St. Ives Renewing Moisturizer for oily skin
Collagen
Elastin
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil- Hydrolyzed Collagen
- Hydrolyzed Elastin
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- AverageOily Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- ConcerningSafety
A weak 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, with hydrolyzed collagen and elastin providing some hydration, but dimethicone and propylene glycol may clog pores and worsen oily shine.
- The formula includes triethanolamine and cetyl alcohol which can offer emollient action, but these may not be sufficient for strong oil control on oily skin.
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 is St. Ives Renewing Moisturizer a weak match for oily skin?
This moisturizer is a weak match for oily skin because certain ingredients like dimethicone and propylene glycol may clog pores and worsen oily shine. A product for oily skin needs a lightweight texture with peptides and hydrating agents that control oil and support the skin barrier without heavy oils.
Dermatology Practical & Conceptual, 2022Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 2024
Which ingredients make this cream a poor fit for oily skin?
Dimethicone and propylene glycol make this cream a weak match for your oily skin because they may clog pores and worsen oily shine. Oily skin needs lightweight moisturizers with peptides and hydrating agents that control oil and avoid heavy oils.
Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 2024Dermatology Practical & Conceptual, 2022
What does Collagen do for oily skin?
Collagen helps keep oily skin hydrated and balanced without adding heaviness. It improves overall skin condition and helps maintain moisture levels, but an oily skin routine also needs ingredients that control excess oil and clear pores.
Dermatology Practical & Conceptual, 2022Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 2024
What does Hydrolyzed Elastin do for oily skin?
Hydrolyzed Elastin is unlikely to provide a good fit for oily skin because it lacks the necessary lightweight, oil-balancing, and clarifying ingredients needed to keep excess shine under control.
Where does this cream go in a skincare routine for oily skin?
This moisturizing treatment goes in the morning routine after a hydrating toner and before sunscreen, and in the evening routine after your treatment step. Because this cream offers only moderate hydration and may clog pores and worsen shine on oily skin, an oily skin routine needs a lightweight, oil-free moisturizer with oil-absorbing and balancing ingredients instead.
Can I use this cream with retinol, and in what order?
You can use this cream in your routine, but apply it after your retinol treatment to help lock in hydration. Because this product is a weak match for oily skin and may clog pores, oily skin types need a lightweight moisturizer with oil-controlling ingredients.
How often should I use this cream?
You can use this moisturizing treatment daily in your morning and evening routines, though it is a weak match for oily skin. Oily skin needs lightweight, oil-free formulas with niacinamide or salicylic acid to control shine and keep pores clear without clogging them.
Can this cream clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for oily skin?
Yes, this cream may clog pores and worsen oily shine on your skin. To manage oily skin, a product of this type needs lightweight hydrators and oil-controlling ingredients that keep the skin clear without heavy or pore-blocking components.
Can I use this cream around the eyes or on my body?
This cream can be used on the body and around the eyes, though oily skin needs lightweight formulas and oil-controlling ingredients rather than heavy moisturizers that may clog pores.
Is this cream fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
It has no drying alcohol and contains fragrance (parfum, coumarin, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, and linalool). Cetyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol, which soften the skin.
What the research says
Both oral and topical collagen supplements help delay the skin aging process by improving moisture, elasticity, and hydration, with no differences arising between the two types of collagen.
Dermatology Practical & Conceptual, 2022The use of cosmetic products containing collagen or its peptides improves the general condition of the skin, reduces wrinkle depth, improves hydration and density, reduces transepithelial water loss, and delays the aging process, while oral bioactive collagen peptides also reduce nail breakage.
Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 2024Combined treatment with aluminium chloride hexahydrate and triethanolamine reduced skin irritation but was also less effective in reducing sweat production compared to treatment with aluminium chloride hexahydrate alone in 30 volunteers with axillary hyperhidrosis.
Acta Dermato-venereologica, 1988A soap-free cleansing lotion containing cetyl alcohol and sodium cocoyl apple amino acids reduced skin surface impurities and improved skin hydration, barrier function, and skin tone in 27 healthy adult subjects over 30 days.
Cureus, 2025Topical application of TAC/Collagen postbiotics gel improved skin moisture score and inflammation index, and reduced porphyrins and brown spots in 20 volunteers with acne vulgaris.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2022Topical collagen tripeptide application improved skin wrinkles, elasticity, and density while reducing advanced glycated end products in 22 Asian women over 4 weeks.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022Marine collagen extracted from Greenland halibut skin showed a non-cytotoxic effect on fibroblast cells and provided a slight skin hydration effect when incorporated into cosmetic hydrogel formulations at dosages of 0.1, 0.25, and 0.5% in 23 healthy volunteers.
Marine Drugs, 2023Topical application of a 0.1% copper-zinc malonate-containing cream significantly enhanced elastin biosynthesis and induced elastic fibre regeneration in photoaged facial skin of 21 female patients after 6 weeks of treatment compared to baseline.
Experimental Dermatology, 2009A betaine-based deep eutectic solvent successfully enhanced the transdermal delivery of elastin peptide, which improved skin barrier repair, reduced melanin secretion and deposition, and stimulated the secretion of procollagen I and elastin.
Biomaterials Advances, 2024Bioactive recombinant humanized elastin (RHE) gel effectively restores skin elasticity, reverses UV-induced damage and oxidative stress, and promotes extracellular matrix remodeling in zebrafish and aged mice models compared to commercial vitamin E and recombinant humanized collagen gels.
Materials Today. Bio, 2025Safflower oil body-human epidermal growth factor microgel emulsions mixed with xanthan gum enhance transdermal absorption, regulate inflammation, accelerate angiogenesis, and promote re-epithelialization and remodeling in full-layer skin wounds in rats.
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2022
Why other moisturizers fit oily skin better
A panthenol-enriched mask improved skin hydration, regulated sebum, and reduced redness and TEWL across dry sensitive, oily sensitive, and oily acne skin subgroups with excellent tolerance and no adverse reactions.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2024
Ingredients
Propylene Glycol, Glyceryl Stearate, Peg-100 Stearate, Stearic Acid, Carbomer, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Hydrolyzed Elastin, Triethanolamine, Cetyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Disodium Edta, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum, Coumarin, Geraniol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool
Behind this fit score
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