Spoiler alert: It's actually not as long as you'd think.
, a board-certified dermatologist in Greenwich, Connecticut, agrees that you want to let each product "settle into the skin" before applying the next in line. "This is because certain product textures can roll up if you apply them immediately after one another," she explains.
"Current formulations are made for layering, so you don't need to wait a specific amount of time between each step, [but you should] wait for one step to be absorbed and then move on to another," advisesIn other words, you don't need to set a timer in between applying products, or even count in your head, but you should wait until each product dries before reaching for the next — about 30 to 60 seconds.
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