10% Micronized Azelaic Acid Cream

• WaterSolvent
• Azelaic AcidFragrance Ingredient, Ph Adjuster, Buffering, Masking
• DimethiconeSkin Conditioning, Emollient, Anti-foaming Agent, Skin Protecting
• NiacinamideSkin Conditioning, Hair Conditioning, Smoothing

  Ingredient Notes

  Niacinamide is a B vitamin, but not one of the B vitamins linked to Malassezia. Growth work names thiamine (B1) and pyridoxine (B6) as increasing growth alongside a lipid, without being required for it. Thiamine is not food for the yeast: it speeds the step that turns an amino acid into the carbon skeleton it uses, and supplying that skeleton directly removes the need for thiamine entirely. B3 is not named in any of that work. We rate niacinamide safe on that evidence rather than treating the whole B group as one risk, and nothing we hold shows it treats fungal acne either.

  EWG1

  CIRS

  References

  • https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03616-3_4
  • https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-58-14895
  • https://doi.org/10.1007/s004030050304
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5605215/
  • https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/dth.12481
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25399625/
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3724370/
• Caprylic/Capric TriglyceridesSolvent, Skin Conditioning, Masking, Perfuming, Emollient, Antioxidant
• Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl TaurateEmulsion Stabilising, Viscosity Increasing Agent, Viscosity Controlling
• PhenoxyethanolFragrance, Preservative
• EthylhexylglycerinSkin Conditioning, Deodorant
• BisabololAnti-inflammatory, Fragrance Ingredient, Skin-Conditioning Agent, Masking, Soothing

Packaging and formulations can change. Always verify the live box, bottle, or retailer ingredient list before use.