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Vaseline-focused skincare routine for oily acne-prone skin

A routine for oily acne-prone skin built around Vaseline products, complemented by other brands where they fit better, for complete care.

Cleansers and toners with salicylic acid and glycolic acid help control shine and clear out pores. Serums and moisturizers with niacinamide help calm blemishes and reduce breakouts.

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 while resting away from the sun. The weekly routine takes the place of the evening routine once a week and adds deeper exfoliating steps and masks to target shine, breakouts, blemishes, and enlarged pores.

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Products are rated for the concerns frequently associated with oily acne-prone skin: shine, breakouts, blemishes, and enlarged pores. 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 niacinamide and zinc gluconate help control oil and shine, while formulas with salicylic acid clear out pores and breakouts for oily 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 2Hydrating Toner

Hydrating toners are used every morning and once a week in place of the evening routine. Toners with niacinamide and ceramides help minimize pores and blemishes, while formulas with hyaluronic acid and beta-glucan help manage oiliness and hydrate the skin.

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Step 3Moisturizer

Moisturizers with hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and snail secretion filtrate provide lightweight hydration, while formulas with niacinamide and green tea extract help control oil, manage blemishes, and prevent pore clogging. 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 and niacinamide help control oil and calm blemishes, while formulas with centella asiatica extract and hyaluronic acid soothe the skin and keep it hydrated without feeling greasy.

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Evening

Step 1Pre-Cleanser

Makeup removers with jojoba seed oil, centella asiatica extract, and aloe vera help clear out oil and calm breakouts on oily acne-prone skin. These products are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with niacinamide and zinc gluconate help control oil and shine, while formulas with salicylic acid clear out pores and breakouts for oily acne-prone skin. This step is used every morning and every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Best cleansers for oily acne-prone skin

Step 3Cleansing Toner

Cleansing toners with salicylic acid and grape water help purify oily skin and combat blemishes, while options with lactic acid and willow bark extract work to exfoliate and clarify. This step in the Lovi routine is used every evening.

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Step 4Serum or Treatment

Serums and treatments with niacinamide and zinc help control oil and manage blemishes, while formulas with salicylic acid clear out breakouts. These treatments are used every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

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Step 5Moisturizer

Moisturizers with hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and snail secretion filtrate provide lightweight hydration, while formulas with niacinamide and green tea extract help control oil, manage blemishes, and prevent pore clogging. This step is used every morning and every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Best moisturizers and moisturizing serums for oily acne-prone skin

Once a week

Step 1Pre-Cleanser

Makeup removers with jojoba seed oil, centella asiatica extract, and aloe vera help clear out oil and calm breakouts on oily acne-prone skin. These products are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with niacinamide and zinc gluconate help control oil and shine, while formulas with salicylic acid clear out pores and breakouts for oily acne-prone skin. This step is used every morning and every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Best cleansers for oily acne-prone skin

Step 3Enzyme Powder

Enzyme powders with salicylic acid and papain help manage oiliness and breakouts, while formulas with rice bran and licorice root extract help reveal brighter skin. This enzyme powder step is used once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 4Cleansing Mask

Cleansing masks with Blue Tansy, BHA, enzymes, and willow bark extract help deep-draw oil and impurities from your oily skin while refining pores and clarifying breakouts. This step is used once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 5Hydrating Toner

Hydrating toners are used every morning and once a week in place of the evening routine. Toners with niacinamide and ceramides help minimize pores and blemishes, while formulas with hyaluronic acid and beta-glucan help manage oiliness and hydrate the skin.

Best toners for oily acne-prone skin

Step 6Serum or Treatment

Serums and treatments with niacinamide and zinc help control oil and manage blemishes, while formulas with salicylic acid clear out breakouts. These treatments are used every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Best serums and treatments for oily acne-prone skin

Step 7Moisturizer

Moisturizers with hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and snail secretion filtrate provide lightweight hydration, while formulas with niacinamide and green tea extract help control oil, manage blemishes, and prevent pore clogging. This step is used every morning and every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Best moisturizers and moisturizing serums for oily acne-prone skin

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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