Skin Care Ingredients to Avoid Mixing

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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