Looking to use more than one serum in your skincare routine but not sure how? I got you! I’ll show you three different ways you can do it.
ALTERNATE.
You can use one serum in the morning and one at night. I do this in my routine: I use a vitamin C serum in the morning (currently Ole Henriksen Banana Bright Vitamin C serum) and a retinol serum at night (currently Olay Retinol 24 Night Serum). Vitamin C is great to use during the day to help fight environmental damage (results are bomb when you use sunscreen during the day—but you already know how I feel about using SPF). Retinol is great to use at night because the skin goes through a repairing process as we sleep and retinol is a great thing to use to aid in this process.
You can also alternate the days you use your serum. You can use serum A MON/WED/FRI and serum B TUES/THURS/SAT or whatever makes sense in your routine.
Use the most beneficial serum first
There are some serums you can use at the SAME TIME and you would use the one with the most benefit first. For instance, using a hydrating serum before using a retinol serum may be beneficial in some skincare routines to reduce dryness.
Find a multitasking serum
You can also just let the manufacturer do the work for you and get a serum that offers multiple benefits. For example, my vitamin C serum brightens, hydrates, and protects against environmental damage.
A multitasking serum is usually the best bet especially if you’re new to skincare because it lessens the amount of steps you have to remember and the fewer products in your routine, the smaller the chance for potential irritation. Remember irritation can lead to inflammation that can lead to hyperpigmentation. So go easy, boo.
Cosmetic chemists (the people who help make your products) are able to formulate products that include ingredients that don’t always play well together when used separately ie benzoyl peroxide and retinol. Using a product that has ingredients like this formulated together is a way to use them both in your routine.
Remember, cosmetic chemists have years of training and experience that allows them to do this. You do not…lol.
Actives you shouldn’t mix
Be careful though—there are actives you shouldn’t use at the same time in your routine because they can either cancel each other out OR irritate the crap out of your skin. You can read more about that here.
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