NIVEA Express Hydration for oily skin
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A poor match for oily skin; the products 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 hydration for your oily skin, as glycerin and glyceryl glucoside provide general skincare benefits without harshness.
- The inclusion of paraffinum liquidum, however, may be occlusive for oily skin and lacks seboregulation properties.
Questions and answers
Why does Lovi advise caution with NIVEA Express Hydration for oily skin?
Lovi advises caution because the heavy oils in this lotion may feel too rich and trap moisture on your oily skin. A better body lotion for oily skin needs lightweight hydrating agents and soothing extracts that keep skin soft without adding excess shine or clogging pores.
Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2012Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017
Which ingredients make this cream a poor fit for oily skin?
Paraffinum liquidum makes this lotion a poor fit because it may feel too heavy on oily skin and lacks oil-controlling properties. Body lotions for oily skin need a lightweight texture with peptides or soothing extracts, no heavy oils, and ingredients that support the skin barrier while managing shine.
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 Glycerin do for oily skin?
Glycerin helps keep oily skin hydrated without feeling heavy and supports the skin barrier. Because this product is a weak fit for your skin, an ideal product of this type needs lightweight hydrators and ingredients that balance oil while protecting the skin.
The British Journal of Dermatology, 2008International Journal of Toxicology, 2019
Where does it go in a skincare routine for oily skin?
This body lotion is a poor match for your oily skin because it contains heavy ingredients that may feel too thick and do not help control oil. To properly care for oily skin, a product of this type needs lightweight hydration and ingredients that balance oil.
Can I use this cream with retinol, and in what order?
Use caution when applying this cream with retinol, as it may feel too heavy on oily skin. Oily skin works best with lightweight, oil-controlling moisturizers that help balance shine while keeping skin smooth.
How often should I use it?
This body lotion may not be the best fit for oily skin because heavy ingredients like paraffinum liquidum can trap oil and lack oil-balancing benefits. Oily skin needs lightweight lotions with ingredients that balance oil and provide gentle hydration without heavy oils.
Can this cream clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for oily skin?
This body lotion may feel heavy on oily skin because it contains paraffinum liquidum, which can trap oils and lack oil-balancing properties. Oily skin generally needs lightweight lotions with ingredients that help balance oil and clear pores without feeling greasy.
Is it fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
It has no drying alcohol and contains fragrance (limonene, linalool, citronellol, benzyl alcohol, and parfum). Cetearyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol, which soften the skin.
What the research says
Topical application of glyceryl glucoside significantly increased AQP3 mRNA levels and reduced transepidermal water loss compared with vehicle-controlled areas in volunteer subjects.
Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2012A 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, 2017Topical oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions containing glyceryl glucoside, natural moisturizing factors, and ceramide significantly improved skin hydration and barrier function while reducing visible dryness and tactile roughness in subjects with very dry skin compared to untreated sites and vehicles.
The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology, 2012The 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, 2012Repeated application of concentrated water-in-oil emulsions over four weeks caused no skin irritation, positively affected skin properties, and delivered almost 50% of the applied fluorescein sodium, with isopropyl myristate showing superior penetration performance compared to liquid paraffin in healthy volunteers.
International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2019
Ingredients
Water, Glycerin, Paraffinum Liquidum, Cetearyl Alcohol, Isopropyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Glucoside, Sodium Carbomer, Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate, Phenoxyethanol, Limonene, Linalool, Citronellol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Benzyl Alcohol, Parfum
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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