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NIOD Survival 0
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A multi-antioxidant serum combining tomato extract, astaxanthin, superoxide dismutase, pycnogenol, amino acids, and lipochrome to protect skin from environmental damage and signs of aging.

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Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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Guru Score

97%

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What the gurus are saying

This serum's 14-15 antioxidant blend works across multiple levels to shield skin from pollution and reduce inflammation, with a milky, hydrating texture and natural orange hue from tomato extract that reviewers find gentle enough for daily use. It performs as a vitamin C alternative for those who cannot tolerate vitamin C serums, or pairs well alongside one for added protection and brightening. At roughly £20-22, gurus return to it repeatedly as one of the best-value antioxidant serums available, layered after water-based products but before moisturizer.
Synthesized from 4 expert reviews · most recent take June 2026
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"This is slightly heavier in terms of its application than that Dr. Maxin one. Gives a little bit more moisture and more hydration. And whilst it doesn't have the acid or the niacinamide in it, it does have other beneficial antioxidants. A beautiful, stunning, stunning product that has 15 different antioxidants all blended together to give you like maximum protection. I've loved this for the longest time. It's also really inexpensive. I think it's currently about £20, so one of the cheapest products from Neod and honestly, one of the best. I don't think you can go wrong with it, especially if you want a slightly heavier serum, one that's going to give a little bit more hydration than the Dr. Maxin, which is super super lightweight."
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"NIOD Survival 0 which is a fantastic multi-antioxidant serum which I absolutely love. These are like next level antioxidants that work so well alongside your sunscreen for just protecting your skin no matter what the world throws at it."
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"One of my absolute all-time favorites is the NIOD Survival 0. This is a beautiful antioxidant blend that really is one of the best on the market. It's also one of the cheapest at like £22, and they haven't put the price of this product up for six years, so what was at one point a relatively midmarket price point product is actually quite a relatively affordable serum now. At £22 you get a great blend of antioxidants, one of which is astaxanthin, so if you want to get this ingredient in your skincare routine but you don't want to necessarily have to have another step, you could use the NIOD Survival in place of your existing antioxidant serum and get that added benefit. I love this. This has been one of my tried and tested for years. I always stock up in their November sale. I buy a couple of these. I actually just put another one on order now even though it's not on sale because for £22 honestly I think that's an absolute bargain and I love it."
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"I've loved it for the longest possible time. I've actually been reaching for this one by Niod, which is an equivalent. It's fantastic with 14 different antioxidants. So if you really want to just get maximum skin protection, the Niod Survival 0 is where it's at. They've stripped it back to the bare core of the antioxidant formula and it's amazing. Use it alongside your favorite sunscreen, which is what I do, and it'll just give you that locked-in protection."
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"One of my favorites that it is included in is the NIOD Survival 0. One of the best antioxidant serums on the market. This is your antioxidant and also contains antistaxin. So, you use this alongside vitamin C and you're really going to see a noticeable difference in terms of the results you see around hyperpigmentation. Absolutely fantastic. I love this combo so much. To just keep it affordable and easy, I'd go for the NIOD Survival 0. Slot that in as an antioxidant serum alongside your vitamin C, and it's just going to take your hyperpigmentation results to the next level."
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"This is slightly heavier in terms of its application than that Dr. Maxin one. Gives a little bit more moisture and more hydration. And whilst it doesn't have the acid or the niacinamide in it, it does have other beneficial antioxidants. A beautiful, stunning, stunning product that has 15 different antioxidants all blended together to give you like maximum protection. I've loved this for the longest time. It's also really inexpensive. I think it's currently about £20, so one of the cheapest products from Neod and honestly, one of the best. I don't think you can go wrong with it, especially if you want a slightly heavier serum, one that's going to give a little bit more hydration than the Dr. Maxin, which is super super lightweight."
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"It's just a great antioxidant serum, well not being ascorbic acid serum, it's just great for daytime protection."
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"Survival 0 serum, it's 20 bucks, an antioxidant rich serum, great for morning routines to protect skin from sun damage. If vitamin C doesn't work for you in your morning routine, this is a great option. In here we've got tomato extract, super oxide dismutase, astaxanthin, pycnogenol, it's got several amino acids, and also has an ingredient called lipochrome."
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"I absolutely love the NIOD Survival 0. This is probably my favorite antioxidant serum. It's very effective and I've repurchased it multiple times. This one's the more affordable one, so I'd probably recommend this one."
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"NIOD Survival Zero, which is great. It's full of antioxidants. This stuff's really nice and super light. Fit into your routine really easily."
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"It's just a great antioxidant serum, well not being ascorbic acid serum, it's just great for daytime protection."
Approved
"The orange color is coming from the tomato extract in here. So it's not an artificial color. It actually is coming from one of the ingredients in here. But this is truly 10 out of 10. The ingredient list is very impressive with all of those other types of antioxidants. Plus, there's other ingredients in here as well that benefit the skin for signs of aging. It's also very hydrating. It has a little bit of a milkiness to it. So, I do find it to be quite comforting on the skin. And I find this to be very gentle as well. So, if you're looking for a good antioxidant serum, I would say go with this one. If you do have a vitamin C that you love using in your morning routine, you can pair this up with it even for more antioxidant support."
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"The orange color is coming from the tomato extract in here. So it's not an artificial color. It actually is coming from one of the ingredients in here. But this is truly 10 out of 10. The ingredient list is very impressive with all of those other types of antioxidants. Plus, there's other ingredients in here as well that benefit the skin for signs of aging. It's also very hydrating. It has a little bit of a milkiness to it. So, I do find it to be quite comforting on the skin. And I find this to be very gentle as well. So, if you're looking for a good antioxidant serum, I would say go with this one. If you do have a vitamin C that you love using in your morning routine, you can pair this up with it even for more antioxidant support."
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"I've never had an issue with peeling when it comes to this even though it has this milky type of texture that has an orange hue to it. The orange hue is coming from the tomato extract. You can pair this up with other types of vitamin C serums other types of antioxidant products or you can just use this on its own. And this on its own is really beneficial and it actually does perform like it should. You get this brighter complexion and again it protects your skin from everyday pollution. So you can use this every day twice a day or just once a day. This is a great alternative to vitamin C and it's just as effective."
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"NIOD Survival 0 is a wonderful antioxidant serum if you can't use vitamin C serums, whether it's a vitamin C derivative or a pure form of vitamin C. It has an orangey hue to the serum, it is a little bit thicker, kind of milky, very very hydrating on the skin but really effective to brighten up your skin. It can also address fine lines and wrinkles and protect the skin from everyday pollution. Survival 0 is really advanced, honestly I haven't found a serum that is similar to that formulation yet. It really is one of a kind. I love doing this in my morning routine and sometimes I will use this with a vitamin C serum and this trio really helps to protect the skin from everyday stressors, brighten up the skin, and you get more of a rejuvenated look to the skin as well."
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"This is a lovely serum to use on a daily basis to help brighten up your complexion, but it's also very hydrating as well. It has a creamy texture. It is orange in color, which is coming from the tomato extract in here, but this is absolutely fabulous. You'd want to use this after a facial mist or after an essence or a toner. If you want to use any water-based serums prior, I would say do that and then use this as the last serum in your skincare routine before your moisturizer and sunscreen because it is a little bit thicker. It does have a milkiness to it. So for everything to layer up properly, use this after water-based serums but before moisturizer and sunscreen. This is also a product that I have seen sell out many times."
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"NIOD Survival 0 is their antioxidant serum which is a great product to treat signs of aging to brighten up your complexion, great if you have dark spots post acne marks, but it also really helps to protect our skin from everyday pollution and to also soften fine lines and wrinkles. When you pair it up with the superoxide dismutase, this pairing is gamechanging because they both contain antioxidants and it just really addresses that complexion and it really helps to treat fine lines. This is a great alternative to vitamin C, so if you're someone that doesn't use vitamin C serums this would be great to use instead of, but if you would like to pair this up with your vitamin C serum then you can also do that. You can use this twice a day if you'd like to or you can just use it at night time. This really is amazing for anti-aging."
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"This serum has an orange hue to it, and I believe it's coming from the tomato extract ingredient that is in this, so don't be alarmed when you open it up for the first time. Just be careful that you don't get it onto white clothing or white towels or your pillowcase because it could transfer, it could stain. I've never had an issue, but at the end of the day this really is a fabulous serum, so I'm going to rate this a 10 out of 10. The formula contains 15 types of hyaluronic acid, so this is a very plumping and hydrating serum that performs really well, but only if you're using it in a specific way. Anytime you're using hyaluronic acids, you always want to apply them onto damp skin. So when you're using this, make sure your skin is damp, maybe mist it with a facial spray or mist it with a little bit of water, put this product on top. This is going to allow the serum to penetrate better into the skin. Then you want to apply your moisturizer right after while your skin is still damp from the NIOD serum. This is going to lock in the hydration and this is going to give you all-day plumpness and hydration."
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"My favorite is NIOD Survival 0. This is a potent blend of many antioxidants that really work to protect your skin at multiple levels. With the antioxidant blend, with the amino acid blend, it's all about protecting the skin and helping to reduce inflammation in the skin and that inflammatory response that causes the damage."
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"My favorite is NIOD Survival 0. This is a potent blend of many antioxidants that really work to protect your skin at multiple levels. With the antioxidant blend, with the amino acid blend, it's all about protecting the skin and helping to reduce inflammation in the skin and that inflammatory response that causes the damage."
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"Whenever I use this serum, if I'm using this in my morning and nighttime routine in just a few days I can feel that the antioxidants are really helping to shield my skin and protect my skin from everything outside that wants to come down on my skin barrier and weaken it and make my sensitive skin feel more inflamed and itchy. It's just a really nice preventative type of antioxidant serum. And I honestly believe in my personal opinion and the experience of all the antioxidant focused products that I've used in the past, this is probably the most high quality and the most robust."
Common questions

Frequently asked.

What is NIOD Survival 0?

A multi-antioxidant serum combining tomato extract, astaxanthin, superoxide dismutase, pycnogenol, amino acids, and lipochrome to protect skin from environmental damage and signs of aging.

Is NIOD Survival 0 worth it?

Yes. All 4 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 97%.

What is NIOD Survival 0's Guru Score?

NIOD Survival 0 holds a Guru Score of 97%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 4 independent expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.

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