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Lactic acid and GABA

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Lactic acid and GABA: work well together

Work well together

Use them together by applying lactic acid first, then GABA, to keep your skin hydrated and balanced. Lactic acid gently sweeps away dead skin cells, while GABA helps your skin hold onto essential moisture. If your skin feels too sensitive, try using them on alternate nights or switch to a milder product.

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Questions and answers

Can you use lactic acid and GABA together?

Yes, you can use lactic acid and GABA together to help strengthen your skin's hydration matrix and maintain balance. Lovi rates this combination as beneficial.

Which goes first, lactic acid or GABA?

Lactic acid and GABA work well together when combined to strengthen your skin's hydration matrix and buffering capacity. You can easily use them in mild daily exfoliants or balancing toners.

Are lactic acid and GABA good for sensitive skin?

Lactic acid and GABA work well together for normal to dry, sensitive skin when combined in mild daily exfoliants or balancing toners. This pairing helps strengthen the skin’s hydration matrix and buffering capacity.

Research on lactic acid and GABA

Behind this pairing advice

Lovi checks every pairing with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.

  • Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Co-founder, Medical Director

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer

  • Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Co-founder, CEO and CTO

    PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex

  • Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Medical Board

    Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine

  • Aishani Shah, MD

    Aishani Shah, MD

    Medical Board

    Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD

  • Asya Zubkova, MS

    Asya Zubkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member

  • Hanna Kurets, MD

    Hanna Kurets, MD

    Medical Board, Medical Advisor

    Dermatology MD

  • Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Medical Board

    Dermatology and diagnostic consultant

  • Victoria Derkova, MS

    Victoria Derkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist

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