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Skincare routine for oily skin

Routine by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

Cleansers and toners with niacinamide help control oil, while exfoliating steps with salicylic and glycolic acid clear out pores. Serums and masks with zinc PCA and kaolin clay help calm blemishes and reduce blackheads.

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 like exfoliation and masks for oily skin.

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Products are rated for the concerns frequently associated with oily skin: shine, enlarged pores, blackheads, and blemishes. 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 salicylic acid help control oil, while formulas with hyaluronic acid and glycerin maintain hydration for your oily skin. The cleanser step is used every morning and every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Best cleansers for oily skin

Step 2Hydrating Toner

This hydrating toner step is used every morning and once a week, in place of the evening routine. Hydrating toners with niacinamide and hyaluronic acid help control oily shine and hydrate skin, while ingredients like willow bark extract and centella asiatica extract clear out pores and calm blemishes.

Best toners for oily skin

Step 3Moisturizer

Moisturizers with birch sap juice, glycerin, hyaluronic acid, and allantoin help hydrate your skin while managing oily shine. Moisturizers with heartleaf extract, centella asiatica extract, allantoin, and jojoba oil help calm your oily skin, and the moisturizer 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 skin

Evening

Step 1Pre-Cleanser

Makeup removers with camellia seed oil, squalane, and hyaluronic acid help lift away excess oil and makeup while keeping oily skin soft and hydrated. This step is used every evening and once a week in place of the usual evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with niacinamide and salicylic acid help control oil, while formulas with hyaluronic acid and glycerin maintain hydration for your oily skin. The cleanser step is used every morning and every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Best cleansers for oily skin

Step 3Cleansing Toner

This cleansing toner step is used every evening to sweep away residual impurities. Cleansing toners with salicylic and glycolic acid help control oily shine and clear out pores.

Best toners for oily skin

Step 4Serum or Treatment

Serums with niacinamide and zinc PCA help control oil and reduce blemishes, while formulas with salicylic acid and vitamin C clear out pores and manage oily shine. This treatment step is used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Best serums and treatments for oily skin

Step 5Moisturizer

Moisturizers with birch sap juice, glycerin, hyaluronic acid, and allantoin help hydrate your skin while managing oily shine. Moisturizers with heartleaf extract, centella asiatica extract, allantoin, and jojoba oil help calm your oily skin, and the moisturizer 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 skin

Once a week

Step 1Pre-Cleanser

Makeup removers with camellia seed oil, squalane, and hyaluronic acid help lift away excess oil and makeup while keeping oily skin soft and hydrated. This step is used every evening and once a week in place of the usual evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with niacinamide and salicylic acid help control oil, while formulas with hyaluronic acid and glycerin maintain hydration for your oily skin. The cleanser step is used every morning and every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Best cleansers for oily skin

Step 3Enzyme Powder

Enzyme powder steps with papain and salicylic acid help digest dull surface cells to refine texture and manage shine on oily skin. This 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 control shine and clear impurities in your oily skin. This cleansing 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. Hydrating toners with niacinamide and hyaluronic acid help control oily shine and hydrate skin, while ingredients like willow bark extract and centella asiatica extract clear out pores and calm blemishes.

Best toners for oily skin

Step 6Serum or Treatment

Serums with niacinamide and zinc PCA help control oil and reduce blemishes, while formulas with salicylic acid and vitamin C clear out pores and manage oily shine. This treatment step is used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Best serums and treatments for oily skin

Step 7Moisturizer

Moisturizers with birch sap juice, glycerin, hyaluronic acid, and allantoin help hydrate your skin while managing oily shine. Moisturizers with heartleaf extract, centella asiatica extract, allantoin, and jojoba oil help calm your oily skin, and the moisturizer 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 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.

  • Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Co-founder, Medical Director

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer

  • Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Co-founder, CEO and CTO

    PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex

  • Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Medical Board

    Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine

  • Aishani Shah, MD

    Aishani Shah, MD

    Medical Board

    Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD

  • Asya Zubkova, MS

    Asya Zubkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member

  • Hanna Kurets, MD

    Hanna Kurets, MD

    Medical Board, Medical Advisor

    Dermatology MD

  • Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Medical Board

    Dermatology and diagnostic consultant

  • Victoria Derkova, MS

    Victoria Derkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist

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