Niacinamide
The evergreen multitasker of modern skincare — vitamin B3 that fits almost any formulation.
What is Niacinamide?
Niacinamide (vitamin B3) is one of the most versatile and best-selling cosmetic actives. It is used across barrier-support, even-tone and oil-balancing formulations and is exceptionally easy to work with. Grade matters: low residual nicotinic acid helps avoid flushing-type sensitivity, so we supply cosmetic-grade material with a clear CoA.
Key benefits in cosmetic formulations
- Genuinely multi-benefit: barrier, even-tone and oil-balance stories
- Water-soluble and very easy to formulate
- Broadly compatible with other popular actives
- Cosmetic grade with low residual nicotinic acid
Typical use level & formulation notes
- Use level
- 2–5%
- Solubility
- Water-soluble
- pH / stability
- Best around 5–7
- Form
- Powder
- Notes
- Dissolves readily in the water phase; keep pH near neutral for the most stable, comfortable formulas.
Guidance only — always confirm use levels and compatibility against the current technical data sheet and your own stability and safety testing.
Where it's used
- Everyday serums & moisturisers
- Even-tone and pore-refining products
- Oil-balancing and barrier care
Documentation & sourcing
Every batch ships with a Certificate of Analysis (CoA) and Safety Data Sheet (SDS). We focus on hard-to-source specialty actives with small minimum order quantities, so indie brands and lab formulators can buy realistic amounts and scale later — stocked in and shipped across the EU.
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