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Niacinamide

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SYNONYMS

● 3-AMINOPYRIDINE

● 3-CARBAMOYLPYRIDINE

● 3-PYRIDINECARBOXAMIDE

● 3PYRIDINECARBOXAMIDE

● M-(AMINOCARBONYL)PYRIDINE

● NIACINAMIDE

● NICOTINAMIDE

● NICOTNINIC ACID AMIDE

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Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation

Niacinamide is a form of vitamin B3(niacin), a water-soluble vitamin; used in cosmetics and personal care products as a conditioning agent.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

facial moisturizer/treatment	427 products
serums & essences	326 products
foundation	201 products
daily use with SPF	198 products
mask	182 products
moisturizer	126 products
CC cream	124 products
shampoo	112 products
facial cleanser	110 products
conditioner	108 products
around-eye cream	106 products
toners/astringents	93 products
concealer	81 products
body wash/cleanser	62 products
makeup primer	43 products
setting powder/spray	39 products
nail polish	39 products
hair treatment/serum	37 products
exfoliant/scrub	33 products
anti-aging	32 products
recreational sunscreen	30 products
hand cream	22 products
bronzer/highlighter	13 products
	13 products
BB cream	12 products
skin fading/lightener	11 products
hair-loss treatment	11 products
facial powder	11 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	10 products
lipstick	9 products
makeup remover	8 products
after shave	8 products
body firming lotion	7 products
bar soap	7 products
blush	5 products
shaving cream	5 products
hair styling aide	5 products
damaged skin treatment	5 products
mascara	5 products
body oil	4 products
baby lotion	4 products
liquid hand soap	4 products
beard care	4 products
beard oil	4 products
detangler	3 products
lip gloss	3 products
beard cleanser	3 products
hand sanitizer	3 products
facial cleansing wipes	3 products
styling gel/lotion	2 products
lip balm	2 products
after sun product	2 products
baby soap	2 products
baby shampoo	2 products
bath oil/salts/soak	2 products
pore strips	2 products
hair spray	1 products
styling mousse/foam	1 products
other eye makeup	1 products
body spray	1 products
shaving cream (men's)	1 products
baby sunscreen	1 products
foot moisturizer	1 products
baby bubble bath	1 products
muscle/joint soreness	1 products
nail treatment	1 products
depilatory	1 products
foot cleansing	1 products
makeup removing wipes	1 products
sunless tanning	1 products
foot odor control	1 products

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Risk assessment method deficiencies and data gaps - Maximum reported "as used" concentration is basis of safety assessment by industry safety panel (Cosmetic Ingredient Review, CIR) - implicit safe concentration limit in product	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
53042 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

Multiple, additive exposure sources

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food	FDA Food Additive Status
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food	FDA Everything Added to Food

Informational

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - any	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Classified as a low human health priority	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Persistence and bioaccumulation

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be persistent	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Food Additive Status List. Downloaded from http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/opa-appa.html, Oct 16, 2006.
FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.

Understanding scores

Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.

Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.

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Data availability

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