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MARY & MAY-focused skincare routine for oily acne-prone skin

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

Cleansers and toners with glycerin and niacinamide help control oil and shrink enlarged pores. Exfoliating steps and masks with salicylic acid and glycolic acid clear out breakouts and blemishes.

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. The weekly routine takes the place of the evening routine once a week to add deeper steps that manage 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 niacinamide and salicylic acid help manage oil and clear out pores for oily acne-prone skin. This step is used every morning and every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 2Hydrating Toner

Hydrating toners and essences with niacinamide and glycerin help control oil and soothe blemishes, while hydrating steps with hyaluronic acid and beta-glucan keep oily skin balanced. The 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, glycerin, and hyaluronic acid help provide lightweight hydration without clogging pores, while options with niacinamide and green tea extract help manage blemishes and control shine. These products are used every morning and every evening, and also once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 4SPF

In the Lovi routine for oily acne-prone skin the sunscreen step is used every morning. Sunscreens and protective steps with niacinamide and zinc oxide help calm inflammation and reduce oiliness, while moisturizing and protective steps with hyaluronic acid and centella asiatica extract help hydrate and soothe breakouts without clogging pores.

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Evening

Step 1Pre-Cleanser

Makeup removers with hyaluronic acid and beeswax help remove oil-based debris and provide hydration for your oily skin. This step is used every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with niacinamide and salicylic acid help manage oil and clear out pores for oily acne-prone skin. This step is used every morning and every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Best cleansers for oily acne-prone skin

Step 4Serum or Treatment

Serums and ampoules with niacinamide, benzoyl peroxide, and peach extract help control oil and manage breakouts. These treatments are used in the evening for simplicity and extra safety around sun exposure.

Best serums and treatments for oily acne-prone skin

Step 5Moisturizer

Moisturizers with birch sap, glycerin, and hyaluronic acid help provide lightweight hydration without clogging pores, while options with niacinamide and green tea extract help manage blemishes and control shine. These products are used every morning and every evening, and also 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

Makeup removers with hyaluronic acid and beeswax help remove oil-based debris and provide hydration for your oily skin. This step is used every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with niacinamide and salicylic acid help manage oil and clear out pores for oily acne-prone skin. This step is used every morning and every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Best cleansers for oily acne-prone skin

Step 3Enzyme Powder

This routine step is used once a week in place of the evening routine. Exfoliating steps with salicylic acid and papain help manage oiliness and breakouts, while rice bran extract and licorice root extract help reveal brighter skin.

Step 4Cleansing Mask

Mask steps with salicylic acid, tea tree leaf oil, green tea extract, and jojoba esters deep-draw oil and impurities to purify oily skin and help clear blemishes. This cleansing mask step is used once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 5Hydrating Toner

Hydrating toners and essences with niacinamide and glycerin help control oil and soothe blemishes, while hydrating steps with hyaluronic acid and beta-glucan keep oily skin balanced. The hydrating toner step is used every morning and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Best toners for oily acne-prone skin

Step 6Serum or Treatment

Serums and ampoules with niacinamide, benzoyl peroxide, and peach extract help control oil and manage breakouts. These treatments are used in the evening for simplicity and extra safety around sun exposure.

Best serums and treatments for oily acne-prone skin

Step 7Moisturizer

Moisturizers with birch sap, glycerin, and hyaluronic acid help provide lightweight hydration without clogging pores, while options with niacinamide and green tea extract help manage blemishes and control shine. These products are used every morning and every evening, and also 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.

  • Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Co-founder, Medical Director

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer

  • Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Co-founder, CEO and CTO

    PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex

  • Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc

    Medical Board

    Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine

  • Aishani Shah, MD

    Aishani Shah, MD

    Medical Board

    Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD

  • Asya Zubkova, MS

    Asya Zubkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member

  • Hanna Kurets, MD

    Hanna Kurets, MD

    Medical Board, Medical Advisor

    Dermatology MD

  • Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Medical Board

    Dermatology and diagnostic consultant

  • Victoria Derkova, MS

    Victoria Derkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist

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