Today's video is another review of the "The Ordinary" series
and today's product is the Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%
as known as The Ordinary's Niacinamide.
The purpose of these two ingredients, Niacinamide and Zinc,
is to brighten the skin and also help with skin congestion.
So it's a good product for people with acne prone skin, blackheads, whiteheads...
it'll make a difference in your skin.
It comes in a serum formula
it's this gel like formula
that is absorbed really quick when you apply on the skin.
Talking about product category in a skincare routine,
The Ordinary's Niacinamide is considered a serum
So the way it's supposed to be used is right after washing and toning your skin.
You apply this serum and all other serums in your routine
And then you apply your moisturizer, oils
Sunscreen, whatever you wanna apply on top.
But the serums come right after washing and toning.
 
Using a toner is optional. If you opt for using it, the serum should be used after that.
The logic is watery first and then creamy formulas in a skincare routine.
If you wanna learn more about how to create your own skincare routine,
there's a video here on my channel and I explain everything about each step
from cleansing your face with a cleansing oil
to all about sunscreen.
So if you want to create your own skincare routine you need to watch this video
it'll be linked on the card up here
and also in the description box.
And now that you know how to use the Niacinamide,
there's a controversial topic we need to discuss.
There's a ton of studies about that,
not only studies but also people talking about it without enough knowledge
and expressing their opinions on if it's ok or not to combine Niacinamide and Vitamin C in a routine.
So The Ordinary explicitly says that
You should NOT combine Niacinamide with pure Vitamin C
or a form of Vitamin C called Ethylated L-Ascorbic Acid
So if your Vitamin C is pure, called L-Ascorbic Acid
or this Ethylated L-Ascorbic Acid
I don't know 100% what Ethylated means, that's why I'm reading here lol
The Ordinary itself makes it clear that it should not be combined.
I don't know if one cancels the other
if it causes irritation, acne,
if it makes the skin oilier... why it shouldn't be combined
but I'm letting you guys know, sharing the knowledge
that The Ordinary shares with us
that is: don't combine Niacinamide with Pure Vitamin C.
You can still use Niacinamide in the morning routine and Vitamin C in the night routine,
or vice versa, Vitamin C in the morning and Niacinamide at night.
Just not together in the same routine.
But it's completely up to you
In every single video I talked about it people went crazy in the comments
talking about how I don't know what I'm talking about and that there's no problem.
If you think it's ok, you do you. It's up to you.
But I'm letting you know exactly what the brand recommends.
This video is all about education
So you know exactly how to use the product, what's its purpose
if it fits your needs, what's the price, how much you get.
All of the informations so you understand exactly the the product is all about.
But you're the one who decides how you want to introduce it to your skincare routine,
If you want to,
If you want to use it during the day or the night
or if you wanna use it both day and night
even if I tell you that it's only supposed to be used at night.
It's ALL up to you,
but my mission is to let you know exactly what the brand shares with us.
Niacinamide and Zinc does not cause light sensitiveness to the skin
So it can be used during the day.
You can use this product both during the day and night.
The only contraindication is the usage with vitamin C
but you can use it in your morning and night skincare routine.
Also it's ok to be used in both routines,
or you can choose to use in only one.
There's no issues with sun exposure or using while you sleep.
it can be used whenever you want.
And of course, I always like to remember you guys that
if you use anything at all in your skin, you must apply sunscreen during the day.
If you use Salicylic Acid, you need sunscreen.
If you use Vitamin C, you need sunscreen.
If you use any product in any routine,
even if you only use skincare products at night,
either way you still need to protect your skin during the day
from the sunlight because a lot of products cause sensitivity
like retinol, vitamin C
a lot of other products like acids.
And UVA and UVB rays burn the skin.
So you really need to protect your skin from the sun
doing a skincare routine or not, caring about your skin or not.
It's about health.
So if you use Niacinamide, you should also use sunscreen.
This product is sold in 2 sizes, 30ml (1oz) or 60ml (2oz).
The best choice for you depends on how much you use it.
The price difference isn't huge but anyway
if you use it a lot like me, why not get the bigger one, right?
The 60ml (2oz) option can only be found on The Ordinary's website and on Amazon.
And the 30ml (1oz) option can be found on The Ordinary's website, Amazon, Ulta and Sephora website.
The small one is $5.90 and the large one is $10.60
The price difference between them isn't huge but if you really like this product, it's better to get the large one.
If you've been here for a long time you know how much I love Niacinamide.
Specially this one from The Ordinary, not from any brand. This one is amazing.
Specially because the price is really good
and it's a really efficient product,
it really makes a difference in my skin.
My skin is combination to only,
Depending on the moment in the month it gets more or less oily
It also depends on the season and the weather
and I also get blackheads and acne often
but Niacinamide helps a lot to control oiliness
and the skin congestion.
As usual, the links to buy this product are in the description box
for Amazon, Ulta, The Ordinary,
but if you buy using the Amazon link I get an affiliate commission
you don't pay anything more for that but I get a commission and that helps me and the channel a lot!
So if you end up using Amazon's link, thank you so much!
Now some technical informations about the product:
the pH level is from 5.5 to 6.5
It doesn't contain alcohol, gluten, nuts, oils or silicone.
It's also vegan and cruelty free.
And also the packaging is a glass bottle which is way easier to be recycled
and it can be recycled a lot more times than plastic.
So overall this is an amazing product for combination and oily skin
or with blackheads, whiteheads and acne.
Besides helping with the skin congestion it also helps to brighten the skin,
like acne scars
This gel like texture makes the skin absorb it extremely fast
so you can keep layering your skincare products
because it doesn't stay there sitting on the skin for a long time.
It doesn't irritate the skin, it doesn't cause sensitiveness, at least for me it didn't.
It's not normal for Niacinamide to cause sensitiviness
but it's important that you ask your dermatologist if you can use this product,
and also that you test it. If you feel like your skin is sensitive,
or if it's irritated or with redness, you should stop using it.
Because of the price and for lasting for so long, this is the Niacinamide product I recommend the most.
Well, that's it. Thank you so much for watching.
I really hope this video helps you
to understand if this product is the best for you
if it's worth it to give it a try or not.
If you wanna know more about any other The Ordinary product
there's a playlist in the description box.
Up to now there's the Squalane Cleanser review
and also the Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA
And there'll be more reviews,
I'll be reviewing every single The Ordinary product
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because every week we get a new review here on the channel.
And also let me know in the comments below what product you wanna see next.
Which product do you want to see the most?
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