The Ordinary Acne Routine: Niacinamide Zinc, Salicylic Acid, Azelaic Acid, Alpha Arbutin

I talked about my complete routine for adult acne here.
But if your budget is ultra-limited and you only want to use these products The Ordinary, here is my routine for you.
The links point either to The Ordinary’s official site or to Sephora.
The prices are identical on both sites but The Ordinary has more stock, Sephora is often out of stock.

Careful, all these products are highly concentrated in active ingredients, use 3 to 4 drops for the entire face each time.
The routine already takes into account compatibility between active ingredients.

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Morning

1. Cleansing with thermal water
2. Treatment serum: The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + 1% Zinc (repairs, hydrates the skin, and reduces excess sebum) – The Ordinary link, Sephora link Price €5.9
3. Hydrating serum: The Ordinary Buffet + Copper Peptides 1% (hydrates, repairs the skin) – The Ordinary link, product not available on Sephora Price €28.9
4. Moisturizing cream with sun protection (see my article on adult acne) sorry, but the brand’s sunscreens don’t spread well, I have nothing to offer you in The Ordinary range, but you can go for Niod Survival 20 in addition to a moisturizer. Niod is a high-end brand from the same company as The Ordinary

Evening (you still have breakouts)

1. Makeup removal with The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser – The Ordinary link, Sephora link Price €7.2 Followed by a cleanser.
2. Only on breakouts: The Ordinary Salicylic Acid 2% Solution – The Ordinary link, product not available on Sephora €5.3
3. Treatment serum: The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + 1% Zinc (repairs, hydrates the skin, and reduces excess sebum) – The Ordinary link, Sephora link 5,9€
4. Hydrating serum: The Ordinary Buffet + Copper Peptides 1% (hydrates, repairs the skin) – The Ordinary link, product not available on Sephora €28.9
5. Moisturizing cream (see my article on adult acne) sorry, but I have nothing to offer you in The Ordinary range

Evening (you no longer have breakouts but you have spots)

1. Makeup removal with The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser – The Ordinary link, Sephora link Price €7.2, followed by a cleanser
2. Treatment serum: The Ordinary Alpha Arbutin 2% + HA (fights spots, hydrating) – The Ordinary link, Sephora link Price €8.9
3. Moisturizing cream (see my article on adult acne) sorry, but I have nothing to offer you in The Ordinary range
4. Gel: The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10% (smooths skin, anti-spot) – The Ordinary link, Sephora link Price €7.2, careful this product contains silicone

For before/after photos, check out my review on The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + 1% Zinc here , and The Ordinary Buffet + Copper Peptides 1% here

If you have trouble ordering from The Ordinary’s official website, I’ll take screenshots for you and translate the menus in this article

If you want to read the description of all The Ordinary skincare products, I’ve compiled the list here.

For more anti-acne products, check out the article below:

Adult Acne: How I got rid of it. Before/After Photos (The Ordinary, Mario Badescu, SkinCeuticals, Uriage, Benton, Drunk Elephant, COSRX, Rosette)