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Can you mix Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate and Vitamin B3?

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Fine togetherThey're fine together.

Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate Vitamin B3

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

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

Hydroxypinacolone RetinoatePromising, not proven

Efficacy8

Anti-aging8

Brightening5

Skip if: pregnancy, breastfeeding

Not in pregnancy

Vitamin B3Worth paying for

Efficacy9

Barrier9

Acne8

Skip if: very sensitive in high

Which one goes first?

Either order works

1Cleanse
2Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate + Vitamin B3
3Moisturize

Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate and Vitamin B3 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 Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate and Vitamin B3 to your routine

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.

For your skin type Sensitive skin should ease in gently: Vitamin B3 can be mildly irritating on its own, and more so alongside another active.

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Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate and Vitamin B3, answered

Can you mix Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate and Vitamin B3?

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

Should you use Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate and Vitamin B3 in the morning or at night?

Either. Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate and Vitamin B3 are fine to use together, morning or night.

How should you introduce Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate and Vitamin B3?

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 Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate?

Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate is best kept apart from Salicylic acid (BHA), Lactic acid, Glycolic acid, Mandelic Acid. Introduce any new active one at a time.

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