I've always had dry skin that's reactive to some skincare ingredients so I tend to stick with things I know rather than experiment. In my 50s though I've been getting hormonal spots which look hideous and leave dark scars when they finally go, so after reading about niacimide and zinc serum on here I thought I'd try it.
I did a patch test and had no allergic reaction in 24 hrs - happy days - but having used it only twice since, my skin is so dry on the areas I applied it that it's flaking in patches. Far too soon to see if the intended result on the blemishes/scars has been achieved of course. Is this part of the deal: does it dry out the skin and you just have to up the moisturiser to counteract it? Will it settle when my skin gets used to it? Or is it going to wreck my skin further and best give up now? I use Avene Tolerance for dry reactive skin but my skin feels very tight and a bit raw even after applying that this morning.