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Azelaic acid and mandelic acid

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Azelaic acid and mandelic acid: keep them apart

Keep them apart

Use them on alternate nights because combining them can cause too much peeling. Both ingredients exfoliate the skin deeply, which can lead to irritation and redness when mixed together. To prevent this, a shopper can switch to a lower concentration or space the applications further apart.

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Questions and answers

Can you use azelaic acid and mandelic acid together?

No, you should keep azelaic acid and mandelic acid apart to avoid over-exfoliation and potential inflammation. Instead, alternate their use in your routine.

Which goes first, azelaic acid or mandelic acid?

Keep azelaic acid and mandelic acid apart in your routine because combining them may over-exfoliate your skin and lead to inflammation. Instead, alternate their use or buffer them with soothing actives.

Are azelaic acid and mandelic acid good for sensitive skin?

No, azelaic acid and mandelic acid should be kept apart because combining them may over-exfoliate and lead to inflammation. You should alternate their use or buffer them with soothing actives.

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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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