot of skin types, so from my experience with this, it's very gentle. It's also very moisturizing on the skin, it is that gel cream formulation so I really love that. And niacinamide is an antioxidant so it can address other things as well. Great for those that have acne, dry skin, oily skin, it really does wonders, but it can really help to brighten up the skin, especially if you have post-acne marks or dark spots. This is just something extra that you can incorporate to really address that tone of the skin and add more brightness, and this is lovely. So what I would recommend is I would apply this before your tretinoin, but you could put this on top of tretinoin, it just depends on what you want to do. But if you're using the Ordinary retinol, put that on first then put this on top because this has a thicker texture whereas the one from the Ordinary is thinner, thinnest to thickest. But if you like your niacinamides then I really do recommend this one. Plus niacinamide can also help to prevent transepidermal water loss as well."

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"Pairing number three would be to use growth factors and niacinamide, and this is the one from Naturium, the Naturium Niacinamide Gel Cream 5%. It doesn't matter what niacinamide product you're using, whether it's a serum or a gel, but this pairing is exceptional for skin barrier support, so it will keep the skin barrier nice and strong and healthy. If you're someone that experiences a compromised skin barrier or inflammation of the skin, then this is also great because of wound healing. This pairing is also exceptional for discoloration, to improve fine lines and wrinkles and skin elasticity, and it can be used every day, twice a day."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Niacinamide

Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is Naturium Niacinamide Gel Cream 5%?

A gel cream with 5% niacinamide, designed to provide lightweight moisture for oily skin.

Is Naturium Niacinamide Gel Cream 5% worth it?

Yes. All 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 84%.

What is Naturium Niacinamide Gel Cream 5%'s Guru Score?

Naturium Niacinamide Gel Cream 5% holds a Guru Score of 84%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.