Balancing & Clarifying Serum.

"The Ordinary came out with a Balancing and Clarifying Serum and I am enjoying it so far. It's got a really nice water texture, we've got a ferment in here, and then the star of the show is the AHC acid derivative, potassium azeloyl diglycinate. That's the star of the show. So far I'm really liking it. It's really nice. I would say this is going to be a direct competitor to the Geek and Gorgeous A-Pad serum, that's what this reminds me of."

"The Ordinary Balancing and Clarifying Serum, this one is 11 bucks right now and this one is a super affordable alternative to the Regimen Lab Wave Serum which is 39 bucks. These are both really nice hydrating calming serums. It's still nice if you use it under a nice moisturizer, it gives your skin some hydration. Both fragrance free but just a little bit more affordable option."

"The Balancing and Clarifying Serum with the azelaic acid derivative is quite nice."

"The Balancing and Clarifying Serum is amazing if like me you're super oily and acne prone. If you get this in your life it'll minimize breakouts, minimize blackhead skin congestion, and even out the oil levels in the skin. I used it all summer long and it was a game changer. I get super greasy in those warm summer months and this saved my skin. I absolutely love it, but I would say it's probably best for people with an oilier skin type, not for everybody."

"The quick-acting AHC acid derivatives in here reduce redness, sensitivity, and irritation. In the long term you're definitely going to see a reduction in overall pore size, less frequent breakouts, and a reduction in the amount of blackheads. This is a win-win for short-term wins and long-term payoffs. After a couple of weeks I've been completely won over. You get some really great immediate results. After 2 weeks I can definitely say my skin is more hydrated, my breakouts are controlled, I have less excess oil being produced, and I'm already starting to see the reduction in blackheads and sebaceous filaments. It's a nice watery serum that blends straight in. It's not oily at all, so as oily folk we don't need extra oil applied to the skin, and this is beautiful in terms of how it applies. It sinks straight in and pairs with everything else in your skincare routine. The only thing I wouldn't use this with is the Milky Toner from The Ordinary, so I'd say use this on a morning and the Milky Toner on an evening or vice versa, or use one or the other, because they both contain niacinamide and I think you might be overloading the skin."