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Yes. In a third party consumer perception study of 26 subjects, 96% said that The Depuffer is gentle for everyday use, and 88% said that their skin felt soothed and calmed after using The Depuffer. That being said, if you have sensitive skin, you should patch test before applying it fully.

Yes. For the average person, using several products with niacinamide at efficacy levels won’t irritate their skin, because it’s generally a well-tolerated ingredient. For individuals with sensitive skin, and in the undereye area, it's optimal to err on the side of caution and patch test, or to use only one product with niacinamide.

The Depuffer contains Centella Asiatica, which gives the formula its brown hue. Totally normal, and exactly what you should expect.

Yes. There are two types of facial discoloration: hyperpigmentation and redness. Major Fade addresses the former; The Depuffer addresses the latter. When using them together, Dr. Shereene Idriss recommends applying The Depuffer first in the morning, followed by Hyper Serum and Active Seal. In the evening, apply Flash Mask first, then The Depuffer, before Hyper Serum and Active Seal.

No. Dark circles come from pigment or shadow, while The Depuffer targets under-eye puffiness and the look of redness, which it has been clinically shown to reduce. If dark circles are your main concern, our guide to dark circles on the Nerd Academy blog breaks down what actually helps.

No. The Depuffer does not treat rosacea. There isn't a single treatment that permanently gets rid of rosacea; rather, a combination of over-the-counter topicals and lasers can help mitigate the condition. That being said, The Depuffer has been clinically proven to improve transient skin flushing and reactive redness.

When developing the products, we used active ingredients from raw-material suppliers who could provide clinical data proving the effectiveness of their ingredients at specific levels. Then we formulated with those same levels. (FYI: In order to shout out specific active ingredients on their labels, some brands sprinkle a bit of the ingredients in their formulas instead of using them at the levels that were proven to be effective). Then, we hired a third-party facility to prove efficacy. They ran a clinical study of 26 subjects who used The Depuffer for four weeks. The Depuffer was clinically proven to reduce skin redness and undereye puffiness. In addition to the industry-standard tests above, we sent The Depuffer to 100 nerds who follow @shereeneidriss and asked them to take before and after videos and provide feedback.

You should use The Depuffer consistently for at least four weeks to see results. That being said, in an independent clinical study, participants saw an immediate reduction in skin redness after using The Depuffer on irritated skin.