How to Spot Fake The Ordinary Niacinamide

I have posted an Instagram story about how to spot the fake The Ordinary Niacinamide and I noticed that people are not even aware yet that this brand recently had counterfeit. I realized that the post should come to my blog to inform more people.

Disclaimer: 
Please always check date posted of the blog, May no longer be updated due to brand and manufacturer change in packaging over time and the per-country as well. I personally bought these products and I can't afford to always buy them whenever there's a change in packaging. 

I am not affiliated with the brand. I purchased these products with my own money. I will also compare the Niacinamide that I bought from Beautylish, Sephora US &  trusted online sellers who offer buying services from The Ordinary Korea, UK, Canada and from Shopee (similar marketplace we have here on the Philippines like eBay/Amazon).

As of now, the brand did not officially mention how to determine the authenticity of their products whenever purchased outside their store/online store.

Thus I'll be sharing a comparison on this post on how does the counterfeit differs from the authentic version.

To be updated with photos soon!

1. The sticker should have a sheen, not matte!
2. Bottom of the box - corner numbers
3. The gap between the dropper
4. If you have a Korean text (sticker) on the box and bottle & manufacturing date was it fake?
• That's authentic! The translation is for the Korean market, and the manufacturing date was printed as directed by Korean Law for beauty products.