Niacinamide Serum

The INKEY List

Serum
water-based

Fact vs. Fiction

100 Very High Trustworthiness
How well the ingredient list supports the product's marketing claims
Marketing Claims Supported by Ingredients: 1 of 1
Ingredients Matched: 9 of 24
Containing 10% Niacinamide this naturally occurring B3 vitamin helps to effectively reduce excess oil, blemishes and redness
Moderate Support
Supported by:
Niacinamide
(Match: 0.95, Type: Active Ingredient, Evidence: High - Multiple clinical trials)
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Niacinamide
Functions: anti-aging, brightening, melanin transfer inhibition
Concerns Addressed: fine lines, wrinkles, loss of firmness, elasticity loss, hyperpigmentation, uneven skin tone, dark spots, sun damage, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, acne, blemishes, breakouts, excess oil, inflammatory acne
View Other Matched Ingredients (8)

The following ingredients were found in the product but don't provide strong enough evidence to support this specific claim:

Green Tea
Match score: 0.13 (Type: Botanical Extract, Evidence: Medium - Limited clinical evidence)
Insufficient evidence for supporting this claim
Glycerin
Match score: 0.10 (Type: Humectant, Evidence: Theoretical - Based on mechanism only)
Insufficient evidence for supporting this claim
Butylene Glycol
Match score: 0.15 (Type: Humectant, Evidence: Theoretical - Based on mechanism only)
Insufficient evidence for supporting this claim
Squalane
Match score: 0.03 (Type: Emollient, Evidence: Medium - Limited clinical evidence)
Insufficient evidence for supporting this claim
Allantoin
Match score: 0.27 (Type: Botanical Extract, Evidence: Medium - Limited clinical evidence)
Insufficient evidence for supporting this claim
Panthenol
Match score: 0.15 (Type: Humectant, Evidence: Medium - Limited clinical evidence)
Insufficient evidence for supporting this claim
Citric Acid
Match score: 0.03 (Type: Active Ingredient, Evidence: Theoretical - Based on mechanism only)
Insufficient evidence for supporting this claim
Hyaluronic Acid
Match score: 0.15 (Type: Humectant, Evidence: High - Multiple clinical trials)
Insufficient evidence for supporting this claim

Ingredients

Niacinamide Serum