PRODUCT REVIEW: GOOD MOLECULES NIACINAMIDE TONER - BEST BRIGHTENING TONER, AMONG THE BEST NIACINAMIDE SERUMS
GOOD MOLECULES | NIACINAMIDE TONER
This review was originally part of my blog article titled, My Fall Empties 2020: Good Molecules Niacinamide Toner, Banila Clean It Zero, Skin Aqua Uv Moisture Milk And More. You can catch the full piece here.
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You may recall that in my blog article on Bakuchiol a few months ago, I made light of the fact that the Indeed Labs Bakuchiol Reface Pads was the weirdest of the five Bakuchiol products I’d tested.
It wasn’t simply that I found it odd to put the product in a pad form — although many people mentioned they liked the idea because it made the product easy to travel with.
What I thought was truly weird about the product was that the second ingredient was Niacinamide. I love Niacinamide; I just didn’t get why the pads contained so much of it. It should be in the name!
So, it’s timely that I find a new brightening toner that embraces its “niacinamideness”!
Good Molecules Niacinamide Brightening Toner contains a high level of Vitamin B3, likely 10%.
Niacinamide is a fantastic active with many pro-skin health benefits, including the ability to improve the look of enlarged pores, uneven skin tone, fine lines, dullness — and to strengthen the skin barrier.
There’s so much more going on with Niacinamide Brightening Toner formula that I also love. Like Cocoa Seed Extract, Licorice Root Extract and fermented actives. The real star here is the 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid — a derivative of pure Vitamin C that helps increase the vitamin’s stability and enhances skin penetration for greater efficacy.
What is Niacinamide and What Does Niacinamide Do for the Skin?
I found a comprehensive article on the form of Vitamin B3 written by the skin experts on the Paula’s Choice Research Team, titled simply, How Niacinamide Helps Skin. Here’s what I find most insightful
How Niacinamide Helps Skin
Niacinamide is a skin care ingredient worthy of your attention and your skin will love you for using it. Among a handful of other amazing skin care ingredients such as retinol and vitamin C, niacinamide is a standout because of its versatility for almost any skin care concern and skin type.
As many of you know about us, but for those who don’t, the conclusions we make about any ingredient are always based on what the published research has shown to be true—and the research about niacinamide unanimously demonstrates how special it is. New research keeps showing it’s one of the most exciting skin care ingredients around.
What is Niacinamide?
Also known as vitamin B3 and nicotinamide, niacinamide is a water-soluble vitamin that works with the natural substances in your skin to help visibly minimize enlarged pores, tighten lax pores, improve uneven skin tone, soften fine lines and wrinkles, diminish dullness, and strengthen a weakened surface.
Niacinamide also reduces the impact of environmental damage because of its ability to improve skin’s barrier (its first line of defense), plus it also plays a role in helping skin to repair signs of past damage. Left unchecked, this type of daily assault makes skin appear older, dull, and less radiant.
What’s remarkable is that 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid is relatively expensive. Yet K-Beauty sensation Good Molecules managed to pull all this goodness together for just $14. I don’t get it. But that may be what I love most: it’s a surprisingly good formula for such a low cost. This is the model for democratically priced skincare!
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The Ingredient List of the Good Molecules Niacinamide Brightening Toner:
sii|h 0 0, Niacinamide cci|sb|aacne|h, Butylene Glycol h|solv|vc 0 1, 1,2-Hexanediol solv, 2-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, PEG/PPG-17/6 Copolymer emo|solv, Betaine 
h, Arbutin aox|sb, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Extract aox, Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate so|h, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract so|sb, Astragalus Membranaceus Root Extract aox|emo, Rehmannia Glutinosa Root Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate sii|h 0 0, Ethylhexylglycerin pres, Glyceryl Polyacrylate, Carbomer vc 0 1, Tromethamine buff, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate chel, Dextrin vc|hThe Ingredient List of the Maysama Green Rooibos Pressed Serum:
so|h, Aqua solv, Niacinamide (3%) cci|sb|aacne|h, Glycerin sii|h 0 0, Aspalathus Linearis (Green Rooibos) Leaf Extract (1.3%), Citric Acid buff, Lysolecithin emu, Sclerotium Gum vc, Cannabis Sativa (Hemp) Seed Oil emo, Sodium Benzoate pres, Pullulan, Xanthan Gum vc|emu|surf, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate sii|h 0 0, Adansonia Digitata (Baobab) Seed Oil emo, Potassium Sorbate pres, Tocopherol aox 0-3 0-3, Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil aox|emo, Sodium Phytate chel, Ubiquinone aox, Glycine Soja Oil emo|perf 0 3, Silica vc, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin , Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn) Fruit Extract, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract aox|so|sb|perf, Chlorella Vulgaris Powder, Tetrahydropiperine, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Liquorice) Root Extract so|sb, Calendula Officinalis (Marigold) Flower Extract so|aox|perf, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38 cciThe Ingredient List of The Inkey List Glycolic Acid Toner:
exf|buff, Propanediol solv|h, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Water so, Sodium Hydroxide buff, Butylene Glycol h|solv|vc 0 1, Phenoxyethanol pres, Alcohol 
amic|solv|vc, PPG-26-Buteth-26, Betaine h, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil emu|surf, Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin pres, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate chelThe Ingredient List of The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG:
aox|perf, Maltodextrin, Glycerin sii|h 0 0, Propanediol solv|h, Epigallocatechin Gallatyl Glucoside aox|so, Gallyl Glucoside aox|so, Hyaluronic Acid sii|h, Oxidized Glutathione emo, Melanin, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract aox|sb|so|emo, Pentylene Glycol solv|h, Hydroxyethylcellulose vc, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 vc, Xanthan Gum vc|emu|surf, Lactic Acid exf|h|buff, Dehydroacetic Acid pres, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate chel, Propyl Gallate aox|perf, Dimethyl Isosorbide solv|vc, Benzyl Alcohol pres|perf|solv|vc, 1,2-Hexanediol solv, Ethylhexylglycerin pres, Phenoxyethanol pres, Caprylyl Glycol h|emoThe Ingredient List of the Biophile Bio-Shroom Rejuvenating Serum:
so|h, Propanediol solv|h, Niacinamide cci|sb|aacne|h, Glycerin sii|h 0 0, Ethyl Ascorbic Acid aox|sb, Betaine h, Lactobacillus/Pumpkin Fruit Ferment Filtrate, Sodium Lactate buff|h, Acetyl Glucosamine sii|sb, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 cci, Inulin , Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide surf, Sodium Hyaluronate sii|h 0 0, Sodium Polyglutamate h, Maltodextrin, Biosaccharide Gum-1 so|h, Leuconostoc Radish Root Ferment amic|pres, DL-Panthenol so|h 0 0, L-Arginine sii, Aqua solv, Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Extract, Phytic Acid chel, Sclerotium Gum vc, Glucomannan* hThe Ingredient List of the Banila Clean It Zero Cleansing Balm:
perf, Ethylhexylglycerin pres, Water solv, 1,2-Hexanediol solv, Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract h, Aspalathus Linearis Extract, Angelica Archangelica Root Extract perf, Malpighia Glabra (Acerola) Fruit Extract, Polydiethyleneglycol Adipate/Ipdi Copolymer, Acrylates/Ammonium Methacrylate Copolymer, Acrylates/Methoxy PEG-15 Methacrylate Copolymer vcThe Ingredient List of the Skin Aqua Super Moisture Milk SPF 50 / PA ++++ :
sunsc 0 1, Silica vc, Dimethicone emo 0 1, Triethoxysilylethyl Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Hexyl Dimethicone, Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone emu|surf, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate sunsc 0 0, Isononyl Isononanoate emo, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Butylene Glycol h|solv|vc 0 1, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate sunsc, Acrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer, Glycerin sii|h 0 0, Lauroyl Lysine vc, Methylparaben pres 0 0, Propylparaben pres|perf 0 0, Disodium EDTA chel|vc, Tocopheryl Acetate aox 0 0, Sodium Hyaluronate sii|h 0 0, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate h, Panthenol so|h 0 0, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate so|h, Hydrolyzed Collagen emo|h
