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Nicotinamide
Nicotinamide has been pleasing cosmetic manufacturers and their customers with its anti-aging properties since the 1990s. As a soluble vitamin B3, nicotinamide is an extremely effective anti-aging agent with excellent skin compatibility. The German e-magazine “Focus Online” ranked it third in the top ten anti-aging active ingredients.
Efficiency
- Stimulates collagen synthesis
- Local application leads to a significant reduction in transepidermal water loss
- Reduces pigmentation
- Skin soothing agent
Advantages
- Increased skin elasticity
- More moisture in the skin
- Improved skin barrier
- Reduced pore size
Nicotinamide contains one of the two forms of vitamin B, niacin. As an essential component of living cells, Vitamin B3 is necessary for the metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates and fats. Nicotinamine is a precursor in the synthesis of pyridine coenzymes NAD and NADP involved in cell metabolism and as such they play a key role in energy production.
Vitamin B3, in the form of nicotinamine, is one of the most widely studied topical skin care ingredients. Numerous peer-reviewed studies have revealed numerous skin benefits, including clinically proven efficacy in skin brightening, reducing fine lines and wrinkles, as a soothing component, as well as strengthening the skin barrier and rebalancing the skin microbiota.
Due to this wealth of scientific evidence, it should come as no surprise that nicotinamine is widely used in the cosmetic segment through various products that address a multitude of skin problems. Good skin tolerance and the simplicity of the formulation greatly contribute to the widespread use of nicotinamine.
And we must not forget its effects on acne-prone and oily skin.
Recommended concentration: 1-5%
Solubility: excellently soluble in water
