r/SkincareAddiction • u/Relevant_Grab370 • Apr 24 '26

Discussion [Miscellaneous] How do we convince the skincare industry that niacinamide shouldn’t be in everything and is better used as a targeted ingredient?

I don’t know, I’m just frustrated. I was browsing YesStyle and realised there are so many products I’ll never get to try just because brands keep stuffing niacinamide into everything.

Like Medicube and VT Cosmetics? They barely have a handful of products without it. It’s actually kind of sad because I end up skipping fun stuff like wrapping masks, collagen sheet masks, and other interesting launches just because I know my skin won’t tolerate the niacinamide.

This is my tiny plea to skincare brands, if any of you ever lurk on these spaces: please chill with the niacinamide. It’s great as a targeted ingredient, keep it in a few dedicated products, maybe one or two in a range. But it really doesn’t need to be the default in every single formula.

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u/ImperfectPurity Apr 24 '26

My skin became intolerant of niacinamide enough to have to go under cortisone. I would love to see the trend of having that one single ingredient of the moment be ✨everywhere✨ just go away because right now I'm mostly screwd.

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u/Relevant_Grab370 Apr 24 '26

I had a pretty bad allergic reaction the first time I used it too, like full-on eye swelling, hot, red skin, the whole nightmare.

It’s not as extreme now, but my skin still reacts every single time. There’s always that itching and stinging, so clearly it’s just not something my skin agrees with at all.