Ingredient and price comparison

COSRX The Niacinamide 15 Serum vs Kiehl's Ultra Pure High-Potency 5.0% Niacinamide Serum

COSRX The Niacinamide 15 Serum is 15% niacinamide for niacinamide; Kiehl's Ultra Pure High-Potency 5.0% Niacinamide Serum is 5% niacinamide. They also differ on paired actives: Zinc PCA · concentration not stated, Acetyl Glucosamine · concentration not stated versus Not stated. Choose by the difference that matters to you; neither is scored as a generic winner.

COSRX The Niacinamide 15 Serum pack shotCOSRX

The Niacinamide 15 Serum

A niacinamide serum with 15% Niacinamide, plus Zinc PCA · concentration not stated, Acetyl Glucosamine · concentration not stated.

From $33.00 at W Cosmetics
Kiehl's Ultra Pure High-Potency 5.0% Niacinamide Serum pack shotKiehl's

Ultra Pure High-Potency 5.0% Niacinamide Serum

A niacinamide serum with 5% Niacinamide.

From $58.00 at MECCA

The differences that matter

CheckThe Niacinamide 15 SerumUltra Pure High-Potency 5.0% Niacinamide Serum
Niacinamide15% Niacinamide5% Niacinamide
Paired activesZinc PCA · concentration not stated, Acetyl Glucosamine · concentration not statedNot stated
Whennot statedday or night

Ingredient checks

CheckThe Niacinamide 15 SerumUltra Pure High-Potency 5.0% Niacinamide Serum
FragranceNone found by this checkNone found by this check
Volatile alcoholNone found by this checkNone found by this check
SiliconesNone found by this checkNone found by this check
Petrolatum / mineral oilNone found by this checkNone found by this check

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Full ingredient lists

COSRX The Niacinamide 15 Serum

Aqua/Water, Pentylene Glycol, Niacinamide (15%), Butylene Glycol, Acetyl Glucosamine, 1,2-Hexanediol, Zinc PCA, Trehalose, Xanthan Gum, Pullulan, Allantoin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Phytate, Citric Acid, Tocopherol

From wcosmetics.com.au.

Kiehl's Ultra Pure High-Potency 5.0% Niacinamide Serum

Aqua/water, niacinamide, glycerin, propanediol, methyl gluceth-20, hydroxyacetophenone, sodium hyaluronate, caprylyl glycol, carbomer, sodium hydroxide. fmla 685871 4 f.i.l. code z296889/1

From mecca.com.