The Ordinary Routine

[tinamarieo]

Can anyone please tell me the best order to use these products ? I was told thinnest to thickest .. can anyone tell me what order that would be ? Thank you !!

 

[maddyox]

Deciem actually has an app you can download onto your phone ! You enter all your Ordinary skincare products and they will customize and put together your personal skincare routine! It will also tell you how many times a week you should use it as well! Also if any products will interact with one another ! 
also since it’s an app you can set reminders and put your skincare routine into your calendar !

I think it cost around 3$? Worth looking into!

[tinamarieo]

Wow, amazing !! Thank you 💖

[WinglessOne]

@tinamarieo  You'll see which serums are thickest vs. thinnest once you've got them in front of you and can feel them for yourself. 🙂 But I'll offer up some suggestions. 

You’ve got 3 AHA exfoliants in that list. Please don't use them all on the same night (or morning) lest you over-exfoliate your skin and wreck your skin barrier.

Here's the order I'd choose if I had all these products: 

1. Cleanser 
2. PICK ONE: The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner 8 oz/ 240 mL  or The Ordinary Lactic Acid 10% + HA 2% Exfoliating Serum 1 oz/ 30 mL  . Don't use them both on the same night (or same morning). Also, don't use either of these more than 3 times a week. 
3. The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% Oil Control Serum 1 oz/ 30 mL  - I assume this is thinner than the HA serum but I could be wrong; honestly, it doesn't matter if you use this one before or after the HA serum. 
4. The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5 1 oz/ 30 mL - again, you could swap the order of this with the niacinamide serum and nothing bad would happen. 🙂 HA will attract moisture that's already on your skin, in addition to moisture from whatever you layer over it. 
5. Moisturizer 

Use just once a week at the most: The Ordinary AHA 30% + BHA 2% Resurfacing + Exfoliating Peeling Solution 1 oz/ 30 mL  . On the nights (or mornings) you use this product, don’t use the other 2 AHA products. I have this peel and use it just once every 1 to 3 weeks. 

[tinamarieo]

Thank you so much !! ❤️❤️

[Anonymous]

i can only help a little bit. i think you should skip out on that certain toner, it is way too stripping for the skin. hyaluronic acid goes after a gentle toner and always before any serums, moisturizers, etc, as it helps the skin to absorb more of it and you get more benefits. the mask only needs to be used at least once a week, and i think it would be after you cleanse, and then you wash it off and go in with your regular routine. i’m not sure about the rest, but i hope this helps!

[tinamarieo]

Thank you !! 🥰

[Anonymous]

you’re welcome! hope these products work for you!