Vitamin C has been highly valued by all beauty conscious people for several years to maintain the radiance and age of the skin. Serum, moisturizer creams, sheet masks, or homemade masks — everything had a clash with vitamin C-containing products. But now it’s time for a new ingredient in skin care lane – niacinamide.
Every year new ingredients are added to the skin care trend. Some ingredients last for many days. And nothing is lost before it comes. According to expert dermatologists, niacinamide will last for a long time. And it is going to be a great alternative to vitamin C. Many dermatologists have advised everyone to use niacinamide-containing skincare and beauty products.
Niacinamide is a type of vitamin B3. It is also called nicotinamide. It can enrich the body with NAD + and NADP + molecules. These molecules ensure the health of the skin by helping the cells in the body to function properly. Lack of vitamin B3 causes various skin, kidney and brain problems. Niacinamide intake may prevent vitamin B3 deficiency. Many people think of niacin and niacinamide as one. In fact, these two types of vitamin B3. However, if there is too much niacin in the body, it can quickly turn into niacinamide.
Niacinamide may be the only solution to thousands of skin problems. For this, dermatologists have already named it ‘Superstar Ingredient’. Like vitamin C, it brightens the skin naturally and pulls the reins of age. As well as helping to build protein (keratin) on the skin, it retains moisture, protects it from damage caused by environmental pollution, and has the ability to repair it.
Niacinamide helps the skin to develop a lipid barrier called ceramide, which can retain moisture. It can relieve inflammation. For this, those who have skin problems like eczema, rosacea, acne, can try niacinamide skincare products.
It is suitable for dry, oily, and sensitive skin. It can regulate the secretion of oil from the sebaceous glands. On the other hand, any kind of aged, immature skin can remove the impression of age. It is also very effective in healing wounds and hyperpigmentation caused by the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays.
It cannot be produced spontaneously in the body. It is to be taken through food or supplements. Green vegetables, peas, kidney beans, fava beans, black beans, mung beans, chickpeas, fish, meat, eggs, milk, etc. contain a lot of vitamin B3.
Since excess niacin turns into niacinamide at some point, you can also eat more niacin-rich foods if you want. Most niacin is found in chicken breast, tuna, turkey, beef or mutton liver, nuts, red rice, red flour, mushrooms, potatoes, etc. Now dermatologists recommend taking its supplements to solve acne or other inflammatory problems of the skin. And if applied on the skin as a serum or cream, good benefits can be obtained.