Pyunkang Yul Moisture Cream for oily acne-prone skin
Coptis Japonica Root Extract
Jojoba Seed Oil
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Shea Butter
Butylene Glycol
Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
Average
- AverageOily Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- HighSafety
Works for oily acne-prone skin; other moisturizers fit it better.
This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with oily acne-prone skin: shine, breakouts, blemishes, and enlarged pores. 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 suitability for oily skin as Jojoba Seed Oil and Shea Butter provide emollient action to hydrate and enhance barrier resilience, though they may not be sufficient for optimal oil control.
- While the product offers general skincare benefits like hydration, it lacks targeted ingredients such as salicylic acid or niacinamide to effectively address your acne, blemishes, and breakouts.
- The safety profile is excellent, with no risks of irritation for your oily skin due to the absence of prohibited or harsh ingredients.
How to apply
- Use this AM and PM routine every day to help clear your skin. Always remember to finish with SPF in the morning.
- Apply the moisturizer after your cleanser and toner, right before your SPF during the day.
- Gently press a small amount into your skin and avoid rubbing to keep pores clear.
- Apply on clean, slightly damp skin to help the product absorb better and control oil.
- Avoid the sensitive eye area and do a simple patch test before your first use.
People Say
★4.6Overall rating based on 2.6k+ reviewsThis fragrance-free moisturizer is praised as a gentle, lightweight option ideal for sensitive, oily, and acne-prone skin due to its non-greasy finish and cooling effect. While it effectively balances oil and moisture for most users, those with very dry skin or living in harsh winter climates often find it insufficiently hydrating on its own, requiring layering with other products. This summary is based on a very large amount of data and should definitely be taken into account.
Highlights
Gentle & fragrance-free Mostly Mentioned
- “Perfect for sensitive skin”
- “no fragrance or nasties”
- “doesn't sting or irritate”
Lightweight & fast Mostly Mentioned
- “Absorbs quickly into the skin”
- “lightweight and non-greasy”
- “sinks in immediately”
Non-sticky finish Often Mentioned
- “Leaves a soft matte finish”
- “no sticky feeling left behind”
- “doesn't feel occlusive”
Insufficient for dry Often Mentioned
- “Not enough for dry patches”
- “skin felt tight after a few hours”
- “need to layer it with oil”
Good value Sometimes Noted
- “A little goes a long way”
- “huge package for the price”
- “tub lasts a good long while”
Soothing & calming Sometimes Noted
- “Cools and soothes sensitive skin”
- “helped soothe some skin issues”
- “calms inflammation”
Packaging issues Sometimes Noted
- “Jar is too tall”
- “fingers go inside the jar”
- “spatula is annoying to use”
Caused breakouts Rarely Noted
- “Caused minor breakouts”
- “clogged my pores”
- “gave me whiteheads”
Odd natural scent Rarely Noted
- “Smells like glue”
- “scent like flour”
- “generic unscented product smell”
Texture issues Rarely Noted
- “Felt a little thick”
- “sat on top of my skin”
- “takes a bit of massaging to absorb”
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Questions and answers
How well does Pyunkang Yul Moisture Cream work for oily acne-prone skin?
Pyunkang Yul Moisture Cream works as an average fit for oily acne-prone skin because it provides gentle hydration and barrier support, though it lacks targeted blemish-fighting ingredients like salicylic acid or niacinamide. Jojoba seed oil and shea butter help soften the skin without causing irritation, but this type of skin needs lightweight, oil-balancing formulas with acne-fighting actives and soothing extracts.
Forschende Komplementarmedizin, 2012Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2024
Which ingredients make this cream a good fit for oily acne-prone skin?
Jojoba seed oil and shea butter make this cream a moderate fit for oily skin by providing hydration and helping strengthen the skin barrier, though it lacks targeted ingredients for breakouts. To fit oily acne-prone skin well, a moisturizer of this type needs powerful hydrating and repairing ingredients, soothing extracts, brightening agents, and acne-fighting ingredients like salicylic acid or niacinamide without adding excess oil.
Forschende Komplementarmedizin, 2012Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2024
What does Coptis Japonica Root Extract do for oily acne-prone skin?
Coptis Japonica Root Extract helps calm oily, acne-prone skin and keeps it feeling balanced. It is unlikely to cause irritation when used in your daily routine.
What does Jojoba Seed Oil do for oily acne-prone skin?
Jojoba seed oil helps calm oily, acne-prone skin and may reduce blemishes when used regularly as part of your routine. Studies show it helps lower skin inflammation and supports a clear, balanced complexion.
Forschende Komplementarmedizin, 2012Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2024
Where does it go in a skincare routine for oily acne-prone skin?
This moisturizer goes near the end of your morning and evening routines, right before sunscreen in the morning and after your treatment step at night. It provides gentle hydration without causing irritation, though oily skin like yours works best with a product that also includes oil-controlling ingredients and targeted acne fighters like salicylic acid or niacinamide.
Can I use it with retinol, and in what order?
You can use this moisturizer with retinol to keep your skin soft and comfortable while you treat breakouts. Apply your retinol first, let it sink in, and then smooth on this moisturizer to help calm any dryness or irritation.
How often should I use this cream?
You can use this cream twice daily as part of your morning and evening routine. Daily application helps keep your skin hydrated and supports barrier resilience, though oily skin types also need targeted ingredients like salicylic acid or niacinamide to manage breakouts.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020Health Science Reports, 2021
Can it clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for oily acne-prone skin?
This moisturizer is unlikely to irritate oily acne-prone skin, but it may not help control oil or prevent breakouts well enough on its own. Oily acne-prone skin needs lightweight hydration and targeted blemish-fighting ingredients like salicylic acid or niacinamide.
Forschende Komplementarmedizin, 2012Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2024
Can I use it around the eyes or on my body?
You can use this moisturizer around your eyes and on your body because its safe ingredients are unlikely to irritate the thin skin there. A product for this skin needs soothing hydrators and gentle nourishing oils to keep it soft without heavy feeling.
Is this cream fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
Yes, it has no fragrance and no drying alcohol. Cetearyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol, which soften the skin.
What the research says
Clay jojoba oil facial masks reduced total skin lesions by a mean of 54% after 6 weeks in 133 participants with acne-prone, lesioned skin and mild acne compared to baseline.
Forschende Komplementarmedizin, 2012Topical application of jojoba wax reduced LPS-induced secretion of IL-6, IL-8, and TNFα by approximately 30% and increased the synthesis of pro-collagen III and hyaluronic acid compared to untreated skin in an ex-vivo human skin organ culture model.
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2024Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose hydrogel formulations of berberine chloride-loaded escinosomes increased skin residence time and transdermal permeability while maintaining high safety and biocompatibility without skin irritation.
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2020Topical steroid withdrawal is driven by excess mitochondrial NAD+ metabolism that can be successfully targeted using complex I-inhibiting interventions such as metformin and berberine.
The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2025Topical steroid withdrawal presents as a distinct dermatopathology characterized by burning, flushing, thermodysregulation, and elevated mitochondrial NAD+ oxidation, which can be improved by targeting complex I with metformin or berberine.
MedRxiv, 2024A carboxymethyl cellulose-based hydrogel film loaded with berberine reduced keratinocyte hyperproliferation by 25% and controlled oxidative stress and inflammation markers in vitro.
Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022Topical jojoba oil application in male mice decreased exercise-induced pro-inflammatory gene expression (Il-1b and Il-6 in soleus, Il-1b in gastrocnemius) compared to untreated exercised mice.
Biomolecules, 2025Nanolipidgel formulations with argan or jojoba oil and humectants demonstrate good sensory attributes, instrumental properties, and moisturizing efficacy for cosmetic application.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2014A combination cream of stimu-tex AS and saccharide isomerate reduced erythema, increased skin capacitance, and reduced transepidermal water loss compared to placebo in 20 subjects after fractional CO2 laser procedure without causing serious adverse events.
Lasers in Medical Science, 2025A skin barrier restoring cream with shea butter, silkflo, and vitamin E increased type I procollagen synthesis, enhanced antioxidant enzyme activity, decreased reactive oxygen species generation, and promoted hyaluronic acid production in H2O2-stimulated human keratinocyte cells compared to untreated cells.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2025
Why other moisturizers fit oily 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
Coptis Japonica Root Extract, Butylene Glycol, Jojoba Seed Oil, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate Dicaprate, Isohexadecane, 1,2-Hexanediol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Shea Butter, Sodium Acrylate Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Polysorbate 80, Glyceryl Caprylate
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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