Standard Procedure Sunscreen for oily skin
Homosalate
Octocrylene
Ethylhexyl SalicylateLow
- AverageOily Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- Low RiskSafety
A weak match for oily skin; the sunscreens alongside fit it better.
- Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, 2016
- Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017
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 suitability for oily skin due to the humectant action of glycerin, but lacks sufficient ingredients for optimal oil control, making it irrelevant for your oily shine concerns.
- The presence of UV filters like Homosalate and Octocrylene provides excellent sun protection, though these ingredients carry some risk of irritation for your skin.
How to apply
- Use this moisturizing sunscreen daily in your AM routine. Reapply every two hours when exposed to direct sun.
- Apply this moisturizing sunscreen as the final step of your morning routine after your moisturizer.
- Smooth an even layer of the moisturizing sunscreen over your face and neck, avoiding harsh rubbing.
- Apply the moisturizing sunscreen onto clean, dry skin for the best protection and even coverage.
- Avoid the immediate eye area and discontinue use if any irritation occurs.
Questions and answers
Why is Standard Procedure Sunscreen a weak match for oily skin?
Standard Procedure Sunscreen is a weak match for oily skin because it lacks sufficient ingredients for optimal oil control, making it irrelevant for your oily shine concerns, and its UV filters carry some risk of irritation for your skin. A product of this type needs effective ingredients like Zinc Oxide and Niacinamide that provide excellent UV protection and oil control while managing oiliness and providing hydration without causing breakouts.
Which ingredients make this sunscreen a poor fit for oily skin?
This sunscreen is a weak match for oily skin because it lacks oil-controlling ingredients to help with your oily shine and carries some risk of irritation from UV filters like homosalate and octocrylene. For oily skin, a product of this type needs effective ingredients like zinc oxide and niacinamide that provide excellent UV protection and oil control without causing breakouts or excess shine.
What does Homosalate do for oily skin?
Homosalate helps protect oily skin from sun damage by filtering out harmful UV rays without feeling too heavy. Chemical sunscreens containing ingredients like homosalate are unlikely to cause skin irritation or reactions.
What does Octocrylene do for oily skin?
Octocrylene is a UV filter that helps protect your skin from sun damage without disrupting normal skin bacteria or causing breakouts. It is generally safe for daily use on oily skin, though it can occasionally act as an allergen for some people.
Archives of Dermatological Research, 2024Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 2019
Where does this sunscreen go in a skincare routine for oily skin?
This sunscreen goes in the morning routine as the final step after your moisturizer. Because it lacks oil-controlling ingredients for oily skin, a sunscreen for this skin type needs mattifying agents and oil-absorbing powders to manage shine.
Can I use it with retinol, and in what order?
This product is a weak match for your skin because it lacks oil control for oily shine and may irritate oily skin. When used in a routine, apply your retinol treatment first, let it absorb, and then apply this sunscreen in the morning.
How often should I use this sunscreen?
This sunscreen is meant for your morning routine, but oily skin needs a product that provides better oil control to help manage shine.
Can it clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for oily skin?
This sunscreen is unlikely to cause purging, but it may feel too heavy or trigger irritation for oily skin because it lacks oil control ingredients. A product for this skin needs oil-absorbing ingredients and mattifying agents to keep shine under control.
Is it fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
Yes, it has no fragrance and no drying alcohol. Cetearyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol, 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, 2017Dermal application of a sunscreen containing 10% homosalate in four volunteers resulted in delayed elimination with terminal half-times around 24 h and a bioavailability of cis-homosalate a factor of 2 lower than trans-homosalate, while metabolite ratios supported using oral-route urinary excretion fractions for dermal exposure assessments.
Archives of Toxicology, 2024Chemical sunscreens containing avobenzone, octocrylene, homosalate, and octisalate showed no to minimal risks of dermal irritation, sensitization, photo-allergy, and photo-irritation in human subjects.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2025Homosalate exhibited the highest permeation among tested filters with a relative permeability rate of 4.2% and a depth of 60 um, and specific thickeners and emulsifiers successfully reduced its permeation without inhibiting the skin permeation of niacinamide.
Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine, 2026Incorporating rosmarinic acid into sunscreens enhanced the in vivo SPF of octocrylene by over 157% and reduced lipid peroxidation in the human stratum corneum.
Antioxidants, 2025The application of a sunscreen formulation containing ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, ethylhexyl salicylate, methyl anthranilate, and octocrylene does not significantly affect critical acne-related species such as Cutibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus epidermidis, refuting the induction of facial dysbiosis in men.
Archives of Dermatological Research, 2024Early application of sunscreen after ablative fractional skin resurfacing significantly increased the sensitization rate of the UV-filter, octocrylene, and the sunscreen compared to intact skin.
The Journal of Dermatological Treatment, 2015Simulated real-life dermal sunscreen exposure in twenty human volunteers leads to the systemic bioavailability and urinary excretion of the UV filter 2-ethylhexyl salicylate and its metabolite, reaching concentration peaks at 7 to 8 hours with 70-80% of overall excretion within 24 hours.
Archives of Toxicology, 2019Controlled single dermal exposure to an EHS-containing sunscreen in three volunteers resulted in delayed systemic resorption with elimination half-lives between 6.6 and 9.7 hours, where the parent compound EHS occurred as the dominant urinary parameter.
Archives of Toxicology, 2024Dermal exposure to EHS-containing sunscreen leads to the urinary excretion of EHS as the main biomarker alongside major metabolites 5OH-EHS, 5cx-EPS, 4OH-EHS, and 5oxo-EHS, measured using an extended enzymatic hydrolysis and on-line SPE LC-MS/MS method.
Talanta, 2024
Why other sunscreens fit oily skin better
- Octocrylene in this sunscreen
A 59-year-old woman experienced recurrent episodes of severe, painful, asymmetric oral erythema multiforme major caused by octocrylene in a cosmetic facial cream, which successfully resolved upon discontinuing the product.
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, 2016
Ingredients
Water, Homosalate, Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Xanthan Gum
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