Why You Should Add Niacinamide to Your Skincare Routine

As one of the most beneficial skincare ingredients around, niacinamide always stands out. Niacinamide, aka an active form of vitamin B3 or nicotinamide, is mostly found in food, dietary supplements, and you can also enjoy it in your skincare routine. For general skin health, food such as fish, eggs, cereals, and green veggies can deliver some benefits of niacinamide—yet for deep skin health concerns, it is only when you use it topically every day. 

How Niacinamide Benefits Your Skin!

This essential ingredient brings many topical benefits to improve skin’s look—more even, brighter, and younger. Niacinamide is a water-soluble vitamin, which helps skin reduce inflammation, treats hyperpigmentation, fights against wrinkles, and improves your overall skin texture. Its anti-inflammatory properties are great for a gentle acne treatment and also helps balance oil production. Over time, it will brighten your skin and prevent skin aging, too. Best of all, it helps build proteins in the skin to keep firm and lock in moisture to prevent environmental damage.

Here are some Korean skincare products with niacinamide to add to your skincare regime!

Want to kick off your skincare routine with niacinamide-containing cleanser for its great hydrating effect? Get NEOGEN Real Fresh Foam here: Green Tea for fresh and smooth-looking skin and Blueberry for a healthy and radiant glow. 

To target wrinkles and a dull skin tone, Some By Mi products are quite popular in treating acne, lightening acne scars, and removing impurities: AHA BHA PHA 30 Days Miracle Toner, Serum and Cream.

                                                 

If you have dry skin, enhance your skincare routine with COSRX Galactomyces 95 Tone Balancing Essence. Its key ingredients such as Panthenol, Niacinamide, and Adenosine leave your skin hydrated, bright, and healthy.

Eye cream with niacinamide also helps nourish the diminishing elasticity around your eyes, treat dark circles, and soften the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Try Klavuu White Pearlisation Completed Revitalizing Pearl Eye cream with the lightening effect of the pearl.

Need a mid-day nourishing treat for your skin? Apply DR JART+ Sheet Masks in Brightening Solution and Clearing Solution, both of which maximize your skin moisture level as well as brighten, calm, and even out skin tone.

In short, niacinamide gives an incredible glow to skin. But it may take some weeks to achieve a noticeable improvement, thus it’s important to be patient and to stick with your routine!

Bonus! Tto explore more about other vitamins in Korean skincare, here’s a quick guide!