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Benzoyl peroxide and acetyl hexapeptide-3

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Benzoyl peroxide and acetyl hexapeptide-3: keep them apart

Keep them apart

Use them at different times of day, applying the peptide cream in the morning and benzoyl peroxide at night, because they clash and cancel each other out. Benzoyl peroxide breaks down the delicate peptide molecules, making the anti-aging cream useless. You can switch to a gentler spot treatment or wait a few hours between applying them.

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Questions and answers

Can you use benzoyl peroxide and acetyl hexapeptide-3 together?

No, you should keep benzoyl peroxide and acetyl hexapeptide-3 apart in your routine because benzoyl peroxide can oxidize and break down peptides. Acetyl hexapeptide-3 helps smooth wrinkles when used twice daily.

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 2013Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy, 2013

Which goes first, benzoyl peroxide or acetyl hexapeptide-3?

Keep benzoyl peroxide and acetyl hexapeptide-3 apart because combining them can denature the peptides and accelerate oxidation. Acetyl hexapeptide-3 may help reduce wrinkles when applied twice daily.

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 2013Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy, 2013

Are benzoyl peroxide and acetyl hexapeptide-3 good for sensitive skin?

Benzoyl peroxide and acetyl hexapeptide-3 should be kept apart in your routine because benzoyl peroxide may cause adverse effects and sensitive skin types need to avoid combining reactive oxidative agents with delicate peptides. Acetyl hexapeptide-3 helps reduce wrinkles when applied twice daily.

The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 2013

Research on benzoyl peroxide and acetyl hexapeptide-3

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

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    Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine

  • Aishani Shah, MD

    Aishani Shah, MD

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    Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD

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    Asya Zubkova, MS

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    Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member

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    Hanna Kurets, MD

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    Dermatology MD

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    Elina Nazarenko, MD

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  • Victoria Derkova, MS

    Victoria Derkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist

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