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Is Minimalist Niacinamide 10% Face Serum pore-clogging or fungal-acne safe?

83%clean
Acne-safe

None of the recognised ingredients are known pore-cloggers.

Not fungal-acne safe

1 ingredient can feed Malassezia yeast (itchy, uniform forehead or chest bumps).

#IngredientPoresFungal acneIrritancy
17 Lecithin Not rated Trigger
1 Aqua 0/5 · Low Safe
2 Niacinamide 0/5 · Low Safe
8 Glycerin 0/5 · Low Safe
12 Allantoin 0/5 · Low Safe
13 Sodium Hyaluronate 0/5 · Low Safe
17 ingredients not in our pore-clogging database

These have no published comedogenic rating in our data. Most are preservatives, fragrance, extracts or actives that are not known pore-cloggers.

dimethyl isosorbideethoxydiglycolpropanediolzinc pcapentylene glycolpseudoalteromonas ferment extractzinc glycinateacetyl glucosaminehydroxyethylcellulosephenoxyethanolxanthan gumsclerotium gumpullulansodium lactatepeg/ppg-17/6 copolymerethylhexylglycerinlactic acid

Ingredients rated 3–5 that appear after position 15 are usually present below about 1%, so they are shown as "Low amount" and do not trigger the pore-clog alert. Ratings come from the Fulton comedogenic scale (0–5) and published Malassezia research. They are a rough guide: the concentration and the whole formula matter, and everyone's skin is different.

Acne-safe breakdown

We found no ingredients rated 3 or higher in Minimalist Niacinamide 10% Face Serum. The ingredients doing most of the work are Aqua, Niacinamide, Glycerin and Allantoin, which are all low-risk for pores.

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Full ingredient list

Water/Aqua, Niacinamide, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Ethoxydiglycol, Propanediol, Zinc PCA, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract, Zinc Glycinate, Acetyl Glucosamine, Allantoin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Phenoxyethanol, Xanthan Gum, Lecithin, Sclerotium Gum, Pullulan, Sodium Lactate, PEG/PPG-17/6 Copolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Lactic Acid

Source: official Minimalist product page, checked 27 Sep 2026. Formulas vary by country and change over time, so always check your pack.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Minimalist Niacinamide 10% Face Serum pore-clogging?

Acne-safe. None of the recognised ingredients are known pore-cloggers.

Is Minimalist Niacinamide 10% Face Serum safe for fungal acne?

No. It contains Lecithin, which can feed Malassezia yeast.

What is the clean score of Minimalist Niacinamide 10% Face Serum?

Minimalist Niacinamide 10% Face Serum scores 83% on our pore-clog and fungal-acne scan, based on 6 recognised ingredients out of 23.

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