I started of this year with really bad skin. When I say bad I am talking about massive invasion of pustular acne. It took around 2 weeks for the pus to clear up completely but I was left with the gift of post inflammatory hyperpigmentation that was stubborn and stood out on my face as the red traffic signal. I haven't experience such massive lesions on my face in a really long time so I felt reclusive . Thankfully the face mask gave me a lot cover and time to heal so I didn't have to rely entirely on make-up
Speaking of makeup, I had to relearn how to do makeup from the scratch. All of the products that I was using on my face became to dry and cakey for my skin. So I had to test out a lot of techniques on how to hydrate and prep skin which had a lot of acne.
A lot of my viewers on Instagram advised me to incorporate Vitamin C serum along with Niacinamide to clear PIH. After reading multiple reviews I decided to purchase the Tiam Vitamin B3 serum
A skin brightening serum that is infused with highly-concentrated niacinamide and arbutin to blur the appearance of dark spots and correct uneven skin tone.
Also helps minimize the appearance of discoloration for a more radiant looking complexion. Blended with 10% niacinamide to reduce excessive sebum production as well as addressing breakouts.
Major Ingredients:
Water, Niacinamide (10%), Butylene Glycol, Arbutin (2%), Allantoin, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Lindera Erythrocarpa Extract, Cornus Officinalis Fruit Extract, Geranium Thunbergii Extract, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Sodium Hyaluronate, Methylpropanediol, Laurylpyridinium Chloride, Chlorphenesin, 1,2-Hexanediol
Packaging:
Standard glass vial with a dropper. Usually serum come in 30 ml quantity . But this has 40 ml. There is no plastic stopper so be careful when pulling out the glass pipette
My thoughts
So when I started off I had a lot of PIH on the sides of my face and on my cheeks . Since the weather is cold my skin was rather dry than oily . My pores were pretty prominent and were getting clogged easily
This serum has a water like consistency with a hint of snail mucin slip. It is very easy to spread on the skin and absorbs within a minute completely. I have tried a bunch of niacinamide serum in the past and my main issue with majority of them is the heavy greasy residue on the skin. This on the other hand is like water no tacky or greasy residue
I usually applied this to my face every night before going to bed.
Here is what I noticed on Day 1. My gave looked the same. It was hydrated but I didn't see any gross difference however on Day 3 I noticed that my face look brighter and lively in the morning . After a week of use a lot of the PIH was light and some of the scar marks peeled off. I used this serum consistently along with vitamin C serum ( alternate days ) for thres weeks and my skin looks brighter and the PIH has definitely faded. I haven't noticed any difference with my pores and my skin is not oily at the moment because id weather. I am getting break outs ever now and them but overall it is nothing too massive or prominent. I have already ordered a s second bottle of this serum because I am happy with the results