When should I apply serums, day or night?Updated a year ago
You can use your serums either in the day or night! If you want to use several serums in your routine, it’ll make more sense to split them up, to allow each one a maximum chance to impact the skin.
It doesn’t make a big difference when you use which serum, but if you want an optimized routine, we do have a few recommendations:
- Antioxidant-heavy serums, and especially vitamin C serums, are best used in the daytime so they can enhance your protection from external aggressors like pollution and UV rays. Ascorbic acid may even improve the stability of your sunscreen, making it a worthy daytime companion.
- Deep-acting active serums with ingredients like retinoids and AHAs are better used at night. That’s when you have less exposure to the elements and your body is working hard to repair itself.