Product · Active · Azelaic acid
P. 26 · REVIEWThe Ordinary · Actives
cheapest serious azelaic.
Azelaic 10% in a silicone-cream suspension at the lowest price point on Earth. The vehicle is divisive — silicone-rich, slow to absorb — but the active is the real thing, and the only sub-₹ 1,000 entry into proper azelaic.
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Once-daily PM. The on-ramp before prescription Finacea.
Cheaper PIH adjunct than Rx finacea.
When BHA stings and tret is too aggressive.
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79⁄100
Higher concentration, lighter vehicle, similar price.
86⁄100
True clinical-grade; gel vehicle, much higher cost.
73⁄100
Cleaner vehicle; harder to source in India.
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Concerns it solves
Routines that include it
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The silicone-rich vehicle. Apply, wait 5-10 minutes, then SPF — and use a thin, well-blended SPF layer over it. Or move it to PM-only.
10% works for maintenance and mild rosacea. 15% (Deconstruct) is the value sweet spot. 20% (Rx Skinoren) for active rosacea or stubborn melasma.
Yes — azelaic is one of the safest pregnancy actives we have. Use freely as a melasma adjunct in pregnancy when hydroquinone and tretinoin are off the table.
Common in week 1-2. Apply over a thin moisturiser layer; reduce frequency to every other night. Should settle by week 3.
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