You probably already know that it’s one of the most fashionable cosmetic ingredients -and everything it does for your skin-, but what you might not know about the famous niacinamide is that even in formulations of… 20%! † Surprised like us? There is a serum that broke all the records we knew until now, and today we will discover it for you. It’s the company’s Clinical Niacinamide 20% Serum Paula’s choice, which offers an unprecedented concentration of this cosmetic active ingredient that will undoubtedly provide a pre- and post-treatment in the daily life of imperfect skin. “This treatment came to me after experiencing such great results with the 10% Niacinamide Booster. I wanted to see if doubling the percentage would yield even better results. These exceeded expectations and the rest is history,” says the expert about the development of the product.
What does niacinamide do for the skin? This active ingredient has numerous benefits for the face:
- Helps improve the natural production of ceramides that strengthen the skin’s natural barrier.
- Prevents moisture loss and dehydration. A stronger skin barrier means that the skin retains more moisture and can escape less easily.
- This makes the skin less susceptible to irritants and reduces redness and sensitivity episodes.
- It prevents waste products and toxins from accumulating on the skin’s surface and evens out the texture.
- It also visibly shrinks the pores.
- Its antioxidant action helps the skin protect itself from free radicals and other environmental factors that can cause premature signs of aging.
And what does this particular serum do?
This unique formula, which comes in gel form, dramatically improves uneven skin tone and targets the root causes of enlarged pores, including collagen loss, sun damage and excess fat. This advanced treatment serum also smoothes the surface of the skin in record time, making it visibly younger and thanks to its 20% niacinamide percentage, it drastically reduces the appearance of enlarged pores and eliminates the most stubborn and clogged blemishes, in addition to reducing visibly the marks after the appearance of spots or pimples. Oh! It also improves the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and brightens the skin from within. Almost nothing!
Until now we knew of serums with a concentration of niacinamide of around 10% or 15% that were already very effective. Some that we also really like? Revolution Skincare Niacinamide 15% Moisturizing Perfecting Serum, which reduces pimples and pores and moisturizes the skin.
Also the most famous Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% serum from The Ordinary, which helps regulate sebum production to get a visibly cleaner and more refined complexion.
Source: Marie Claire
