A 47-YEAR-OLD woman was amazed when a budget-friendly serum visibly reduced the size of the pores on her face. She said upgrading to a pricier version of the beauty product gave her even more impressive results. She raved about the key ingredient that transformed her skin in a post on Reddit’s 30 Plus Skincare forum.
She shared a photo of her face before and after to show the dramatic reduction in the size of her pores. “Years ago I started taking a vitamin with niacinamide and noticed my pores shrinking,” she said, writing under the handle Envenome . “Then I took The Ordinary’s niacinamide and noticed an almost immediate effect making my pores shrink even more.
“Then I decided to upgrade to the more expensive version from Paula’s choice and have noticed an even more difference.” The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% Oil Control Serum costs $6, while Paula's Choice Clinical Niacinamide 20% Treatment is $55 at Sephora. The Redditor revealed she also “tames” her acne by doing micro-needling and spironolactone at home once a month.
“I use Dr. Pen's device,” she said. “Sanitize everything and look at YouTube videos online for directions.
“I trust myself more than someone else doing it to me. I don’t go too deep though, just 1 mm. “My skin always looks so refreshed days after I do this.
” She said topical niacinamide combined with the at-home treatments has “shrunk” her pores. She recommended using 20% niacinamide each morning after cleansing .
