💎 Serum
Glossier Super Pure Niacinamide + Zinc Serum
82
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🧴Acne-Friendly🌿Soothing💦Hydrating💧Oily-Friendly
👃Fragrance-Free🫧Non-Comedogenic💚Allergen-Free✅Paraben-Free
Glossier Glossier Super Pure Niacinamide + Zinc Serum is a serum with 2 active ingredients. Key actives: Niacinamide, Zinc PCA. Fragrance-free.
View product ↗Description
A daily vitamin and mineral duo of 5% Niacinamide and Zinc PCA that nourishes skin, for visibly smoother texture and improved clarity.
Warnings
- •2 potential irritants in the formula — introduce gradually.
Ingredient Breakdown (8 INCI · 2 active)
- 0Aqua/Water
- 1NiacinamideACTIVE
- 2Zinc PCAACTIVE
- 3Glycerin
- 4Pentylene Glycol
- 5Sodium Hyaluronate
- 6Allantoin
- 7Phenoxyethanol
Product Info
Type
Serum
Price
$34.99
Certifications
👃 Fragrance-Free🫧 Non-Comedogenic💚 Allergen-Free✅ Paraben-Free
Score Breakdown
Efficacy
82
🧪Ingredient Quality36 / 45
- ✓2 high-impact actives: Niacinamide, Zinc PCA
- ✓4 supporting actives (Tier 2)
🎯Concentration Signal15 / 15
- ✓1 active concentration disclosed on the label
- ↑Disclose the % for the remaining 5 actives
🏆Evidence Backing12.7 / 15
- ✓Average evidence 85/100 across 7 matched actives
- ✓5 actives with strong evidence (≥80/100)
🧬Formulation Sophistication12 / 12
- ✓4 distinct ingredient classes — well-rounded formula
- ✓Synergy: Niacinamide + Zinc · Hyaluronic Acid + Glycerin · Niacinamide + HA
📋Functional Completeness6 / 8
- ✓Carries the active classes expected for this product type
🛡️Base Formula Credit0 / 5
Safety
100
Starts at 100; each row below subtracts points up to its cap.
🔥Irritation Risk−2 / 18
- ✓2 mild ingredients flagged at low irritation only
🌿Fragrance0 / 10
- ✓Fragrance-free
⚠️Allergens0 / 10
- ✓No EU 26 fragrance allergens detected
🚫Endocrine Concern0 / 15
- ✓No ingredients flagged for endocrine activity
💎Comedogenicity0 / 7
- ✓No pore-clogging ingredients detected
🔀Formulation Conflicts0 / 10
- ✓No antagonistic ingredient combinations
✨Clean-Formula & Transparency+5 / 8
- ✓Short-ingredient-list bonus: +3.0
- ✓Transparency bonus: +2.0 (clear INCI disclosure)
Overall Score82/100
Overall = 50% Efficacy + 50% Safety. No bonus pad — hitting 100 requires both dimensions to be near-perfect. How scoring works →