| NIA | Niacinamide |
| PAMPA | Parallel Artificial Membrane Permeability Assay |
| ANOVA | One-way analysis of variance |
| PG | Propylene glycol |
| DMI | Dimethyl isosorbide |
| OA | Oleic acid |
| LA | Linolenic acid |
| T-BA | t-butyl alcohol |
| TC | Transcutol® P |
| CCT | Caprylic/capric triglyceride |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| CIRP | Cosmetic Ingredient Review Panel |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SC | Stratum corneum |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| FTIR | Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy |