# AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and carnosine

Page: https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-carnosine

The Lovi Fit is the same in every country; only the stores and prices differ, and the ones here are for the United States.

Keep them apart

Use them at different times of day, applying the acid first and then the peptide, because mixing them together ruins the active formula. The acid is too harsh and breaks down the peptide, stopping it from firming your skin. You can switch to a gentler acid strength or wait longer between using them.

- [All about aha blend glycolic and citric acids](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids)
- [All about carnosine](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/carnosine)

### [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids) products

- [Dior DreamSkin 1-Minute Mask](https://lovi.care/skincare/p/dior/dreamskin-1-minute-mask/for/dark-spots) — Average fit

### [Carnosine](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/carnosine) products

- [Vanicream Daily Facial Moisturizer](https://lovi.care/skincare/p/vanicream/daily-facial-moisturizer/for/dry-skin) — Superior fit — [$13.97 at Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BW46XXK?tag=lovi-care-web-product-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1)
- [Vanicream Vitamin C Serum](https://lovi.care/skincare/p/vanicream/vitamin-c-serum/for/mature-skin) — High fit — [$17.99 at Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJ4GZTK1?tag=lovi-care-web-product-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1)
- [Olay Regenerating Cream Cleanser](https://lovi.care/skincare/p/olay/regenerating-cream-cleanser/for/acne-prone-skin) — High fit — [$20.20 at Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H6R8FMQQ?tag=lovi-care-web-product-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1)
- [Skin Better Science Alto Advanced Defense and Repair Serum](https://lovi.care/skincare/p/skin-better-science/alto-advanced-defense-and-repair-serum/for/dry-skin) — High fit
- [Olay Regenerist Detoxifying Pore Scrub](https://lovi.care/skincare/p/olay-regenerist/detoxifying-pore-scrub/for/oily-acne-prone-skin) — Average fit — [$20.55 at Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H6R4BTWF?tag=lovi-care-web-product-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1)
- [Meaningful Beauty Youth Activating Melon Serum](https://lovi.care/skincare/p/meaningful-beauty/youth-activating-melon-serum/for/mature-skin) — Average fit
- [Paula's Choice Advanced Replenishing Toner](https://lovi.care/skincare/p/paula-s-choice/advanced-replenishing-toner/for/dry-skin) — Superior fit — [$29.00 at Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CJWACX2?tag=lovi-care-web-product-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1)
- [Shiseido Benefiance NutriPerfect Night Cream](https://lovi.care/skincare/p/shiseido/benefiance-nutriperfect-night-cream/for/dry-skin) — Warning fit

## Questions and answers

### Can you use aha blend glycolic and citric acids and carnosine together?

No, you should keep [aha blend glycolic and citric acids](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids) and [carnosine](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/carnosine) apart in your routine because the acidic environment of the AHA can destabilize the peptide bonds of carnosine and reduce its bioactivity.

### Which goes first, aha blend glycolic and citric acids or carnosine?

Keep aha blend glycolic and citric acids and carnosine apart in your routine because the acidic environment of AHAs can destabilize peptides like carnosine and reduce their bioactivity.

### Are aha blend glycolic and citric acids and carnosine good for sensitive skin?

No, because the acidic environment of aha blend glycolic and citric acids destabilizes peptides like carnosine and reduces their bioactivity, making them incompatible for sensitive skin.

## Research on aha blend glycolic and citric acids and carnosine

- [The efficacy of glycolic acid, salicylic acid, gluconolactone, and licochalcone A combined with 0.1% adapalene vs adapalene monotherapy in mild-to-moderate acne vulgaris: a double-blinded within-person comparative study](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30858720/) AHA blend glycolic and citric acids · Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2019
- [Night Cream Containing Melatonin, Carnosine and Helichrysum italicum Extract Helps Reduce Skin Reactivity and Signs of Photodamage: Ex Vivo and Clinical Studies](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32915393/) Carnosine · Dermatology and Therapy, 2020
- [Neuroimmunomodulatory compound for sensitive skin care: in vitro and clinical assessment](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18482014/) Carnosine · Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2008

## Other combinations

- Keep them apart: [Benzoyl peroxide and aha blend glycolic and citric acids](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/benzoyl-peroxide-and-aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids)
- Keep them apart: [Retinol and aha blend glycolic and citric acids](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/retinol-and-aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids)
- Depends on the strength: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and niacinamide](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-niacinamide)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and sodium lactate](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-sodium-lactate)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and tromethamine](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-tromethamine)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and betaine](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-betaine)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and glycerin](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-glycerin)
- Depends on the strength: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and hyaluronic acid](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-hyaluronic-acid)
- Keep them apart: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and acetyl hexapeptide-3](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-acetyl-hexapeptide-3)
- Keep them apart: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and bio-placenta peptides](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-bio-placenta-peptides)
- Keep them apart: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and collagen peptide](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-collagen-peptide)
- Keep them apart: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and copper peptide](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-copper-peptide)
- Keep them apart: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and hexapeptide](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-hexapeptide)
- Keep them apart: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and hexapeptide-9](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-hexapeptide-9)
- Keep them apart: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and palmitoyl pentapeptide-4](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-palmitoyl-pentapeptide-4)
- Keep them apart: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and palmitoyl tripeptide-1](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-palmitoyl-tripeptide-1)
- Keep them apart: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and peptide-rich plasma](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-peptide-rich-plasma)
- Keep them apart: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and triple peptide blend](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-triple-peptide-blend)
- Keep them apart: [Carnosine and citric acid](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/carnosine-and-citric-acid)
- Keep them apart: [Glycolic acid and carnosine](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/glycolic-acid-and-carnosine)
- Keep them apart: [Carnosine and lactic acid](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/carnosine-and-lactic-acid)
- Keep them apart: [Carnosine and mandelic acid](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/carnosine-and-mandelic-acid)
- Keep them apart: [Adapalene and aha blend glycolic and citric acids](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/adapalene-and-aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids)
- Keep them apart: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and granactive retinoid](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-granactive-retinoid)
- Keep them apart: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and hydroxypinacolone retinoate](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-hydroxypinacolone-retinoate)
- Keep them apart: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and pro-retinol](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-pro-retinol)
- Keep them apart: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and retinal](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-retinal)
- Keep them apart: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and retinoid blend](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-retinoid-blend)
- Keep them apart: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and tretinoin](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-tretinoin)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and gluconolactone](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-gluconolactone)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and lactobionic acid](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-lactobionic-acid)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and cholesterol](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-cholesterol)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and lauric acid](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-lauric-acid)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and linoleic acid](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-linoleic-acid)
- Keep them apart: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and tri-ceramide complex](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-tri-ceramide-complex)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and arginine](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-arginine)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and GABA](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-gaba)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and silk amino acids](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-silk-amino-acids)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and taurine](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-taurine)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and theanine](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-theanine)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and ferulic acid](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-ferulic-acid)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and vitamin E](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-vitamin-e)
- Keep them apart: [Azelaic acid and aha blend glycolic and citric acids](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/azelaic-acid-and-aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids)
- Keep them apart: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and salicylic acid](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-salicylic-acid)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and allantoin](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-allantoin)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and bisabolol](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-bisabolol)
- Work well together: [Panthenol and aha blend glycolic and citric acids](https://lovi.care/skincare/ingredients/panthenol-and-aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids)

## About the Lovi Fit

Lovi: Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes.

Lovi checks every pairing with brand-independent rules its 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. Levels from best to worst: Superior, High, Average, Low, Caution, Warning.

Behind this pairing advice: Nadia Kapleva, MS (Co-founder, Medical Director); Alexey Shagraev, PhD (Co-founder, CEO and CTO); Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc (Medical Board); Aishani Shah, MD (Medical Board); Asya Zubkova, MS (Medical Board); Hanna Kurets, MD (Medical Board, Medical Advisor); Elina Nazarenko, MD (Medical Board); Victoria Derkova, MS (Medical Board).

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