Skincare Layering 101: How to Use Alpha-H Serums for Best Results

Are you new to skincare and finding it… wildly confusing? You’re not alone. 

Or maybe you’ve invested in a lineup of serums, treatments, and actives - but they’re currently living on your bathroom shelf with absolutely no plan. 

If either of those sound familiar, this blog post is for you. 

Skincare doesn’t need to be complicated to be effective. With the right products and a little know-how, your routine can be simple, targeted, and genuinely transformative. 

Enter Alpha-H - a brand built on real skin results, clinical-grade ingredients, and no-nonsense education. 

Why Alpha-H? 

Alpha-H is an Australian skincare brand known for its results-driven approach and expertise in active ingredients - particularly acids. While they’re best known for cult favourites like Liquid Gold and Midnight Reboot Serum, Alpha-H’s philosophy goes far beyond exfoliation. 

Every product is designed with skin health, balance, and long-term results in mind. That means clinically proven actives, thoughtful formulations, and routines that work with your skin - not against it. Alpha-H focuses on education just as much as innovation, helping you understand not only what to use, but how and when to use it. 

This makes the brand ideal whether you’re new to skincare or ready to level up your routine with confidence. 

Your Morning Skincare Routine (AM) 

AM skincare is all about prepping and protecting your skin for the day ahead. 

STEP 1: Cleanse 
Start with a gentle cleanser like Alpha-H Triple Action Cleanser or Balancing Cleanser to remove overnight oil and impurities while prepping skin for active ingredients. 

STEP 2: Serum(s) 
This is where your glow starts: 

• Alpha-H Vitamin C Serum helps brighten dull skin, protect against environmental stress, and support collagen production 
• Optional: layer a hydrating serum like Alpha-H Hyaluronic 8 Super Serum or Alpha-H Vitamin B Serum over the top for added hydration, barrier support, and oil balance 

STEP 3: Moisturise 
Lock everything in with High Tide Water Cream, a lightweight gel-cream that delivers deep hydration without feeling heavy or greasy. 

STEP 4: Sunscreen 
Finish with Alpha-H Dawn to Dusk SPF 50+ to protect skin from UV damage and prevent visible signs of premature ageing. 

Vitamin C + SPF is one of the most powerful anti-ageing combinations - don’t skip it. 

Your Evening Skincare Routine (PM) 

PM skincare is all about treatment and repair, helping skin recover while you sleep. 

STEP 1: Balm Cleanser 
Remove makeup, SPF, and daily buildup using Alpha-H Melting Moment Cleansing Balm. 

STEP 2: Cleanser 
Follow with a second cleanse using Triple Action Cleanser to ensure skin is thoroughly clean and ready for treatment. 

STEP 3: Treatment + Serum(s) 
This step depends on your skin goals: 

• Up to 3x per week: Use an exfoliant like Liquid Gold or a Vitamin A treatment such as Alpha-H Vitamin A Serum 
• On alternate nights: Focus on hydration and barrier repair with Hyaluronic 8 Super Serum, Vitamin B Serum, or Vitamin E Serum 

STEP 4: Moisturiser and/or Face Oil 
Finish with Essential Hydration Cream or add a few drops of Alpha-H Face Oil to nourish and support overnight recovery. 

How to Layer Serums the Right Way 

If you’re using more than one serum, Alpha-H keeps things simple: 

Apply serums from thinnest texture to thickest. 

For example: 

• Vitamin C Serum first (lightweight and fast-absorbing) 
• Hyaluronic 8 Super Serum or Vitamin B Serum second 

If your serums feel similar in texture, layer them based on your primary skin concern: 

• Dullness or visible ageing: Vitamin C Serum 
• Dryness or dehydration: Hyaluronic 8 Super Serum 
• Oil, pores, breakouts, texture: Vitamin B Serum 

Skincare Ingredients You Can (& Can’t) Use Together 

Vitamin C + Salicylic Acid: Don’t Layer together 

• Vitamin C Serum in the morning 
• Salicylic Acid treatment at night 

Vitamin C + Glycolic Acid: Proceed with caution. 

• Don’t layer Vitamin C Serum with Liquid Gold unless the formula is designed to combine both 
• Use Vitamin C in the morning and Liquid Gold at night 

Vitamin C + Sunscreen: Yes - always. 
Layer Vitamin C Serum, High Tide Water Cream, then Dawn to Dusk SPF 50+ every morning. 

Vitamin C + Niacinamide + Hyaluronic Acid: Yes! 

• Vitamin C in the morning 
• Vitamin B Serum or Hyaluronic 8 Super Serum at night 

Vitamin C + Retinol: Don’t layer. 

• Vitamin C in the AM 
• Vitamin A Serum in the PM 

Skincare doesn’t need to be overwhelming. With the right products, a clear routine, and a basic understanding of how ingredients work together, great skin becomes achievable - not intimidating. 

Alpha-H makes skincare smarter by combining powerful actives with thoughtful formulation and education. Start simple, stay consistent, and let your routine evolve as your skin does. 

Because when you know how to use your products properly, they really do work harder  and smarter. 

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