What is niacinamide?
Also known as vitamin B3 and nicotinamide, niacinamide is a water-soluble vitamin that works with the natural substances in your skin to help visibly minimize enlarged pores, tighten lax or stretched out pores, improve uneven skin tone, soften fine lines and wrinkles, diminish dullness, and strengthen a weakened surface.
Niacinamide also reduces the impact of environmental damage because of its ability to improve skin’s barrier (its first line of defense), plus it also plays a role in helping skin to repair signs of past damage. Left unchecked, this type of daily assault makes skin appear older, dull and less radiant.
What does niacinamide do for your skin?
Niacinamide’s abilities are made possible thanks to its status as a multitasking bio-active ingredient. However, this powerhouse form of vitamin B takes a bit of a journey before our skin and its supporting surface cells can reap its benefits.
After niacinamide’s applied to skin, it’s broken down into the form of this vitamin that our cells can use, the coenzyme nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide. It’s this coenzyme that’s believed to be responsible for niacinamide’s benefits to skin.
Niacinamide skin benefits
This multitalented ingredient is truly one that all can add to their routine, no matter skin type or skin concern. Some people’s skin may have more concerns niacinamide can address, but without question everyone’s skin will gain something from this B vitamin. Speaking of, let’s dive into the specific concerns niacinamide can help improve.
1.Added moisture:
Other benefits of niacinamide are that it helps renew and restore skin’s surface against moisture loss and dehydration. When key fatty acids in skin’s barrier known as ceramides gradually deplete, skin is left vulnerable to all sorts of problems, from persistent patches of dry, flaky skin to increasingly becoming extra-sensitive.
If you struggle with dry skin, topical application of niacinamide has been shown to boost the hydrating ability of moisturizers so skin’s surface can better resist the moisture loss that leads to recurrent dryness and flaky texture. Niacinamide works brilliantly with common moisturizer ingredients like glycerin, non-fragrant plant oils, cholesterol, sodium PCA, and sodium hyaluronate.
2.Brightens skin:
How does niacinamide help discolorations and uneven skin tone? Both concerns stem from excess melanin (skin pigment) showing on skin’s surface. In concentrations of 5% and greater, niacinamide works via several pathways to keep new discolorations from appearing. At the same time, it also helps reduce the appearance of existing discolorations, so your skin tone looks more even. Research has shown niacinamide and tranexamicacid work particularly well together, and as mentioned above, it can be used with other discoloration-reducing ingredients such as all forms of vitamin C, licorice, retinol, and bakuchiol.
Recommended niacinamide products:
To achieve optimal results, opt for niacinamide-based products designed to remain on the skin, such as serums or moisturizers, as opposed to rinse-off products like cleansers, which limit contact time. We recommend our niacinamide offerings: PromaCare® NCM (Ultralow Nicotinic Acid). This highly stable vitamin provides a broad range of well-documented topical benefits and is a component of NAD and NADP, crucial coenzymes in ATP production. It plays a central role in DNA repair and skin homeostasis. Moreover, PromaCare® NCM (Ultralow Nicotinic Acid) is a specialized cosmetic grade to Uniproma, featuring a low guaranteed residual nicotinic acid level to address any concerns about unpleasant skin sensations. Should you be interested, please feel free to contact us anytime!
Post time: Dec-20-2023