Niacinamide 5% Face and Body Emulsion

Name: Niacinamide 5% Face and Body Emulsion
Brand: The Ordinary

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Ingredients · 19

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Common questions

Is The Ordinary Niacinamide 5% Face and Body Emulsion healthy?

The Ordinary Niacinamide 5% Face and Body Emulsion scores 27/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in The Ordinary Niacinamide 5% Face and Body Emulsion?

The Ordinary Niacinamide 5% Face and Body Emulsion lists 19 ingredients, starting with Water, Ethyl Macadamiate, Niacinamide, Propanediol and Glycerin. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does The Ordinary Niacinamide 5% Face and Body Emulsion contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in The Ordinary Niacinamide 5% Face and Body Emulsion’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is The Ordinary Niacinamide 5% Face and Body Emulsion?

The Ordinary Niacinamide 5% Face and Body Emulsion has no NOVA group. Tallow works NOVA out from the ingredient list, and it does not apply to supplements or non-food products; a food whose ingredients are not all classified yet stays unknown instead of being guessed. Either way the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does The Ordinary Niacinamide 5% Face and Body Emulsion compare to other facial moisturizer?

At 27/100 The Ordinary Niacinamide 5% Face and Body Emulsion scores worse than most facial moisturizer we have scored. A higher-scoring option in facial moisturizer is BIETCR Organic Grass-Fed Beef Tallow Whipped Honey Balm, Unscented at 100/100.

Is The Ordinary Niacinamide 5% Face and Body Emulsion organic?

The Ordinary Niacinamide 5% Face and Body Emulsion is not certified organic in our data.

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