Dove Beauty Cream for oily skin
Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter
Dimethicone
Glyceryl Stearate
Mineral Oil
Caprylic Capric Triglyceride
Warning
- LowOily Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- WarningSafety
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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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 against Dove Beauty Cream for oily skin?
Dove Beauty Cream is a poor match for oily skin because it contains heavy ingredients like mineral oil and cocoa butter that may clog pores and add extra oiliness. Oily skin needs moisturizers with lightweight hydrating agents and peptides that provide moisture without causing breakouts.
Which ingredients make this cream a poor fit for oily skin?
This cream is a poor fit for oily skin because it contains heavy ingredients like Mineral Oil, Petrolatum, and Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter. Oily skin needs lightweight moisturizers with hydrating agents and peptides instead of heavy oils that may clog pores.
What does Cocoa Butter do for oily skin?
Cocoa butter is likely to clog pores and trigger breakouts on oily skin, as it has a high tendency to form comedones. For an average fit on oily skin, a product of this type needs non-clogging ingredients that balance oil without heavy, greasy oils.
The British Journal of Dermatology, 1978Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology, 2007
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 cream go in a skincare routine for oily skin?
This cream is a poor match for oily skin because it contains heavy ingredients like mineral oil, petrolatum, and cocoa butter that may clog pores and feel too heavy. Oily skin needs a lightweight, oil-free moisturizer with hydrating ingredients like hyaluronic acid or glycerin to keep skin soft and balanced without adding extra shine.
Can I use this cream with retinol, and in what order?
This cream is a poor match for oily skin and is unlikely to mix well with retinol. Oily skin needs a lightweight, oil-free moisturizer with ingredients like hyaluronic acid or niacinamide to stay hydrated without feeling heavy or clogged.
How often should I use this cream?
This cream is a poor match for oily skin and is likely to feel too heavy, so you may want to avoid using it. Oily skin typically needs a lightweight, oil-free moisturizer with ingredients like hyaluronic acid or niacinamide to stay smooth without feeling greasy.
Can this cream clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for oily skin?
This cream is a poor match for oily skin because heavy ingredients like mineral oil and cocoa butter can trap oil and clog pores, making breakouts more likely. Oily skin needs lightweight, oil-free moisturizers with hydrating ingredients like hyaluronic acid or niacinamide that keep skin soft and smooth without feeling heavy.
Can I use this cream around the eyes or on my body?
This cream is suitable for the thin skin around the eyes and the skin on the body. Oily skin needs a lightweight moisturizer with ingredients like hyaluronic acid, glycerin, or niacinamide to stay smooth without feeling heavy.
Is this cream fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
It has no drying alcohol and contains fragrance (parfum, citronellol, coumarin, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, and linalool). Cetyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol, which soften the skin.
What the research says
Wearing 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, 2007Repeated 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, 2019Topical application of an emollient emulsion containing 15.0% caprylic/capric triglyceride doubled the amount of urocanic acid isomers and increased skin hydration with reduced transepidermal water loss in healthy subjects, though it did not prevent ultraviolet-induced urocanic acid isomerization.
Life, 2023
Ingredients
Water, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Hydrogenated Hydrolysate Starch, Paraffinum Liquidum Mineral Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Caprylic Capric Triglyceride, Dimethicone, Petrolatum, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Aluminum Octenylsuccinate Starch, Cetyl Alcohol, Potassium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Parfum, Carbomer, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Disodium Edta, Potassium Carbonate, Tocopherol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Citronellol, Coumarin, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Linalool
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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