Arbutin is extracted from the leaves of bearberry. Its main effect in skin care is to inhibit melanin, reduce skin pigmentation, and have the effects of removing spots, sterilizing and anti-inflammatory. Arbutin can block the synthesis of melanin to achieve the whitening effect. It is also an ideal skin whitening and removing active agent in the 21st century. It does not produce toxic, irritating, sensitizing and other side effects, and at the same time has the effect of sterilization and anti-inflammatory.
If you know a little bit about whitening and freckle ingredients, you should not be unfamiliar with the two ingredients, nicotinamide and arbutin. These two ingredients can always be seen in various whitening cosmetics. They both have whitening effects. Can nicotinamide arbutin be mixed? Should I use arbutin or nicotinamide first? Let's understand the order of using arbutin and nicotinamide together!
Nicotinamide is mainly used to prevent the transfer and deposition of melanin to glial cells, inhibit and dilute melanin, and the main function of arbutin is to inhibit the formation of melanin. Nicotinamide and arbutin can be used together, there is no conflict between the two. However, note that niacinamide cannot be used together with acids, because niacinamide and acids will produce a large amount of niacin, and niacin is very irritating to the skin and is easy to cause damage to the skin.
The two essences are used in a superimposed manner. Generally, use the lighter, thinner and moisturizing first, and then use the thicker and thicker texture. Therefore, when using arbutin and nicotinamide, the order of use is determined according to the texture of the essence. In general, arbutin is used first and then nicotinamide. Do you know the order in which nicotinamide and arbutin are used? The superimposed use of two whitening essences can have a more effective whitening effect, but at the same time, don’t forget to do a good job of sun protection in your daily life.