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Can you mix Azelaic Acid and Tranexamic Acid?

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Fine togetherThey're fine together.

Azelaic AcidTranexamic Acid

These two actually work well together, and are often formulated side by side.

Routine: You can use these together, morning or night.

Azelaic AcidWorth paying for
Efficacy9
Acne9
Brightening8

Skip if: very sensitive initial

Tranexamic AcidSolid and proven
Brightening9
Efficacy8
Anti-aging3

Skip if: active clotting disorders

Ask your doctor in pregnancy

Which one goes first?

Either order works

  1. 1Cleanse
  2. 2Azelaic Acid + Tranexamic Acid
  3. 3Moisturize

Azelaic Acid and Tranexamic Acid sit at about the same step, so the order is not critical. As a rule of thumb, apply the thinner, more watery one first, then the richer one over it.

Adding Azelaic Acid and Tranexamic Acid to your routine

  1. Good news first: these two get along, so there is no special order or waiting period to manage.
  2. Still add them one at a time, a week or two apart, so if your skin does react you know which one to look at.

For your skin type Sensitive skin should ease in gently: Azelaic Acid can be mildly irritating on its own, and more so alongside another active.

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Azelaic Acid and Tranexamic Acid, answered

Can you mix Azelaic Acid and Tranexamic Acid?

They're fine together. These two actually work well together, and are often formulated side by side.

Should you use Azelaic Acid and Tranexamic Acid in the morning or at night?

Either. Azelaic Acid and Tranexamic Acid are fine to use together, morning or night.

How should you introduce Azelaic Acid and Tranexamic Acid?

Good news first: these two get along, so there is no special order or waiting period to manage. Still add them one at a time, a week or two apart, so if your skin does react you know which one to look at.

What else should you not mix with Azelaic Acid?

Nothing else clashes badly with Azelaic Acid. It fits into most routines, though it is always wise to introduce one new product at a time.

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General guidance, not medical advice. When in doubt, introduce one product at a time.