High efficiency: How to combine retinoids, acids, peptides and not only

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Retinoids and vitamin C for several years can be found not only in the office of a beautician and expensive professional lines, but also in mass products. Nevertheless, highly effective formulas - and even more so those that really work - are not so harmless: in order not to harm the skin, it is worthwhile to introduce them into care carefully and carefully. We tell how.

Vitamin C

This trendy ingredient and an important antioxidant is becoming more and more popular, so finding products with stable vitamin C in high concentrations is no longer so difficult. Handle with it, however, should be careful: use the serum or concentrate intermittently, starting one or two times a week, and watch the skin reaction. You should not combine these funds with other active ingredients from your set - distribute vitamin C, acids and retinoids by day in reasonable quantities or use different products in courses.

Before applying the serum should be well clean the skin and make sure that there are no residues of other funds. Another universal, but especially important for vitamin C, always apply Sanskrin before going out, otherwise the component’s ability to protect the skin from photo-aging will be simply meaningless.

Retinoids

Retinol seems to be able to do just about everything: it stimulates cell renewal and the production of its own collagen, works as an antioxidant. Despite the fact that its action is not literally exfoliating, any peels, chemical and mechanical, should be put off while using retinol. Additional efforts may well lead to pronounced peeling. Sanskrin after retinol exposure is also mandatory: your renewed skin becomes more sensitive to ultraviolet radiation.

If your skin is prone to dryness and reacts to creams and serums with retinol, respectively, or peeling appear suddenly - do not rush to give up a strong remedy. Additional moisturizing is likely to balance its renewing work: other antioxidants that are found in many nourishing creams — for example, vitamin E — perfectly combine with retinol.

Acids

We talked about cosmetics with acids in detail, and you probably already know the general rules. They should also be used separately from everything else, especially when it comes to products that combine several different acids, or products with high concentrations of active substances. For exfoliation, it is also necessary to set aside individual days in the beauty schedule and not get too carried away with it if you use retinoids: once a week is enough. If you are using a serum that is suitable for regular care, you should also determine a comfortable skin interval.

Acids also need not only Sanskrin, but also good hydration: serum with hyaluronic acid is almost always the way, and dry and sensitive skin will help to transfer peels without consequences.

Peptides

The most peaceful and friendly components of cosmetics for mature skin, increasing collagen production, restoring the skin after damage, and even able to work as muscle relaxants (which can prevent mimic wrinkles) - there are many types of them. Despite the complexity of the compositions, agents with peptides are practically not capable of causing unexpected irritations, inflammations, and allergic reactions. They also go well with many active ingredients without losing their effectiveness.

Peptides are not recommended to be used simultaneously with AHA-acids - acid pH is undesirable for their work, and peeling is better to be done in advance. But in combination with the ingredients shown in sensitive skin, peptides will be good: they penetrate deep into the skin and can provide access to other substances. With the help of serum with peptides, you can try, for example, to increase the effectiveness of products with niacinamide, moisturizing ingredients, vitamin C.

Benzoyl peroxide

One of the most effective components for fighting acne, directly destroying bacteria, is easy to use by itself, but requires caution if you have retinol in your care - alas, benzoyl peroxide has oxidizing properties, while retinol is best kept in the company antioxidants. In general, acne-prone skin should not offer a highly effective cocktail: use a tool ideally chosen by a cosmetologist, separately and watch the result.

However, for better anti-inflammatory work, AHA- and BHA-acids can be added to benzoyl peroxide - in some formulations they already coexist. And again, after applying the killers of bacteria, it is worthwhile to moisturize the skin well: a basic combination of cream and serum is enough to avoid regular dryness.

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