Skincare guide
Three The Ordinary products, when each one goes on, and the two combinations that cause most of the stinging people blame on the brand.
The Ordinary is popular because it names the ingredient on the front of the bottle. That honesty is also how people get into trouble: three good actives used on the same night can add up to one red, tight face. Here is how to use the three we stock without that happening.
Apply thinnest to thickest. Water-based serums before oils and creams, then sunscreen in the morning. The vitamin C solution is silicone-based, so it goes on after any water serum and before your moisturiser.
Do not use the salicylic masque and the vitamin C solution on the same night until you know your skin tolerates both. And do not start all three in the same week. Add one, wait two weeks, then add the next, so that if something stings you know which bottle it was.
Vitamin C and arbutin only help with dark marks if you stop new ones from forming. In Kathmandu's altitude sun that means a broad-spectrum SPF 30 or higher every morning, reapplied if you are outdoors at midday.
See The Ordinary at GLAMOMost people can use the Ascorbic Acid 8% + Alpha Arbutin 2% solution once a day, usually at night. Start with every other night for two weeks if your skin is sensitive.
Not on the same night when you are starting out. Use the masque on its own evening, then go back to your vitamin C the next night.
GLAMO Nepal sources stock from authorised suppliers. Check the batch code on the box and the bottle match, and report anything that looks wrong within 48 hours of delivery.
If you are new to actives, the Buffet peptide serum. It is the least likely to irritate and fits morning and night.
Most people can use the Ascorbic Acid 8% + Alpha Arbutin 2% solution once a day, usually at night. Start with every other night for two weeks if your skin is sensitive.
Not on the same night when you are starting out. Use the masque on its own evening, then go back to your vitamin C the next night.
GLAMO Nepal sources stock from authorised suppliers. Check the batch code on the box and the bottle match, and report anything that looks wrong within 48 hours of delivery.
If you are new to actives, the Buffet peptide serum. It is the least likely to irritate and fits morning and night.
Written by the GLAMO Nepal editorial team. General information only — for a medical concern, please see a dermatologist or your doctor.
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