Skincare Diary: The Ordinary Niacinamide 5% Skin and Body Emulsion
Hello my beauties!!! It's been a hot minute since I did a 7 day skincare diary on a new product but my skin has been very sensitive and fussy over the past year. No matter what active ingredient I try to use my skin just can't seem to handle it. Which is ashame as I used to love exfoliating 3 times a week and regularly used niacinamide, alpha arbutin and vitamin C derivatives. However since I damaged my skin barrier a year and a half ago my skin just hasn't been the same. The only active ingredient I currently use is niacinamide which is known for it's barrier strengthening and redness reducing properties. I've been using this serum every other morning to prevent irritation from overuse. Here are my honest thoughts and opinions from using this product for 7 days in a row... Reason for purchase: Wanted to try a gentle serum with an active ingredient that wouldn't cause redness or irritation. I liked that it was a low percentage of niacinamide and came in a 100...