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Skincare routine for oily skin

Cleansers and toners with niacinamide help control oil and shine, while exfoliating steps with salicylic and glycolic acid clear out pores and blackheads. Serums and treatments with niacinamide and vitamin C help manage blemishes and keep skin smooth.

The morning routine prepares the skin for the day: it cleans off the night, hydrates, and protects, 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. This weekly routine takes the place of the evening routine once a week and adds deeper exfoliation and masks to help manage shine and keep pores clear.

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Products are rated for the concerns frequently associated with oily skin: shine, enlarged pores, blackheads, and blemishes. 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 niacinamide help control oil, while formulas with salicylic acid and willow bark extract target blemishes and oily shine. These cleansers are used every morning and evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 2Hydrating Toner

Hydrating toners and essences with niacinamide help control oily shine and minimize the look of pores, while steps with hyaluronic acid and glycerin boost moisture. This hydrating toner step is used every morning and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

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Step 3Moisturizer

Moisturizers with birch sap juice, glycerin, hyaluronic acid, allantoin, snail secretion filtrate, betaine, panthenol, heartleaf extract, centella asiatica extract, jojoba oil, ceramides, niacinamide, adenosine, yuja extract, glutathione, arbutin, natural moisturizing factors, green tea extract, and squalane help hydrate your oily skin and manage oily shine without clogging pores. This moisturizer step is used every morning and every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

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Step 4SPF

Sunscreens with Cell-Ox Shield, Avobenzone, Homosalate, Octisalate, Helioplex, Hyaluronic Acid, Zinc Oxide, Titanium Dioxide, and other picked ingredients help defend against UV damage while managing oily shine and providing a soft, matte finish for your oily skin. These sunscreens are used every morning as part of your daily routine.

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Evening

Step 1Pre-Cleanser

Makeup removers with camellia seed oil, squalane, and hyaluronic acid help lift away excess oil and makeup while keeping oily skin soft and hydrated. This step is used every evening and once a week in place of the usual evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with niacinamide help control oil, while formulas with salicylic acid and willow bark extract target blemishes and oily shine. These cleansers are used every morning and evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Best cleansers for oily skin

Step 3Cleansing Toner

This step in your PM routine sweeps away residual impurities, and with salicylic and glycolic acid, it helps control oily shine and refine pores. Cleansing toners with aloe vera, ginseng, and rose flower water also help soothe your skin.

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Step 4Serum or Treatment

Serums with niacinamide and zinc PCA help control oily shine, while formulas with propolis and tree extract may calm blemishes and soothe the skin. These treatments are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 5Moisturizer

Moisturizers with birch sap juice, glycerin, hyaluronic acid, allantoin, snail secretion filtrate, betaine, panthenol, heartleaf extract, centella asiatica extract, jojoba oil, ceramides, niacinamide, adenosine, yuja extract, glutathione, arbutin, natural moisturizing factors, green tea extract, and squalane help hydrate your oily skin and manage oily shine without clogging pores. This moisturizer step is used every morning and every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

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Once a week

Step 1Pre-Cleanser

Makeup removers with camellia seed oil, squalane, and hyaluronic acid help lift away excess oil and makeup while keeping oily skin soft and hydrated. This step is used every evening and once a week in place of the usual evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with niacinamide help control oil, while formulas with salicylic acid and willow bark extract target blemishes and oily shine. These cleansers are used every morning and evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Best cleansers for oily skin

Step 3Enzyme Powder

Enzyme powders with papain, pineapple enzymes, rice powder, subtilisin, and lipase help digest dull surface cells to manage oily shine and reveal brighter skin. The enzyme powder step is used once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 4Cleansing Mask

This cleansing mask step is used once a week in place of the evening routine. Cleansing masks with salicylic acid, willow bark extract, enzymes, and clay help deep-draw oil and impurities to control shine and clear pores.

Step 5Hydrating Toner

Hydrating toners and essences with niacinamide help control oily shine and minimize the look of pores, while steps with hyaluronic acid and glycerin boost moisture. This hydrating toner step is used every morning and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Best toners for oily skin

Step 6Serum or Treatment

Serums with niacinamide and zinc PCA help control oily shine, while formulas with propolis and tree extract may calm blemishes and soothe the skin. These treatments are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Best serums and treatments for oily skin

Step 7Moisturizer

Moisturizers with birch sap juice, glycerin, hyaluronic acid, allantoin, snail secretion filtrate, betaine, panthenol, heartleaf extract, centella asiatica extract, jojoba oil, ceramides, niacinamide, adenosine, yuja extract, glutathione, arbutin, natural moisturizing factors, green tea extract, and squalane help hydrate your oily skin and manage oily shine without clogging pores. This moisturizer step is used every morning and every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Best moisturizers and moisturizing serums for oily 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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