The Ordinary Niacinamide

 Does this even need an introduction?

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝑁𝑖𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑑𝑒 10% + 𝑍𝑖𝑛𝑐 1%

I finally emptied this about a month ago and I stumbled upon this while going through my old pictures on my phone so here's a super late review 😄

Key Ingredients:
▪️ Niacinamide: also known as Vitamin B3, reduces the appearance of skin blemishes and congestion
▪️ Zinc PCA: controls sebum production and fights acne-causing bacteria

I first started using this about a year and a half ago when Niacinamide was barely a thing and not in every single product 🤣 I actually looked into this for trying to fade my acne scars since I didn't want to use a skin bleaching cream (more on that in a future post maybe). Of course, I didn't notice a difference right away but using this with a Vitamin C serum (yes, you can mix them! - at least for me) really helped improve the texture of my skin.

I didn't really notice a huge difference until I slowly noticed that my usual acne scars around my mouth and chin area fading away and I actually stopped breaking out for a little while.

Of course, maskne has now contributed back to those pesky acne scars so I purchased the 60 ml bottle a few weeks ago in hopes of at least keeping them at bay. Also because I the smaller 30 ml bottle was out of stock literally everywhere so I had to get in on the actual Deciem website.

Is this my HG serum? 𝓓𝓮𝓯𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓵𝔂.

Quick note: It's been said that this can foam up and pill depending on your skin type and I've heard the Inkey List Niacinamide is a little gentler but I've personally never tried that one since I didn't really have a reason to and it's almost always sold out at Sephora (yes I tried to get it at the VIB sale) whereas I can get this either on Sephora or the actual Deciem website among other places. I've never really had a problem with it but it could be cuz I have combo/oily skin.

Have you ever tried this pretty popular serum? Strangely enough, it doesn't specifically say it's a serum on the packaging but we all call it a serum 😅

Available at Sephora and Deciem 
$5.90/$10.60 for 30 ml/60 ml