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Skincare routine for acne-prone skin

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Cleansing toners and masks with salicylic and glycolic acid clear out pores and help control breakouts, while serums and moisturizers with niacinamide and vitamin C help fade post-acne marks and calm the skin.

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 away from the sun. The weekly routine takes the place of the evening routine once a week to add deeper steps that target breakouts, blackheads, and post-acne marks.

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Products are rated for the concerns frequently associated with acne-prone skin: breakouts, blackheads, and post-acne marks. 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 Matcha Green Tea, Centella Asiatica Extract, and Niacinamide help manage acne and blemishes, while formulas with Salicylic Acid deep clear pores. This cleansing 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 serums with hyaluronic acid and glycerin help keep your skin soft and smooth while reducing breakouts and blackheads. These hydrating steps are used every morning and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

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Step 3Moisturizer

Moisturizers with ceramides and niacinamide help calm breakouts and restore the skin barrier, while formulas with hyaluronic acid and glycerin keep acne-prone skin soft and hydrated. These products are used every morning and every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 4SPF

In the Lovi routine for this skin the sunscreen step is used every morning. Sunscreens with zinc oxide and titanium dioxide defend against UV rays, while formulas with niacinamide and centella asiatica extract help calm breakouts and post-acne marks.

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Evening

Step 1Pre-Cleanser

Makeup removers with jojoba seed oil and centella asiatica extract help remove oil-based debris and soothe breakouts on acne-prone skin, while formulas with hyaluronic acid and beeswax provide hydration. This step is used every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with Matcha Green Tea, Centella Asiatica Extract, and Niacinamide help manage acne and blemishes, while formulas with Salicylic Acid deep clear pores. This cleansing 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

This cleansing toner step is used every evening to sweep away residual impurities. Cleansing toners and exfoliating steps with lactic acid, glycolic acid, and salicylic acid help clear breakouts, unclog blackheads, and fade post-acne marks.

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Step 4Serum or Treatment

Serums with niacinamide, zinc PCA, and salicylic acid help reduce breakouts, blackheads, and oil production. These treatments are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 5Moisturizer

Moisturizers with ceramides and niacinamide help calm breakouts and restore the skin barrier, while formulas with hyaluronic acid and glycerin keep acne-prone skin soft and hydrated. These products are 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 jojoba seed oil and centella asiatica extract help remove oil-based debris and soothe breakouts on acne-prone skin, while formulas with hyaluronic acid and beeswax provide hydration. This step is used every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with Matcha Green Tea, Centella Asiatica Extract, and Niacinamide help manage acne and blemishes, while formulas with Salicylic Acid deep clear pores. This cleansing 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

This step in your routine is used once a week, in place of the evening routine. Cleansing and exfoliating steps with salicylic acid and papain help digest dull surface cells and clear out breakouts, while formulas with rice bran and licorice root extract may help reveal smoother and brighter skin.

Step 4Cleansing Mask

Cleansing masks with Rose Clay, Glycerin, Lavender Oil, and Grapefruit Peel Oil help deep-draw oil and impurities while preventing breakouts and maintaining moisture for acne-prone skin. These masks are used once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 5Hydrating Toner

Hydrating toners and serums with hyaluronic acid and glycerin help keep your skin soft and smooth while reducing breakouts and blackheads. These hydrating steps are used every morning and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

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Step 6Serum or Treatment

Serums with niacinamide, zinc PCA, and salicylic acid help reduce breakouts, blackheads, and oil production. These treatments are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 7Moisturizer

Moisturizers with ceramides and niacinamide help calm breakouts and restore the skin barrier, while formulas with hyaluronic acid and glycerin keep acne-prone skin soft and hydrated. These products are used every morning and 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.

  • 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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