Niacinamide may already be in your serum, while a retinol cream is a new addition. Do the two of them have to stay separated in the bathroom cupboard? They can appear in the same routine. The decisive factors are the specific products, their instructions and the question of whether your skin can cope with the additional care.

An example is the COSRX The 6 Peptide Skin Booster Serum : Its INCI list contains niacinamide and several peptides. COSRX expressly describes the serum as being compatible with retinol. This is a manufacturer’s statement about the formulation, not a promise that every skin tolerates every combination equally well.

Make the new step visible

If the serum is already part of your usual care routine, you can consider the retinol cream as the only new change. If both products are new, get to know one of them first. This makes it easier to see which skin feeling has changed after which step. A new cleanse, a peeling and another serum at the same time make this observation unnecessarily difficult.

According to the list of ingredients, the COSRX The Retinol 0.1 Cream contains 0.1 percent retinol. The manufacturer recommends starting slowly and increasing only as tolerated. Follow the current package instructions; “I tolerate the serum well” doesn’t necessarily mean a daily retinol rhythm.

What can the order look like?

COSRX places the Peptide Skin Booster after cleansing and before further serum or moisturizer. The retinol cream follows the cream step in this example. This is one possible order for these textures. You don’t automatically need other products containing niacinamide – the ingredient is already in the booster.

If layering feels confusing for you, the serum can also be used in the morning and the retinol cream on the designated evenings. Separation is an organizational possibility; it makes an incompatible recipe incompatible. If a new burning sensation or significant irritation occurs, pause the new treatment instead of adding more active ingredients.

Our articles about Niacinamide and the difference between retinol and retinal will help you classify the individual substances. Day care with sun protection is part of the retinol routine. Retinol and other retinoids are not used during pregnancy; this is pointed out by the American Academy of Dermatology .

The product-specific order and the slow start can be found at COSRX for the Peptide Skin Booster and the Retinol 0.1 Cream .