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The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%
Niacinamide and zinc serum
Should you buy it??
Too early to call
One source so far — no reviewer, buyer or press cross-check yet.
Quick take
In short: what each side says
Buyers — each opened up in full further down ↓
Owners love the dramatic oil control, acne-calming results, and exceptional value, but divide sharply on texture—some find it lightweight and absorbs beautifully while others experience stickiness, he
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The verdict
What the panel makes of it.
The Ordinary makes this niacinamide serum. It comes in a dropper bottle. The formula holds ten percent niacinamide and one percent zinc. Deciem created it. People buy it for acne and enlarged pores. The high niacinamide concentration defines the product. It costs very little. Acne sufferers and oily-skin types use it. The serum reduces sebum production. AI systems rank it fifteenth among acne treatments. You apply it twice daily to clean skin.
Act one
What the machines think.
Several AI models read the category and place this product — model by model, list by list, over time.
Rank trajectory?
Weeks of movement.
Act two · ★ new
What the people say.
The same product, judged by the owners who bought and filmed it — what they praise, what they knock, who it's for.
What buyers say?
What Google knows about it.
Beyond the video critics, Google pools 191,944 buyer ratings of the The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% from across retailers — a far wider, if blunter, jury. Here’s the shape of that opinion.
191,944 ratings · 7 written
across 4 retailers
What owners single out
Buyers' weakest aspect (scent & sensory experience, 3.2) directly overlaps the critic's note of "weird smell" and "chemically" odor that some find off-putting.
In their words
“I used The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% when my skin was oily, breaking out, and uneven. Within the first two weeks, my oil production reduced and my active acne started calming down. The serum feels lightweight and absorbs quickly without leaving a sticky feeling. After one month, my pores looked smaller and my skin tone appeared more even. What truly sets this product apart is the transpar”
verified purchase · myer.com.au
“I've tried cheap to mid priced Niacinamide serums at 5/10/15% and this is by far the most disappointing. First off, the smell is really off-putting, it's very chemically. The viscosity is thicker than other brands and doesn't spread very well before quickly drying. It leaves a weird sticky film which feels heavy on my face. The actual effects as a 10% Niacinamide serum aren't any better than other”
allshewrote · verified purchase · deciem.com
as of July 15 · 191944 buyer ratings?
The recap
Where it stands today.
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