Carpe Exfoliating Underarm Scrub for oily skin
Salicylic Acid
Lactic Acid
Aloe Barbadensis
Oil Tree
Vitamin EAverage
- HighOily Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- HighSafety
Works for oily skin; other products fit it better.
This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with oily skin: shine, enlarged pores, blackheads, and blemishes. 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 exfoliation for your oily skin due to lactic acid and pumice, which help smooth the skin's surface and manage oiliness. Witch hazel further supports seboregulation, aligning with your primary goal of reducing oily shine.
- The formula provides general cleansing benefits suitable for oily skin, with ingredients like Sodium Laureth Sulfate and Acrylates Copolymer effectively removing impurities.
- The product is safe for your oily skin, as it lacks harsh ingredients and poses no significant irritation risks.
Questions and answers
How well does Carpe Exfoliating Underarm Scrub work for oily skin?
Carpe Exfoliating Underarm Scrub works moderately well for oily skin by offering surface smoothing and oil management through lactic acid and pumice. While it cleanses and lacks harsh irritation risks, body scrubs for oily skin fit it better when they include pore-refining and clarifying ingredients like BHA, blue tansy, or salicylic acid.
Which ingredients make this scrub a good fit for oily skin?
Salicylic Acid, Lactic Acid, and pumice help smooth the skin's surface and manage oiliness, while witch hazel supports seboregulation to help reduce oily shine. Body scrubs that fit oily skin better need ingredients like BHA, blue tansy, willow BHA, or other pore-refining and clarifying properties.
What does Salicylic Acid do for oily skin?
Salicylic acid helps oily skin by reducing excess oil and keeping pores clear. It may also improve overall skin hydration while managing breakouts.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2025Experimental Dermatology, 2019
What does Lactic Acid do for oily skin?
Lactic acid helps manage oily skin by significantly reducing oil production and pore size while improving moisture levels. It supports a clearer and smoother look through gentle surface renewal.
Where does it go in a skincare routine for oily skin?
This body scrub goes into a weekly routine as an exfoliating step, which Lovi recommends starting once a week. Because this is an average fit for oily skin, this skin type needs gentle chemical exfoliants like lactic acid or salicylic acid combined with oil-controlling ingredients to smooth the surface and manage shine without irritation.
Can I use this scrub with retinol, and in what order?
You can use this scrub on separate days from retinol to avoid irritation, as combining strong exfoliants with retinol is too harsh for oily skin. A product for this skin needs gentle exfoliating acids and oil-balancing ingredients that clear impurities without stripping the moisture barrier.
How often should I use it?
Start using this scrub once a week, and if your skin tolerates it well and you see good results, you can carefully use it more often. Oily skin works best with products that offer moderate exfoliation to smooth the surface and manage oiliness.
Can this scrub clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for oily skin?
This scrub is unlikely to clog pores or cause breakouts on oily skin, as it cleanses away impurities safely without harsh irritation risks. While it offers moderate exfoliation to help smooth the surface, an oily skin type often does better with a leave-on salicylic acid treatment to deeply clear pores.
Is it fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
Yes, it has no fragrance and no drying alcohol.
What the research says
Cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen achieved a higher cure rate (39%) than salicylic acid (24%) and a wait-and-see approach (16%) for cutaneous warts at 13 weeks in primary care patients.
CMAJ, 2010A moisturizer containing licochalcone A, 1,2-decanediol, L-carnitine, and salicylic acid significantly reduced noninflammatory, inflammatory, and total acne lesion counts compared to a vehicle control in Thai patients during a 12-week maintenance phase.
BioMed Research International, 2020Treatment with 2% supramolecular salicylic acid hydrogel resulted in a regression and markedly improvement rate of 51.01% compared to 43.10% for Adapaline gel in patients with mild to moderate facial acne vulgaris, showing no significant difference in efficacy.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2024Application of a cream containing lactic acid 12% and pramoxine HCl 1% significantly improved skin dryness, hydration, and itch compared with a nontreated control in 24 women with a history of dry itchy skin.
Cutis, 2004Topical 12% ammonium lactate produced a significant sparing of epidermal and dermal atrophy induced by clobetasol propionate in human volunteers, without influencing the corticosteroid's bioavailability or antiinflammatory properties.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 1992A lactic acid/ceramide lotion significantly improved skin moisturization and desquamation compared to no treatment in women with dry, rough skin on the anterior shins.
The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology, 2020A cream combining propolis, tea tree oil, and Aloe vera reduced erythema scars, acne severity index, and total lesion count better than erythromycin cream in sixty patients with mild to moderate acne vulgaris compared to placebo.
Clinical Pharmacology, 2018Topical aloe vera gel significantly accelerated split-thickness skin graft donor-site healing compared to placebo in 12 patients, but showed no significant difference in pain relief.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2018Topical application of Aloe vera cream reduced postoperative pain at rest and during defecation, accelerated wound healing at two weeks, and decreased analgesic requirements in patients after open hemorrhoidectomy compared to placebo.
Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 2010Topical lycopene-enriched virgin olive oil provides effective pain relief similar to a placebo in patients with burning mouth syndrome, showing a strong placebo effect.
Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, 2014Topical application of an antioxidant serum containing 15% ascorbic acid, 0.5% ferulic acid, and 1% tocopherol prevented particulate matter-induced degradation of extracellular matrix components, inflammation, and oxidative stress in the skin of 15 female volunteers compared to untreated controls.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2025Dermatological products containing d-alpha tocopheryl acetate showed non-comedogenic potential with less than a 50% increase in microcomedones in 12 healthy male subjects compared to octyl palmitate.
Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2021Topical application of an antioxidant mix containing 15% ascorbic acid, 0.5% ferulic acid, and 1% tocopherol prevented PM and UV-induced skin barrier perturbation, lipid peroxidation, inflammatory markers, MMP9 activation, and Type I collagen loss in 15 healthy females compared to untreated exposed skin.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2024
Ingredients
Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Acrylates Copolymer, Disodium Edta, Lactic Acid, Witch Hazel, Aloe Barbadensis, Oil Tree, Pumice
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