# Azelaic acid and aha blend glycolic and citric acids

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

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

Keep them apart

Use them on alternate nights because they are both strong exfoliants. Combining these two strong acids can over-exfoliate the skin, causing redness, irritation, and stinging. The shopper can switch to a gentler strength or alternate the nights they use each product to avoid irritation.

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

### [Azelaic acid](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/ingredients/azelaic-acid) products

- [The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10%](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/p/the-ordinary/azelaic-acid-suspension-10/for/acne-prone-skin) — High fit — [€14.00 at Amazon](https://www.amazon.nl/dp/B0BBLZ2YBP?tag=lovi-care-web-product085-21&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1)
- [Paula's Choice 10% Azelaic Acid Booster](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/p/paula-s-choice/10-azelaic-acid-booster/for/acne-prone-skin) — High fit — [€49.00 at Amazon](https://www.amazon.nl/dp/B09S9R72XB?tag=lovi-care-web-product085-21&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1)
- [Topicals Faded Serum](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/p/topicals/faded-serum/for/oily-acne-prone-skin) — Superior fit — [€9.99 at Amazon](https://www.amazon.nl/dp/B0FT32CL2W?tag=lovi-care-web-product085-21&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1)
- [NATURIUM Azelaic Topical Acid 10%](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/p/naturium/azelaic-topical-acid-10/for/acne-prone-skin) — Superior fit
- [Musely The Spot Cream](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/p/musely/the-spot-cream/for/mature-skin) — High fit
- [Topicals Faded Brightening & Clearing Serum](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/p/topicals/faded-brightening-and-clearing-serum/for/acne-prone-skin) — High fit
- [Bioderma Pigmentbio Sensitive Areas](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/p/bioderma/pigmentbio-sensitive-areas/for/oily-acne-prone-skin) — High fit — [€39.46 at Amazon](https://www.amazon.nl/dp/B09231D8X3?tag=lovi-care-web-product085-21&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1)
- [Peach Slices Redness Relief Azelaic Acid Serum](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/p/peach-slices/redness-relief-azelaic-acid-serum/for/sensitive-skin) — High fit
- [Finacea Gel](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/p/finacea/gel/for/oily-acne-prone-skin) — High fit
- [NATURIUM Niacinamide Cleansing Gelée 3%](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/p/naturium/niacinamide-cleansing-gelee-3/for/acne-prone-skin) — High fit
- [NATURIUM Azelaic Acid Emulsion 10%](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/p/naturium/azelaic-acid-emulsion-10/for/acne-prone-skin) — High fit
- [StriVectin Daily Reveal Exfoliating Pads](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/p/strivectin/daily-reveal-exfoliating-pads/for/oily-skin) — Average fit — [€38.78 at Amazon](https://www.amazon.nl/dp/B089TPYFX3?tag=lovi-care-web-product085-21&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1)

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

- [Dior DreamSkin 1-Minute Mask](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/p/dior/dreamskin-1-minute-mask/for/dark-spots) — Average fit — [€72.00 at Amazon](https://www.amazon.nl/dp/B0BJK1HQD5?tag=lovi-care-web-product085-21&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1)

## Questions and answers

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

No, you should keep [azelaic acid](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/ingredients/azelaic-acid) and an AHA blend of glycolic and [citric acids](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/ingredients/citric-acid) apart in your routine to avoid over-exfoliation and potential inflammation. Instead, alternate their use on different days.

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

Keep azelaic acid and the AHA blend apart by using them at alternate times instead of combining them in the same routine, because using them together over-exfoliates your skin and may lead to inflammation.

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

Keep azelaic acid and the AHA blend of glycolic and citric acids apart because combining them may over-exfoliate and lead to inflammation.

## Research on azelaic acid and aha blend glycolic and citric acids

- [Efficacy and Safety of Azelaic Acid Nanocrystal-Loaded In Situ Hydrogel in the Treatment of Acne Vulgaris](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33923739/) Azelaic acid · Pharmaceutics, 2021
- [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
- [Effects of 15% Azelaic Acid Gel in the Management of Post-Inflammatory Erythema and Post-Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation in Acne Vulgaris](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38734843/) Azelaic acid · Dermatology and Therapy, 2024
- [The usefulness of a dermocosmetic containing Myrtus communis extract and azelaic acid for maintenance phase of adult female acne: Results from a randomized exploratory investigator-blinded comparative study](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36729399/) Azelaic acid · Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 2023

## Other combinations

- Keep them apart: [Benzoyl peroxide and aha blend glycolic and citric acids](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/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/nl/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/nl/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/nl/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/nl/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-tromethamine)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and betaine](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-betaine)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and glycerin](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/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/nl/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-hyaluronic-acid)
- Keep them apart: [Azelaic acid and hyaluronic acid](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/ingredients/azelaic-acid-and-hyaluronic-acid)
- Keep them apart: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and acetyl hexapeptide-3](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/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/nl/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/nl/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/nl/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/nl/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/nl/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/nl/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/nl/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/nl/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/nl/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/nl/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/nl/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/nl/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/nl/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/nl/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/nl/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/nl/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/nl/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-tretinoin)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and gluconolactone](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/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/nl/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/nl/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/nl/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/nl/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/nl/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/nl/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-arginine)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and GABA](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/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/nl/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/nl/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-taurine)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and theanine](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/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/nl/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/nl/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-vitamin-e)
- Keep them apart: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and salicylic acid](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-salicylic-acid)
- Keep them apart: [Azelaic acid and citric acid](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/ingredients/azelaic-acid-and-citric-acid)
- Keep them apart: [Glycolic acid and azelaic acid](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/ingredients/glycolic-acid-and-azelaic-acid)
- Keep them apart: [Azelaic acid and lactic acid](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/ingredients/azelaic-acid-and-lactic-acid)
- Keep them apart: [Azelaic acid and mandelic acid](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/ingredients/azelaic-acid-and-mandelic-acid)
- Keep them apart: [Azelaic acid and salicylic acid](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/ingredients/azelaic-acid-and-salicylic-acid)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and allantoin](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-allantoin)
- Work well together: [AHA blend glycolic and citric acids and bisabolol](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/ingredients/aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids-and-bisabolol)
- Work well together: [Panthenol and aha blend glycolic and citric acids](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/ingredients/panthenol-and-aha-blend-glycolic-and-citric-acids)
- Keep them apart: [Azelaic acid and acetyl hexapeptide-3](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/ingredients/azelaic-acid-and-acetyl-hexapeptide-3)
- Keep them apart: [Azelaic acid and bio-placenta peptides](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/ingredients/azelaic-acid-and-bio-placenta-peptides)
- Keep them apart: [Azelaic acid and collagen peptide](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/ingredients/azelaic-acid-and-collagen-peptide)
- Keep them apart: [Azelaic acid and copper peptide](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/ingredients/azelaic-acid-and-copper-peptide)
- Keep them apart: [Azelaic acid and hexapeptide](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/ingredients/azelaic-acid-and-hexapeptide)
- Keep them apart: [Azelaic acid and hexapeptide-9](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/ingredients/azelaic-acid-and-hexapeptide-9)
- Keep them apart: [Azelaic acid and palmitoyl pentapeptide-4](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/ingredients/azelaic-acid-and-palmitoyl-pentapeptide-4)
- Keep them apart: [Azelaic acid and palmitoyl tripeptide-1](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/ingredients/azelaic-acid-and-palmitoyl-tripeptide-1)
- Keep them apart: [Azelaic acid and peptide-rich plasma](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/ingredients/azelaic-acid-and-peptide-rich-plasma)
- Keep them apart: [Azelaic acid and triple peptide blend](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/ingredients/azelaic-acid-and-triple-peptide-blend)

## 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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