Vita B3 Source, 10% Niacinamide (Vitamin B3), 2% Arbutin Serum

• WaterSolvent
• 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/
• Butylene GlycolSolvent, Skin Conditioning, Masking, Fragrance, Humectant, Viscosity Controlling, Viscositydecreasing Agent
• ArbutinSkin Conditioning, Antioxidant
• AllantoinSkin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Soothing, Anti-inflammatory, Keratolytic Agent
• Dipotassium GlycyrrhizateSkin Conditioning, Humectant, Flavoring Agent, Soothing
• Lindera Erythrocarpa ExtractSkin Conditioning
• Cornus Officinalis Fruit ExtractSkin Conditioning
• Geranium Thunbergii ExtractSkin Conditioning
• HydroxyethylCelluloseViscosity Controlling, Viscosity Increasing Agent, Emulsion Stabilising, Binding Agent, Binding, Stabilising, Film Forming
• Sodium HyaluronateSkin Conditioning, Humectant
• MethylpropanediolSolvent, Penetration Enhancer
• Laurylpyridinium ChlorideAntistatic Agent, Cosmetic Biocide, Deodorant Agent, Antimicrobial, Antistatic, , Surfactant
• ChlorphenesinAntimicrobial, Cosmetic Biocide, Preservative
• 1,2-HexanediolSolvent

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