The Ordinary Products Conflicts – Ingredients & Product Conflicts
This page is all about The Ordinary products conflicts – these are some of the main ingredient conflicts which you should avoid using in the same routine, but you can find a list of all the individual The Ordinary products and their conflicts further down.
| Common Skincare Ingredient Conflicts | |
| Peptides + Acids Peptides + Direct Vitamin C Retinols + Acids Retinols + Direct Vitamin C Retinols + Peptides Niacinamide + Vitamin C Copper Peptides + Direct Vitamin C | ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ |
Why Do The Ordinary Products Conflict?
Can cause irritation – Using too many active ingredients together can irritate sensitive skin.
Reduce effectiveness – Some ingredients work less effectively when combined.
They work better separately – Many conflicting products can still be used safely by applying one in the morning and one in the evening or on alternate days.
So before you excitedly open all your bottles and splash your potions on your face, make sure you read The Ordinary Conflicts Guide first!
The Ordinary Conflicts Chart
All conflicts are correct at time of publishing.
The Ordinary Conflicts – Product you should not use together
You can use these products in alternate routines, for example, using your peptide in the morning and acids at night or on alternate days.
Experience from our Deciem Community
From years of running Deciem Chat Room, one of the biggest mistakes I see is people buying too many active ingredients at once. Most people get better results by keeping their routine simple and introducing products gradually.
The Ordinary Conflicts – Conflicting Products
There is much conflicting information online about skincare conflicts and ingredients you should and shouldn´t mix, coming from brands and influencers. If you´re new to skincare, I recommend following the advice from The Ordinary. They consistently test and update information, so it´s always a good idea to double-check conflicts by using the compatibility tool on The Ordinary page before using it.
Some of the more recent updates regarding The Ordinary conflicts are;
- Avoid Peptides & Resveratrol & Ferulic Acid in the same routine
- Use only one antioxidant in a routine.
- Avoid niacinamide with all Vitamin C.
Patch-Testing
Patch-test each product before use and when you start layering products. Why? because if you start by using numerous products and have a reaction, you will not know which product caused it.
Direct Acids & Direct Vitamin Cs
The Ordinary Direct Vitamin C
If you see ” avoid direct vitamin C/ELAA/LAA”, avoid the following products.
The Ordinary Direct Acids
When a product conflicts with Direct Acids, this includes the following products;
- Glycolic Acid 7% Toning Solution
- AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution
- Azelaic Acid Suspension 10%
- Salicylic Acid 2% Masque
- The Ordinary Salicylic Acid 2% Solution
- Lactic Acid 5% + HA & Lactic Acid 10% + HA
- Mandelic Acid 10% + HA
- Salicylic Acid 2% Anhydrous Solution
NIOD Conflicts & Targets Chart
If you are a NIOD user or maybe incorporating some NIOD products into your The Ordinary Skincare Regimen, you may find this NIOD conflicts, cheat sheet useful.
The Ordinary Products Conflicts
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