Elemis Pro-Collagen Rose Micro Serum for oily acne-prone skin
Rose Extract
Collagen Amino Acids
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Shea Butter
Leuconostoc Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Average
- AverageOily Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- ExcellentSafety
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 your oily skin, as Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil and Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Shea Butter provide emollient action but may not be sufficiently mattifying for your concerns with oiliness.
- While Glycerin and Rose Extract offer hydration and soothing benefits, they are mostly supportive and do not directly address your primary goals of managing acne, blemishes, and breakouts.
- The product is safe for your oily skin due to the absence of harsh ingredients and the inclusion of soothing components like Rose Extract and Collagen Amino Acids.
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
★4.7Overall rating based on 300+ reviewsThis serum is highly praised for its unique, lightweight, bi-phase texture that absorbs quickly to deliver intense, long-lasting hydration. Users frequently report that it effectively plumps the skin, reduces the appearance of fine lines, and imparts a healthy, luminous glow, making it a popular choice for those seeking a spa-like experience at home.
Highlights
Deeply hydrating Mostly Mentioned
- “Skin feels so much more hydrated”
- “drench the skin in hydration”
- “boosts hydration”
Lightweight texture Often Mentioned
- “Very light on the skin”
- “absorbs quickly”
- “not oily”
Pleasant rose scent Often Mentioned
- “Beautiful subtle fragrance”
- “scent is sensational”
- “amazing smell of roses”
Plumping effect Often Mentioned
- “Skin looks more radiant, feels bouncier”
- “instantly plumps”
- “skin feels so much more plump”
High price point Often Mentioned
- “Expensive but a little goes a long way”
- “price point is a con”
- “pretty hefty”
Radiant glow Sometimes Noted
- “Healthy, glowing, glass skin effect”
- “newfound radiance”
- “youthful glow”
Strong fragrance Sometimes Noted
- “Heavily rose scented”
- “can be a deal breaker”
- “not everyone can tolerate”
Limited anti-aging Rarely Noted
- “Not much improvement”
- “does not contain ingredients to reduce lines”
Potential irritation Rarely Noted
- “Got a bit of a rash”
- “irritation potential high”
- “not for sensitive skin”
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Questions and answers
How well does the Elemis Rose Micro Serum work for oily acne-prone skin?
This moisturizing treatment offers moderate suitability for oily skin, as its oils provide moisture but may not control excess shine or directly manage breakouts. A product of this type needs ingredients like Niacinamide and hyaluronic acid to regulate oil production, target blemishes, and hydrate without clogging pores.
Which ingredients make this serum a good fit for oily acne-prone skin?
Glycerin and rose extract make this serum a good fit for your oily acne-prone skin by offering hydration and soothing benefits. To work best for this skin type, a moisturizing treatment needs ingredients like niacinamide and hyaluronic acid to target breakouts and regulate oil without clogging pores.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017Molecules, 2020
What does Rose Extract do for oily acne-prone skin?
Rose extract helps calm oily, acne-prone skin by fighting the bacteria that cause breakouts and soothing stress-related inflammation. It also helps reduce excess oil production and keeps the skin balanced, clear, and smooth.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2019Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 2023
What do Collagen Amino Acids do for oily acne-prone skin?
Collagen Amino Acids help keep oily acne-prone skin calm by reducing redness and soothing the skin. This ingredient supports skin healing and cell renewal, which is beneficial for skin dealing with breakouts. A product of this type for oily acne-prone skin needs lightweight, non-greasy hydrators like hyaluronic acid and soothing agents like niacinamide to keep pores clear and skin balanced.
Where does this serum go in a skincare routine for oily acne-prone skin?
This serum goes in the evening routine after cleansing and before moisturizing, though oily acne-prone skin needs a product of this type that also includes oil-absorbing and breakout-fighting ingredients.
Can I use this serum with retinol, and in what order?
You can use this serum with retinol by applying the serum first to hydrate and calm your skin, followed by your retinol product. This product works safely on your oily skin because it avoids harsh ingredients, but because it contains heavy oils and butter, an oily and acne-prone skin type needs a lighter, mattifying treatment with ingredients like salicylic acid or niacinamide to help clear breakouts.
How often should I use this serum?
You can use this treatment in your evening routine, as treatments with active ingredients are placed at night for simplicity and extra safety around sun exposure. If your skin tolerates it well and you see good results, you may also use it in the morning or twice a day.
Can this serum clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for oily acne-prone skin?
This serum is unlikely to cause harsh irritation or breakouts, but it may not keep oily skin as matte as you need because it includes richer moisturizing oils and butters. Oily acne-prone skin generally needs lightweight, oil-balancing ingredients and blemish-clearing components rather than heavy softening agents.
Can I use this serum around the eyes or on my body?
You can use this moisturizing treatment around your eyes and on your body, as its safe formula is unlikely to irritate thinner areas like the eyelids or thicker areas on the body. However, because skin is very thin around the eyes and varies in thickness across the body, rich oils and butters like Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil and shea butter may feel heavy depending on the area you apply it to.
Is this serum fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
It has no drying alcohol and contains fragrance (parfum, benzyl salicylate, citronellol, and geraniol).
What the research says
A 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, 2017Treatment with a rose extract activated newly identified skin olfactory receptors and prevented epinephrine-induced skin stress responses in epidermal keratinocytes and human skin explants, while clinically decreasing the appearance of under-eye dark circles in stressed women.
Molecules, 2020Collagen peptides induced cell proliferation and pro-collagen-1α expression, increased TGF-β and VEGF, and suppressed the LPS-induced inflammatory response in human skin fibroblasts and keratinocytes.
Nutrients, 2022Rose petal extract improves stratum corneum moisture levels in humans by upregulating HAS2 expression via the GLK-MAP2K-MAPK signaling pathway.
BioFactors, 2023Rosa gallica petal extract (RPE) exerts skin whitening by attenuating tyrosinase activity and melanin accumulation and exhibits anti-wrinkle activity by suppressing MMP-1 levels in human cells.
Journal of Medicinal Food, 2020Damask rose stem-cell-derived exosome therapy improved scar appearance, skin elasticity, hydration, and tissue quality across four patients with diverse dermatological conditions compared to pretreatment status.
Pharmaceutics, 2025A 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
A Tris/Arg-formulated cleanser significantly decreased noninflammatory and inflammatory acne and pore size with keratotic plugs compared to an AEC/AC cleanser in male Thai subjects with mild to moderate acne over 4 weeks.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020A peel-off facial mask containing myoinositol and trehalose-loaded liposomes improved adult female acne by decreasing lesion counts, sebum production, GAGS scores, and local androgen levels while increasing beclin-1 levels.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2017A 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, 2024
Ingredients
Glycerin, Propanediol, Caprylic Capric Triglyceride, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Isononyl Isononanoate, Pentylene Glycol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Shea Butter, Castor Ipdi Copolymer Oil, Butylene Glycol, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Carbomer, Chlorphenesin, Parfum, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Rose Extract, Padina Pavonica Thallus Extract, Sodium Hydroxide, Mica, Phenethyl Alcohol, Ci 77891 Titanium Dioxide, Sodium Carrageenan, Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract, Ci 77491 Iron Oxides, Collagen Amino Acids, Leuconostoc Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Caesalpinia Sappan Bark Extract, Tocopherol, Tin Oxide, Benzyl Salicylate, Citronellol, Geraniol
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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