How and when to use niacinamide, a natural skin overachiever

Product Watch: Niacinamide can strengthen skin's moisture barrier, fight UV damage, and improve wrinkles, misshapen pores, and discolouration

Niacinamide's myths abound but it's still skincare to smile about.

Niacinamide is a natural overachiever. Also known as Vitamin B3, it strengthens the skin’s moisture barrier and improves wrinkles, misshapen pores and discolouration, all while fighting the UV damage that causes them. 

It can calm acne, reduce redness and brighten skin. Niacinamide is as least as popular as Vitamin C and retinol these days but often less expensive to purchase in effective amounts and far easier for sensitive types to tolerate. The more research we have on it, the better it seems but there are still plenty of myths surrounding its use.