Do you want to know what niacinamide and vitamin C are? Have you ever wondered how to use niacinamide and vitamin C correctly? Where does niacinamide come from and what is it used for?
At Medicina Estética Benavides, we tell you everything you need to know about them.
What is Niacinamide?
Niacinamide is the water-soluble vitamin B3 and is part of the B complex. It acts on cellular metabolism as part of the coenzymes NAD and NADP.
Niacin participates in the synthesis of certain hormones and is essential for growth, as well as biological functions such as maintaining the nervous system in good condition, producing neurotransmitters, improving the circulatory system by relaxing blood vessels, maintaining healthy skin, stabilizing blood glucose, and restoring DNA.
Benefits of Niacinamide for the skin
Every day, your skin is exposed to a range of external agents that can damage it. It also loses essential nutrients that keep it smooth, clean, and glowing. Niacinamide is the perfect ally for your skincare routine.
As it is a low molecular weight vitamin, it can also reach the deepest layers of the skin. In addition, it is an ingredient that can be used on all skin types as it moisturizes the skin, increases collagen production to reduce wrinkles and signs of aging, and makes the skin much more elastic and hydrated thanks to niacinamide forming a skin barrier against external agents.
- Niacinamide has sebum-regulating and anti-inflammatory properties that combat and reduce acne.
- Facial irritation and redness are two conditions that affect people with very sensitive skin. Niacinamide can help with this. It is an ingredient that will make your skin look more beautiful and healthy, reducing redness and dryness.
- It can also reduce skin pigmentation and sun spots. Using this product will keep your skin free of redness, thus preventing photoaging.
- It repairs any DNA damage in your skin. It also improves and boosts cell energy and promotes elasticity and hydration.
- Its application protects the skin from free radicals and external agents. It also combats the signs of aging caused by free radicals, pollution, sunlight, cold, and other factors.
When should niacinamide be applied?
Apply it in the morning after moisturizer.
Benefits of Niacinamide and Vitamin C
Niacinamide has various therapeutic uses which, together with vitamin C as a powerful antioxidant, brightener, and depigmenting agent, act synergistically to enhance its effects, promoting beauty, radiance, and health both internally and externally. This vitamin C is also found in foods, mainly in citrus fruits and yellow and orange vegetables, and is an essential element in nature and in the body for preventing metabolic and cardiovascular diseases and cancer, among others.
It can be taken in capsules, injected into veins or muscles, and in nutritional supplements.
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