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niacinamide
In my country, niacinamide is used a lot. Recipe up to 10%. It is used as an acne treatment, reduces inflammation, reduces lipid content is synthesized. Does it really have that use? I don’t see a lot of research showing it to be so good. What do you think about topical and oral niacinamide?
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Niacinamide is the latest hyped up ingredient after ceramides & centella, so i’m not surprised that the percentage is that high anymore, in fact Paula’s Choice as a 20% product. To be honest you don’t need that high topically, you can find some tests for them normally at 5% or less for some of the effect people might normally look for.
In terms of oral vs topical what effects are you looking to achieve? Because for acne, some people might be eating high doses of pantothenic acid (B5) instead. For B3 or it’s related forms, they might be eating them for anti aging / longevity purposes as they might find it cheaper or similar in terms of effects compared to NR or NMN.
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I still don’t believe Niacinamide is effective. The studies are still unreliable. The large content of Niacinamide often has quite a few side effects. What do you think? I see studies using only 2%, sometimes 5%
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I’ve tested Niacinamide for only a short time since i found that i’m allergic to it as it makes my skin itch but based on what others have mentioned here, they find that their pores looks smaller. I think i’ll leave it to the others to add opinions on the topical effects.
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I have been using Niacinamide for a while. There are some studies behind it, but none suggests using 10% let alone 20%. As per my anecdotal experience, it reduces the visibility of pores but don’t expect any wow effect. As for its effectiveness as a skin lightening agent (when used with NAG), I haven’t noticed any difference. Again personal perception isn’t a reliable source of data. My main reason why I use it is that it’s very easy to formulate with (dissolves easily, doesn’t interact with other ingredients, doesn’t change the odour, or colour) and it’s cheap.
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