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[Anti-Aging][Review]What is the difference between Niod, The Ordinary and Hylamide? This review is to help other people who might be confused about these products. Not sponsored, not an affiliate. I paid for all of these products myself. I couldn't find this information around and thought I'd post something on it.Products under reviewNiod Multi-Molecular Hyaluronic AcidThe Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5The Ordinary BuffetHylamide SubQSkinLink to the photo of my products (TO panned, NIOD and Hylamide in use)TLDR: I do a review about Niod, The Ordinary and Hylamide similar products and find out what the difference is for mature skin that gets extremely dry in winter and is normal leaning dry in summer. I like all of the products a lot, but find Niod and Hylamide work best on my saggy old skin, particularly in winter.OverviewThis is a review on these four products which I purchased in 2019 and 2020 respectively. When I began researching before I committed to buy I was really confused about what was different with these similar products. I never used serums like this before either, so I started with The Ordinary Buffet and Hyaluronic Acid in October 2019. They ran out at the beginning of April 2020, both bottles were 30ml. In April 2020 I started Niod Hyaluronic and Hylamide SubQ to replace The Ordinary products.Baseline - my skin typeI'm 40, olive skin (darker face/lighter neck/darker body) with normal to dry/very dry complexion. In summer my skin is normal with slight dryness across my cheeks. In winter my skin is dry to very dry with extremely dry eyes (orbital and contour zone turns red, puffy, flakes and itches, some stinging at the corners of my eyes), general dryness on the top of my cheeks and my forehead due to sun damage. Slightly oily T zone. Red discolouration on cheeks, top of brows, edges of nose. Dark yellow/green discolouration around my mouth. When my eyes are at their worst, the lines and creases around my eye deepen dramatically.My routine is basic, and did change due to the seasons. I make note of it when it does later in the post. This is the routine I had from October 2019 to April 2020. The TO products listed and The Ordinary Toner, LaRoche Posay Antithelios Ultra Sunscreen, cleanser and oil by Aesop and DE La La Retro Cream being the only other things in my routine at this time. This was my day/night routine, sunscreen during day and toner every other night.Review: The OrdinaryWhen I bought The Ordinary products it was coming out of winter and my skin was in okay shape, I'd been using a cortisone prescription cream to get my skin under control. I'd suffered an extensive period of dry eyes (4 months total) and it took two months to get them under control using prescription medication. It was the worst my eyes had been in my life, they were so bad I couldn't wear makeup. The motivation for purchasing The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid was that I knew my skin barrier was damaged and regular cream moisturisers/eye creams weren't cutting it to repair it, facial oils weren't soaking in, prolonged use of cortisone bothers me a lot and I was worried that my eyes would get worse.I used TO Hyaluronic in combination with TO Buffet from October 2019 until they both ran out at the same time in April 2020 (just over 6 months). I felt/saw hydration improvement in general across my face (cheeks/forehead) within 24 hours but it took a fortnight before I saw some improvement with the lines around my eyes, lips. After a month I noticed most of my eye lines had receded and after 6 months the lines were so reduced I was getting compliments at work about how "rested" I looked. TO Hyaluronic had plumped out my lines really well and the dry patches on my cheeks were gone. I was incredibly impressed with the hydration aspect of the product. Most importantly the Hyaluronic smoothed out and cleared up the last areas of dryness around my brow bone and the skin around my eyes looked better than it had in a really long time. However, by the 6 month period my skin had become used to TO Hyaluronic and I was using more of it to get the same feeling of hydration (it was also coming into winter and the weather really effects my skin)I bought Buffet specifically to help reduce the yellow/green discolouration around my mouth and the redness on my cheeks. It took a lot longer (four months of continuous use) to see pigmentation reduction using these products and I think the pigmentation reduction was only marginally improved. A side effect of Buffet was that it smoothed out texture I didn't know I had. Small bumps and roughness on my forehead cleared up and the roughness/bumps on my jawline cleared as well. I never noticed I had texture because I thought that was "just my skin", makeup application went on much smoother and in general I felt that powders sat better on my skin because of TO products. However, I was disappointed that Buffet didn't clear up discolouration considering many reviews cite this as a reason for its popularity.What I really didn't like about these two products was the consistency of the liquids. Buffet was so watery it would drip off the dropper before I even got the dropper close to my fingertips. TO Hyaluronic had a slightly thicker consistency but it was still incredibly runny and needed to be applied to fingertips so it wouldn't drip off my face if applied directly.I used 4 drops of both TO Buffet and TO Hyaluronic initially. They had great spreadability but terrible absorption, it would take up to 5 minutes for Buffet to absorb and a bit longer for the TO Hyaluronic. By the 4th month I was using 5 drops of TO Hyaluronic and by the 5th month was using about 6 drops, this makes sense for me considering it was coming into winter and my skin was beginning to dry out quicker.Review: Hylamide SubQSkin (replacement for TO Buffet) and Niod Multi Molecular Hyaluronic (replacement for TO Hyaluronic 2% + B5)I decided to step up in price and purchase the "stronger/more expensive" versions of TO Buffet and Hyaluronic to see if I could finally reduce the discolouration on my face and make it through winter with limited dry eyes. Both of these things happened with these products. Hylamide SubQSkin is touted as a stronger version of Buffet.During this time period (current to now) I added two new products and dropped toning from my routine as my skin was so dry. Firstly, Fresh Kombucha Antioxidant Essence was applied after cleansing and I added Peter Thomas Roth Water Drench Hyaluronic Cloud Cream as my first moisturiser (I still applied DE La La Retro after absorption).I didn't want to repurchase Buffet as I genuinely wanted a peptide serum that could also help reduce discolouration. I didn't want to add another step into my routine either. SubQ is my answer, the yellow/green tinge around my mouth is gone and my redness has completely faded off my cheeks and somewhat faded from my the spot just above my brows.Discolouration has been significantly reduced in only three months. It also has a better consistency as compared to Buffet, whilst still runny, it isn't watery and manages to make it out of the bottle without dripping everywhere. I need to use very little of it as well, the spreadability and fluidity of the product is high. A 30ml bottle at this rate is going to last me an entire year. I think this product is amazing value for money considering it's stronger than Buffet and will last me twice as long.The price on Niod MMH is steep for Australians, I bought the 15ml bottle and it feels very pricey ($50AUD) for such a small bottle of product. In saying that, the stuff absolutely is better than TO Hyaluronic because I have only had two weeks of dry eyes this year compared to four months last year and (and the year before and before that right down to 2014). Whilst MMH didn't stop the orbital skin around my eyes drying out, it did arrest the symptoms quickly and stopped my eyes from getting worse. Ultimately I avoided having my skin barrier becoming damaged. MMH has high fluidity and spreadability so a small amount goes a long way, but at the rate I've been using it (up to 3 times a day when my eyes were at their worst) it will probably last me only four months. Which isn't bad for such a tiny bottle and considering the skin effect it negated, the price is worth not having itchy red, flaky eyes for a quarter of a year. MMH doesn't make my eye lines disappear, it plumps them out as effectively as TO Hyaluronic did, but it improves skin elasticity as my eyelids do not droop as much or crease up as much when I apply eyeshadow. The hydration and repairing effects happened quickly as compared to TO Hyaluronic. It has a thin consistency and doesn't drip off the applicator, but will run down your face quickly.I use four drops of Niod MMH (two for each side of my face, which is plenty, if I want to do my neck I add another two drops) it absorbs very quickly once smoothed in. I use 3 drops of Hylamide and its more than enough to do my entire face, jaw and neck. It takes longer to absorb than Niod MMH but compared to TO products is much, much quicker. Bear in mind, this is my winter usage. I expect summer usage to be less because my skin won't be as thirsty.TLDR SummaryI think that if you have dry, mature skin such as what I've described you're better off going straight to Niod and Hylamide for these types of serums because they work as the base layer to add hydration before you lock it in with any facial oils and creams, the effects are noticeable after prolonged use and less of them needs to be used to achieve hydration. If you have very sensitive skin, or reactions to complicated products then any of these brands are really good because they aren't designed to exfoliate or have essential oils. Packaging for all products come in sturdy little dropper bottles with glass droppers and rubber tops. The Niod dropper is more delicate and fine, something I'd associate with a higher end product, but in saying that, it needs to be handled with more care if you drop it or bang it against the bottle, I think it will be more likely to break than the droppers on The Ordinary and Hylamide. Actual unicarton's are all nicely made and the product is secure inside. Niod have a much fancier and sturdier box that the product is nestled gently inside. It looks and feels a whole lot fancier than other packaging.Seriously underestimated how awesome it is to have serums with no annoying fragrances when I opened a sample from another brand the scent was way OTT. All of these products mentioned can be used all over the face and neck (avoid lips, as there was some sensation from the Hylamide and Buffet) and the products don't have filler ingredients to pad out the price. However, if your skin is less mature, not dry and you don't mind waiting between applying serums then TO products will absolutely fulfil your needs for basic hydration as part of a routine with moisturisers and sun protection. All products are cruelty free and vegan. I bought my TO products from a shop front in Australia and my Niod and Hylamide products from Deciem's website. If the price of Niod is not for you, I personally would wait for sales and buy a few larger bottles as they have a shelf life of 2 years and once opened need to be used within 6 months.Thanks for coming to my TED Talk (I originally posted this on an Australian Sub and have I have added more detail to fulfil the requirements of posting to this sub).- I do have before and after photos but I don't like posting pictures of myself online.
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