As much as I love this I cannot give it 5 stars mainly because of the texture. It is a quite thick cream that spreads weirdly on the skin, but then just like magic, it absorbs into the skin easily. You will definitely experience a learning curve with this product. Also the smell is not quite pleasant, it is scent-free that&#39;s why it smells a bit off, but it doesn&#39;t linger and you can only perceive it when when applying it.
Lastly, although I like the matte finish it has, I have to recognise that it can sometimes be a bit drying.
But as I said in the &#39;Good&#39; part of the review, this delivers such good results, and honestly you just need to get used to the texture. I would still highly recommend this (although maybe if you&#39;re new to azelaic acid I would recommend to start with a lower concentration, 20% is the highest you can get over the counter, at least where I live)

This is one of those products where it may take some time to get used to it, but man, the results!!
I am just so happy with what this does to my acne marks, it prevents my skin from developing much worse hiperpigmentation after breakouts and also helps with the aftermath. Another effect I&#39;ve seen is that it helps with sebum production and and texture and it leaves a matte finish.

This just striped my skin so much! I did all I could to like this, I wash my face with lukewarm water, I first foam it up in my hands and the wash my face instead of foming it up directly on my skin and I only was my face for 30-40ish seconds, but this still left my skin feeling dry and tight which is a big no-no and definitely doesn&#39;t help my acne. In the end I just found myself having to buy a hydrating toner to try to revive my skin after every wash

Although I didn&#39;t specially enjoy this product, it still has some good qualities:
- It&#39;s fairly cheap and very accessible
-  It comes in various sizes so you can try it out before committing to the 400ml bottle
- It has a viscous gel consistency and it foams really well
- It&#39;s scent free

I wish this came in a bigger size, like the ordinary one.
It can also kind of ball up, but only if you use too much. You shouldn&#39;t be using a lot anyways, so it&#39;s not a big deal.

Love, love, love this!
I don&#39;t think I will ever go back to other niacinamide serum. The texture on this one is just so much better, I would describe it as a very very thin gel, it&#39;s not completely liquid but neither gel-like, the smallest quantity goes a long way. Also, it doesn&#39;t foam up like crazy, maybe just a teensy tiny bit. And the finish it leaves is SO PRETTY! Quite glowy but in a great way.
Last but not least, it&#39;s scent free and has always worked well with my other products.

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