Beauty

[Harpa]

Did anyone see this from Paula's Choice? The question is how long you should wait.

They are proposing that there is no need to wait.

I never did wait, and I have never had a problem.

They also mention when a product seems to ball up, where some here have experienced that. But I also think that if you moisten your skin in between you wouldn't have that problem.

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[Katcat1]

I never wait between toner and moisturizer or at night with I use an extra product.

[JudyL]

@Harpa  - thanks for posting.  Such good information because I have often wondered about this.

[Lipstickdiva]

I use a hyaluronic acid after my toner so I hurry up and apply the HA since your face is supposed to be damp.  If I am using my retinol (I use every other night) I always wait a few minutes before I apply my moisturizer because my retinol is a gel and is a little tacky until it soaks in.

[Jk9]

thank you for posting @Harpa .  Interesting info.

[beach-mom]

@Harpa - This is interesting- thanks!

The first thing I put on my freshly washed face is Josie Maran Milk. Then I get dressed. Next I put on sunscreen. I do let that dry a few minutes while I choose my eye, cheek, and lip colors. I follow with primer (LG's Spackle), and let that dry a minute. Then I apply my foundation. 

If I'm wearing a serum foundation with SPF I put that on without using sunscreen or primer.  

[wagirl]

I do wait a little while between all the stuff I put on. I do other things while those things dry a little--brush teeth, dry hair, get dressed --that type of thing. Very rarely do I get those little balls from too many things at once. Read here some where from some one that she waits 15 minutes after using PTR retinol---no I never do that much time---

[SilleeMee]

I wear a chemical sunscreen where that needs to be applied to clean skin (right on top of vitamin C serum). For chemical sunscreen it needs to absorb for at least 15 minutes w/o interference from other products in order for the sunscreen to work properly according to the manufacturer. Chemical sunscreen should be treated like a skincare product (much like a serum).

[JudyL]

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@wagirl wrote:

I do wait a little while between all the stuff I put on. I do other things while those things dry a little--brush teeth, dry hair, get dressed --that type of thing. Very rarely do I get those little balls from too many things at once. Read here some where from some one that she waits 15 minutes after using PTR retinol---no I never do that much time---

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@wagirl - that may have been me.  I thought I read somewhere that one should wait after applying retinol so I did.  I'd put it on and then do stuff around the house then finish up my skin care.  Not doing that anymore.

[JeanLouiseFinch]

I don't wait.  IMO, that would take too long to complete everything and be inconvenient.  My only exception is on myTretinoin nights.  I'll do my usual skincare sometime after dinner, but before 8:00.  At bedtime, I'll apply the Tretinoin and my lip mask.