NIVEA Express Hydration for combination skin
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A poor match for combination skin; the products alongside fit it better.
This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with combination skin: an oily T-zone, enlarged pores, and dry cheeks. 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, as glycerin and glyceryl glucoside hydrate and enhance barrier resilience, but lacks specialized ingredients to control oily shine.
- The formula provides general skincare benefits and is safe for your combination skin due to the absence of harsh ingredients.
Questions and answers
Why does Lovi advise caution with NIVEA Express Hydration body lotion for combination skin?
This body lotion provides moderate moisture for combination skin with glycerin and glyceryl glucoside, but it lacks specialized ingredients to control oily shine. A product for this skin needs brightening and moisturizing ingredients, soothing agents, antioxidants, and multiple peptides to reduce oily shine while keeping the skin balanced.
Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2012Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017
Which ingredients make this body lotion a poor fit for combination skin?
This body lotion is a poor fit for combination skin because it lacks specialized ingredients to control oily shine. To work well for this skin type, a product of this type needs brightening ingredients, soothing agents, antioxidants, peptides, and natural moisturizing factors.
Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2012Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017
What does Water do for combination skin?
Water helps keep combination skin hydrated, though a product of this type needs additional barrier-protecting ingredients like ceramides or petrolatum to lock in that moisture and support overall skin health.
What does Glycerin do for combination skin?
Glycerin helps keep combination skin soft and smooth by pulling moisture in and keeping it there. It improves hydration and supports your skin barrier, which is unlikely to cause irritation.
The British Journal of Dermatology, 2008Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017
Where does it go in a skincare routine for combination skin?
This body lotion goes in your morning or evening routine as your moisturizer step, though it lacks the specialized ingredients to control oily shine that combination skin needs.
The Journal of Dermatological Treatment, 2022Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2012
Can I use this body lotion with retinol, and in what order?
You can use this body lotion with retinol by applying the lotion after your retinol has fully absorbed, which helps keep your skin soft while minimizing irritation. Combination skin also needs lightweight, oil-controlling ingredients to manage shine.
How often should I use it?
You may use this body lotion daily, but because it lacks ingredients to control oily shine, combination skin needs lightweight hydrators and oil-balancing ingredients instead.
The Journal of Dermatological Treatment, 2022Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2012
Can this body lotion clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for combination skin?
This body lotion is unlikely to cause breakouts or purging for combination skin because it is free of harsh ingredients, though it lacks specialized ingredients to control oily shine. Combination skin needs lightweight ingredients that hydrate without feeling heavy and oil-controlling ingredients to balance the skin.
Is it fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
It has no drying alcohol and contains fragrance (limonene, linalool, citronellol, benzyl alcohol, and parfum). Cetearyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol, which soften the skin.
What the research says
Topical application of glyceryl glucoside significantly increased AQP3 mRNA levels and reduced transepidermal water loss compared with vehicle-controlled areas in volunteer subjects.
Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2012A 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, 2017Topical oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions containing glyceryl glucoside, natural moisturizing factors, and ceramide significantly improved skin hydration and barrier function while reducing visible dryness and tactile roughness in subjects with very dry skin compared to untreated sites and vehicles.
The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology, 2012The 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, 2012Repeated application of concentrated water-in-oil emulsions over four weeks caused no skin irritation, positively affected skin properties, and delivered almost 50% of the applied fluorescein sodium, with isopropyl myristate showing superior penetration performance compared to liquid paraffin in healthy volunteers.
International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2019
Ingredients
Water, Glycerin, Paraffinum Liquidum, Cetearyl Alcohol, Isopropyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Glucoside, Sodium Carbomer, Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate, Phenoxyethanol, Limonene, Linalool, Citronellol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Benzyl Alcohol, Parfum
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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