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Laura Hayes
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A Few Key Points When It Comes To Layering Skincare: 🌿The main risk of layering skincare ingredients is irritation and skin barrier damage. Avoid layering irritating actives (e.g. acids, retinol, vitamin C) yourself and stick to a multi-ingredient product (or avoid altogether if you are a beginner or have sensitive skin) unless your dermatologist recommends otherwise (some studies have layered tretinoin and glycolic acid together but my skin hurts just thinking about that and my skin is pretty resilient). 🌿pH differences are more of an issue for formulators than they are for you as all products have to adapt to your skin's natural pH (4.7 - 6.0) anyway. 🌿Niacinamide is a very stable ingredient and it takes a very low pH, a very high heat, and a long time to convert niacinamide to niacin in experiments. 🌿Benzoyl peroxide breaks down into benzoic acid and oxygen when it comes into contact with your skin and shouldn't be layered with ingredients that are easily degraded by air. (Exceptions may include adapalene and encapsulated retinol/tretinoin). 💕All my graphics and content are available for you to use on your socials/websites/etc via my Canva Template Library - link in bio💕 #skincarecommunity #skincaretips #acneproblems #acnetreatment #instaskincare #igbeauty #healthyskincare #beautycommunity #antiwrinkle #skincareproducts #skincareproduct #skincareregime #skintips #skinhealth #instaskin #clearskin #pigmentation #glycolicacid #salicylicacid #bestskincare #purging #retinol #vitamincserum #niacinamide #hyaluronicacid #moisturize #exfoliate #oilyskin #sensitiveskin