The hottest skincare ingredient of 2022
Have you heard of Niacinamide? Wondering what it is and why it’s such a hot word in the skin care industry right now? This B Vitamin is a powerhouse ingredient for your skin, and in my opinion, might be the most viral ingredient of 2022! Niacinamide can make a lot of claims for itself as it does so many things for your skin, but don’t just trust me. Read on to see what niacinamide is, what it does, and whom it is best suited for.
Niacinamide is one of the many B Vitamins, essential for your diet and your skin. Niacinamide is a form of Vitamin B3 also known as Niacin or Nicotinic Acid.
Niacinamide has been studied in the dermatology and skincare arena for most of the 2000s. I found many studies dating back almost 20 years on the use of niacinamide in skincare products. The studies said it all- niacinamide is a powerhouse ingredient that can help many people with many different issues. As a matter of fact, “Niacinamide has been verified in treating almost every skin disorder.”
Here are some of the conditions niacinamide is effective in treating topically as well as orally:
Hyperpigmentation or Dark Spots
Fine Lines and Wrinkles as well as General Aging
Acne
Rosacea
Redness
Melasma
Psoriasis
Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers
Fungal Infections
Dermatitis
Want even more info? Here’s an awesome video about what niacinamide is and how well it works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdeyvlMagR8
Did you know there are studies that show oral intake of niacinamide can help reduce the chances of developing new skin cancer spots for patients at high risk for these cancers? Pretty cool right? In fact, oral intake of B3 can “cut the rate of new squamous-cell and basal-cell skin cancers by 23% compared to a placebo after 1 year among patients at high risk for skin cancer.”
Don’t believe me? Here’s the study!
I truly believe niacinamide is the least talked about powerhouse skincare ingredient of 2022. I can hardly think of a single ingredient that does as much as niacinamide can do, and I feel it should be a common ingredient in most if not all skincare routines. Being that for most people, it is completely non-irritating and has a ton of benefits- I think you should be adding niacinamide into your skincare lineup today.
