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Can you mix Pro-vitamin B5 and Purslane Extract?

Same answer whichever way you searched it: Purslane Extract and Pro-vitamin B5.

Fine togetherThey're fine together.

Pro-vitamin B5Purslane Extract

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

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

Pro-vitamin B5Worth paying for
Efficacy8
Hydration8
Barrier8
Purslane ExtractPromising, not proven
Efficacy4
Hydration1
Barrier1

Skip if: rare allergy

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Which one goes first?

Apply Pro-vitamin B5 first

  1. 1Cleanse
  2. 2Pro-vitamin B5
  3. 3Purslane Extract
  4. 4Moisturize

On freshly cleansed skin, Pro-vitamin B5 goes on first, then Purslane Extract over it. The rule of thumb is thinner and lower-pH first, richer last.

Pro-vitamin B5 and Purslane Extract: Fine together. They're fine together. These two actually work well together, and are often formulated side by side. Which goes first: Apply Pro-vitamin B5 first.
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Adding Pro-vitamin B5 and Purslane Extract 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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Pro-vitamin B5 and Purslane Extract, answered

Can you mix Pro-vitamin B5 and Purslane Extract?

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

Should you use Pro-vitamin B5 and Purslane Extract in the morning or at night?

Either. Pro-vitamin B5 and Purslane Extract are fine to use together, morning or night.

How should you introduce Pro-vitamin B5 and Purslane Extract?

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 Pro-vitamin B5?

Nothing else clashes badly with Pro-vitamin B5. 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.