I know this video is 4 years old, but I have to say it alone gave me a clearer understanding of skincare than all the other videos I’ve watched on KZfaq combined

ugh such a queen; simple, easy, and to the point, thank you so much for the information

So glad i found this page, so informative. Thanks Dr.

This content deserves more views!

I AM SO HAPPY AND GRATEFUL I FOUND YOUR CHANNEL!! Thank you so much! Just about to turn 25 and I have pretty much overcame acne and I know how to treat it if I get a breakout now, but I really want to start learning how to keep my skin clear along with fighting dullness, wrinkles and any sings of aging. I think having knowledge and good products for your skin is worth the time and money! 💛 I’ve been confused about when to use different serums, thank you so much dr. Ann! Wish I could have you as my dermatologist.

A year and a half after posting this, it is still the most helpful video on the subject. I'm also amazed that you answer every single question! Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Great channel.

So glad I’ll be able to say i was subbed waaaay back when you had 3k subs because you’re going to have so much growth you’re such a gem!

If there is anyone on here that makes skincare understanding it’s Dr Anne. I have given up on a lot of you tubers, and Dr Anne and Dr Dray tell it like it is. They are trustworthy and have a mountain of knowledge between them. Thank you so much ladies for your advice.

Didn’t skipped the ads for this. Very informative. Thanks Dr.

My goodness everyone needs a doc like Miss Anne in their life😄 could we just take a moment to appreciate the fact that how flawless n beautiful she looks 🌟 My question to you is! My am skincare consists of vitc serum,Moisturiser n sunscreen n pm I use a toner which is rich in vitc n thn I follow it up with helicrysum n rosehip facial oil!! Is it right? I’m 21 years old

Thank you Dr. Anne Very informative video 🤗

Thank you so much for explaining this in simple terms. Love from Nigeria 🇳🇬

Thank you so much for providing this video, making some clarifications. I am very grateful that you take the time to share your knowledge, and I feel that your videos are more trustworthy than the ones from the influencers out there. Stay safe :)

So Clear! You are fantastic ! Thanks so much for the video

Your videos are so helpful in understanding the science behind skincare.They enable one to choose the products wisely depending on what is best suited for one's unique skin type. After extensive research, I finally have a channel which clarifies all my curiosity and questions related to skincare in such a perfect manner. I can't thank you enough for making these highly informative and educational videos. Wishing you success and abundance, Dr. Anne!

This was extremelyyyy helpful! Thanks a lot!

Thank you, very good video

Finally I found you!! I'd like to ask if I can use The Ordinary Niacinamide with my differin/adapalene in my night skin care routine? Love from the Philippines.

I know that it's not very likely much niacin will form when Niacinamide is mixed with an acidic ingredient on application. But what about the other reaction, the formation of the complex Niacinamide Ascorbate when Niacinamide and Ascorbic Acid are combined? Paula's Choice claims there are techniques to prevent this, but I'm unaware of any technique that is able to prevent this reaction. With this Paula's Choice apparently also says that formation of Niacinamide Ascorbate is an unwanted reaction. But to be honest if you look into the literature, there's hardly any good quality studies to say for sure wether the complexing decreases or increases the effectivity. Wether it's a good or a bad thing. This complex does dissiociate easily when at a neutral pH (so inside skin), but there is no data that shows how well this complex penetrates skin compared to it's uncomplexed state. We know that Ascorbic Acid has a hard time passing the waxy outer layer of the skin. There's one small study that shows skin brightening benefits, and one small study that shows a small stabilizing effect, but other than that there's not much. So I think I would say: if you see good results go ahead use Niacinamide and Ascorbic Acid together, but if you want to be absolutely 100% sure to obtain the same results as described in literature for the two ingredients, I think with the study by Guttman in our mind and the lack of further data (so not exactly knowing how Niacinamide Ascorbate behaves on skin) for the time being it's best to use them seperately, where I prefer Niacinamide AM, because of it's photostability and photoprotective properties and Ascorbic Acid PM, because it degrades rapidly under UV radiation and also because the most referenced studies showed photoprotective properties after a certain treatment period (often 3-4 days), not perse when it was on the skin. But I'm interested to hear your view.

Excellent videos.Clear, concise, informative, professional and complememtary to each other. So, peptides / vit c/ niacinamide in day care ( will use sunscreen). Retinoids as night care. Got it. 👍 thankyou for taking the time and energy. Interesting to know adapalene only bonds with 2/3 receptors and has limited data on aging.

This was really well explained. TQ!

Happy I found this video, thank you

Really enjoy your videos, thank you

Oh, I combine my mándelic acid with my ascorbic acid and it works well!

Hi Dr. Anne! Thank you for a very informative channel! I just subscribed. One question: if my skin cream (Cerave) already contains niacinamide, should I also apply a separate niacinamide product? Or is that unnecessary? Thanks so much! I've learned a lot from your videos!

great channel, thanks a lot!

Thank you for this video. It was really helpful

Can I use vitamin c serum followed by my peptide moisturizer? I heard they cancel each other out.

Fantastic thank you!

Thank you for your informative videos Dr. Watching from Nairobi, Kenya

Thank you for this! I am planning to buy The Ordinary Niacinamide and I am currently using the inkey list vit c and egf.

5:18 retinol + ascorbic acid

Very informative. 👍🏻

The reason as to why I dont want to use vit C in the morning is because it is photosensitive and exposed to the UV rays can cause hyperpigmentation, why no one talks about that? Solution would be to reapply SPF every 2 hours , but that is such a hassle if staying at home, So that is why i prefer to use it in the evening with retinol. Doctor Anne, am I wrongly informed? why no one talks about Vit C's photosensitivity?

I am so exciteeeeed about this page!!! Everybody told me not to combine vitamine c with niacinamides except the ones that have already "a good combination" or they re good for mixing🤣 i asked 'why' and of course i did not reveived an answer

is it okay to use niacinamide 10% zinc 1% in the morning and then vitamin c in the night wait thirty minutes before adding the retinol

Love it. Tank you so much for information. Can we use Vitamin C and peptides together? Thank you ❤

hi, can i use vitamin c in the morning; and retinol + the ordinary niacinamide witch zinc in the night? thankss

Hello Dr Anne - I am glad I found you, so I just suscribed! quick question - can I apply Vit C and Q10 serums in the same routine? Thank you for your videos!

I am loving your videos Dr! Can I use Pixi Vitamin C Tonic with The Ordinary Niacinimide and Zinc?

Can I use niacinamide and vitamin C serum and then apply benzoyl peroxide afterwards?

Hey after washing my face with Cerave’s foaming cleanser.. can i use the Paula’s choice 2% BHA liquid exfoliator AND the Ordinary niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% at the same time? In which order do you recommend and how often? (I use cerave’s moisturizer so that would be the last step) my skin type is oily/combination/acne prone Pls help lol Thanks💞

Wow this is such a great video. Very informative. New subscriber here. Dr. I have a question though. At the last part of your video you mentioned that its ok to combine vit. C and niacinamide(both serum), but does it matter which one to apply first? Thank you!

Hi thank you for explaining of all this. It's brilliant and really helpful. I read your blog where you said you can mix vitamin c with peptides, does this include copper peptides? On a side note, I wondered can you also mix copper peptides and Tretinoin? Thanks so much xx :)

Would you mind sharing your thoughts on the aftercare products to microneedling > 1.5 mm, in order to maximize use of those opened channels. (I declare being solely responsible to use , or not, to choose or not, to take your personal opinion into consideration) I really appreciate your time selecting and sharing in your informed opinion what you feel is the best of all the options out there, going from hyaluronic acid gel, kiwi seed oil, EGF, to mesenchymal..., or just nothing, coming from trained professionals in the field. Very confusing. My question relates to aging prevention for a very normal skin with no other issue than aging. Again, thankyou !! for making it accessible and simplified.

I don’t use Vitamin C in the morning! Or any acids really. It does not oxidize but it reacts with UV rays which may worsen the hyperpigmentation problem. I use a high concentration (21.5%) of vit C.

I use vit C and BHA in the morning. At night, I use retinol twice a week. May I know if I can use Niacinamide with the Retinol at night?

Finally found video on this. I’d like to ask a question. Which i have to use first niacinamide or adapalene? Thank you

Hello Dr. Anna , i have enlarged pores due to years of problematic skin, and wrong products i guess. So now i order me a Cleanser, Pore fining Toner and BHA from Pauls Choice. in the morning : after toning; i use BHA liquid exfoliant (paulas Choice) , Vitamin C super plus serum, Niacinamide Serum 12% plus Zinc, Marine Hyaluronic Water cream (all from Naturim) (nivea beruhigende fuer empfindliche haut 50 ) Abends i use BHA, Niacinamide serum 12 plus Zinc , Retinoid Face oil, Nivea Beruhigende Nachtpflege(24h Feuchtigkeit + regeneration) Can i use all of those togehter in that order ?? Also i was wondering since you mention German in your video if the Nivea Beruhigende Nachtplfege is save to use or if its Pore clogging? Insteadt i should leave it out and stick to the Marine Hyaluronic Water cream from Naturium since its ok to use day and night. Please let me know because i have no clue abut skincare .thank you, Vielen Lieben dank. weiss nicht ob du deustch sprichst, bin deutsche lebe aber seit 5 Jahren in den USA. danke

Hi! First of all, great channel! So bad I found it just now. I'm rethinking my skin care routine because I'm struggling with hyperpigmentation from some acne I sometimes get around my nose and cheekbone area and came across your videos. They are very clear, but skin care can be so complex that I still have a few questions. If you allow me: 1 - do you think it's a good idea to change from TO Argireline 10% to the buffer + copper peptides? I'm 27, I just have a few fine lines on my forehead and eye area, which is where I'm using the product, but I don't see any results since April with the Argireline. 2 - Would be too risky to purchase the Vitamin C Suspension 23% + HA Spheres 2% when I've been using the TO Ascorbyl Glucoside 12% for 4 months now? I have never had any adverse reaction with it. 3 - Is it too much to use Paula's Choice 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant everyday? I use it to actually try to get rid of the hyperpigmentation, but I'm thinking maybe it makes it worse. Before that, I used the TO Mandelic Acid 10% + HA, but I thought something stronger would be good and everyone speaks wonders of the PC 2% BHA. Sorry to bother you and many many thanks! :)

Hello how retinoid work on acne prone skin?? Kill bacteria?? Or oil balancing??

Can you combine Alpha Arbutin with Vitamin C? Also, can you combine Amino Acid + B5 with Vitamin C and any other active?

I currently am using a retinoid, glycolic acid (AHA), and niacinamide. I'm planning on switching out the AHA for a BHA and adding vitamin C to my routine because I have acne scars. Which should I apply in the morning, and which at night?

What about copper peptides? Because of the copper. Is it possible to combine copper peptides with vitamin c?

Please explain what can be and cannot be combined with Aha Bha in skincare routine

Hi, dr. Anne. Love your videos, I’m a new subscriber. I’m using Double serum from Clarins in the mourning and at night switching one day, bufet copper peptides, and other night, tretinoine. I want to add Ascorbic acid (Drunk elephant) in my skincare routine. Can I integrate it in mourning before Doble serum? Want to keep all active benefits from two of them. Thanks

Hello Doctor Anne, I'm soo glad I found your page! Just subscribed. Quick question, I use Obaji vitamin c 10 or sometimes 25 in the morning with The Ordinary niacinamide 10%. Retinoid with niacinamide at night. Is this ok? Should I change anything? I think my skin is pretty tough. I use A-ha and bha Peel from the oridinary and obaji v10 skin Peel both twice a week. Never had any bad reactions. Thanks in advance!

Hi Doctor Anne! Thank you so much for the content you share! I was wondering whether you've heard about the brand Instanatural. They have a serum with SAP, Niacinamide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Salicylic Acid, Retinol and quite some other plant extracts & oils all in the same product (Age Defying & Skin Clearing Serum). Do these ingredients combine well with each other or are these too much all at once and cancel each other out? I'm 22 with oily, acne-prone and rather insensitive skin. Thanks!

So can I use Vitamin C/HA serum (Timeless), then the Buffet, then Niacinamide, followed by a sunscreen all in the morning as a daily routine? When do I use the 4% hydroquinone cream? I have a lot of hyper pigmentation/ It seems I have a mustache that I'm trying to get rid of right now, and just putting the hydroquinone in my above lip area. Thank you Dr. Anne.

great video! can i use vitamin C in the morning and lactic acid plus niacinamide + zinc in the night?? i have heard that vitamin c and zinc its a bad mix, thankss

Hi!! 💕 Can I use vitamin c in the morning and then benzoyl peroxide at night?

For a beginner with skincare, do you suggest introducing Niacinamide first, followed by Retinoids slowly at night(the way you mentioned in your retinoids video)? And then maybe after a few weeks of this routine, I can introduce Vit C serum in the morning time. Is my understanding correct? I have oily, acne-prone skin and I am targetting to correct the texture, blemish marks, and big pores of face slowly and gradually since currently, I am acne free. Note-My current routine-I cleanse, tone, and moisturize my skin twice daily along with twice a week exfoliation with a gentle chemical exfoliator. Thanks!

can you combine 0.5% BHA toner with 10% azeliac acid in same routine. I’ve read online that you can’t and other websites say it’s beneficial. Thank you

I use a cleanser called Kakadu Amino Cleanser which contains in this order Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Water, Glycerin, Panthenol, Xanthan Gum, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Citric Acid, Arginine, Olibanum. Does citric acid count as vitamin C? I read that it is considered an AHA and is more acidic than l-ascorbic acid. I would like to know if the cleanser is safe to use during the morning with vitamin C serums (given that AHAs are preferred at night) and if I can also use it at night when I apply niacinamide (I use The Ordinary). Thank you for your informative video!

Having gone to the consultation, the nurse agreed that I needed IPL, but said one thing that made me grimace: that I should use physical sunscreen because they reflect the light and chemical ones don't do anything. I think/hope she was saying this assuming that I would be sensitive to chemical sunscreens but physical sunscreens only reflect 5% more light than chemical ones and modern chemical filters are just as effective and stable as physical filters.

Hi there! Thank you so much for the concise information. I was wondering if I had a disease that makes me more photosensitive can I still apply vitamin C in the daytime?

Hi! Thank you so much! Just to be sure, is it safe to use Vit C serum in the morning and Niacinamide 10% at night?

Hi Dr.! I was wondering if it’s okay to use my Resveratrol + Ferulic acid at night and also use the Some By Mi AHA BHA PHA Cream? I’m asking bc as you said, it’s better to not combine it; It would be really helpful if you answer ❤️ I love all your channel, in a huge fan of yours!

Can I use bodyshop vitamin c cream with ordinary alpha arbutin serum?

This is great! I’ve been using Vitamin C in the AM and Differin & Azelaic Acid in the PM but find my skin is getting irritated. My derm recommended the Differin/retinol every night but should I stop combining it with the azelaic acid?

Amazing video. I’m so sorry for the long question - I think my routines might be all over the place, in the morning I use an AHA/BHA cleanser containing Glycolic Acid, Salicylic Acid and Lactic Acid, followed by a Vitamin C based toner, followed by Niacinimide serum, followed by a day moisturiser containing retinol, vitamin C and hylaronic acid ...... At night I use the same cleanser followed by retinol night serum followed by the same moisturiser for day time. Am I mad?? I bought all these things and have been using these products all only to learn now that some ingredients can’t be used together. X

So informative! Can I mix peptides and vitamin-c derivative together? Also can I mix oil-based vitamin C and water-based vitamin C together? Thank you

Thank you for very informative video! I use AHA and Retinol at alternate night with a cream containing pro-xylane. Does low PH deactivate the effect of pro-xylane？

Dr. you are so beautiful also, is it safe to use vit c then retinol at night? Ive been using retin a for years and Im confused. It did not do all the things we read about. Im willing to try again.

Informative and your talking is sooo soohing to ears!

Can I use Salicylic facewash before applying vitamin c serum... Plzzz reply 😞

Thank you for the informative vid! Just to be sure, can I use niacinamide 10%+zinc1% with my moisturizer that contains papaya and vitamin C?

Hi Doctor Anna, Thanks for the explanation. Your video is really helpful. Was thinking to use Retinol for the first time and noted your advice for better not layering vit C and retinol. Could you please also advise me on vit E? How to combine this with vit C in applying to the skin? Thank you in advance.

Hi Dr. Thank you for a very informative video. I’m a newbie in skincare routine. I would like to ask, is it ok for me to use sunblock after applying vitamin c? Thank you 😊

Hi. When you say "combine or mix" that means that i can mix both of them, let's say in my hand and then apply this to my face or I should apply one and the other one next? If this is the case, which one should go first? Tx.

I've read that L ascorbic acid is the most researched c and also, the best. Also, isn't ascorbic acid a synthetic?

Hiiii 👋 I'm your new Subscriber from Philippines. Can i use Niacinamide toner and after that use vitamin e oil? God bless to your channel ❣️

Just found out this page and it’s informative! I just used Kiehl’s Vit C (12.5 +Hyaluronic acid) in the morning and at night, Its my 1st time to try ApothekeScince 10% Niacinamide. The result is that I had small white spots(I get one whenever I rub my face) but is it normal I am getting it when I’m not rubbing my skin? I do have a combination skin. Hoping for a reply. Thank you Dr. Anne!

Hello. Very informative. Can I use vitamin C at night after cleansing and applying retinol cream? If so, should I apply vit c cream before or after retinol?

I have acne prone skin should I include vitamin c serum or azelaic acid cream in my morning skin care routine plz reply☹️ what would be the best for acne prone oily skin🙁

Dr. How to use vitamin c & niacinamide 5% together? As I'm confused with using both together. Should I apply vitamin c at night & niacinamide in the morning ?

Hi!! Thanks so much for your video! Would you advise against using hyaluronic acid with vitamin c? If so, when in my routine should I use it? Right now i am using a toner being witch hazel & moisturizer with sunscreen in the morning, & at night I use the cetaphil cleanser, X out (benzoyl peroxide)& I just recently stopped using a Serum with cocoa butter, vitamin E, retinol & vitamin c because I was worried about the combination of retinol & vitamin c! But I just got a set of oils in the mail of retinol, hyaluronic acid & vitamin c & am now confused as to how I should incorporate these new ones after so much reading lol!

hello its my first time i am using retinol 0.3 % i see redness is it normal and can i use vitamin E oil next night as moisturizer ??

Thank you!! Subscribed! Just what I was looking for, right now I am using my Obagi vitamin c and Niacinamide and some hyaluronic acid. And at night I replace vita c with Obagi retinol. Should I stay on this routine? I am tempted to add the vitamin c as well at night. Thank you!!!

Hi Doctor Anne! I wanna know what to use if I am 19 y/o but I have really dry skin and I already have some wrinkles :(, should I use retinol, hyaluronic acid? or what should I do? New subscriber!

Any questions that I didnt answer?

Mam can i use DIY vit c serum at night and then apply niacinamide powder mixing in hyalugel?

Thanks, Anne. The Ordinary website states the following should not be mixed with their Vitamin C: Do not combine with products containing Niacinamide, Peptides, Direct Acids, Retinoids, or EUK 134 0.1%. It is difficult for me to apply Vitamin C in the morning if I cannot mix it with my peptides. Why do they advise against it?

Hello Dr Anne! one question, i used eucerin cream which contain Thiamidol in morning then i use vitamin c serum at night time. But i want to know if i can combine this vitamin c and thiamidol together in my daily routine? Thankyou in advance! Love from Malaysia.

Can i use vitamin c in the morning and retinol cream at night? Thank you!

Hi, can I club 12% vitamin c serum with 0.1% retinol for my night-time routine

Hi. Can I use ordinary’s Niacinamide together with Drunk elephants C-Firma day serum?

Hi Doctor, is it ok to use AHA/BHA toner and Tretinoin 0.05% cream at night? Vit.C serum and spf50 during daytime?

Hi Dr. Anne, just quickly do you know if it is ok to combine The 2% retinol emulsion with the Niod re: pigment? Thanks 🙏🏻

Hi doc, just wondering, how should I be using my ordinary naicinamide +zinc and retin a (tretonoin). I currently apply the naicinamide after cleansing and then moisturiser and then the retin-a. should i be using another method? thanks