Can You Use Vitamin C With BHA?
With care.
Both drop surface pH and both are potential irritants. Tolerant skin manages it; sensitive or dehydrated skin usually does not.
How to use Vitamin C and BHA
Wait 30 minutes between layers, or split them across morning and evening.
General guidance from common dermatological advice, not medical advice. If you use a prescription treatment, follow your prescriber’s instructions.
In the catalog
Products that already contain both
A single formula that combines the two has been balanced by the brand, which is not the same as layering two separate treatments.
Body Care
Medicube
Kojic Acid Turmeric Vita Brightening Body Wash
Hair Care
Aromatica
Rosemary Root Enhancer
Toner Pad
Numbuzin
No.5+ Glutathione Vitamin Concentrated Toner Pad
Exfoliant
Neogen Dermalogy
Lemon Bright PHA Gauze Peeling
Layering
Related pairings
- Retinol with BHADo not combine
- Tretinoin with BHADo not combine
- Retinol with Vitamin CSeparate or space out
- Vitamin C with AHASeparate or space out
- AHA with BHASeparate or space out
- Benzoyl Peroxide with Vitamin CSeparate or space out
- Peptides with Vitamin CSeparate or space out
- Vitamin C with NiacinamideWorks well together
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