Drunk elephant trunk- order of use for the products?

[LynnGranville]

I’m new to skincare and figured the drunk elephant trunk is a good set to cover my bases and start a good skincare regimen- but there’s so many items. In what order do I use all of those things? Thanks!

[Ashletta216]

I know this was not your question, but I would recommend you get “The Littles”, before you get “The Trunk”, as you could be making a 450 dollar mistake if these items do not work for you.

[tinazhang718]

you can't use all of them together. they needed to be separated into different routines especially vitamin c  and retinol, which are both very unstable and need adjusting if you are new to skin care. Please work them in slowly. Retinol should not be used everyday if you are starting. 

routine 1

you can do cleanser,  vitamin c first, B hydra, oil and cream, sunscreen if during the day

routine 2

cleanser, retinol, oil, cream. at night.

[quspork]

Oh gosh- ok, if you're new to skincare, @LynnGranville the most important thing is to not jump into using all of these items at once. You want to add one thing one at a time and use that one item for a couple of weeks before adding something new. If you start multiple items and then have a negative reaction, you'd have no idea what caused it. Also, several of the items in this collection are powerful actives that you shouldn't jump into without some caution- picking one and working it in slowly. Also, depending on your skin type and needs, you may not need all of these items.

To start, I'd work in the cleanser and see how that goes, followed by the protini, and the sunscreen. Once you are sure those items aren't causing any issues, you could add the eye cream, b-hydra, and the marula oil. Depending on what skincare issues you have, I might then opt to start with the C-firma in the a.m, starting with using it twice a week. So in the mornings: cleanse, C-firma (working up to every other day), b-hydra if you are dry, protini, sunscreen. Evening: cleanse, b-hydra, eye cream, moisturize, oil (as needed). 

As for the retinol, babyfacial, and framboos, choose one to start and use it only once or twice a week to start (for babyfacial, it should really only be used once a week regardless but the others can be used more frequently once you're used to them.) Don't use them on the same nights, at least not at first. You risk over-exfoliating your skin.