Is Numbuzin 5+ Vitamin Niacinamide Concentrated Pads worth it?

The gurus are split. 3 of the 5 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 2 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 67%.

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Numbuzin 5+ Vitamin Niacinamide Concentrated Pads.

Q: What is Numbuzin 5+ Vitamin Niacinamide Concentrated Pads's Guru Score?

Numbuzin 5+ Vitamin Niacinamide Concentrated Pads holds a Guru Score of 67%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected.

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About this product

A concentrated serum in pad form from Numbuzin, containing vitamin C, niacinamide and glutathione, designed to brighten skin and target areas of hyperpigmentation.

Guru Score

67%

Mixed

5 experts · Moderate agreement

What the gurus are saying

Leaving one of these pads on a dark spot for ten to fifteen minutes is the use that comes up most in praise, and several gurus say it helps fade hyperpigmentation. Others take a harder line, warning that daily pad use can irritate skin and that the product will dull the skin. Some would rather reach for a serum or toner, since pads waste more product.

Synthesized from 5 expert reviews · most recent take August 2026

What they liked

Surprisingly hydrating
Helped fade hyperpigmentation
Seen to keep breakouts down

What they flagged

Won't help with pigmentation
Said to dull skin
Irritation from daily pad use

Type

SerumsWipes & pads

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What the gurus are saying.

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Mad About Skin

731k subs

~Yay

"They're super concentrated, and I love that they come in pad form since it mixes things up from applying serum after serum. Because they contain glutathione, you can stick a pad onto an area of hyperpigmentation, [...] leave it on for ten minutes, [...] then wipe the rest across the face, and that ten minute contact gives you elevated results I don't think you can get from a serum. [...] This is a real stunning product and I don't think I've ever seen anything else like it on the market."

All 9 takes from Mad About Skin

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"The pads are wonderful if you want a more intensive treatment. It's packed full of all the things you'd expect from tranexamic acid to you've got a great blend of different vitamin C's in here. Got some peptides to boost radiance. It's just a one-stop shop. And yeah, I absolutely absolutely love it. It's been going strong in my routine for at least 4 years now, and I don't think I'll be skipping it anytime soon."

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"Take for example the Numbuzin 5+ Vitamin concentrate range you've got a serum, you've got a toner, you've also got some pads which I absolutely love. I haven't got them on me at the moment but I absolutely love them and they've got very similar ingredient profiles across the three. This is great because the ingredients in here are phenomenal."

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"Numbuzin do two forms of this, [...] and this is the pad form so it comes in packs of 60 easy to apply pads. Now I'm not usually the biggest fan of this style skincare I think it can be quite wasteful, but Numbuzin explain that actually what you can do is apply these pads directly to the skin, leave them on for like 10, 15 minutes and you'll just get a real concentrated dose of all the actives in here to a specific area."

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"These pads are amazing for hyperpigmentation. You can either use them just as a wipe on toner in pad form or you can actually stick them to the areas where you have hyperpigmentation for a more intensive treatment. I'm going through a bit of a breakout on my forehead at the moment, and whilst the breakout has subsided, some of the hyperpigmentation returns. I've been sticking one of these onto my forehead every night, and it definitely helps fade it and just keep everything in check."

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"It's just a really, really nice product. They do come with tongs, and I should use the tongs, but I don't. I lost them, but I would recommend using the tongs to get them out. They have two sides. This is the smooth side, and this is the textured side. I tend to use the textured side because it's not really abrasive. It just gives a little manual exfoliation and feels so good. I wipe this on my skin, and it's great. You can keep these in the fridge if you want that ultimate cooling."

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"Up next is the Numbuzin 5+ Vitamin Niacinamide Concentrated Pads. I love these because they're vitamin C, they've got glutathione, they've got niacinamide, and they've got so many amazing hyperpigmentation-correcting ingredients. My skin is fairly sensitive to niacinamide and I can't use a lot, so I love that this has a 3% concentration, [...] which is just right for my skin. I think it would work well for just about everyone. The pads have a slightly rough side and a smooth side."

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"I love the Numbuzin glutathione range. Glutathione minimizes inflammation, reduces excess pigment and evens out pigment already produced."

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AliceintheRabbitHole

59k subs

~Nay

"I finished off the Numbuzin vitamin niacinamide concentrated pad, the 5 plus. I don't think I'll repurchase this, the pads are just never my personal favorite, I am team mist."

All 2 takes from AliceintheRabbitHole

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"As far as ingredients this is not as impressive as the vitamin five serum, which is why I would recommend the serum over this. I don't think this is bad, it does have a little bit of alcohol, which is fine for me [...] as long as I can't smell it, and this was okay, but it's just not my personal favorite category since I feel like I'm going through more product waste with pads than I would with a toner or serum."

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"I finished off the Numbuzin vitamin niacinamide concentrated pad, the 5 plus. I don't think I'll repurchase this, the pads are just never my personal favorite, I am team mist."

Dr. Vanita Rattan

1.23M subs

~Nay

"It's not going to help with pigmentation. And considering that is the claim of this thing, right? It's brightening antioxidant. It's not. It's going to dull your skin. This product should be called how to dull your skin as quickly as possible. [...] Plus irritation from the actual exfoliating daily with a pad, which we should never be doing. So, for me, this is a hard hard no."

James Welsh

1.58M subs

~Yay

"I'm loving Numbuzin's rebranding and all their products at the moment, they've got really really good ones, a big selection without being too complicated. They have the pantothenic acid B5 soothing range, and I'm already using the cream, the moisturizer and the serum."

Kelly Driscoll

90k subs

~Yay

"I was really pleasantly surprised with the amount of hydration that these deliver to this skin. I really liked the combination of the exfoliants and the brighteners. I really feel like this helped to keep the breakouts and the congestion down just by the LHA and pH alone, but then all of those brightening ingredients really did help to address some hyperpigmentation that I had from some previous congestion that other products hadn't really targeted right."