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SK-II-focused skincare routine for oily acne-prone skin

A routine for oily acne-prone skin built around SK-II products, complemented by other brands where they fit better, for complete care.

Cleansers and toners with glycerin, willow bark extract, and salicylic acid help control oil and clear out pores. Moisturizers and serums with niacinamide and hyaluronic acid help calm breakouts and reduce blemishes.

The morning routine prepares the skin for the day by cleaning off the night, hydrating, and protecting with sunscreen as its last step. The evening routine removes sunscreen, makeup, and the day's oil, then treats the skin while it rests and is away from the sun. The weekly routine takes the place of the evening routine once a week to add deeper steps that tackle shine, breakouts, blemishes, and enlarged pores.

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Products are rated for the concerns frequently associated with oily acne-prone skin: shine, breakouts, blemishes, and enlarged pores. For a routine based on your full skin profile, including your 12D face scan results and any goals or preferences you have, please use the Lovi app.

Morning

Step 1Cleanser

Cleansers with Willow Bark Extract, Asiaticoside, Madecassic Acid, and Vitamin C Palmitate help control oil and clear breakouts for oily acne-prone skin. These cleansers with Niacinamide, Hyaluronic Acid, and Ceramides clean impurities while improving texture, and they are used every morning and evening, as well as once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 2Hydrating Toner

Hydrating toners are used every morning and once a week in place of the evening routine. Toners with niacinamide and ceramides help minimize pores and blemishes, while formulas with hyaluronic acid and beta-glucan help manage oiliness and hydrate the skin.

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Step 3Moisturizer

Moisturizers with birch sap, glycerin, snail secretion filtrate, and hyaluronic acid help hydrate oily skin without clogging pores, while formulas with niacinamide and yuja extract manage shine and target blemishes. These products are used every morning and every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Evening

Step 1Pre-Cleanser

This makeup remover step is used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine. Cleansers and removers with jojoba seed oil, helianthus annuus seed oil, tocopherol, and centella asiatica extract help clear out oil-based debris and calm blemishes.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with Willow Bark Extract, Asiaticoside, Madecassic Acid, and Vitamin C Palmitate help control oil and clear breakouts for oily acne-prone skin. These cleansers with Niacinamide, Hyaluronic Acid, and Ceramides clean impurities while improving texture, and they are used every morning and evening, as well as once a week in place of the evening routine.

Best cleansers for oily acne-prone skin

Step 3Cleansing Toner

This cleansing toner step is used every evening. Cleansing toners with lactic acid and willow bark extract help manage oiliness and clarify skin, while versions with glycolic and salicylic acid help combat breakouts and clear pores.

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Step 4Serum or Treatment

Serums with niacinamide, peach extract, and hyaluronic acid help control oil and provide lightweight hydration for oily skin. Treatments with salicylic acid, benzoyl peroxide, and centella asiatica extract help target acne, reduce breakouts, and manage blemishes, and they are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 5Moisturizer

Moisturizers with birch sap, glycerin, snail secretion filtrate, and hyaluronic acid help hydrate oily skin without clogging pores, while formulas with niacinamide and yuja extract manage shine and target blemishes. These products are used every morning and every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Best moisturizers and moisturizing serums for oily acne-prone skin

Once a week

Step 1Pre-Cleanser

This makeup remover step is used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine. Cleansers and removers with jojoba seed oil, helianthus annuus seed oil, tocopherol, and centella asiatica extract help clear out oil-based debris and calm blemishes.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with Willow Bark Extract, Asiaticoside, Madecassic Acid, and Vitamin C Palmitate help control oil and clear breakouts for oily acne-prone skin. These cleansers with Niacinamide, Hyaluronic Acid, and Ceramides clean impurities while improving texture, and they are used every morning and evening, as well as once a week in place of the evening routine.

Best cleansers for oily acne-prone skin

Step 3Enzyme Powder

Enzyme powders with salicylic acid and papain help digest dull surface cells to manage oiliness and breakouts, while rice bran and licorice root extract reveal brighter skin. This step is used once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 4Cleansing Mask

This weekly treatment is used once a week in place of the evening routine to deep-draw oil and impurities from your pores. Cleansing masks with salicylic acid and glycolic acid help clear blemishes and manage breakouts, while ingredients like turmeric and sulfur reduce inflammation and refine pores for a clearer complexion.

Step 5Hydrating Toner

Hydrating toners are used every morning and once a week in place of the evening routine. Toners with niacinamide and ceramides help minimize pores and blemishes, while formulas with hyaluronic acid and beta-glucan help manage oiliness and hydrate the skin.

Best toners for oily acne-prone skin

Step 6Serum or Treatment

Serums with niacinamide, peach extract, and hyaluronic acid help control oil and provide lightweight hydration for oily skin. Treatments with salicylic acid, benzoyl peroxide, and centella asiatica extract help target acne, reduce breakouts, and manage blemishes, and they are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Best serums and treatments for oily acne-prone skin

Step 7Moisturizer

Moisturizers with birch sap, glycerin, snail secretion filtrate, and hyaluronic acid help hydrate oily skin without clogging pores, while formulas with niacinamide and yuja extract manage shine and target blemishes. These products are used every morning and every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Best moisturizers and moisturizing serums for oily acne-prone skin

Research behind this routine

Behind this routine

Lovi builds every routine from each product's full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.

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