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VT-focused skincare routine for acne-prone skin

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

Cleansers, toners, and moisturizers with niacinamide and hyaluronic acid help calm breakouts and keep skin soft while fading post-acne marks, while cleansing toners and enzyme powders with salicylic acid and glycolic acid clear out blackheads and smooth the skin.

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 away from the sun. The weekly routine takes the place of the evening routine once a week and adds the deeper steps to target 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 2Hydrating Toner

Hydrating toners with glycerin and hyaluronic acid help boost moisture and keep skin smooth, while those with niacinamide and centella asiatica extract help calm breakouts and fade post-acne marks. This step is used every morning and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

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Step 3Moisturizer

Moisturizers with niacinamide and ceramides help soothe breakouts and protect skin, while formulas with hyaluronic acid and snail secretion filtrate provide hydration and help repair post-acne marks. 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

Sunscreens with titanium dioxide and zinc oxide defend against UV rays, while formulas with centella asiatica extract, niacinamide, and madecassoside help calm breakouts and post-acne marks. This final protection step is used every morning in your routine.

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Evening

Step 1Pre-Cleanser

Makeup removers with jojoba seed oil, sunflower seed oil, tocopherol, and centella asiatica extract help remove oil-based debris and calm acne-prone skin, while alternatives with hyaluronic acid, beeswax, and orange peel oil provide hydration and clear away makeup. These products are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with Matcha Green Tea, Centella Asiatica Extract, and salicylic acid help manage breakouts and clear out blackheads. These cleansers are used every morning and evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 3Cleansing Toner

Cleansing toners with lactic acid and salicylic acid help clear breakouts and blackheads, while versions with centella asiatica and tea tree oil calm inflammation. This step is used every evening in the Lovi routine.

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Step 4Serum or Treatment

Serums with niacinamide, zinc PCA, and propolis help calm breakouts and balance oil production for acne-prone skin. These treatments are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 5Moisturizer

Moisturizers with niacinamide and ceramides help soothe breakouts and protect skin, while formulas with hyaluronic acid and snail secretion filtrate provide hydration and help repair post-acne marks. 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 jojoba seed oil, sunflower seed oil, tocopherol, and centella asiatica extract help remove oil-based debris and calm acne-prone skin, while alternatives with hyaluronic acid, beeswax, and orange peel oil provide hydration and clear away makeup. These products are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with Matcha Green Tea, Centella Asiatica Extract, and salicylic acid help manage breakouts and clear out blackheads. These cleansers are used every morning and evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 3Enzyme Powder

Enzyme powders are used once a week in place of the evening routine. Exfoliating steps with salicylic acid and papain help clear out breakouts and blackheads, while brightening ingredients like licorice root and vitamin C may fade post-acne marks.

Step 4Cleansing Mask

Cleansing masks with Kaolin and Bentonite clay help draw out oil and impurities to manage breakouts and blackheads, while formulas with lactic and azelaic acid help clear post-acne marks. This step is used once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 5Hydrating Toner

Hydrating toners with glycerin and hyaluronic acid help boost moisture and keep skin smooth, while those with niacinamide and centella asiatica extract help calm breakouts and fade post-acne marks. This step is used every morning and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

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Step 6Serum or Treatment

Serums with niacinamide, zinc PCA, and propolis help calm breakouts and balance oil production for acne-prone skin. These treatments are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 7Moisturizer

Moisturizers with niacinamide and ceramides help soothe breakouts and protect skin, while formulas with hyaluronic acid and snail secretion filtrate provide hydration and help repair post-acne marks. 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.

  • 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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