Elemis Superfood Glow Priming Moisturiser for acne-prone skin
Saccharomyces Xylinum Black Tea
Glycerin
Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil
Zingiber Officinale Root Extract
Biotin
Average
- HighCombination Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- HighSafety
Works for acne-prone skin; other moisturizers fit it better.
This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with acne-prone skin: breakouts, blackheads, and post-acne marks. For scores and recommendations based on your full skin profile, including your 12D face scan results and any goals or preferences you have, please use the Lovi app.
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Lovi Assistant explains
- Offers moderate moisturizing for your combination skin due to glycerin and caprylic capric triglyceride, which hydrate and enhance barrier resilience, but lacks specialized ingredients to target your acne, blemishes, and breakouts.
- The presence of Saccharomyces Xylinum Black Tea Ferment and Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil provides antioxidant activity and supports barrier repair, which is beneficial for combination skin.
- The product is safe for your skin, with no risks of irritation due to the absence of harsh ingredients and the inclusion of soothing components like Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide.
How to apply
- Use your moisturizer twice a day in your AM and PM routines. Apply it daily to help keep breakouts under control.
- Apply after your cleanser and toner, and make sure to use your SPF right after in the morning.
- Gently spread a small amount of moisturizer over your face using soft motions. Let it absorb into the skin for a minute before getting dressed or applying makeup.
- Apply on slightly damp skin to help lock in extra moisture. This keeps your combination skin balanced without feeling heavy.
- Avoid the eye area and do a patch test before your first use. Stop using if you feel any irritation.
People Say
★4.4Overall rating based on 600+ reviewsThis product is highly regarded for creating a luminous, natural look and serving as an effective, smoothing base for makeup. It is generally well-tolerated by various skin types, though users with very dry skin may require additional hydration, and some have reported challenges with the bottle's design.
Highlights
Natural radiant glow Often Mentioned
- “Gives skin a healthy-looking appearance.”
- “Makes your skin glow.”
- “Provides a beautiful glow.”
- “Imparts a subtle, natural-looking glow.”
Smooth makeup base Often Mentioned
- “Allows for even makeup application.”
- “Perfect base before I apply my primer and makeup.”
- “Sits beautifully under makeup.”
- “Helps to prime makeup.”
Lightweight, silky texture Sometimes Noted
- “Has a lightweight feel on the skin.”
- “Super light weight.”
- “Melts in beautifully.”
- “Feels lightweight without being tacky.”
Difficult packaging Sometimes Noted
- “Nightmare to squeeze when it gets below the halfway point.”
- “Could not get it out of the bottle.”
- “Leaves a lot of waste.”
- “Packaging is awful.”
Insufficient hydration Rarely Noted
- “Not moisturising enough.”
- “Left my skin feeling really dry.”
- “Not very moisturizing.”
Potential for patchiness Rarely Noted
- “Used as a layer on its own it's extremely patchy.”
- “Did not sit well on my skin - looked patchy.”
- “Doesn't blend well.”
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Questions and answers
How well does Elemis Superfood Glow Priming Moisturiser work for acne-prone skin?
This moisturizer is an average fit for your acne-prone skin because it offers moderate hydration with glycerin and caprylic capric triglyceride, but it lacks targeted ingredients for breakouts. To work better for this skin type, a product needs specialized ingredients that address acne and blemishes while keeping skin balanced and calm.
Which ingredients make this moisturizer a good fit for acne-prone skin?
Glycerin, caprylic capric triglyceride, Saccharomyces Xylinum Black Tea Ferment, and camellia sinensis seed oil help hydrate skin and support barrier repair. However, this moisturizer needs targeted ingredients like blemish-clearing actives and soothing extracts to be a great fit for acne-prone skin.
What does Saccharomyces Xylinum do for acne-prone skin?
Saccharomyces Xylinum ferment helps acne-prone skin by providing antioxidant and protective effects against oxidative stress without irritating skin cells. This type of product works best when it also includes ingredients that calm redness and keep pores clear of excess oil.
What does Glycerin do for acne-prone skin?
Glycerin helps keep acne-prone skin hydrated and calm without clogging pores or feeling heavy. It supports the skin barrier so it stays soft and smooth while handling everyday treatments.
The British Journal of Dermatology, 2008International Journal of Toxicology, 2019
Where does this moisturizer go in a skincare routine for acne-prone skin?
This moisturizer goes as the last step of your morning routine and near the end of your evening routine, after any treatment. Because it only provides moderate hydration and lacks ingredients to target breakouts, acne-prone skin also needs products with specialized blemish-fighting ingredients and lightweight hydrators.
Can I use this moisturizer with retinol, and in what order?
You can use this moisturizer with retinol to help keep your skin comfortable and smooth while you treat your breakouts. Apply your retinol treatment first, let it absorb, and then smooth on the moisturizer. This type of skin needs a moisturizer with soothing ingredients like ceramides and targeted acne-fighting ingredients like salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide to truly clear blemishes.
How often should I use this moisturizer?
You can use this moisturizer daily in the morning and evening as part of your routine. It provides moderate hydration and barrier support for your skin, though acne-prone skin works best with products that also feature targeted ingredients for breakouts.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020Health Science Reports, 2021
Can this moisturizer clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for acne-prone skin?
This moisturizer is unlikely to cause breakouts or purging for acne-prone skin because it has a safe formula with soothing ingredients like Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide and lacks harsh irritants. However, since it offers only moderate hydration and lacks specialized ingredients to target blemishes and breakouts, acne-prone skin needs products with targeted blemish-fighting ingredients and oil-balancing components.
Can I use this moisturizer around the eyes or on my body?
You can use this moisturizer on your body, but it is best to avoid the very thin skin around the eyes where skin is most delicate. A product for this area needs targeted ingredients to care for thin skin safely without irritation.
Is this moisturizer fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
It has no drying alcohol and contains fragrance (parfum, linalool, limonene, geraniol, and citronellol). Cetearyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol, which soften the skin.
What the research says
Topical application of an emollient emulsion containing 15.0% caprylic/capric triglyceride doubled the amount of urocanic acid isomers and increased skin hydration with reduced transepidermal water loss in healthy subjects, though it did not prevent ultraviolet-induced urocanic acid isomerization.
Life, 2023A single application of a moisturizing fluid containing hyaluronic acid 1%, glycerin 5%, and Centella asiatica stem cells extract significantly increased skin hydration by 29% and reduced transepidermal water loss at 24 hours compared to baseline and an untreated control site in twenty healthy women.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017Kombucha Yerba Mate ferments after 14 and 21 days of fermentation showed about a 40% inhibition of lipoxygenase, collagenase, and elastase enzymes, long-lasting skin hydration, and increased cell viability on keratinocyte and fibroblast cell lines compared to unfermented extracts.
Scientific Reports, 2021Fermentation of grape stems extract using a Scoby consortium for 10 and 20 days increases phenolic content and antioxidant activity, and when added to model cosmetic creams, improves skin hydration and reduces transepidermal water loss.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2023The emollient V0034CR significantly reduced TEWL compared to vehicle and vehicle plus glycerol, and significantly increased corneometry scores compared to vehicle and vehicle plus petrolatum in healthy volunteers with dry skin, demonstrating combined barrier function improvement from petrolatum and hydration improvement from glycerol.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020Ten days of treatment with a cream containing 20% glycerin significantly increased skin hydration measured by corneometer values in 17 healthy volunteers compared to a placebo cream, but showed no influence on transepidermal water loss or skin sensitivity to an irritating surfactant.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2001Niacinamide/glycerin body moisturizers provided better rapid and prolonged improvement of cosmetic xerosis through functional improvement of stratum corneum barrier function compared to no treatment and conventional moisturizers in female subjects.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2012Tea seed oil makeup remover successfully removed foundation and eyeliner without causing skin irritation in 20 human volunteers, with the 60% formulation showing superior foundation removal compared to other formulations and an olive oil benchmark.
Annales Pharmaceutiques Francaises, 2017Tea seed oil loaded nanostructured lipid carriers prepared with a combination of surfactants (NLC-C) showed significantly greater nontoxicity and hair growth-stimulating effects on human follicle dermal papilla cells compared to intact oil, while improving the sensory and diffusion properties of the hair serum.
Pharmaceutics, 2022A 1-year clinical study on human facial skin demonstrated that Zingiber officinale (L.) Rose extract inhibits the UV-induced decrease in skin elasticity and prevents or improves wrinkle formation around the eye.
Archives of Dermatological Research, 2008Ginger extract transethosomal hydrogel improved skin permeability, sustained drug release, and exhibited significant inhibition of edema swelling along with reduced reactive oxygen species and prostaglandin E2 compared to free ginger extract hydrogel and ketoprofen gel in a rat-paw edema model.
International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2023Topical delivery of ginger extract-loaded nanoemulsions significantly reduced arthritic symptoms, paw edema inhibition by 27.7%, and inflammatory cytokines in RA-induced rats compared to the negative control.
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2023WS Biotin, a novel encapsulated form of D-Biotin with 20-fold greater water solubility than free biotin, enhanced hair-related keratin and hair growth gene expression in cell cultures and reduced melanin content in UVA-exposed epidermal melanocytes.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2024Pharmacological biotin concentrations of 1 microM and 100 microM specifically increased cytokeratins induced upon terminal differentiation in a keratinocyte cell line (Ha-CaT) compared to untreated cells, demonstrating that biotin directly stimulates epidermal cell differentiation.
Schweizer Archiv Fur Tierheilkunde, 1991
Why other moisturizers fit acne-prone skin better
Co-delivery of paeonol and madecassoside via nanoemulsions improved transdermal delivery, promoted barrier repair proteins, inhibited inflammatory cytokine secretion in cellular and 3D models, and reduced transepidermal water loss and acne in human facial skin compared to free components.
Molecules, 2023A panthenol-enriched mask improved skin hydration, regulated sebum, and reduced redness and TEWL across dry sensitive, oily sensitive, and oily acne skin subgroups with excellent tolerance and no adverse reactions.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2024A facial serum containing snail secretion filtrate, Calendula officinalis, and Glycyrrhiza glabra root extract significantly reduced inflammatory acne lesions compared to placebo in 66 participants with mild-to-moderate maskne over 12 weeks.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2022
Ingredients
Water, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Caprylic Capric Triglyceride, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Octyldodecanol, Olus Huile Oil, Caprylyl Glycol, Mica, Propylene Glycol, Cetyl Palmitate, Phenoxyethanol, Polyacrylate-13, Sorbitan Palmitate, Tocopherol, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Parfum, Polyisobutene, Disodium Edta, Xanthan Gum, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Sorbitan Oleate, Saccharomyces Xylinum Black Tea Ferment, Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil, Candida Bombicola Glucose Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment, Polysorbate 20, Sorbitan Isostearate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Tin Oxide, Linalool, Limonene, Lactobacillus, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Geraniol, Hydroxyethyl Ethylcellulose, Citronellol, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Ribes Nigrum Oil Bud, Biotin, Ci 77891 Titanium Dioxide, Ci 77491 Iron Oxides
Behind this fit score
Lovi calculates every fit score from the 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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