Nicotinamide is a kind of multi-functional active ingredient widely used in cosmetics, daily necessities, and other fields, can meet a variety of skin care needs, therefore, nicotinamide is added in the production process of skin care products and dairy products, the common products are face wash, shower gel, body milk, bulk liquid, toner, essence and so on.
The application of nicotinamide in products, can achieve whitening, moisturizing, anti-aging, and other effects, so, how does nicotinamide play its whitening role? By inhibiting the transfer of melanocytes to keratinocytes, it reduces the inhibition of cell proliferation or tyrosine activity, thus reducing the production of melanin. In addition, nicotinamide can also reduce the already-produced melanin, to achieve the role of whitening skin.
Nicotinamide can play a good role in the treatment of skin problems such as oily skin and enlarged pores. This is because it can control oil by reducing triglycerides and fatty acids in sebum, thus achieving the purpose of tightening skin and shrinking pores. Nicotinamide is applied locally on the skin, which can effectively increase the content of ceramide in the skin, stimulate dermal microcirculation, keep the skin moist, and relieve the irritation caused by active agents and solvents on the skin surface.