Is Vitamin C Safe To Use Along With Niacinamide?

Illustration (Ekaterina Bolovtosova/Pexels)

JAKARTA - The current skincare routine involves a little science. Given that skincare products contain a variety of active ingredients. You need to know what skincare content is allowed and cannot be shared. Talk about the combination of active ingredients, what about vitamin C and niacinamide? Can these two most popular skincare ingredients be shared? Let's look for the answer from the explanation of dermatologist Joyce Imahiyerobo-IP, MD, FAAD, as reported by Beautified, Tuesday, November 22.

The first needs to be known, vitamin C and niacinamide are skincare ingredients in the form of vitamins. For those who don't know, niacinamide is also known as vitamin B3. These two vitamins basically have the same benefits, namely improving skin condition, brightening, and reducing hyperpigmentation. However, they also have differences that when combined actually increase the benefits for the skin.

As an antioxidants, vitamin C is able to ward off free radicals that cause aging. It can also protect the skin from the bad effects of UV rays. Complete with its ability to increase the production of collagen and elastin that keep the skin fast and thick. Other benefits include fading black stains from acne due to hyperpigmentation, flattening uneven skin textures, brightening the skin, and reducing the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and wrinkles. So complete benefits.

Meanwhile, niacinamide works to strengthen the skin barrier system by keeping the skin moist. The benefits include reducing pores, flattening skin tone, brightening skin, and removing fine lines. In addition, niacinamide has an anti-inflammatory function so as to relieve irritation skin. Well, the same as vitamin C is its function of increasing collagen production and overcoming hyperpigmentation. You could say niacinamide is a content of skincare versatile that is easily adaptable to other ingredients.

Dermatologist Joyce Imahiyerobo-IP, MD, FAAD said: boleh. Vitamin C dan niacinamide memiliki manfaat serupa, tapi bekerja dengan mekanisme berbeda. Sehingga menggabungkan dua bahan aktif in satu rutinan skincare menghasilkan manfaat berkali. Jadi, sekarang tidak perlu ragu lagi pakai dua kandung ini secara bersamaan. Yang penting, kita tahu cara terbaik menggunakannya.

Imahyerobo-IP recommends using vitamin C and niacinamide by layering, rather than mixing them both in one product formula. This is because vitamin C is an unstable molecule. Well, during layering skincare, make sure the texture is light (like serum), then continue a thicker texture (such as a moisturizer). Using these two ingredients in layering serum format is also very permitted.