Baking soda

What to combine baking soda with

Ingredient	Together	How to use them
Vitamin C	Keep apart	Apply vitamin C and baking soda at different times of day, using vitamin C in the morning and baking soda later, because they cancel each other out. Baking soda and vitamin C
Bio-placenta peptides	Keep apart	Use them at different times of day, applying bio-placenta peptides first and baking soda later, because they cancel each other out. Baking soda and bio-placenta peptides
Hexapeptide	Keep apart	Use them at different times of day by applying your peptide product first, because baking soda stops peptides from working properly. Baking soda and hexapeptide
Acetyl hexapeptide-3	Keep apart	Use them at different times of day, applying the peptide first and the baking soda later, because they clash in chemical balance. Baking soda and acetyl hexapeptide-3
Collagen peptide	Keep apart	Use them at different times of day, applying the peptide product first, because mixing them makes the peptides less effective. Baking soda and collagen peptide
Copper peptide	Keep apart	Use them at different times of day, applying baking soda first and copper peptide later, because mixing them makes the peptides lose their strength. Baking soda and copper peptide
Hexapeptide-9	Keep apart	Use them at different times of day, applying the peptide first and the baking soda later, because the baking soda is too harsh for the peptide. Baking soda and hexapeptide-9
Peptide-rich plasma	Keep apart	Use them at different times of day, applying the peptide product first and baking soda later, because baking soda undoes the peptides. Baking soda and peptide-rich plasma
Triple peptide blend	Keep apart	Use them at different times of day, applying the baking soda first and the peptide blend later, because mixing them makes the peptides ineffective. Baking soda and triple peptide blend
Palmitoyl pentapeptide-4	Keep apart	Use them at different times of day, applying the peptide first, because baking soda is too harsh. Baking soda and palmitoyl pentapeptide-4
Palmitoyl tripeptide-1	Keep apart	Use them at different times of day, applying the peptide first and the baking soda later, because high alkalinity ruins the peptide. Baking soda and palmitoyl tripeptide-1

From the ingredient rules behind the "Works well with" and "Don't mix with" notes on every product in the Lovi app.

Questions and answers

Research on baking soda

• Evaluation of vulvar irritancy potential of a menstrual pad containing sodium bicarbonate in short-term application

  Baking soda · The Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 1991

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