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Olay Niacinamide Moisturizer.

Moisturizers

About this product

A fragrance-free moisturizer formulated with niacinamide, designed to hydrate and support skin barrier health.

Full ingredients

Water, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Isohexadecane, Dimethicone, Isopropyl Isostearate, Stearyl Alcohol, Polyacrylamide, Panthenol*, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4**, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Dimethiconol, Caprylyl Glycol, Laureth-7, Cetearyl Glucoside, Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Cetyl Alcohol, Behenyl Alcohol, Disodium EDTA, Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, PEG-100 Stearate, Titanium Dioxide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Phenoxyethanol, Fragrance

Guru Score

75%

Yay

Early verdict · Few reviews so far

What they liked

Fragrance-free
Creamy texture spreads easily
Non-sticky finish

What they flagged

Standard ingredients, not innovative

What the gurus are saying

This moisturizer earns praise for its creamy, non-sticky texture that spreads easily across the face and neck. The niacinamide gets a thumbs-up for its skin-calming benefits, though the formula itself relies on fairly standard ingredients you'll find in many other moisturizers, so there's nothing particularly novel here. Works best applied morning and night after serums, followed by sunscreen during the day.

Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take June 2024

Best for

Sensitive skin

Type

MoisturizersCream

Key actives

Niacinamide Peptides

Formula notes

Contains fragranceNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

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Dr Dray

2.69M subs

✓Mixed

"It is fragrance-free and it's kind of giving me the vibes of one of my all-time favorite Olay products. [...] What is this, vitamin B3, vitamin E, and camine? So nothing super innovative here, standard ingredients in many of their formulas. Fragrance-free niacinamide is wonderful, [...] provided you tolerate it. This would be one to try out."

Dr. Aanchal MD

3.49M subs

✓Yay

"It has a creamy texture and a slightly thicker spreads easily and is non-sticky take a coin sized amount on the whole face and neck in the morning after your serum and follow it up with a sunscreen"

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

Sunscreen filters

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

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

Frequently asked.

What is Olay Niacinamide Moisturizer?

A fragrance-free moisturizer formulated with niacinamide, designed to hydrate and support skin barrier health.

Is Olay Niacinamide Moisturizer 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 Olay Niacinamide Moisturizer's Guru Score?

Olay Niacinamide Moisturizer holds a Guru Score of 75%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.