Though they're cornerstone ingredients in a lot of skin care routines, you might want to avoid mixing your retinols and AHAs. "Retinols and AHAs may be too irritating to layer on top of each other," cautions Gohara. Patel adds that strong concentrations can "cause increased skin peeling and even redness/irritation."
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