Niacinamide Essence

A concentrated niacinamide essence that adds hydration and primes the skin for the serum and moisturiser that follow, made under your own label. Niacinamide helps balance the look of oily areas and supports the skin's moisture barrier, while fermented extracts, a staple of Korean-style essences, leave skin feeling smooth and conditioned.

Where an essence fits, and who sells it

An essence sits between toner and serum in a Korean-style routine: more concentrated than a toner, lighter than a serum. It suits brands selling multi-step routines to skincare enthusiasts on Instagram and TikTok, and it gives a pharmacy range a modern product built on an active its customers already recognise. Brands that also carry the Niacinamide 10% Pore Serum can offer the essence as its everyday hydrating companion, two products around one ingredient that are easy to cross-sell.

Niacinamide and fermented extracts in the formula

Niacinamide, or vitamin B3, helps the look of enlarged pores and uneven tone and supports the skin's moisture barrier, which is why it turns up in so many routines for oily skin. The level is set with you, so the essence can stay at a gentle daily strength or carry more for a brand that wants a stronger message. Fermented extracts help the skin feel conditioned and smooth. The essence is made to be patted in, and its texture can be more watery or slightly gel-like.

Patting it in, morning and evening

After cleansing and toning, the customer pours a few drops into the palm and presses them into the face and neck, then follows with serum, moisturiser and, in the morning, sunscreen. It is meant for twice-daily use and layers with the Vitamin C Serum, the Hyaluronic Acid Hydra Serum or the Retinal Night Serum. A few people feel a brief warm flush when they first use niacinamide, so a patch test and a once-a-day start for the first week keep first impressions good.

Why oily skin in Pakistan suits a watery niacinamide

Heavy creams feel uncomfortable through a humid Karachi summer or a sweaty commute in Lahore, so many customers with oily or combination skin skip moisturiser altogether. A watery essence gives them a hydration step that barely registers on the skin and still helps with the look of shine. Sellers can pair it with the Foaming Gel Cleanser and the SPF 50 Invisible Gel Sunscreen for a three-step summer routine, or with the Hydrating Toner for a fuller Korean-style set.

Bottle, sachet and front-of-pack claims

The 100 ml bottle is standard and suits a shelf or a gift box, and sachets let a brand sample the essence in online orders. If you want a different fermented ingredient, an added humectant or a fragrance-free version, we develop it with you before production. Front-of-pack claims work best when they describe what customers notice: skin that feels hydrated, looks smoother and appears less shiny.

This is one of our ready formulas from the toners, essences & masks range, made under your own brand. If you want the texture, actives or fragrance changed, or something that is not on this list at all, our chemists will develop it with custom formulation, and packaging and printing is handled in the same building.

• Niacinamide
• Fermented extracts

Full INCI lists are shared with every quote. You see exactly what is in your product — no black-box manufacturing.

• Lightweight hydration that layers under serums
• Helps the look of pores and shine
• Supports the skin's moisture barrier
• Fermented extracts for a conditioned feel
• Comfortable on oily skin in humid weather

We source the bottles, jars, tubes, droppers, airless pumps, compacts and palettes, and print your labels, cartons and boxes in-house at Dermis & Dosis Print. Because printing runs alongside production, colours match and nothing waits on an outside supplier.

Available for this product: jar, bottle, sachet.

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Every batch passes in-house quality checks, and products are tested at PCSIR for physical, chemical and microbial parameters, with stability data compiled for your files. Manufacturing is Halal certified and runs under ISO and GMP practice. Where a product needs DRAP enlistment we prepare the product file and guide you through the brand-owner documents.

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