If you deal with a weakened skin barrier, enlarged pores, and/or uneven skin tone, then you should look into adding Niacinamide to your skincare routine.
Niacinamide helps manage a wide variety of skin concerns and as a huge bonus it’s also safe for sensitive skin types, so almost everyone can benefit from this ingredient.
First off, what is Niacinamide? Also known as Vitamin B3, Niacinamide is an ingredient that helps minimize the look of enlarged pores, improves the look of uneven tone (like dark spots), and nourishes the skin to support the skin barrier.
This super versatile ingredient makes it ideal for a whole host of skin concerns. So if you’re looking to cut down on your routine, Niacinamide can help cover a couple different products targeting everything from a compromised skin barrier to discoloration.
Benefits of Niacinamide
Minimizes enlarged pores
While you can’t exactly close your pores, you can help improve the look of enlarged pores. Pores tend to get bigger in size if you have debris constantly getting trapped in them like excess sebum and dead skin cells. The more gunk that gets trapped in your pores, the more likely your pores will look larger as they gradually stretch in size.
So, apart from exfoliating the skin to get the pore gunk out, you can also incorporate Niacinamide into your routine to help minimize the look of enlarged pores. One of its functions is to help regulate the sebum produced by your skin, and in doing so it helps keep all that excess sebum from clogging up your pores. Keeping your pores clear helps minimize the look of pores and prevents the gunk from stretching them out over time.
Improves uneven tone
If you’ve used hyperpigmentation-targeting products before, it's likely that you’ve already used Niacinamide in your routine. Products targeting discoloration often include Niacinamide in the formula for its ability to help even the skin tone.
Niacinamide helps improve the look of dark spots by inhibiting the pigment that creates discolored spots. By using this ingredient in your routine, over time Niacinamide can help brighten the skin and fade dark spots
Boosts the skin barrier
While Niacinamide can target pores and dark spots directly, it also benefits the skin overall. Its nourishing properties help restore a damaged skin barrier to help keep the skin looking healthy.
Keeping your skin barrier healthy helps improve a bunch of other skin concerns you may be dealing with. Typically when your skin barrier is damaged your skin can become susceptible to breakouts, dryness, and flaking. So while keeping the barrier protected sounds simple, it can actually affect the overall appearance of the skin if you don’t keep the skin nourished and hydrated.
What Hanhoo products have Niacinamide?
Our newest pore collection, including a pore cleanser and a pore serum has Niacinamide featured as its star ingredient.
The Pore Cleanser with Niacinamide helps remove dead skin and excess sebum from the surface of the skin to help get rid of any pore-clogging debris. Niacinamide, combined with Salicylic Acid and Aloe, helps clean up the look of clogged pores without stripping the skin.
The Pore Serum with Niacinamide helps gently exfoliate the skin and balances sebum to help keep pores looking clean and minimize the look of enlarged pores. In the serum, Niacinamide is paired with Salicylic and Glycolic Acid to gently exfoliate and go deep into pores to flush out pore gunk.
With its multiple benefits, Niacinamide helps keep pores looking their best while also supporting the skin barrier and improving the look of discoloration.
