Ingredient Highlight: Niacinamide

All about Niacinamide

One of K-beauty's star ingredients, Niacinamide is a common ingredient that can do wonders for your skin. In this post, we will be sharing all about the benefits and effects of Niacinamide, as well as our top product recommendations!

Also known as Nicotinamide or Vitamin B3, Niacinamide is a water-soluble ingredient that penetrates the skin, binding with all the natural substances in your skin to improve its overall health and glow. It also helps to protect and improve your skin barrier, even out your complexion, minimize pores and prevent fine lines and wrinkles from forming.

An all-rounder, products with Niacinamide can be used by people of all skin types. Those with oily skin will benefit from Niacinamide's oil control properties (as it tightens pores and lessens sebum production), and those with dry and dehydrated skin will also enjoy it as it helps to lock in moisture in the skin barrier.

Niacinamide is suitable for all skin types

The best-known property of Niacinamide is its acne-healing and pigmentation-fading properties. Niacinamide is a powerful ingredient that can reduce skin irritation (leading to soothed skin with fewer breakouts), as well as erase dark spots and pimple marks.

Finally, Niacinamide also helps prevent signs of aging. Helping to visibly reduce fine lines & wrinkles, Niacinamide is an ingredient that you should start incorporating into your skincare routine today.

Niacinamide is an ingredient that is most-effective in leave-on products (such as moisturizers, serums, essences, and sheet masks). Here are some of our Niacinamide product recommendations, all of which are available on Althea!

BENTON
Snail Bee High Content Skin
TONER

This concentrate is packed with nourishing ingredients like snail mucin, bee venom, niacinamide and green tea leaf water to soothe irritations, lighten dark spots and balance the skin. It also penetrates deep into the layers of the skin, hydrating and plumping it up from within for a supple complexion. It's also formulated without any harmful ingredients or alcohol, making it suitable even for those of us with more sensitive skins.

PURITO
Galacto Niacin 97 Power Essence
ESSENCE

This nourishing concentrate contains Galactomyces ferment to firm up and reduce fine lines, as well as Niacinamide to brighten dullness and banish dark spots. It also contains mistletoe leaf extract to banish blemishes, leaving you with skin that's smooth, even, supple and radiant!

BEAUTY OF JOSEON

Glow Serum : Propolis + Niacinamide

SERUM

If you have dry, acne-prone skin then this might be the serum your skin needs. Formulated with Propolis, a well-known anti-inflammatory ingredient, this Glow Serum helps to fight acne caused by skin irritations. It also contains Niacinamide, helping to minimize pore appearance & regulate oil production, keeping the skin firm and healthy.

SOME BY MI

Yuja Niacin Brightening Sleeping Mask

SLEEPING MASK

Think of SomeByMi’s Yuja Niacin 30 Days Brightening Sleeping Mask as an overnight facial that brightens the skin while you sleep! Infused with 70% yuja extract and 5% Niacinamide, this sleeping mask helps to even out and brighten the complexion, banish dark spots and hydrate for a radiant glow. Its non-sticky texture also makes it comfortable and easily absorbed by the skin, making it a definite win in our books!

COSRX

Ultimate Nourishing Rice Overnight Spa Mask

SLEEPING MASK

Rice is treated as a staple in many meals, but have you considered making it a staple in your beauty routine too? CosRX's Ultimate Nourishing Rice Overnight Spa Mask is a 3-in-1 product that can be used as a sleeping mask, a cream or even a quick wash-off pack! Made with 68% Rice Extract and 5% Niacinamide that deeply nourishes and brightens the skin, this leaves the skin soft and supple to the touch while ensuring the skin looks nice and bright too.

NACIFIC 
Phyto Niacin Whitening Kit

Looking for the full package that will give you the full benefits of Niacinamide? Check out this kit from Nacific's Phyto Niacin line! Featuring a cleansing soap, toner, essence, tone-up cream, this kit provides special brightening effects for those with dull and bumpy skin. Containing 5% Niacinamide, this line of products also features bamboo water extract, providing the skin with a refreshing feeling & replenishing the skin's moisture.

Unleash your brightest skin today and check out our Niacinamide products on www.althea.kr today.