What is The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%?

A lightweight serum containing 10% niacinamide and 1% zinc designed to help regulate oil production, reduce shine, and calm inflammation for acne-prone and oily skin.

Is The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% worth it?

The gurus are split. 11 of the 21 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 7 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 66%.

What is The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%'s Guru Score?

The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% holds a Guru Score of 66%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 21 independent expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.

Who is The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% best for?

The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% is generally suited to oily skin and acne-prone skin.

The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%: a Guru Score of 66%

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Darnell Cox | 50+ Healthy Aging Expert

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"The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% plus Zinc 1% is a great product for niacinamide, and it works well alongside a vitamin C, whether you use it in the morning or move it to night if you've got sunspots or hyperpigmentation."

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"The Ordinary also makes a really good niacinamide, 10% plus zinc 1%."

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"One ingredient focused serums like the Ordinary niacinamide serum are no longer worth your money. The skincare industry has evolved so much since these were recommended 8 years ago. Back then, getting international brands like Korean skincare was next to impossible, but now there are a million options with significantly better formulas. Niacinamide and hyaluronic acid were rare then, which is why these serums were constantly recommended. But now niacinamide is in pretty much every single formula, especially Korean skincare formulas. Every product has niacinamide and hyaluronic acid. These ingredients have become so popularized and integrated into skincare products as a whole that it's more rare to find products that don't have these ingredients, thereby rendering products like this not necessarily useless, but definitely not necessary and almost excessive in a way. Because if the majority of skincare products for sale today have niacinamide in them, there's not really a needed reason to add an extra dedicated niacinamide serum into your routine."

Dr. Aleksandra Brown

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"The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% plus Zinc 1% is pretty affordable, easy to find."

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"The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% plus Zinc 1% is a really affordable, straightforward serum that helps regulate oil production, helps reduce the shine, and supports clear skin by calming inflammation and minimizing congestion. I think it's best for oily, acne-prone, or maybe younger skin starting with active ingredients. It is higher strength niacinamide at 10%, but some people do okay with it. I think it might be a little bit irritating if you have really sensitive skin. The key ingredients here are the niacinamide 10% and zinc PCA."

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"The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% plus Zinc 1% is a very affordable, really straightforward serum that helps regulate oil production, helps reduce the shine. It's going to help support clear skin by calming inflammation and minimizing congestion. It's really ideal for oily, acne-prone skin or maybe younger skin that's just starting out with active ingredients and wants something that's not too harsh. It's a little bit higher strength formula. 10% is pretty high for niacinamide. So if the skin is really sensitive, maybe switch to a lower strength or a moisturizer with just niacinamide in it that doesn't even mention a percentage. But this one's also going to pair really well with moisturizers underneath your sunscreen."

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"The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% plus Zinc 1% is pretty affordable, easy to find."

James Welsh

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"The Ordinary's Niacinamide 10% plus Zinc 1%, one of the most popular products to come out of The Ordinary. But people still are like, you don't need 10% niacinamide. You just don't need it. There's no need for this."

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"One thing I very much started to dislike about The Ordinary serums in particular, their Niacinamide and Zinc and their hyaluronic acid, is that they just wouldn't play nice with other serums, moisturizers and sunscreens in particular. Zinc sunscreens they would just boil up, everything would peel off my skin every so often. The hyaluronic acid one would foam for some reason. It just wouldn't play nicely with other products and the rest of my routine after using one of their serums wouldn't sit nicely on the skin. But this product, it sits perfectly with any other product I've ever used. I have seen a significant change in my rosacea. I usually get a lot of irritation and redness on my cheeks, especially in the corners of my nose. I've noticed a significant drop in the things that usually flare me up."

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"I saw a TikTok where someone was using The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%. She thought she was purging, but she was breaking out really badly. So she kept using it, but she says after a few months it stopped helping her skin, so she stopped using it. Others in the comments said they were having the same issue. One woman says that 10% niacinamide is too strong for most people. However, I did have a chat with Michelle from Lab Muffin Beauty Science recently and niacinamide isn't necessarily a triggering ingredient, even at higher doses. It's not known to be an irritating ingredient. I do find it weird that you don't necessarily need a 10% niacinamide anyway when it's been shown to have really good benefits at 2 to 3%. The product reviews are generally very positive with a star rating of 4.3, but there are also some people giving negative reviews complaining that they broke out. Several of them admit to knowing that they have sensitive skin, so products tend to irritate their skin regardless of what the concentration is."

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"This is the kind of product that introduced everyone to niacinamide. 10 is a high amount; my skin feels more comfortable with five percent. Zinc one percent is so nice for your breakouts and your oily skin. This is probably the product that helped with my sebum production the most, like the over excessive sebum production. I did have a slight flushing yesterday when I used this. The nice flush is a known thing; some people get some redness due to it. I do wish they did a five percent. I feel like five percent has been proven to work more sufficiently, and I feel like you won't get the flushing that some people experience with this. The Ordinary has a great price point, great brand, really easy accessible. However, if you wear makeup, all Ordinary serums are known for making your makeup pill a lot. For five pounds for a 30 milliliter bottle, I think that's a bargain."

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"I discovered The Ordinary Niacinamide and Zinc, and something about The Ordinary's niacinamide and zinc really did help regulate my natural sebum production. That's when I started to notice that this ingredient is really helping me. I used niacinamide twice a day, and after about three or four weeks, my oil, my sebum production was so much better. Even when I got hot and sweaty, I wasn't getting greasy and oily. Niacinamide will always be in my routine."

Mad About Skin

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"Niacinamide in the 10% is quite disruptive on the skin barrier, can be quite sensitizing. Most people now realize that pairing it back, going for a 5% rather than 10%, is better. Same goes for the Niacinamide, these were never their best products in my opinion. I wouldn't recommend anyone reach for it unless they're already using it and getting the results they want."

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"If you're using The Ordinary Niacinamide, give it a toss and use this instead. A two percent niacinamide in the long term is going to be better for the skin, less irritation and still great results. My first impressions of this product: super hydrating on first application. Your skin drinks it up. It just leaves behind a really nice veil of hydration. It's great for the warmer months of the year because it's hydration without the weight that you can sometimes get with a moisturizer. This is just a really nice lightweight easy to apply serum. You get some instant color correction which I wasn't expecting. You definitely get a light color correction, it takes down some of the redness, kind of neutralizes some of the purpley hues that we can have in our skin. It's not extreme but it's noticeable. It's calming and soothing straight off."

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"The Ordinary formulates with 10% niacinamide, and it's too much, we don't need it. Studies show that for the best results you should use niacinamide at a 2 to 5% strength. It's nice to see a brand following the science, following the data, formulating with a strength which is appropriate based on what results we need to get the very best results."

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"This is The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% solution, a must have if you have hyperpigmentation, dark spots and discoloration. It'll even everything out, hydrate you to the gods, and it's so gentle, anybody can use it. It has a nice milky consistency, two drops is enough. The niacinamide is one of the best over-the-counter ingredients for fading hyperpigmentation and dark spots."

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"If your budget won't stretch to allies of skin, you could always use The Ordinary niacinamide 10% + zinc 1%, which kind of does something similar, not as powerful but does do something similar. I think that's a more affordable option. I don't think it works quite as well as the allies of skin one, but if you're on a budget or you don't want to pay Allies of Skin prices, that one is really really good."

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"The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% used to be the best selling niacinamide. I would say to anyone that's using this, ditch it. Use this other one instead. You will get the exact same results, less side effects and irritation, and it's cheaper. I think this is a no-brainer. I won't be surprised if in two years time this product doesn't exist anymore and it's just been replaced by the other one. This one might be on its way out."

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"The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% has been the best selling of The Ordinary skincare collection for the past 4 years, but this year it slipped to sixth in just 12 months. If you read any of the scientific studies on niacinamide, they show that it can deliver fantastic benefits for calming and soothing the skin, regulating oil production, and fading hyperpigmentation with a 2 to 5% concentration. All the studies done on this ingredient have been in that range, and yet brands weren't content with that. They wanted to push it higher and higher."

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"I love this it's super lightweight it's not sticky at all on application and it's a really nice lightweight serum that will slot seamlessly into the rest of your skincare routine"

Dr. Daniel Sugai

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"I don't like the ordinary niacinamide serum because it caused a lot of contact dermatitis in my patients."

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"If you have it as a dedicated serum like say The Ordinary's, I've seen it irritate the skin and cause a bad rash which could lead to hyperpigmentation."

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"A dedicated niacinamide serum alone I do not recommend that typically to my patients. I feel like it's too much of a good thing. When everyone was using that in 2020 I saw all my patients coming in with beat red faces swollen and irritated and inflamed and my first question was always are you on the niacinamide serum by The Ordinary and a lot of my teenager patients would say yes. Niacinamide can brighten your skin but I say it's not Batman, it's Robin. It's the backup dancer. It's not your main character. It's going to be more of a backup supporting actor. I think it's great in combination with cleansers, sunscreens, retinols but by itself I wouldn't do it."

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"I don't like the ordinary niacinamide serum because it caused a lot of contact dermatitis in my patients."

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"When you look at niacinamide at 10% you think about like is that really necessary and is niacinamide a really good ingredient at reducing dark spots, is it powerful enough, and my answer is no. It's not necessary at those high levels. I've never seen it cure melasma or reduce hyperpigmentation in a significant way by itself. I have found so many patients, especially my young patients with very sensitive skin and very fragile skin barriers, apply this strong niacinamide serum onto their face and they came in with a bad irritant contact dermatitis. The niacinamide was just breaking their skin barrier, causing a lot of inflammation."

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"Niacinamide is a vitamin B3, it's anti-inflammatory, can be soothing, it can regulate sebum production. I'm not a big fan of it by itself in a serum. I feel like I've seen people get a lot of irritation, specifically the ordinary niacinamide serum. I think it's a great ingredient but too much of a good thing can be harmful."

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"I do not care for having a dedicated niacinamide serum. I've seen so many people run into trouble with that particular serum, especially by The Ordinary. Their products just don't work well for my face. They're affordable, but they just sting my skin and cause irritation. These 10% niacinamide serums are just unnecessary, it's too high, too much of a good thing. Niacinamide will give you the benefits of regulating sebum, repairing the skin barrier, decreasing inflammation, and brightening the skin at low doses of less than 5%, so these higher concentrations are overkill."

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"Other products that come to mind would be The Ordinary. They have their serums and their creams."

Nipun Kapur

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"However the original formula is the original best seller. More than half the people get irritation from it. So that is something I don't recommend."

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"You can use any niacinamide except the ordinary one. the ordinary one, say mostly people get irritation."

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"The Ordinary niacinamide that you're using, please stop using it. That's coming because of that. It's a very common thing and that's a result of that."

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"However the original formula is the original best seller. More than half the people get irritation from it. So that is something I don't recommend."

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"So I don't recommended that niacinamide it is their best seller but it doesn't suit half the world so I don't recommend it"

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"The one niacinamide serum that I don't recommend is the one by The Ordinary. The concentration has ten percent with one percent zinc, but in my experience with all of the feedback that I have received, I know that 90 percent, in fact, a lot of people feel that niacinamide because of The Ordinary, it's just the formulation, it's not the ingredient."

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"If we talk about the branded version then you get this in Inkey List or The Ordinary or Plum or A Doctor's Shade or Drunk Elephant"

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"The Ordinary is not to be used. I've said it in every video where I've mentioned niacinamide. Don't use The Ordinary. You can use any niacinamide except The Ordinary if you have oily skin because it's a thick formula."

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"One of the safest and one of the most versatile serums you can give her is a niacinamide serum. Just make sure it's The Ordinary Niacinamide because you say 99.9 percent problems solved. For tweens or teenagers who are struggling with oily skin, open pores, blackheads, dull skin, get them started on a niacinamide serum at five percent concentration. It's a great product that you can give a teenager whose skin will be improved, and they will have the sensory experience of doing a skincare routine."

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"Any niacinamide except The Ordinary."

Dr. Jenny Liu

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"The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% is great for oily and acne prone skin. It helps to reduce the appearance of pores, regulate sebum, and calm redness. It is lightweight, but depending on how many serums you use, it could become slightly tacky or have a little bit of a tacky residue, so just be careful if you're layering. With 10% niacinamide, it doesn't mean it's not effective, but it could potentially add irritation, so be careful of that especially if you have sensitive skin. For most people that would use this product, it's probably more geared towards oily skin wanting something to help with controlling sebum, and you're going to find it pretty well tolerated on your skin. I do love the fact that it comes with zinc. Niacinamide and zinc is a great pair because zinc also is anti-inflammatory and helps to modulate sebum and support acne prone skin. If you have oily skin, oily combination, or acne prone skin and you're looking for a serum that helps with pores and regulating that oiliness, this is a great one."

Dr Dray

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"The Ordinary looked at a study in vitro using this followed by their Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% serum and they showed that this allowed for two times better absorption of that serum in vitro at least so in cells in a dish after 1 hour. However, it's cells in a dish right like facial skin is much different you've got this 3D shape you've got the pores you've got a lot going on keep that in mind. They also claim clinically on human volunteers it shows an improvement in skin hydration that's immediate as well as long-lasting improvement in luminosity all day and a visible smoothing effect. The main players are water and glycerin. Propane diol which is also in this may also to a certain extent be influential as well in the efficacy of this product but for the most part the heavy lifters are water and glycerin. This product is very thin it's very watery. Put a blindfold on and you're going to have a very hard time realizing that this is any skincare product other than water."

Doctor Anne

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"I really enjoy niacinamide for its overall beneficial effect for my skin in my skincare routine, and the one with zinc is one that I enjoy in the warmer months because despite being almost 46 my T-zone still gets oily when it is hot, and the zinc helps with that."

Dr. Vanita Rattan

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"I like it but I feel like nowadays we've got more options probably at cheaper price as well for you so it probably isn't going to be my first choice for you anymore."

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"The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% is a no-brainer. For 93 pounds, I expect more than just niacinamide, and The Ordinary delivers that at a fraction of the price with actual tyrosine inhibitors in the formula, whereas the competitor product doesn't have them at all."

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"Clinical studies for niacinamide have been done between 2 to 5% and this can actually irritate a lot of you, and don't forget when it comes to skin of color the aim is to have 0% irritation. So I have a little trick for you: what we can actually do is mix these two together. You've got your niacinamide on one side and you've got your NMF moisturizer on the other. If we use equal parts of this, we're going to get to about 5% ratio, so you've essentially diluted the niacinamide and hydrated the skin at the same time."

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"I would avoid the 10% niacinamide from The Ordinary. If you want to go for a 2% niacinamide in a moisturizer, that's fine. It's very strengthening to the skin barrier, but at 10% it's going to be too harsh. Clinical studies have shown that even for adult skin, the optimal percentage is between 2 to 5%."

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"I like it but I feel like nowadays we've got more options probably at cheaper price as well for you so it probably isn't going to be my first choice for you anymore."

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"The Ordinary niacinamide is still at 10% and I really want it ideally at 2% when during pregnancy. So what I would do is mix this with your moisturizer to dilute it down."

Sincerely Miss Ash

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"I personally dislike that serum I don't like it at all. I find it to be a little irritating but also it pills with all the skincare products that I have used with it so I really don't like that niacinamide serum."

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"For me personally it was never a favorite of mine because it pilled with a lot of skincare products and even makeup that I used with it so it was too hit and miss with that serum. I truly don't use it anymore mainly because of that reason but also the added zinc ingredient can sometimes dry out my skin so I never really enjoyed that formulation."

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"This isn't exactly my favorite niacinamide formulation because I do feel like this serum pills a lot in my skincare routines. I think it's because of the products and textures that I am using with the niacinamide serum. For me personally I experienced pilling with this, but it doesn't mean that you're going to experience that; it just depends on what you're using with it. Prior to the products that I'm using now on an everyday basis, I used to use this serum all the time several years ago and I never had an issue with pilling. It layered up nicely and this serum actually worked for my combination skin and for my acne-prone skin. This isn't an acne treatment, but from my experience with using this it really helped to clear up my acne. But as soon as I stopped using this product I felt like my acne came back, so I feel like it's temporary. You do need to use other products with it. This one is great if you have oily combination skin, as niacinamide can help to reduce oil."

The Style and Beauty Doctor

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"It contains a 0.5 oz of their popular Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% serum. People love this serum for a number of reasons, it can help to balance oily skin, but people also like to use it in a routine where they're trying to fade dark spots."

Allie Glines

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"For a while there this was my favorite toner ever and I really noticed a difference"

Dr. Somji Skin

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"There's nothing better for the Skin Barrier than niacinamide and the Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% from The Ordinary is quite good. Don't get scared with a 10% because it's almost like a sugar coating on a label, they say it's 10% but really it's not too strong. Most patients don't really irritate from there, but I would still use it sparingly. But definitely to help your skin barrier, to help the way that your skin functions, and to reduce the chances of the sebaceous filaments coming back, then this is a good idea."

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"Niacinamide is great for acne, it's great for reducing redness, it's also great for reducing pigmentation. This product, The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%, is a great product. It's a water-based product with niacinamide and pentylene glycol, great things for the skin barrier, and it also has zinc in there. Zinc's also proven to be great for acne. Don't get scared about the 10% because when we formulate skincare, when we put 10% niacinamide in it's quite strong, but for some reason The Ordinary one isn't too strong and it isn't too sensitizing so you can definitely use that. It's water-based and that's what you want to use first. You're going to put about four or five drops on your fingers, spread equally over the areas of the face, and then pat or massage in gently."

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"Niacinamide is great for acne, it's great for reducing redness, it's also great for reducing pigmentation. The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% is a great product. It's a water-based product with niacinamide and pentylene glycol, great things for the skin barrier, and it also has zinc in there. Zinc's also proven to be great for acne. Don't get scared about the 10% because when we formulate skincare, when we put 10% niacinamide in it's quite strong, but for some reason The Ordinary one isn't too strong and it isn't too sensitizing so you can definitely use that. You want to use the water-based stuff first and niacinamide is water-based and that's what you want to use first. You put about four or five drops on your fingers, spread equally over the areas of the face and pat or massage in gently."

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"Niacinamide and sorbic acid are a great team for brightening up your skin so if you have hyperpigmentation melasma things like that it's nice although ni cide now now days isn't everything"

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"Niacinamide and sorbic acid are a great team for brightening up your skin so if you have hyperpigmentation melasma things like that it's nice although ni cide now now days isn't everything"

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Doctorly

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"Niacinamide from The Ordinary is pretty lightweight, niacinamide is extremely stable and there is no wrong way to do it. Both of those ingredients play really well with most other things, and it's so stable if you wanted to use it in the daytime you sure could. Generally though what you would do, you'd probably wash face, use niacinamide twice a day as an earlier step."

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"Functionally I like The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%. Niacinamide has been shown to be effective at concentrations 5% and less and there haven't been any studies on concentrations higher than 5%, even though you'll see 20, 30, 40% niacinamide products out there. There's no need for a concentration that high in your skincare routine. You can use this morning and night or you could just use it one time a day."

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"The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% serum retails for $6 for 30ml of product. I think it's fine. I don't think it has a very elegant texture. I think it's kind of sticky, and I think some people run into issues just trying to layer this with other skincare products just because it is a very inelegant type of texture, but it legit straight up costs $6. The 10% niacinamide is really great for tone and texture, something that can really help with the pores as well and definitely something that can help with excessive oil production, so if you're a very oily person you might like something like this. It's not one that I super duper recommend a lot in the whole world of niacinamide serums, but if you can only shop at Sephora or don't have access to more international types of brands, I think this is a really great place to start. If you are younger and just trying to build a skincare routine, this is a very effective place to start."

Cassandra Bankson

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"The Ordinaries niacinamide and zinc, that is literally like one of the bestselling serums in the entirety of America and it's like $8, so that is another great option."

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"Olivia Rodrigo uses The Ordinary and has sworn by the niacinamide serum and literally said multiple times how much it helps her skin, her face, her nose, etc. This is one of my favorite serums as well. The Ordinary has done it with this one. The regular sized one is literally under 10 bucks. It's so good, it's so effective, and then if you do want to spend more, they do have the large size which you can get for like 15 dollars."

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"The ordinary's niacinamide serum is like the number one selling serum in all of America. Whenever I go to Sephora or Ulta, they're always sold out. It's because it works, and then people like me recommend it to you, and then you try it and you're like oh my God this is so good, and you use it or you recommend it to someone else, and it just works. When people try it and use it correctly, they like it, and then it just continues to go."

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"This niacinamide and zinc is an oily skin's best friend and it's always listed as a best seller at Sephora, Ulta, and any beauty retailer. I feel like this serum really put niacinamide on the map and it's one of the top serums that exists right now and for good reason. It's like $7 to $8 to help control oil and sebum in my nose area and to help give B vitamins to my skin. Niacinamide and zinc can help with oil production, and as an oily-skinned person I love this. If you have blackheads in the area, it's amazing. But even if you have dry skin, as long as you're using a moisturizer, this can still be used. If you have dry or combo skin, especially if you want to put it on areas where you have larger pores, niacinamide can help decrease the appearance of them and it can help with sebum regulation so those areas don't overproduce or underproduce. This doesn't get as gummy or as tacky as some other niacinamide products."

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"The Ordinaries niacinamide and zinc, that is literally like one of the bestselling serums in the entirety of America and it's like $8, so that is another great option."

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"The Ordinary niacinamide serum for like $7, it's not at CVS but it is at Sephora. I feel like we need more brands like The Ordinary, like Bubble, like The Inky List that create effective high quality and inexpensive skin care."

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"I would highly recommend using a seven dollar niacinamide serum from The Ordinary instead of wasting an egg. Let's put niacinamide on our face to reduce the appearance of pores and actually have the benefits of skincare that we know can penetrate into the skin instead of just getting crusty on the top of it."

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"I love their niacinamide and zinc serum. I think it's just good for all over balancing, toning, and a lot of really good properties, and I also just love the way it feels on my skin. It feels like a layer of protection. The niacinamide serum from the ordinary is a classic. I feel like it was revolutionary for the skincare industry."

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"The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% is a good recommendation for niacinamide. Niacinamide helps in repairing the skin barrier and also reduces oil synthesis from the skin and helps in reducing redness due to acne. You can use this twice in a day."