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Skincare routine for acne-prone skin

Cleansing toners with salicylic acid and BHA help clear out blackheads and breakouts, while serums and moisturizers with niacinamide and vitamin C help fade post-acne marks.

The morning routine prepares the skin for the day: it cleans off the night, hydrates, and protects, with sunscreen as its last step. The evening routine removes sunscreen, makeup, and the day's oil, then treats the skin while it rests and is away from the sun. The weekly routine takes the place of the evening routine once a week to add deeper steps that address breakouts, blackheads, and post-acne marks.

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Products are rated for the concerns frequently associated with acne-prone skin: breakouts, blackheads, and post-acne marks. For a routine based on your full skin profile, including your 12D face scan results and any goals or preferences you have, please use the Lovi app.

Morning

Step 1Cleanser

Cleansers with salicylic acid and tea tree oil help clear out pores and manage breakouts, while cleansers with niacinamide and glycerin keep acne-prone skin calm and hydrated. These cleansers are used every morning and every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 2Hydrating Toner

This hydrating toner step is used every morning and once a week, in place of the evening routine. Toners with hyaluronic acid and glycerin help hydrate skin, while ingredients like niacinamide and licorice root extract may help calm breakouts and fade post-acne marks.

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Step 3Moisturizer

Moisturizers with niacinamide, centella asiatica extract, and ceramides help calm inflammation, reduce breakouts, and improve texture on acne-prone skin. This step is used every morning and every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 4SPF

In the Lovi routine for this skin the sunscreen step is used every morning. Sunscreens and lotions with zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, and niacinamide help defend against UV rays while reducing breakouts and oiliness, and formulations with centella asiatica extract and madecassoside help calm the skin and fade post-acne marks.

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Evening

Step 1Pre-Cleanser

Makeup removers with Camellia Seed Oil, Squalane, Jojoba Seed Oil, and Centella Asiatica Extract help clear away oil-based debris and soothe acne-prone skin. These products are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with salicylic acid and tea tree oil help clear out pores and manage breakouts, while cleansers with niacinamide and glycerin keep acne-prone skin calm and hydrated. These cleansers are used every morning and every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 3Cleansing Toner

Cleansing toners with lactic acid, salicylic acid, and niacinamide help clear breakouts and manage blackheads. This step is used every evening.

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Step 4Serum or Treatment

Serums with niacinamide, zinc PCA, and green tea extract help manage breakouts and calm inflammation for acne-prone skin. These treatment steps are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 5Moisturizer

Moisturizers with niacinamide, centella asiatica extract, and ceramides help calm inflammation, reduce breakouts, and improve texture on acne-prone skin. This step is used every morning and every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Once a week

Step 1Pre-Cleanser

Makeup removers with Camellia Seed Oil, Squalane, Jojoba Seed Oil, and Centella Asiatica Extract help clear away oil-based debris and soothe acne-prone skin. These products are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with salicylic acid and tea tree oil help clear out pores and manage breakouts, while cleansers with niacinamide and glycerin keep acne-prone skin calm and hydrated. These cleansers are used every morning and every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 3Enzyme Powder

Exfoliating steps with papain and salicylic acid help clear out pores and manage breakouts. This step in your routine is used once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Step 4Cleansing Mask

Cleansing masks with salicylic acid and kaolin clay help manage breakouts and clear out pores for acne-prone skin. This mask step is used once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 5Hydrating Toner

This hydrating toner step is used every morning and once a week, in place of the evening routine. Toners with hyaluronic acid and glycerin help hydrate skin, while ingredients like niacinamide and licorice root extract may help calm breakouts and fade post-acne marks.

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Step 6Serum or Treatment

Serums with niacinamide, zinc PCA, and green tea extract help manage breakouts and calm inflammation for acne-prone skin. These treatment steps are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 7Moisturizer

Moisturizers with niacinamide, centella asiatica extract, and ceramides help calm inflammation, reduce breakouts, and improve texture on acne-prone skin. This step is used every morning and every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Research behind this routine

Behind this routine

Lovi builds every routine from each product's 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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