vitamin

Vitamin B3

Vitamin B3 comes in two forms that behave differently. Nicotinic acid (plain niacin) affects cholesterol and causes flushing. Nicotinamide does neither and is the one used on skin. A label saying only "Niacin" has not told you which.

Choose the right form

Not all forms of Vitamin B3 do the same thing. The form determines what it’s absorbed by and what it’s good for.

Nicotinamide

The gentler face of vitamin B3 — it does not cause the hot, prickly flush that plain niacin can. You will meet it far mo…

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Niacin

Essential B vitamin that supports energy metabolism, DNA repair, and healthy skin. Exists as niacin, niacinamide, and ni…

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