A Korean powder formulated with pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) designed to absorb oil and reduce acne inflammation when applied directly to blemishes or mixed with serums.
Distarch Phosphate, Silica, Zinc Oxide, Niacinamide, Pantothenic Acid, Maltodextrin, Allantoin, Pueraria Lobata Root Extract, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Piper Methysticum Root Extract, Madecassoside, Asiaticoside, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract, Punica Granatum Pericarp Extract, Water, Dextrin
Guru Score
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How we score →Yay
Early verdict · Few reviews so farWhat the gurus are saying
This acne-fighting powder earns praise for working fast on inflamed pimples and reducing redness, with gurus calling it an innovation in Korean skincare that belongs in every acne-prone person's routine. Mix it with a soothing serum and apply it straight to active breakouts, or use it as a quick-fix when blemishes flare up. The small size packs real power, though so far not many gurus have weighed in.
What they liked
What they flagged
The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.
“Numbuzin's number one powder is really good for acne.”
CYoung, watch at 43:08
“It has some anti-acne benefits, it will definitely shrink the size of pores over time, and it prevents blackheads.”
Mad About Skin, watch at 11:49
“You can put this over sunscreen which will mattify it down.”
Mad About Skin, watch at 6:25
“If you've got super sensitive skin, pantothenic acid will just calm everything down.”
Mad About Skin, watch at 2:50
Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.
Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
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
Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.
Source: DermNet
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
A Korean powder formulated with pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) designed to absorb oil and reduce acne inflammation when applied directly to blemishes or mixed with serums.
Yes. All 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 82%.
Numbuzin Pantothenic B5 Active Drying Powder holds a Guru Score of 82%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.
Numbuzin Pantothenic B5 Active Drying Powder is generally suited to oily skin and acne-prone skin.
In their reviews, experts say Numbuzin Pantothenic B5 Active Drying Powder is good for breakouts and acne (2 experts), clogged or visible pores (1 expert), excess oil and shine (1 expert) and irritated or reactive skin (1 expert).
2 experts who reviewed Numbuzin Pantothenic B5 Active Drying Powder say it is. CYoung put it this way: “Numbuzin's number one powder is really good for acne.”
Lower-priced powder and setting products the gurus still rate highly, versus this mid-range pick.
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