The Ordinary 100% Niacinamide Powder: a Guru Score of 50%

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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✕Nay

"The biggest issue was the scoop. The Ordinary recommended you use a quarter of the scoop that they provided. Why not just provide a scoop that was a quarter of the size? [...] Why are we having to measure and eyeball it, which is never really a good thing when you're talking skincare? People didn't really know what strength they were using. It was a bit of a hot mess."

All 2 takes from Mad About Skin

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"The biggest issue was the scoop. The Ordinary recommended you use a quarter of the scoop that they provided. Why not just provide a scoop that was a quarter of the size? [...] Why are we having to measure and eyeball it, which is never really a good thing when you're talking skincare? People didn't really know what strength they were using. It was a bit of a hot mess."

THE ORDINARY DISCONTINUING SERUMS - Is Your Favourite Gone?

"I'm just not a big fan of it. I think niacinamide is overdone, it's in every skincare product. You don't need a separate serum or in this case a separate powder. [...] My main product problem was the scoop. It gave you this tiny little scoop and then The Ordinary said to use one quarter of that scoop. How are you supposed to eyeball that? You just can't. For me, this is on every level I'm glad to see this go."

Sincerely Miss Ash

195k subs

✕Nay

"I just feel like I don't, I can't, I'm not surprised to see this in the fond farewell tab. So I personally didn't like it. But you might like it especially if you like niacinamide, you want to be your own little chemist and take your time mixing the powder with a specific serum. But just be careful on how much you mix it. A lot of people are very sensitive to The Ordinary 10% niacinamide serum, so imagine this powder and putting too much, you're just getting a high concentration."

Cassandra Bankson

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✕Nay

"I thought it was amazing and I used it for months and then almost a year. It made my skin irritated, it made my skin burn. We've got an entire video of that debacle, and it was so difficult for me because I expected better from The Ordinary. I was excited about the brand, and I realized I was a victim of consumer marketing. [...] Just the way your best friend can disappoint you, there can be products from a favorite brand that do not do your skin justice."

All 2 takes from Cassandra Bankson

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"I thought it was amazing and I used it for months and then almost a year. It made my skin irritated, it made my skin burn. We've got an entire video of that debacle, and it was so difficult for me because I expected better from The Ordinary. I was excited about the brand, and I realized I was a victim of consumer marketing. [...] Just the way your best friend can disappoint you, there can be products from a favorite brand that do not do your skin justice."

THE ORDINARY NIACINAMIDE BROKE ME OUT?! 1 YEAR UPDATE

"After a year of using this, not only do I feel this didn't give me a boost, but I actually think it dried out my skin and I think it caused a little bit of irritation. [...] I noticed white streaks on my face [...] depending on how much I mixed in, and I [...] found that it was too much. [...] I have naturally oily acne-prone skin, but I [...] noticed that part of my face was not as oily, and [...] my skin dried out a little bit in the winter with a little bit of crepiness and more wrinkling."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Niacinamide

Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is The Ordinary 100% Niacinamide Powder?

A niacinamide powder concentrate from The Ordinary intended to be mixed into other skincare products.

Is The Ordinary 100% Niacinamide Powder worth it?

Mostly no. None of the 3 gurus who reviewed it came away sold, leaving it a Guru Score of 50%.

What is The Ordinary 100% Niacinamide Powder's Guru Score?

The Ordinary 100% Niacinamide Powder holds a Guru Score of 50%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.