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The INKEY List

10% Azelaic Acid Serum

Type
Treatment
Size
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Key ingredients
10% azelaic acid
Skin types
Sensitive and rosacea-prone skin
Fragrance
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What users keep saying · from 10 reviews

broke me out3evened skin tone2gentle2absorbs quickly1cleared breakouts1fragrance-free1great value1irritating1

Their absolute favourite skincare product.

“The Inkey List Azelaic Acid, my absolute favourite skincare product”
positive

Despite building it in slowly with SPF and moisturizer, this sensitive-skinned user's skin got worse overall on the INKEY 10% Azelaic Acid.

“I use the Inkey list 10% which is supposed to be better for sensitive skin but I think it just doesn’t work for me.”
negativebroke me out

This user saw no results from the INKEY Azelaic Acid and recommends a prescription 15% instead.

“I used the Inkey List and saw no results.”
negative

This user with rosacea prefers the INKEY Azelaic Acid to prescription 15%: very absorbent, soothing and easy to use.

“Inkey list is very absorbabt and I prefer this to prescription 15%.”
positiveabsorbs quicklygentle

Using the INKEY 10% Azelaic Acid up to twice a week, this user finds it peels their skin more intensely than The Ordinary's red peel.

“I’ve just accepted that azelaic acid peels the skin more intensely than, for example, The Ordinary’s red peel, so I treat it accordingly.”
mixedirritating

Keeps their skin fairly clear, though they think a stronger azelaic acid could do more.

“I currently use The Inkey List version and it keeps my skin pretty clear but I think a higher % could help me even more.”
positive

This user tried the INKEY Azelaic Acid to save money and thinks it's trash compared with Paula's Choice.

“I tried inkey list to see if I liked it and to save some cash and I think it’s trash.”
negative

This user loved the INKEY Azelaic Acid, reacted to The Ordinary's when they switched, and is going straight back to INKEY.

“I have been having a reaction to TO which I bought because I LOVED the Inkey List one”
positivegentle

Uses the INKEY List 10% azelaic acid after The Ordinary's pilled and irritated them.

“I use the INKEY List’s redness relief solution which is 10% azelaic acid.”
positive

Having tried The Ordinary, Paula's Choice and INKEY azelaic acids, this user sticks with the INKEY one: it feels as nice as Paula's and gave results a little quicker.

“i’ve tried all three and now stick to the inkey list one. i thought the formula felt as nice as the paula and i honestly noticed results a little quicker”
positivegreat value

This user isn't sure the INKEY Azelaic Acid is doing much but likes the feel and looks somewhat less red over time.

“I have the inkey list one. I’m not sure if it’s doing much. It feels nice and all and I can tell over time I feel like I look less red though.”
mixed

This user's purge from the INKEY Azelaic Acid never let up, damaging their skin for about two months and leaving hyperpigmentation and scarring.

“The purging I had from the Inkey List one didn’t let up after a long while and totally destroyed my skin.”
negativebroke me out

Still using the INKEY Azelaic Acid Serum after about a month, this user can't yet tell whether it works but likes how it feels.

“i’m still using it, can’t really tell if it’s working or not.”
mixed

About six weeks into the INKEY 10% Azelaic Acid Serum for rosacea, this sensitive, combination-skinned user saw redness drop by about 90% and stubborn acne clear within 10 days; it only dries down a little dry.

“My skin's redness has disapated by 90%. Not only that, the stubborn and constant acne I had been fighting the Fall cleared up within 10 days.”
positivecleared breakoutsevened skin tonefragrance-free

This user finds the INKEY Azelaic Acid pills off every time, even on bare skin with only a moisturizer on top.

“Every time I use this azelaic acid it peels off.”
negativepills under makeup

Older than 36 months. These may describe an earlier version.

This user really liked the INKEY Azelaic Acid: better consistency than The Ordinary's, lasted longer, helped fade acne marks and layered easily.

“The consistency was much better than TO's version, and it lasted much longer”
positiveevened skin tone

The INKEY Azelaic Acid broke this user out terribly.

“This broke me out terribly”
negativebroke me out

A week in, this user loves the feel of the INKEY Azelaic Acid, which doesn't pill for them.

“I’ve been using it for around a week so I can’t say much about the actual results but I love how it feels!”
positive