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Skincare routine for oily skin

Cleansers and toners with niacinamide help control oil and shine, while exfoliating steps and serums with salicylic acid, glycolic acid, and zinc PCA clear out pores and reduce 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 away from the sun. This weekly routine takes the place of the evening routine once a week to help manage shine, enlarged pores, blackheads, and blemishes.

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Products are rated for the concerns frequently associated with oily skin: shine, enlarged pores, blackheads, and blemishes. 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 help control oil, while steps with salicylic acid clear out pores and blemishes. They are used every morning and every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 2Hydrating Toner

This hydrating toner step is used every morning and once a week, in place of the evening routine. Toners and hydrating steps with hyaluronic acid and niacinamide help control oily shine and minimize the appearance of pores.

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Step 3Moisturizer

Moisturizers with hyaluronic acid and glycerin help provide hydration without clogging pores, while formulas with niacinamide and snail secretion filtrate may help control oily shine. This step is used every morning and every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 4SPF

Sunscreen steps with Cell-Ox Shield, Avobenzone, Homosalate, Octisalate, Ceramides, Hyaluronic Acid, Titanium Dioxide, Madecassoside, Turmeric Root Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Low Molecular Hyaluronic Acid, Allantoin, Panthenol, Zinc Oxide, Niacinamide, and Helioplex defend against UV rays, and while doing so, some may help control your oily shine, maintain moisture balance, or provide soothing effects. In the Lovi routine for this skin the sunscreen step is used every morning.

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Evening

Step 1Pre-Cleanser

Makeup removers with jojoba seed oil and sunflower seed oil help remove oil-based debris and nourish oily skin. These products are used every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with niacinamide help control oil, while steps with salicylic acid clear out pores and blemishes. They are 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 with salicylic and glycolic acid help control oily shine and clear out pores.

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Step 4Serum or Treatment

Treatments and serums with niacinamide and zinc PCA help control excess oil and reduce blemishes. These serums are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 5Moisturizer

Moisturizers with hyaluronic acid and glycerin help provide hydration without clogging pores, while formulas with niacinamide and snail secretion filtrate may help control oily shine. This step is 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 sunflower seed oil help remove oil-based debris and nourish oily skin. These products are used every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with niacinamide help control oil, while steps with salicylic acid clear out pores and blemishes. They are used every morning and every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 3Enzyme Powder

Enzyme powder steps with rice bran extract, salicylic acid, and papain help digest dull surface cells to manage shine and refine texture for your oily skin. This step is used once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 4Cleansing Mask

The cleansing mask step is used once a week in place of the evening routine. Cleansing masks with Kaolin Clay, Niacinamide, and glycerin help clear out oil and impurities from oily skin while keeping it hydrated.

Step 5Hydrating Toner

This hydrating toner step is used every morning and once a week, in place of the evening routine. Toners and hydrating steps with hyaluronic acid and niacinamide help control oily shine and minimize the appearance of pores.

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Step 6Serum or Treatment

Treatments and serums with niacinamide and zinc PCA help control excess oil and reduce blemishes. These serums are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 7Moisturizer

Moisturizers with hyaluronic acid and glycerin help provide hydration without clogging pores, while formulas with niacinamide and snail secretion filtrate may help control oily shine. This step is used every morning and every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Best moisturizers and moisturizing serums for oily 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.

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