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The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% Versus Bio-Oil Skincare Oil

Serum
Oil
Canadian Brand Canada
British Brand United Kingdom

Updated on March 04, 2025

Overview

What they are

These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe . They have a total of 0 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for fighting acne, anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin, oily skin, reducing pores, scar healing and dark spots

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, parabens, silicones or sulfates

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Reviews

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The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% 11 ingredients

3.2 /5
from 246 ratings
Great Value (58) Broke Me Out (50) Irritating (48)
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Clover

1 year ago
Review

Gotta give credit where credit is due
WOW… lot of people ganging up on this incredibly affordable/popular serum. I understand the criticisms, but personally I don’t believe the intensity is warranted. For so many people this was the start of their skincare journey; it certainly was mine! And because I had never used ingredients like niacinamide or zinc on my face before, of course I noticed an Show more

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nicolecrs

10 months ago
Review

I've repurchased this so many times and tried different niacinamide serums but this one is my fav. It improves my hormonal acne so much and controls sebum production. Also, when I had the worst fungal acne flare-up ever, this and the lactic acid 5% SAVED ME. It burned a lot but now I don't have any bumps whatsoever. It won't work immediately so consistency is key. (I have combo-oily skin)

#great value
#light
#absorbs well
#light scent

Bio-Oil Skincare Oil 27 ingredients

2.9 /5
from 7 ratings
Absorbs Well (1) Broke Me Out (1) Expensive (1)
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fmlcrps

2 years ago
Review

Only use it for body if you have sensitive face.
Broke my fungal acne out like crazy after I use it on face for 2 nights. I wonder why it works so well for other people acne scars. But it really has effect on lightening some scars on my body.

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11 months ago
Review

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- 𝖽𝖾𝖼𝖾𝗇𝗍 π—ˆπ—‚π—…, π—‡π—ˆπ—π—π—‚π—‡π—€ π—Œπ—‰π–Ύπ–Όπ—‚π–Ίπ—…
- 𝗅𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍𝗐𝖾𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝖽 π—†π–Ίπ—„π–Ύπ—Œ 𝗆𝗒 π—Œπ—„π—‚π—‡ π—Œπ—ˆπ–Ώπ—
- 𝖽𝗂𝖽𝗇’𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 π–½π—ˆ 𝖺𝗇𝗒𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 π–»π—Žπ— π—ƒπ—Žπ—Œπ— 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝗆𝗒 π—Œπ—„π—‚π—‡ π—†π—ˆπ—‚π—Œπ—π—Žπ—‹π—‚π—“π–Ύπ–½
- π—‡π—ˆπ— π—π—ˆπ—‹π—π— 𝗂𝗍 π–Ώπ—ˆπ—‹ 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝗋𝗂𝖼𝖾
- π—π—ˆπ—Žπ—…π–½π—‡'𝗍 π–»π—Žπ—’ 𝖺𝗀𝖺𝗂𝗇 π–»π—Žπ— π–½π—ˆπ—‡'𝗍 𝗆𝗂𝗇𝖽 π—Žπ—Œπ—‚π—‡π—€ 𝗂𝗍

#expensive
#hydrating
#light
#absorbs well