Vitamin C and Niacinamide/Zinc - where to put in my routine?

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I have Tretinoin, Glycolic Acid (The Ordinary), Vitamin C (The Ordinary) and I recently bought some Niacinamide + Zinc (The Ordinary).

I usually forget to use the Vitamin C as I do not know how to fit it into the routine. Now I have Niacinamide and I am even more confused.

Any suggestions on how to go about this?

I’ve you been prescribed tret ? If so why hasn’t your derm given you a routine . I am assuming you’ve ordered online which personally I would say is risky if you don’t know the required behaviors with the products ( total sun avoidance / daily spf 50)

If you want to use it . Back off all the other actives as will cause too much irritation.

Why do you keep buying all these products ?

If I were you :

Use the vitamin C in the Am followed by sunscreen

PM : use retinol ( get 2% granactive drom the ordinary to start ) and Niacinamide .

Then maybe once or twice a week skip these two and use the acid toner If you want ( really no need I’d you are using retinols IMO ) .

Personally I’d forget the tret for now as you’re clearly new to this 😂

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Personally I’d forget the tret for now as you’re clearly new to this 😂

I'm not new to Tret and Acid.

I'm new to Niacinamide. Hence, the question. :)

Sorry your post made out you’d just bought them .

Vit c in a morning , Niacinamide on a night .

Not everyone gets on with Niacinamide though so keep a close eye on it . Personally for me it’s my wonder baby .

Niacinamide on a night

Before tret or after tret or alternate nights?

Thanks!

How long have you been using the tret ? I’d use the Niacinamide mixed into your moisturizer for easy application.

If you’re buffering the tret with moisturizer add it in there and use before , wait 20 mins then apply tret . Or if not apply into the moisturizer you use after tret.

I have seen some people go Niacinamide - dry - tret - dry - moisturizer but I think it totally depends on what works for you so play around .

If you’re having peeling / irritation from tret wouldn’t bring it in yet

How long have you been using the tret

I've been using it on/off for a few years. I use it straight/plain/pure. I recently stopped for a week but have started again last night.

I'll try tret, then moisturizer with niacinamide after 20 mins. Thanks! :)

Have you had good results?

I’m using it for prevention. I don’t have wrinkles but I’m also not yet in the age wherein wrinkles are commonly seen so let’s hope it’s really working.