Niacinamide recipe
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Sun Dec 25, 2011 8:04 am

I saw a recipe of niacinamide 1 tsp to 4 oz of moisturizer,what is a good base moisturizer? do you think I could add 1 tsp of niacinamide to 4 oz of olive oil? I use olive oil at night 30 minute after my retina. I alo use vit c recipe in AM, so I have to do niacinamide at night right?

free skin care · Sun Dec 25, 2011 4:52 pm

Niacinamide is water soluble, so won't work in just plain oil..

Here's a nice (cheap) product you can pick up and just add more niacinamide to it;

http://cerave.com/our-products/facial-moisturizing-lotion-pm/

My guess is it probably has about 1%(ish), so just adjust the addition for 2 or 3% total.. Mix your niacinamide into a tsp of distilled water, then add into the product.

If you don't have sensitive skin you can use vit C and niacinamide together.. The worst that can happen is that your skin will get "flushed" for a bit. Also, each active thrives in a different pH, so if you can use one a.m. and the other p.m. that's great.

I combine both actives with no problems, but that's me.. Very Happy

Wed Dec 28, 2011 3:41 pm

Hi
How much niacinamide would I add to the tsp of water and then 4 oz of cerave to make it 2% or 3% ?
Thanks

free skin care · Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:39 am

lsilva7 wrote:

Hi
How much niacinamide would I add to the tsp of water and then 4 oz of cerave to make it 2% or 3% ?
Thanks

Well to split the difference and make it 2.5% you would use 2.85 grams for 4oz. (That amount will easily mix into a tsp of distilled water.)

Fri Dec 30, 2011 4:43 pm

Hi Kassy I am sorry for another question. How do I measure 2.85 grams? Would I need to keep this refrigerated? Should I also keep in a dark glass container?

free skin care · Fri Dec 30, 2011 6:34 pm

lsilva7 wrote:

Hi Kassy I am sorry for another question. How do I measure 2.85 grams? Would I need to keep this refrigerated? Should I also keep in a dark glass container?

You need to purchase a gram scale.. Lots to choose from here, but you can find them retail also;

http://www.lotioncrafter.com/search.php?mode=search&page=1

No need to keep refrigerated or in a dark glass container, if you are just adding extra niacinamide to CeraVe..

Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:45 pm

also can I but niacinamide powdered capsules from GNC and then just open the capsule up and usse that niacinamide?

free skin care · Sat Dec 31, 2011 2:28 pm

Kassy_A wrote:

Niacinamide is water soluble, so won't work in just plain oil..

Here's a nice (cheap) product you can pick up and just add more niacinamide to it;

http://cerave.com/our-products/facial-moisturizing-lotion-pm/

My guess is it probably has about 1%(ish), so just adjust the addition for 2 or 3% total.. Mix your niacinamide into a tsp of distilled water, then add into the product.

If you don't have sensitive skin you can use vit C and niacinamide together.. The worst that can happen is that your skin will get "flushed" for a bit. Also, each active thrives in a different pH, so if you can use one a.m. and the other p.m. that's great.

I combine both actives with no problems, but that's me.. Very Happy

Kassy.... I have mixed my cp serum in my ceRave for my body. I just did it because I love my CeRave and didn't like the cp body lotion. With your knowledge ..is that ok? I wonder if the CeRave would ruin the cp's? I think it is working just fine..but thought you might know.

Thanks.

free skin care · Wed Jan 04, 2012 5:32 pm

hotdocgirl wrote:

Kassy.... I have mixed my cp serum in my ceRave for my body. I just did it because I love my CeRave and didn't like the cp body lotion. With your knowledge ..is that ok? I wonder if the CeRave would ruin the cp's? I think it is working just fine..but thought you might know.

Thanks.

LOL, you give me way too much credit.. Embarassed

I really haven't researched much about CP's, so I'm not sure if it would have an interaction with any of the ingredients in CeraVe.. Confused

My *guess* is the CV "lotion" would be a good choice to mix it with because it has other peptides which are compatible, and doesn't have a laundry list of crappy (filler) ingredients... (Just a guess though.. Smile

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free skin care · Wed Jan 04, 2012 7:09 pm

Damn Kassy, I thought you were some kind of scientist. I thought I had struck gold there for a second. Humph! lol.

Sat Dec 31, 2016 7:42 pm

Hi all,
I'm new to DIY skincare and would like a recipe for a niacinamide face serum. I tried looking up this forum but never manage to get the reply to a relevant question as I get lost due to the number of posts.

I bought a bottle of niacinamide (500gm per capsule) from iHerb. Can I use this to make a serum? I have witch hazel, rose water, and hyaluronic acid.

Thank you Smile

free skin care · Sun Jan 01, 2017 4:09 pm

publiceye1953 wrote:

Hi all,
I'm new to DIY skincare and would like a recipe for a niacinamide face serum. I tried looking up this forum but never manage to get the reply to a relevant question as I get lost due to the number of posts.

I bought a bottle of niacinamide (500gm per capsule) from iHerb. Can I use this to make a serum? I have witch hazel, rose water, and hyaluronic acid.

Thank you Smile

It's usually recommended that you use cosmetic grade ingredients for skin care. Often the capsules you buy for ingestion have fillers and other ingredients not appropriate for mixing into a skincare formula.

The DIY forum on EDS used to have some recipes for niacinamide serums. You may want to search there. You may be able to make a niacinamide toner.

free skin care · Thu Sep 07, 2017 6:15 pm

Add Niacinamide 3-4% into a bottle of commercial facial toner. Use it as a toner.

It's cheap so who cares if most of it goes to the cotton ball.

free skin care · Fri Sep 08, 2017 2:59 am

Why use niacinamide? Even if its cheap, the point of using any ingredient is to benefit the skin. If it goes into the cotton ball and isn't absorbed, even if its cheap, is simply a waste of money?

arielstar08 wrote:

Add Niacinamide 3-4% into a bottle of commercial facial toner. Use it as a toner.

It's cheap so who cares if most of it goes to the cotton ball.

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