4 Skincare Ingredients You Should Consider Mixing

Combining skin-care ingredients that don't go together can lead to more than just breakouts and greasiness, but also redness, flakiness, burning, or, at the very least, will cause the ingredients to cancel each other out, leaving you without so much as a little added moisture at most. That's why this list would help you know which ingredient is best combined together.

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Mix: Retinol and Glycerin

Retinol is a miracle skin-care ingredient, but it's also pretty drying. That's why dermatologists and estheticians urge their patients and clients to use it sparingly. It's also recommended to use a bit at a time until skin is accustomed to it and stops peeling from it. One ingredient that can help prevent irritation when using a retinol-containing product is glycerin, a powerful humectant that helps draw water to the skin.

Mix: Vitamin C and Ferulic Acid

Vitamin C is a potent antioxidant that improves fine lines and wrinkles and help to eliminate unwanted hyperpigmentation. This antioxidant becomes even more powerful when it is combined with glutathione and ferulic acid, said Dr. Imahiyerobo-Ip. 

Mix: Retinol and Hyaluronic Acid

Hyaluronic acid is another powerful humectant that can hold up to 1,000 times its weight in water, meaning it does wonders in hydrating the skin. "Skin loses water and moisture as we age, and especially with the use of drying ingredients such as retinol in other products," explained Dendy Engelman, M.D., dermatologist in New York City. "This ingredient will help store hydration."

Mix: Vitamins C and E

Since both of these vitamins are antioxidants, they become even more powerful at protecting your skin from free radicals in the environment and reducing signs of aging when combined. So, basically, when you use them both, along with a broad-spectrum sunscreen, you're giving your skin the most optimal shield against the sun and, inevitably, the wrinkles that come along with UV exposure.

Source: Yahoo