Niacinamide!

Trending Ingredient: Niacinamide

You’ve probably seen this hot skincare ingredient popping up in all sorts of formulations over the past few years, and it’s for good reason: Niacinamide has years of proven success and testing to back up its efficacy!

Niacinamide is a form of Vitamin B3, or Niacin, but its unique chemical structure prevents the “flushing” associated with niacin. Again, there is NO flushing or blushing from Niacinamide.

Niacinamide is a skincare superhero for the following 4 reasons:

1)    Niacinamide intensely hydrates the skin! This results in healthier, dewier-looking skin. For acne prone or oily people, this hydration “tricks” oil glands into making less oil.

Products containing Niacinamide are fantastic to pair with dehydrating ingredients like benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid, or retinols to balance the skin.

2)    Niacinamide is anti-inflammatory. Reducing inflammation in the skin is not only great for redness reduction in general, but also for calming irritated acne breakouts and rosacea flares.

3)    Niacinamide is a vitamin and therefore an extremely important nutrient for the body. Vitamins are chemicals that the body cannot produce itself, but are critical for cellular functioning, including in the skin!

Niacinamide acts as an antioxidant to protect against free radical damage, which helps keep collagen strong and working properly. There are also some preliminary findings that niacinamide could play a role in preventing skin cancers when used topically along with sunscreen during the day.

4)  Niacinamide is a rock-star brightener! This ingredient inhibits the cellular functions that create excess pigment, which means brighter, more even-toned skin! See great results for age spots, acne marks, and melasma.

Want to add some Niacinamide to your skincare regimen? Many of your PCA skin and HydroPeptide products already contain this multi-tasking ingredient, but these products feature an extra dose:

PCA Products: Vitamin B3 Brightening Treatment, Resveratrol Restorative Complex, Hydraluxe.

Hydropeptide Products:  PolyPeptide Collagel+ Eye Masks, Firmabright 20% Vitamin C Booster, Solar Defense Booster SPF 30.

-Karen