# AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and retinoid blend

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

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

Keep them apart

Use them on alternate nights to prevent skin irritation. Both ingredients work hard to renew the skin, but using them together can cause redness and dryness. The shopper can switch to a gentler strength or leave more time between applications.

[Retinoids: a journey from the molecular structures and mechanisms of action to clinical uses in dermatology and adverse effects](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28318351/) [Why Topical Retinoids Are Mainstay of Therapy for Acne](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28585191/)

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

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

- [Dior DreamSkin 1-Minute Mask](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/p/dior/dreamskin-1-minute-mask/for/dark-spots) — Average fit — [€75.04 at Amazon](https://www.amazon.it/dp/B0BJK1HQD5?tag=lovi-care-web-product09-21&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1)

### [Retinoid blend](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/ingredients/retinoid-blend) products

- [Sunday Riley A+ High-Dose Retinoid Serum](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/p/sunday-riley/a-high-dose-retinoid-serum/for/oily-acne-prone-skin) — High fit

## Questions and answers

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

No, you should keep [aha blend glycolic and citric acids](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids) and [retinoid blend](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/ingredients/retinoid-blend) apart in your routine because combining them may cause irritation or barrier disruption. Instead, try using your AHA in the morning or every other night, and apply your retinoid on alternate evenings.

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

Keep them apart by using the aha blend glycolic and citric acids and the retinoid blend at different times, such as the acids in the morning or on alternate nights and the retinoids on alternate evenings, to help avoid irritation.

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

Sensitive, dry, and reactive skin should avoid direct overlap of an aha blend glycolic and citric acids and retinoid blend. Both ingredients increase cell turnover and may cause irritation or barrier disruption when layered.

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

- [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

## Other combinations

- Keep them apart: [Benzoyl peroxide and aha blend glycolic and citric acids](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/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/it/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/it/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/it/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/it/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-tromethamine)
- Keep them apart: [Acetyl hexapeptide-3 and retinoid blend](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/ingredients/acetyl-hexapeptide-3-and-retinoid-blend)
- Keep them apart: [Bio-placenta peptides and retinoid blend](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/ingredients/bio-placenta-peptides-and-retinoid-blend)
- Keep them apart: [Retinoid blend and collagen peptide](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/ingredients/retinoid-blend-and-collagen-peptide)
- Keep them apart: [Retinoid blend and copper peptide](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/ingredients/retinoid-blend-and-copper-peptide)
- Keep them apart: [Hexapeptide and retinoid blend](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/ingredients/hexapeptide-and-retinoid-blend)
- Keep them apart: [Retinoid blend and hexapeptide-9](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/ingredients/retinoid-blend-and-hexapeptide-9)
- Keep them apart: [Retinoid blend and palmitoyl pentapeptide-4](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/ingredients/retinoid-blend-and-palmitoyl-pentapeptide-4)
- Keep them apart: [Retinoid blend and palmitoyl tripeptide-1](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/ingredients/retinoid-blend-and-palmitoyl-tripeptide-1)
- Keep them apart: [Retinoid blend and peptide-rich plasma](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/ingredients/retinoid-blend-and-peptide-rich-plasma)
- Keep them apart: [Retinoid blend and triple peptide blend](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/ingredients/retinoid-blend-and-triple-peptide-blend)
- Depends on the strength: [Niacinamide and retinoid blend](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/ingredients/niacinamide-and-retinoid-blend)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and betaine](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-betaine)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and glycerin](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/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/it/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/it/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/it/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-bio-placenta-peptides)
- Keep them apart: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and carnosine](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-carnosine)
- Keep them apart: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and collagen peptide](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/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/it/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/it/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/it/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/it/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/it/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/it/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/it/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-triple-peptide-blend)
- Keep them apart: [Adapalene and aha blend glycolic and citric acids](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/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/it/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/it/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/it/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/it/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-retinal)
- Keep them apart: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and tretinoin](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-tretinoin)
- Keep them apart: [Retinoid blend and citric acid](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/ingredients/retinoid-blend-and-citric-acid)
- Keep them apart: [Glycolic acid and retinoid blend](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/ingredients/glycolic-acid-and-retinoid-blend)
- Keep them apart: [Lactic acid and retinoid blend](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/ingredients/lactic-acid-and-retinoid-blend)
- Keep them apart: [Mandelic acid and retinoid blend](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/ingredients/mandelic-acid-and-retinoid-blend)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and gluconolactone](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/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/it/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/it/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/it/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/it/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/it/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/it/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-arginine)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and GABA](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/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/it/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/it/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-taurine)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and theanine](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-theanine)
- Keep them apart: [Salicylic acid and retinoid blend](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/ingredients/salicylic-acid-and-retinoid-blend)
- Keep them apart: [Vitamin C and retinoid blend](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/ingredients/vitamin-c-and-retinoid-blend)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and ferulic acid](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/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/it/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/it/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/it/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-salicylic-acid)
- Keep them apart: [Benzoyl peroxide and retinoid blend](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/ingredients/benzoyl-peroxide-and-retinoid-blend)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and allantoin](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-allantoin)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and bisabolol](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-bisabolol)
- Work well together: [Panthenol and aha blend glycolic and citric acids](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/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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