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The beauty of niacinamide

Niacinamide is one of the “it” beauty ingredients today (Shutterstock)

You might have heard of niacinamide, one of the “it” beauty ingredients today. Although it has become popular in recent times, niacinamide is not new in skincare.

A form of vitamin B3 (niacin), niacinamide has been a fixture in commercial cosmetic formulations for decades. You might also find it listed as nicotinamide.

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