What can you mix with Mario Badescu Drying Lotion?

Key actives

Biggest watch-out: AHA/BHA Peel No, not together

13 mix freely · 6 need timing · 7 need care · 1 not together. Source: INCIDecoder ingredient list.

Formula breakdown

Isopropyl Alcohol comes before water here, which is unusual and tells you it is a major part of the formula. The first five ingredients are Isopropyl Alcohol, Aqua (Water, Eau), Calamine and Camphor.

Sulfur appears as sulfur, ingredient 6 of 11.

Salicylic Acid appears as salicylic acid, ingredient 10 of 11.

Humectants, which pull water into the outer layer of skin: Glycerin (#9); UV filters: Zinc Oxide (#7) and CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide) (#11); Also listed: Isopropyl Alcohol (#1), Calamine (#4), Camphor (#5) and Talc (#8).

Before you buy

Mario Badescu Drying Lotion lists no fragrance, essential oils or labeled fragrance allergens among its 11 ingredients.

Ingredient jobs (11)

Ingredient	Job
Isopropyl Alcohol	other
Aqua (Water	water
Eau)	water
Calamine	other
Camphor	other
Sulfur	acne active
Zinc Oxide	UV filter
Talc	other
Glycerin	humectant
Salicylic Acid	exfoliating acid
CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide)	UV filter

How it compares

Succinic Acid

Both contain sulfur and salicylic acid and share 2 ingredients in total. This one adds Isopropyl Alcohol, Aqua (Water, Eau), Calamine, Camphor and sulfur and others. Succinic Acid has Water (Aqua/Eau), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Stearic Acid and Cetearyl Alcohol, which this one does not. Succinic Acid also brings hyaluronic acid as a key active, so its mixing list differs.

Salicylic Acid 2%

Both contain salicylic acid and share 2 ingredients in total. This one adds Isopropyl Alcohol, Aqua (Water, Eau), Calamine, Camphor and sulfur and others. Salicylic Acid 2% has Aqua, Chlorphenesin, Citric Acid, Isoceteth-20 and Pentylene Glycol, which this one does not.

10% Azelaic Acid Booster

Both contain salicylic acid and share 2 ingredients in total. This one adds Isopropyl Alcohol, Aqua (Water, Eau), Calamine, Camphor and sulfur and others. 10% Azelaic Acid Booster has Water (Aqua), azelaic acid, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride and Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, which this one does not. 10% Azelaic Acid Booster also brings azelaic acid as a key active, so its mixing list differs.

With every ingredient

For Mario Badescu Drying Lotion, these verdicts come from its sulfur and salicylic acid content. Keep Mario Badescu Drying Lotion out of the same routine as AHA/BHA peel; Use retinol, tretinoin, adapalene, vitamin C, benzoyl peroxide or copper peptides at a different time of day from Mario Badescu Drying Lotion; Mario Badescu Drying Lotion can go with glycolic acid, lactic acid, azelaic acid, bakuchiol, mandelic acid, kojic acid and urea, but introduce them slowly, one at a time; Mario Badescu Drying Lotion mixes freely with niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, ceramides, peptides, vitamin E, ferulic acid, sunscreen, tranexamic acid, alpha arbutin and snail mucin and more. Tally: 13 free, 6 timed, 7 careful, 1 never.

Our checks

Mario Badescu Drying Lotion is not one of our picks yet because of: INCI: no verified listing; strength not disclosed (sulfur percentage not stated); CA: no confident title match; Mario Badescu, the maker of Mario Badescu Drying Lotion, has been selling skin care since 1967. Pick rules.

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