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Can you mix Caprylyl Glycol and Ethylhexylglycerin?

Same answer whichever way you searched it: Ethylhexylglycerin and Caprylyl Glycol.

Fine togetherThey're fine together.

Caprylyl GlycolEthylhexylglycerin

These two actually work well together, and are often formulated side by side.

Routine: You can use these together, morning or night.

Caprylyl GlycolQuietly necessary
Efficacy7
Hydration4
Barrier3
EthylhexylglycerinQuietly necessary
Efficacy7
Hydration1
Barrier1

Skip if: rare sensitivity

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Which one goes first?

Either order works

  1. 1Cleanse
  2. 2Caprylyl Glycol + Ethylhexylglycerin
  3. 3Moisturize

Caprylyl Glycol and Ethylhexylglycerin sit at about the same step, so the order is not critical. As a rule of thumb, apply the thinner, more watery one first, then the richer one over it.

Caprylyl Glycol and Ethylhexylglycerin: Fine together. They're fine together. These two actually work well together, and are often formulated side by side. Which goes first: Either order works.
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Adding Caprylyl Glycol and Ethylhexylglycerin to your routine

  1. Good news first: these two get along, so there is no special order or waiting period to manage.
  2. Still add them one at a time, a week or two apart, so if your skin does react you know which one to look at.

For your skin type Both sit low on the irritation scale, so most skin types get on with them, though sensitive skin should still add one at a time.

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Caprylyl Glycol and Ethylhexylglycerin, answered

Can you mix Caprylyl Glycol and Ethylhexylglycerin?

They're fine together. These two actually work well together, and are often formulated side by side.

Should you use Caprylyl Glycol and Ethylhexylglycerin in the morning or at night?

Either. Caprylyl Glycol and Ethylhexylglycerin are fine to use together, morning or night.

How should you introduce Caprylyl Glycol and Ethylhexylglycerin?

Good news first: these two get along, so there is no special order or waiting period to manage. Still add them one at a time, a week or two apart, so if your skin does react you know which one to look at.

What else should you not mix with Caprylyl Glycol?

Nothing else clashes badly with Caprylyl Glycol. It fits into most routines, though it is always wise to introduce one new product at a time.

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General guidance, not medical advice. When in doubt, introduce one product at a time, andhere is when to see a dermatologist instead.