Ingredient pairing

Can you mix Epidermal Growth Factor and Niacinamide?

Same answer whichever way you searched it: Niacinamide and Epidermal Growth Factor.

Fine togetherThey're fine together.

Epidermal Growth Factor Niacinamide

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

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

Epidermal Growth FactorSolid and proven

Efficacy7

Hydration6

Brightening6

Skip if: active malignancy, history of skin cancer, pregnancy, breastfeeding

Ask your doctor in pregnancy

NiacinamideWorth paying for

Efficacy9

Barrier9

Acne8

Skip if: very sensitive in high

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Which one goes first?

Either order works

1Cleanse
2Epidermal Growth Factor + Niacinamide
3Moisturize

Epidermal Growth Factor and Niacinamide 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.

Epidermal Growth Factor and Niacinamide: 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. — The short version, if you want to keep it.

The short version, if you want to keep it.

Adding Epidermal Growth Factor and Niacinamide to your routine

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.

For your skin type Sensitive skin should ease in gently: Niacinamide can be mildly irritating on its own, and more so alongside another active.

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Epidermal Growth Factor and Niacinamide, answered

Can you mix Epidermal Growth Factor and Niacinamide?

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

Should you use Epidermal Growth Factor and Niacinamide in the morning or at night?

Either. Epidermal Growth Factor and Niacinamide are fine to use together, morning or night.

How should you introduce Epidermal Growth Factor and Niacinamide?

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 Epidermal Growth Factor?

Nothing else clashes badly with Epidermal Growth Factor. 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.