Skin Care Ingredients to Avoid Mixing

Jun 9th, 2021

Hannah Fink

These ingredients can have side effect from skin staining to irritation.

These ingredients can have side effect from skin staining to irritation.

Common ingredients such as vitamin C, AHA and benzoyl peroxide have a handful of ingredients that they don't pair well with, per Allure.

Ingredients to avoid mixing include:

Vitamin C + Benzoyl Peroxide
Vitamin C + AHA
AHA + Hydroquinine
Hydroquinone + Benzoyl Peroxide
Benzoyl Peroxide + Dapsone

Using these ingredients together can cause issues such as dullness, skin staining or irritation.

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