I've only been using the niacinamide powder for 10 days but it has made such a positive difference to my hormonal, excessively oily, acne-prone skin. So much so, I now use it in both the morning and evening.
Then I'm going outside or working by a window. I've noticed that my T-zone is less of an oil slick come 3pm and I have fewer blackheads.
On alternate evenings, I combine the niacinamide powder with my Glossier moisturiser to give my skin a break from retinol. Usually I wake up with oily skin and some very small whiteheads but I've noticed they are now few and far between, and I attribute this to my new routine
While I've got my skincare regime nailed, there are some ingredients niacinamide doesn't pair well with. "I do not recommend combining 100% Niacinamide Powder with vitamin C, and vitamin C derivatives," says Prudvi. This is because niacinamide has the potential to affect how well vitamin C works