Step 03
Ceramide NP and squalane in a 3:1:1 lipid ratio.
WHYThe serum is water-phase. Without an occlusive over it, most of it evaporates.
Step 02 · AM+PM · Treat
Meadowfoam Dew Serum
$58
30 ml / 1.0 fl oz
4% niacinamide, cold-pressed meadowfoam seed oil, and nothing that only exists to make the label look busy. It evens tone over about eight weeks and it does not flush.
4.00%Niacinamide
3.50%Meadowfoam seed
0Fragrance
Size
60-day refund, opened or not · Free shipping over $60 · Assayed by Cascade Analytical, 12 Jun 2026
Formula 041 · Full disclosure
Every ingredient, at its real use level.
This is the complete INCI list — not the highlights. Anything under 0.1% is listed too, because that is exactly where brands usually hide the sprinkle of an active they put on the front of the box.
| Ingredient | Function | Origin | Conc. |
|---|---|---|---|
| WaterAqua | Solvent | Filtered, on-site | 86.75% |
| NiacinamideNiacinamide (vit. B3) | Tone & barrier | Synthesised | 4.00% |
| Meadowfoam seed oilLimnanthes alba | Occlusive lipid | Willamette Valley, OR | 3.50% |
| GlycerinGlycerin, veg. | Humectant | Rapeseed, DE | 3.00% |
| PanthenolPanthenol (pro-B5) | Soothing | Synthesised | 1.00% |
| Preservative systemBenzyl alcohol, dehydroacetic acid | Preservation | Synthesised | 0.90% |
| Sodium hyaluronateSodium hyaluronate, 50 kDa | Humectant | Ferment, JP | 0.60% |
| Chamomile extractChamomilla recutita | Anti-irritant | Hood River, OR | 0.25% |
| Xanthan gumXanthan gum | Texture | Ferment, FR | 0.15% |
| TocopherolTocopherol (vit. E) | Antioxidant | Sunflower, ES | 0.10% |
| Citric acidCitric acid | pH adjuster (to 5.5) | Synthesised | 0.05% |
Eleven ingredients. That is the whole list — no fragrance, no essential oils, no denatured alcohol. If a batch fails assay by more than ±0.2%, it does not ship.
How to use it
Second step. Damp skin. Three drops.
The serum is the treat step — it goes on after you have cleansed and before anything occlusive. Put it on dry skin and you will use twice as much for half the effect.
01 · PM
Cleanse with lukewarm water
Hot water strips the lipids you are about to pay to replace.
02 · AM+PM
Three drops on damp skin
Damp, not wet. Press it in rather than rubbing. Give it 60 seconds before the next layer — niacinamide needs the contact time.
03 · AM+PM
Seal with Quiet Barrier Cream
This is the layer that stops everything underneath from evaporating off your face.
04 · AM
Sunscreen, every morning
Evening out tone under a UV load is mopping the floor with the tap running.
Pairs with
What it actually needs.
Three products that do something the serum cannot. We are not going to suggest a duplicate just to raise the basket.
Step 01
A pH 5.5 cleansing oil — not soap.
WHYA high-pH cleanser leaves skin alkaline for hours. Niacinamide performs best on skin at its own pH.
Step 04
Non-nano zinc, no white cast on most skin tones.
WHYTone work without sunscreen is the single most common reason a serum "stops working".
4.9
★★★★★
612 verified reviews · bought at full price
★★★★★ · 8 weeks in
“I have rosacea and I read ingredient lists like a lawyer. This is the first brand where the label matched the assay when I checked it myself.”
★★★★★ · 4 months in
“The flush I get from every other niacinamide serum never showed up. Tone evened out around week seven. Boring, in the way I wanted.”
★★★★☆ · 6 weeks in
“Works, but the dropper drips if you overfill it. Docking a star for the pipette, not the formula. The formula I would buy again today.”