COVERGIRL SKIN ENHANCER for oily skin
Dimethicone
GlycerinCaution
- AverageOily Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- Low RiskSafety
A poor match for oily skin; the moisturizers alongside 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 moisturizing for your oily skin due to glycerin and dimethicone, which hydrate and smooth texture, but niacinamide's seboregulating action is not sufficient for optimal results.
- The product provides general skincare benefits that are mostly supportive and irrelevant to your oily shine.
How to apply
- Could be used as part of your AM or PM routine every day to keep your face fresh.
- Apply this moisturizer after cleansing and toning, but right before your SPF in the morning.
- Gently press a small amount into your skin and let it absorb fully.
- Apply on clean, slightly dry skin to help control that oily shine.
- Avoid the eye area and do a quick patch test before your first use.
Questions and answers
Why does Lovi advise caution with Covergirl Skin Enhancer for oily skin?
Lovi advises caution because while glycerin and dimethicone help smooth texture and hydrate, niacinamide is not enough to fully manage oily shine. A moisturizing treatment for oily skin needs lightweight hydrating agents, peptides, and ingredients that support the skin barrier without heavy oils.
Which ingredients make this moisturizing treatment a poor fit for oily skin?
Glycerin and dimethicone help hydrate and smooth texture, but this is a poor fit for your oily skin because niacinamide's oil-controlling action is not enough for optimal results. A moisturizing treatment for oily skin needs peptides and hydrating agents with a lightweight texture, no heavy oils, and ingredients that support the skin barrier without adding oiliness or breakouts.
What does Water do for oily skin?
Water helps keep oily skin hydrated without adding grease or clogging pores. Keeping oily skin properly hydrated may also help balance oil production and reduce unwanted shine.
What does Dimethicone do for oily skin?
Dimethicone helps protect skin and lock in moisture, though it may have limited performance compared to petrolatum. For oily skin, a product of this type needs a lightweight, oil-free formula that hydrates without clogging pores.
Where does this moisturizing treatment go in a skincare routine for oily skin?
This moisturizing treatment is used in the evening for oily skin, following your cleanser and toner. Because this product is a poor fit and offers only moderate hydration while lacking enough oil-controlling ingredients, oily skin needs a lightweight moisturizer with stronger shine-balancing ingredients like niacinamide and salicylic acid.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2020Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017
Can I use this moisturizing treatment with retinol, and in what order?
You should use caution when applying this moisturizing treatment with retinol on oily skin, as its ingredients may not sufficiently balance shine. To use them together, apply the retinol first, let it absorb, and follow with this moisturizer to help smooth texture.
How often should I use this moisturizing treatment?
This product provides moderate hydration that helps smooth texture, but it may not be enough to control oily shine. An oily skin type needs stronger oil-balancing ingredients like higher-strength niacinamide or oil-absorbing agents to properly manage sebum.
Health Science Reports, 2021Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017
Can this moisturizing treatment clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for oily skin?
This moisturizing treatment is unlikely to cause purging, but it may feel too heavy or lead to clogged pores and breakouts on oily skin. A product of this type needs lighter hydrators and stronger oil-controlling ingredients to properly balance shiny skin.
Can I use this moisturizing treatment around the eyes or on my body?
This moisturizing treatment is not a good fit for oily skin because its ingredients mainly offer moderate hydration and general support rather than controlling excess shine. To properly care for oily skin, a product of this type needs stronger oil-balancing ingredients to effectively manage shine and refine texture.
Is this moisturizing treatment fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
Yes, it has no fragrance and no drying alcohol.
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, 2017Petrolatum-based skin protectants demonstrated protection against irritants and maceration while providing skin hydration, whereas dimethicone and zinc oxide products showed varying or limited performance across parameters among 18 healthy volunteers compared to positive and negative controls.
Ostomy/wound Management, 2005Wearing an N95 mask alone compared to using dimethicone cream or hydrocolloid dressing caused more adverse skin reactions among 73 military health care workers, with no significant differences in fit test failure rates between groups.
Military Medicine, 2024A dimethicone skin protectant lotion significantly decreased visual scoring and transepidermal water loss compared to vehicle control and SLS-only treated sites in 12 healthy humans exposed to sodium lauryl sulfate.
Skin Research and Technology, 2000Treatment with a moisturizer containing dimethicone and glycerine increased epidermal thickness by 0.019 mm, improved barrier function by decreasing transepidermal water loss by 13%, decreased melanin intensity, and induced keratins 6 and 16 in fifteen women with moderately photoaged forearms.
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 2007The emollient V0034CR significantly reduced TEWL compared to vehicle and vehicle plus glycerol, and significantly increased corneometry scores compared to vehicle and vehicle plus petrolatum in healthy volunteers with dry skin, demonstrating combined barrier function improvement from petrolatum and hydration improvement from glycerol.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020Ten days of treatment with a cream containing 20% glycerin significantly increased skin hydration measured by corneometer values in 17 healthy volunteers compared to a placebo cream, but showed no influence on transepidermal water loss or skin sensitivity to an irritating surfactant.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2001Niacinamide/glycerin body moisturizers provided better rapid and prolonged improvement of cosmetic xerosis through functional improvement of stratum corneum barrier function compared to no treatment and conventional moisturizers in female subjects.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2012
Ingredients
Water, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Cyclopentasiloxane, Isododecane, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Peg-10 Dimethicone, Sodium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Disodium Edta
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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