Farmstay Ginseng & Niacinamide Serum

It's a lightweight brightening serum that targets dullness, uneven tone and the look of enlarged pores in a single step. Built around niacinamide and ginseng with a blend of supporting botanicals, it sinks in quickly and helps skin look brighter, smoother and more radiant over time. It suits daily use and layers easily under a moisturiser.

The three are designed to work as one routine: toner first to hydrate and prep, serum next as the targeted brightening step, then cream to nourish and seal everything in. The serum is the most concentrated brightening step of the three thanks to its light, fast-absorbing base. Used alone it's still an effective everyday brightening serum under any moisturiser.

The formula contains niacinamide at 20,000 ppm, which is 2% — the same level as the matching toner. That's a comfortable, effective everyday concentration that helps skin look brighter and more even over time while staying gentle enough for twice-daily use. Because the serum's base is light and fast-absorbing, it delivers that niacinamide quickly before you layer your moisturiser on top.

Ginseng root extract is a treasured Korean botanical, valued for its revitalising, energising feel on tired, dull-looking skin. In this serum it supports and complements the niacinamide, which leads the brightening work, rather than acting as the sole active. It's part of what gives the line its ginseng character and its fresh, comforting feel on application.

Apply it after cleansing and toner, before your moisturiser, on slightly damp skin. Niacinamide is one of the easiest ingredients to layer — it sits happily alongside hyaluronic acid, peptides and sunscreen. If you also use retinol or exfoliating acids, use those on separate evenings, not to avoid a conflict but simply to keep skin comfortable rather than overloaded.

Yes — the water-light, fast-absorbing texture suits oily and combination skin particularly well, and it works just as comfortably on normal and drier skin under a richer moisturiser. It doesn't leave a sticky or heavy finish, which makes it easy to wear morning and evening and to pair with sunscreen in the daytime without feeling layered-up.

Skin usually feels smoother and more hydrated straight away. The look of brighter, more even tone builds gradually over several weeks of consistent daily use, since brightening ingredients work cumulatively rather than overnight. For the best results, use it morning and evening, follow with moisturiser, and wear daily sun protection — sun exposure is the main thing that undoes an even-tone routine.

The line is lightly fragranced. If your skin is reactive or fragrance-sensitive, patch test on your inner arm before applying it to your face, and introduce it on its own for a few days before layering it with other new products. For most people the serum is comfortable for daily use as the brightening step of their routine.