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Azelaic Acid 2% + Niacinamide 2% Solution.

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Azelaic Acid 2% + Niacinamide 2% Solution
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Guru Score

84%

Yay

Early verdict · Few reviews so far
2Gurus
2Yay
0Mixed
0Nay

What the gurus are saying

Unanimous yay from 2 reviewers. Sincerely Miss Ash and Mad About Skin both rate it highly. Top take: "This is one of their newest launches this year and this is actually really lovely one of a kind I haven't found anything like this and this was actually designed for those that have post acne marks", Sincerely Miss Ash.
Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take January 2025

What the gurus are saying.

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"This is one of their newest launches this year and this is actually really lovely one of a kind I haven't found anything like this and this was actually designed for those that have post acne marks"
Yay
"This is great for hyperpigmentation let me tell you these zits that I had these would have broken out so so much more and scarred so so much more if I wasn't using this"
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All 4 takes from Mad About Skin
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"I crowned the best skincare product of 2023 but this it soothes fade hyper pigmentation and makes as big a difference to anti-aging as your high potency active such as your retinoids"
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"This is phenomenal because whilst I had low expectations, I looked at the ingredients and thought aloe, nothing groundbreaking, a nice ingredient but nothing groundbreaking, niacinamide showing some initial positive results in terms of testing but there's not a whole lot of data to show how effective it is. So I tried it and was quite willing to just let it go, move on, and then I just find my skin loved it. When it comes to fading hyperpigmentation, dark spots and discoloration, particularly post-acne dark spots and scarring, I honestly think this could be one of the best serums. It allows skin to calm, soothe and hydrate, and that niacinamide, if you use it alongside other ingredients such as Vitamin C, your AHAs, BHAs, tranexamic acids, could take your hyperpigmentation game up to the next level. It's of course being The Ordinary, super affordable and drugstore. I [...] came in with this as a total skeptic and I've been completely won round. This is amazing and I think I'm on bottle like six or seven now. My skin drinks it up and loves it."
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"This is great for hyperpigmentation let me tell you these zits that I had these would have broken out so so much more and scarred so so much more if I wasn't using this"
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"If you use this on areas where you have an active breakout I find that roughly halves the amount of heel time if I have a zit emerging I'll pop this on and overnight by the time the morning comes around it's half the size it was before you applied it this is game changing"

Frequently asked.

Is The Ordinary Azelaic Acid 2% + Niacinamide 2% Solution worth it?

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

What is The Ordinary Azelaic Acid 2% + Niacinamide 2% Solution's Guru Score?

The Ordinary Azelaic Acid 2% + Niacinamide 2% Solution 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.

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