Kiehl's Super Multi-Corrective Cream for combination skin
Fagus Sylvatica Extract Tree
Jasmonic Acid
Sodium Hyaluronate
Shea Butter
Inonotus Obliquus Extract Mushroom Extract
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A weak match for combination skin; the moisturizers alongside fit it better.
- Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017
- International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2018
This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with combination skin: an oily T-zone, enlarged pores, and dry cheeks. 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 combination skin, as glycerin and sodium hyaluronate provide humectant action, but the high concentrations of glycerin and shea butter may increase oiliness, posing a risk for your oily shine concern.
- While the product provides excellent moisturizing and anti-aging effects with sodium hyaluronate and adenosine, it lacks sufficient ingredients for optimal oil control on your oily areas.
How to apply
- Use this moisturizer in your AM and PM routine every day to control shine. Always pair with SPF in the morning.
- Apply this moisturizer after your cleanser and toner, right before your morning SPF.
- Gently press a small amount of the moisturizer into your skin and avoid harsh rubbing. Let it ⏳absorb for a minute.
- Apply the moisturizer on slightly damp skin to help it lock in moisture better. This keeps your combination skin balanced.
- Avoid the eye area when applying the moisturizer. Do a patch test before your first use.
People Say
★3.9Overall rating based on 2.4k+ reviewsBased on a very large amount of data, this cream is frequently praised for its rich, fast-absorbing texture that effectively hydrates and smooths the skin, imparting a healthy glow. A notable number of users report experiencing burning or stinging sensations. Additionally, many users feel that the anti-aging results, particularly for deep wrinkles, do not justify the product's high price point.
Highlights
Improves texture Often Mentioned
- “skin looked & felt smoother”
- “refined texture”
- “evened out my skin's texture”
- “makeup lays better on my face”
Intense hydration Often Mentioned
- “leaves skin feeling well hydrated”
- “nourished and plump”
- “remedied lingering dry patches”
- “skin feels soft and supple”
Expensive, poor value Often Mentioned
- “overpriced for what it does”
- “pricey promise, modest payoff”
- “too expensive for a basic moisturizer”
- “didn't notice difference to justify cost”
Fast absorption Sometimes Noted
- “absorbs quickly and easily”
- “sinks in pretty quickly”
- “lightweight for a cream”
- “doesn't feel heavy or oily”
Radiance and glow Sometimes Noted
- “gives a very nice radiance”
- “skin was back to happy and glowy”
- “healthy youthful-looking radiance”
- “brighter complexion”
Burning or stinging Sometimes Noted
- “stings my face and feels like burning”
- “face felt like it was on fire”
- “intense tingling within three minutes”
- “caused redness and irritation”
Lack of anti-aging Sometimes Noted
- “minimal improvement in firmness”
- “deeper lines remained untouched”
- “didn't help with wrinkles”
- “no visible lifting effect”
Caused breakouts Rarely Noted
- “triggered a breakout”
- “red hormonal acne”
- “caused small bumps”
- “made my t-zone oilier”
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Questions and answers
Why is Kiehl's Super Multi-Corrective Cream a weak match for combination skin?
This cream is a weak match for combination skin because high concentrations of glycerin and shea butter may increase oiliness, and it lacks sufficient ingredients for optimal oil control on your oily areas. A moisturizing treatment for this skin needs effective brightening and oil-controlling ingredients, soothing agents, and antioxidants that target hydration while maintaining balance.
Which ingredients make this cream a poor fit for combination skin?
This cream is a weak match for your combination skin because high concentrations of glycerin and shea butter may increase oiliness and add an unwanted oily shine. A better moisturizing treatment for this skin type needs effective brightening and oil-control ingredients, soothing agents, and antioxidants to balance hydration without excess oil.
What does Fagus Sylvatica Extract do for combination skin?
Fagus Sylvatica Extract helps keep combination skin smooth and fresh by supporting natural moisture. It helps balance dry and oily areas so your face feels comfortable.
What does Jasmonic Acid do for combination skin?
Jasmonic acid helps firm combination skin and smooth out fine lines while keeping the face comfortable. To fit this skin type well, a product with this ingredient also needs light hydrators that keep oily areas balanced without feeling heavy.
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 2014Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta. General Subjects, 2017
Where does it go in a skincare routine for combination skin?
This moisturizing treatment is used as a moisturizer in the morning and evening routine for combination skin. The high concentrations of glycerin and shea butter may increase oiliness on your shiny areas, so this skin needs a lighter moisturizer that balances oil with ingredients like niacinamide.
Can I use it with retinol, and in what order?
You can use this moisturizing treatment with retinol by applying the retinol first and following it with this cream to help lock in hydration. However, combination skin needs a product that also balances oil and controls shine in your oily areas.
How often should I use this cream?
This cream is a weak match for combination skin because high levels of glycerin and shea butter may increase oiliness, so combination skin needs lightweight, oil-controlling moisturizers with balancing and purifying ingredients.
Can it clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for combination skin?
This cream is unlikely to cause purging, but its high concentrations of shea butter and glycerin may increase oiliness and breakouts on your combination skin. A product for this skin needs lighter moisturizing ingredients and oil-balancing extracts to keep pores clear.
Can I use this cream around the eyes or on my body?
This cream is a weak match for combination skin because it may increase oily shine, though a moisturizing treatment of this type needs lightweight hydrators and oil-control ingredients to properly suit the thin skin around the eyes or the skin on the body.
Is it fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
It has no drying alcohol and contains fragrance (limonene and linalool). Cetyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, and cetearyl alcohol are fatty alcohols, which soften the skin.
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, 2017Adenosine-loaded dissolving microneedle patches showed similar or better efficacy on skin wrinkles, dermal density, elasticity, and hydration compared to adenosine cream in 22 female subjects.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2018Topical application of a disodium adenosine monophosphate-based formulation reduced wrinkles and hyperpigmentation while improving hydration, barrier function, skin lifting, and epidermal turnover in female participants.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2026Horse oil-spread and adenosine-loaded dissolving microneedle patches significantly improved skin elasticity, hydration, dermal density, and wrinkles compared with adenosine-loaded dissolving microneedle patches in 20 women without causing adverse events.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2019A jasmonate derivative induced skin proteoglycan expression, altered GAG structure, promoted FGF-7, and accelerated epithelial repair in vivo in 24 healthy volunteers compared to baseline.
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta. General Subjects, 2017Twice-daily application of LR2412-Cx significantly improved fine wrinkles, texture, and pores in 15 subjects over 6 weeks without significant untoward effects.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2016Treatment with a jasmonic acid derivative (LR2412, 1 and 10 μm) increased HAS2 and HAS3 expression, hyaluronic acid deposits, Ki67-positive keratinocytes, and epidermis thickness in an in vitro reconstructed epidermis model, without modifying filaggrin and transglutaminase 1 synthesis.
Experimental Dermatology, 2012Topical application of 0.1% hyaluronic acid formulations of different molecular weights led to significant improvements in skin hydration and elasticity, with low-molecular-weight formulations also significantly reducing wrinkle depth in seventy-six female subjects compared to a vehicle control.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2011Topical application of hyaluronic acid in conjunction with free gingival graft significantly reduced donor site postoperative pain until day 7 compared to normal saline, with no significant differences in graft dimensions or patient satisfaction.
Clinical Oral Investigations, 2022Treatment with a hyaluronic acid-containing mouth rinse or topical gel led to significant lesion reduction, pain relief, and normalization of lesion color in adult patients with minor recurrent aphthous stomatitis, with the gel formulation showing an earlier healing onset at 3 days.
BMC Oral Health, 2019A 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, 2025Inonotus obliquus extracts demonstrated radical scavenging and polyphenolic extract protected human keratinocytes against hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2005Inonotus obliquus polysaccharides alleviate ultraviolet B-induced photoaging in human immortalized keratinocytes by reducing senescence and apoptosis, enhancing antioxidant effects through the Nrf2/HO-1 pathway, and alleviating autophagy inhibition.
International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, 2023Lanosterol, inotodiol, lanost-8,24-diene-3β,21-diol, and trametenolic acid from Chaga mushrooms exhibited proproliferative effects on human follicle dermal papilla cells that were more potent than minoxidil.
Journal of Natural Medicines, 2019
Ingredients
Water, Glycerin, Dicaprylyl Ether, Butyrospermum Parkii Shea Butter, Hydroxypropyl Tetrahydropyrantriol, Isononyl Isononanoate, Propylene Glycol, Isopropyl Isostearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Behenyl Alcohol, Candelilla Candelilla Wax Cera, Glyceryl Stearate, Stearic Acid, Hydroxyethylpiperazine Ethane Sulfonic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Citric Acid, Carbomer, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Caprylyl Glycol, Peg-100 Stearate, Vigna Aconitifolia Seed Extract, Tocopherol, Xanthan Gum, Cetearyl Glucoside, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Disodium Edta, Pentylene Glycol, Jasminum Officinale Jasmine Flower Extract, Myristic Acid, Rosmarinus Officinalis Rosemary Oil Leaf, Adenosine, Inonotus Obliquus Extract Mushroom Extract, Limonene, Linalool, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil Flower, Lavandula Angustifolia Lavender Oil, Rosa Damascena Oil Flower
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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