The order of using retinol and niacinamide The difference between retinol and niacinamide

Niacinamide and retinol are both the most popular skin care products now, but using them together requires tolerance to achieve twice the result with half the effort. So what is the order of using retinol and niacinamide together?

There is no strict order of use between the two, either one can be used first or later.

Both niacinamide and retinol are irritating items. Before use, you need to use water and lotion as a base. You can use niacinamide first and then retinol, or you can use retinol first and then niacinamide. You can decide according to your own usage. After using retinol, the skin will become more sensitive. At this time, it is easier to get tanned and sunburned when exposed to the sun. Therefore, it is best to use retinol at night and do a good job of sun protection during the day, so as to get better beauty and skin care effects. In addition, you can use it according to your skin care habits. Because retinol is irritating, most people will choose to use niacinamide first and then retinol. In fact, niacinamide is also very irritating. It is actually feasible to use retinol first and then niacinamide, as long as your skin can accept it. The order of use depends on what products contain niacinamide and retinol. For example, the very famous Olay White Bottle is an essence with niacinamide as the main whitening ingredient, which should be used before Neutrogena Retinol Cream. Because the correct order of skin care is cleansing, toner, essence, eye cream, and face cream.

Not impressed by the name retinol? You should be familiar with its other name, retinol. Retinol is converted into A acid in the skin. A acid is like a key that opens a Pandora's box, which can accelerate skin metabolism, inhibit oil secretion, and stimulate collagen production. Retinol can basically be regarded as a "panacea", brightening the skin, controlling oil, and anti-aging. It is good at every aspect! Niacinamide is relatively less "violent". It interferes with the "communication" between melanin and keratin by inhibiting the activity of tyrosinase, thereby achieving the effect of brightening the skin. Niacinamide inhibits the transport of melanin, but melanin still relies on the skin's own metabolism. At this time, its good partner, retinol, can speed up skin metabolism, add a locomotive to this skin-brightening train, and accelerate the brightening of the skin.

Principle 1: Do not use high-concentration retinol and high-concentration niacinamide together, because both high-concentration products require tolerance to be established, and the chance of adverse reactions caused by superposition is higher.

Principle 2: If you want to use both of them in combination for a long time, even if you are an experienced person who often uses strong drugs and can build up tolerance to them, it is not recommended to use high concentrations + high concentrations for a long time, as it puts a heavy burden on the skin. You can choose a slightly higher concentration such as 0.25% retinol combined with 2%~3% niacinamide.

Principle 3: For those with skin intolerance, you can choose products that have been "gentle" treated with special technology, such as liposome sustained-release technology or retinyl esters, which are more friendly to beginners or those who are slightly sensitive.

Principle 4: Don’t play if you are extremely sensitive, have damaged barriers, are really worried that you can’t handle it, or are completely unsure of the product concentration and processing technology at hand!

Using two powerful products together will have a better effect than using them alone. But the premise is to build up tolerance before using them together.