Illiyoon Ceramide Ato Concentrate Cream for oily acne-prone skin
Ceramides
Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Cholesterol
Perilla Ocymoides Seed Extract- Hydroxypropyl Bispalmitamide Mea
Average
- AverageOily Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- Low RiskSafety
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 ingredients like Cetyl Ethylhexanoate and Dimethiconol provide emollient action, but it lacks sufficient oil-controlling benefits for your primary concerns of acne, blemishes, and breakouts.
- While the formulation provides excellent moisturizing and barrier resilience with ceramides and phytosphingosine, it does not contain specialized ingredients like salicylic acid or niacinamide to effectively target your acne and oiliness.
- The product is generally safe for your oily skin, though ingredients such as ceramide NP and phytosphingosine carry a slight risk of irritation.
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 1.2k+ reviewsUsers appreciate its non-sticky, matte finish and excellent value. Some users with acne-prone skin have experienced breakouts, and there are moderate reports of changes in texture and consistency due to reformulation. A low number of users found the ceramide capsules gritty or experienced issues with the pump packaging.
Highlights
Barrier repair Mostly Mentioned
- “calmed my breakout and swelling”
- “healed allergic flare-up in 5 days”
- “swelling around pores died down”
Excellent value Often Mentioned
- “huge 500ml tub”
- “cost effective for face and body”
- “lasts forever”
Gentle for sensitive skin Often Mentioned
- “no irritation on sensitive skin”
- “safe for the whole family”
Non-greasy finish Often Mentioned
- “absorbs without greasy shine”
- “dries matte-ish/natural”
- “doesn't leave face oily next morning”
Acne breakouts Sometimes Noted
- “caused deep under-skin pimples”
- “gave me CCs (closed comedones)”
- “too heavy for oily skin”
Reformulation changes Sometimes Noted
- “new formula feels greasy”
- “less occlusive than before”
- “miss the old thick texture”
Gritty texture Rarely Noted
- “feels like tiny pebbles”
- “gritty particles”
- “scratchy if not rubbed in”
Packaging issues Rarely Noted
- “hard to get last bit out”
- “pump stops working near end”
- “have to cut tube open”
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Questions and answers
How well does Illiyoon Ceramide Ato Concentrate Cream work for oily acne-prone skin?
This cream works moderately well for oily acne-prone skin, providing great moisture and barrier strength with ceramides and cholesterol, but it lacks oil-controlling benefits for breakouts. A moisturizer for this skin needs powerful hydrating and repairing ingredients that clear acne and blemishes without heavy oils or irritation risks.
Which ingredients make this cream a good fit for oily acne-prone skin?
Ceramides, cholesterol, and phytosphingosine help strengthen your skin barrier, though this cream is only an average fit because it lacks oil-controlling ingredients like salicylic acid or niacinamide. Oily, acne-prone skin needs lightweight hydration and ingredients that target breakouts without clogging pores or adding excess oil.
What do Ceramides do for oily acne-prone skin?
Ceramides help restore the protective barrier of oily, acne-prone skin, which often lacks these vital lipids and suffers from moisture loss and irritation. Using products with ceramides supports skin hydration, calms redness, and improves overall texture while managing breakouts.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2026Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2023
What does Ginseng Root Extract do for oily acne-prone skin?
Ginseng root extract helps calm oily, acne-prone skin by reducing redness and oxidized sebum while improving breakouts over a period of four weeks. It is also unlikely to clog pores and may help keep the skin looking smooth as it ages.
Phytotherapy Research, 2019Journal of Ginseng Research, 2017
Where does this cream go in a skincare routine for oily acne-prone skin?
This cream goes toward the end of your morning and evening routines as your moisturizer. Because it lacks oil-controlling benefits for breakouts, oily acne-prone skin needs a product of this type that also includes ingredients like salicylic acid or niacinamide to help manage oil and blemishes.
Can I use this cream with retinol, and in what order?
Yes, you can use this cream with retinol by applying the retinol first and following it with the moisturizer. This cream helps keep your skin soft and strengthens your skin barrier while you use retinol, though a product of this type for oily acne-prone skin needs oil-controlling ingredients like salicylic acid or niacinamide.
How often should I use this cream?
You can use this moisturizing cream daily in your morning and evening routines to help keep your skin soft and comfortable. This type of moisturizer for oily acne-prone skin needs specialized ingredients like salicylic acid or niacinamide to effectively target acne and oiliness.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020Health Science Reports, 2021
Can this cream clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for oily acne-prone skin?
This cream may cause acne breakouts for oily acne-prone skin because it lacks oil-controlling benefits and contains ingredients like phytosphingosine that carry a slight risk of irritation. A product of this type needs oil-controlling ingredients like salicylic acid or niacinamide to effectively target acne, blemishes, and breakouts.
Can I use this cream around the eyes or on my body?
You can use this moisturizer around the eyes and on the body because it provides good skin tolerance and barrier support, though oily acne-prone skin needs a product of this type to include ingredients like salicylic acid or niacinamide and oil-controlling benefits.
Is this cream fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
Yes, it has no fragrance and no drying alcohol. Behenyl alcohol and arachidyl alcohol are fatty alcohols, which soften the skin.
What the research says
Enzyme-modified ginseng extract cream significantly reduced the global photo-damage score and various roughness measures including total roughness, smoothness depth, and arithmetic roughness average compared to placebo in 23 human subjects.
Rejuvenation Research, 2015A red ginseng hydrogel formulation with 1,2-hexanediol promoted selective growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis and decreased Cutibacterium acnes in 20 female subjects.
Journal of Ginseng Research, 2022A 1% fermented black ginseng cream significantly reduced eye wrinkles and brightened skin color in twenty-three human subjects compared to control cream and baseline.
Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part A, 2020Botulinum toxin-A encapsulated in phosphatidylcholine/cholesterol nanoliposomes delivered transdermally achieved a diffusion depth of 380 μm and showed a nonsignificant advantage in relieving post-acne scarring compared to hyaluronic acid hydrogel treatment in 12 facial patients.
Journal of Materials Science. Materials in Medicine, 2024Topical application of cholesterol sulfate increases stratum corneum thickness and inhibits protease-induced cell dissociation by competitively inhibiting serine proteases in mice and human stratum corneum.
The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 1998Topical lovastatin treatment impairs the recovery of cutaneous permeability barrier function and stratum corneum cholesterol levels after acetone disruption in mice, an effect normalized by simultaneous treatment with mevalonate or cholesterol.
The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 1990Topical application of a cream containing the NHE1 activator rosmarinic acid decreased skin surface pH and transepidermal water loss while increasing skin hydration in 50-60-year-old adult females compared to vehicle cream and no treatment.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022Emulgels containing Perilla frutescens seed oil, Moringa oleifera seed oil, and mixed seed oil microemulsions exhibit good stability, lack of cytotoxicity in PBMC, and no skin irritation or allergic reactions in human subjects.
Polymers, 2022Incorporating rosmarinic acid into sunscreens enhanced the in vivo SPF of octocrylene by over 157% and reduced lipid peroxidation in the human stratum corneum.
Antioxidants, 2025
Why other moisturizers fit oily acne-prone skin better
- Phytosphingosine in this moisturizer
Topical cholesterol decreased dermal inflammation and MMP-1, IL-6, and IL-1ß mRNA expression in tape-stripped human skin exposed to UV, whereas linoleic acid and N-oleoyl-phytosphingosine increased markers of UV damage.
Journal of Dermatological Science, 2012 A 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, 2024Co-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, 2023
Ingredients
Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Behenyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Alcohol, C14-22 Alcohols, Cyclohexasiloxane, Hydroxypropyl Bispalmitamide Mea, Arachidyl Glucoside, C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside, Polyacrylate-13, Dimethiconol, Mannitol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Polyisobutene, Panax Ginseng Water Root, Ethylhexylglycerin, Acrylates Ammonium Methacrylate Copolymer, Polysorbate 20, Sorbitan Isostearate, Myristic Acid, Arachidic Acid, Bupleurum Falcatum Root Extract, Angelica Acutiloba Root Extract, Ophiopogon Japonicus Root Extract, Glucose, Cholesterol, Silica, Perilla Ocymoides Seed Extract, Tocopherol, Ceramide Np, Phytosphingosine, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Canola Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract Rosemary Leaf Extract
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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