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Garnier-focused skincare routine for oily acne-prone skin

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

Cleansers and toners with glycerin, niacinamide, and willow bark extract help control oil and shrink pores. Exfoliating steps, serums, and masks with salicylic acid, glycolic acid, and vitamin C clear out breakouts and fade blemishes.

The morning routine prepares the skin for the day by cleaning off the night, hydrating, and protecting 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 the deeper steps to target shine and breakouts.

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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 ceramides help manage oiliness and support the skin barrier, while formulas with salicylic acid target blemishes and clear pores. 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

The hydrating toner step is used every morning and once a week, in place of the evening routine. Toners and hydrating steps with glycerin and hyaluronic acid help boost moisture, while steps with niacinamide and ceramides help control oil and minimize pores and blemishes.

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Step 3Moisturizer

Moisturizers with birch sap, glycerin, hyaluronic acid, snail secretion filtrate, betaine, panthenol, green tea extract, niacinamide, squalane, adenosine, and allantoin help hydrate your oily skin and keep pores clear without extra shine. Moisturizers with low molecular hyaluronic acid, ceramides, signal peptides, pygmy waterlily, and centella asiatica extract help repair skin, manage blemishes, and minimize pores, and they are used every morning, every evening, and 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 with zinc oxide and niacinamide help control oil and reduce blemishes, while products with ceramides and hyaluronic acid help hydrate and strengthen your skin.

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Evening

Step 1Pre-Cleanser

Makeup removers with jojoba seed oil, centella asiatica extract, and hyaluronic acid help clear out oil and makeup while keeping your oily skin calm and hydrated. This makeup remover step is used every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with niacinamide and ceramides help manage oiliness and support the skin barrier, while formulas with salicylic acid target blemishes and clear pores. This step is used every morning and every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 3Cleansing Toner

In the Lovi routine for this skin the cleansing toner step is used every evening. Cleansing toners with salicylic and glycolic acid help clear breakouts and blemishes, while formulas with witch hazel and aloe vera calm oily skin and tighten enlarged pores.

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Step 4Serum or Treatment

Serums with niacinamide, zinc, and green tea extract help control oil and calm blemishes, while steps with salicylic acid and vitamin C clear out pores and brighten skin. These treatments are used every evening, and once a week in place of the regular evening routine.

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Step 5Moisturizer

Moisturizers with birch sap, glycerin, hyaluronic acid, snail secretion filtrate, betaine, panthenol, green tea extract, niacinamide, squalane, adenosine, and allantoin help hydrate your oily skin and keep pores clear without extra shine. Moisturizers with low molecular hyaluronic acid, ceramides, signal peptides, pygmy waterlily, and centella asiatica extract help repair skin, manage blemishes, and minimize pores, and they are used every morning, 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 jojoba seed oil, centella asiatica extract, and hyaluronic acid help clear out oil and makeup while keeping your oily skin calm and hydrated. This makeup remover step is used every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with niacinamide and ceramides help manage oiliness and support the skin barrier, while formulas with salicylic acid target blemishes and clear pores. This step is used every morning and every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 3Enzyme Powder

Enzyme powders with Rice Bran Extract, Salicylic Acid, Papain, and Licorice Root Extract help manage oiliness and breakouts. They are used once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 4Cleansing Mask

Cleansing masks are used once a week in place of the evening routine. Cleansing masks with Australian Pink Clay and Witch Hazel Bark Extract help deep-draw oil and impurities from your oily skin to refine pores and clarify your complexion.

Step 5Hydrating Toner

The hydrating toner step is used every morning and once a week, in place of the evening routine. Toners and hydrating steps with glycerin and hyaluronic acid help boost moisture, while steps with niacinamide and ceramides help control oil and minimize pores and blemishes.

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Step 6Serum or Treatment

Serums with niacinamide, zinc, and green tea extract help control oil and calm blemishes, while steps with salicylic acid and vitamin C clear out pores and brighten skin. These treatments are used every evening, and once a week in place of the regular evening routine.

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Step 7Moisturizer

Moisturizers with birch sap, glycerin, hyaluronic acid, snail secretion filtrate, betaine, panthenol, green tea extract, niacinamide, squalane, adenosine, and allantoin help hydrate your oily skin and keep pores clear without extra shine. Moisturizers with low molecular hyaluronic acid, ceramides, signal peptides, pygmy waterlily, and centella asiatica extract help repair skin, manage blemishes, and minimize pores, and they are used every morning, every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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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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