Ingredient
Niacinamide
No concern
Widely used and well understood at the amounts in food and beauty.
What it is
Vitamin B3, as a serum extra.
Why it’s used
Barrier support, a calmer-looking tone.
What to know
A keep at modest percentages. Too much can flush some faces.
Who should skip
If high-strength niacinamide already disagrees with you.
You’ll see it in
Serums, some moisturisers.
Found in
- CeraVe Foaming Cleanser49
- CeraVe SA Smoothing Cleanser49
- Bioderma Atoderm49
- La Roche-Posay Toleriane49
- The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc49
- La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair49
- EltaMD UV Clear Broad-Spectrum SPF 4649