Not at all: THE ONE simply replaces your moisturizer. THE ONE Active Botanical Serum is a face oil that has the multi-correctional activity and performance of a serum. It delivers the skin beautifying nutrition your skin needs—balancing minerals, brightening vitamins, nourishing fatty acids. Because of this, we recommend keeping a simple routine. For am and pm—cleanse, tone (this is important), apply Active Botanical Serum with Push/Press. If needed follow with moisturizer (pm) or sun protection (am.)