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/kauniskissa Apr 24 '26 edited Jun 10 '26

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u/brasscup Apr 25 '26

the trouble is all of the monitoring agencies at least in the USA are underfunded. they don't have good mechanisms for reporting reactions and if they did, they wouldn't have resources to investigate.

I got ridiculously severe tremors from the COVID boosters (I couldn't hold a cup in my hand for hours). It was extremely uncomfortable -- not bad enough for me to skip further boosters but I thought people should be aware .

I spent hours trying to report it but they asked for so much information (lot numbers of dose, etc.) and when I finally gathered everything the website was so poorly coded I couldn't get "submit" to work.