Clarins Extra-Firming Jour SPF 15 for oily skin
Kangaroo Flower Extract
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract Oat Kernel Extract
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Shea Butter
Avobenzone
HomosalateAverage
- AverageOily Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- HighSafety
Works for oily skin; other sunscreens 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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- Offers moderate moisturizing and sun protection for your oily skin, with glycerin providing hydration and avobenzone, homosalate, and octocrylene offering UV defense, though it does not directly address concerns about oily shine.
- While shea butter and glycerin offer general skincare benefits, they do not provide sufficient oil control for your oily skin type.
- The product is safe for your oily skin, as it lacks prohibited or harsh ingredients that could cause irritation.
How to apply
- Use this moisturizing sunscreen daily in your AM routine. Reapply every two hours when exposed to direct sun.
- Apply this moisturizing sunscreen as the final step of your morning routine after your moisturizer.
- Smooth an even layer of the moisturizing sunscreen over your face and neck, avoiding harsh rubbing.
- Apply the moisturizing sunscreen onto clean, dry skin for the best protection and even coverage.
- Avoid the immediate eye area and discontinue use if any irritation occurs.
Questions and answers
How well does Clarins Extra-Firming Jour SPF 15 work for oily skin?
This moisturizer with SPF works moderately well for oily skin by providing hydration and sun protection, though it does not directly control oily shine. Products of this type for oily skin need to effectively control excess oil and shine while providing lightweight hydration and sun protection without clogging pores.
Which ingredients make this cream a good fit for oily skin?
Glycerin helps provide moderate hydration for your oily skin, while avobenzone, homosalate, and octocrylene offer sun protection. However, because it lacks oil control ingredients, a moisturizer for oily skin needs lightweight hydrators and ingredients that manage excess shine without clogging pores.
What does Kangaroo Flower Extract do for oily skin?
Kangaroo Flower Extract is not a strong fit for oily skin because it lacks sebum-balancing and pore-refining properties. Oily skin needs ingredients that help control oil production and reduce shine.
What does Avena Sativa Kernel Extract do for oily skin?
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract helps calm and soothe oily skin while keeping it balanced without feeling heavy. It is unlikely to cause irritation and may reduce redness and inflammation.
Pharmaceutics, 2021Skin Pharmacology and Applied Skin Physiology, 2002
Where does this cream go in a skincare routine for oily skin?
This moisturizing spf goes in the morning routine after your hydrating toner and moisturizer, or you can use it as your daytime moisturizer and sun protection step in one. It works for your oily skin, though this skin type needs oil-controlling ingredients like niacinamide or lightweight balancing fluids to properly manage shine.
Can I use this cream with retinol, and in what order?
You can use this cream in the morning before your sunscreen or at night after your retinol, as it has a safe formula that is unlikely to cause irritation. Oily skin works best with moisturizers that include oil-controlling ingredients and lightweight hydrators to manage shine.
How often should I use this cream?
You can use this moisturizing spf daily in the morning as part of your routine. It is safe for your skin, though an oily skin type needs a product with oil-controlling ingredients to manage shine.
Can this cream clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for oily skin?
This cream is unlikely to clog pores or cause breakouts on oily skin, as it lacks harsh ingredients that typically cause irritation. However, because it does not control oil or shine, oily skin needs a product with lightweight hydrators and oil-absorbing ingredients to stay balanced.
Is this cream fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
It has no drying alcohol and contains fragrance (parfum). Cetearyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol, which soften the skin.
What the research says
A single application of a moisturizing fluid containing hyaluronic acid 1%, glycerin 5%, and Centella asiatica stem cells extract significantly increased skin hydration by 29% and reduced transepidermal water loss at 24 hours compared to baseline and an untreated control site in twenty healthy women.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017Chemical sunscreens containing avobenzone, octocrylene, homosalate, and octisalate showed no to minimal risks of dermal irritation, sensitization, photo-allergy, and photo-irritation in human subjects.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2025A multiple W/O/W emulsion containing Rosmarinus officinalis L., Avena sativa L., and Linum usitatissimum L. extracts showed no irritant, phototoxic, inflammatory, or allergenic potential in human skin models and patch tests, establishing its safety as a cosmetic base.
Pharmaceutics, 2021Topically applied Avena sativa and Avena Rhealba oatmeal extracts significantly reduced skin irritation parameters including a* parameter increase and blood flow increase compared to vehicle in 12 healthy individuals subjected to the sodium lauryl sulfate irritation model.
Skin Pharmacology and Applied Skin Physiology, 2002A repair cream containing Rhealba oat plantlets extract, l-ALA-l-GLU dipeptide, and hyaluronic acid provided immediate relief and was judged by doctors as good or very good in 96.8% of cases for wound healing in 2,363 patients following dermatological acts.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2018Colloidal oat extracts diminished pro-inflammatory cytokines in vitro and colloidal oat lotion improved skin dryness, scaling, roughness, and itch intensity in healthy female subjects compared to baseline.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2015Colloidal oat increased the growth rate, metabolism, and lactic acid production of Staphylococcus epidermidis compared to Staphylococcus aureus in vitro, matching clinical increases in lactic acid on dry skin after 6 weeks of lotion use.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2021A combination cream of stimu-tex AS and saccharide isomerate reduced erythema, increased skin capacitance, and reduced transepidermal water loss compared to placebo in 20 subjects after fractional CO2 laser procedure without causing serious adverse events.
Lasers in Medical Science, 2025A skin barrier restoring cream with shea butter, silkflo, and vitamin E increased type I procollagen synthesis, enhanced antioxidant enzyme activity, decreased reactive oxygen species generation, and promoted hyaluronic acid production in H2O2-stimulated human keratinocyte cells compared to untreated cells.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2025Encapsulation of ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate and butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane in lipid microparticles significantly reduced their in vivo human skin penetration compared to nonencapsulated filters.
Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2011Microencapsulation of the BMDBM/HP-beta-CD complex in lipid microparticles significantly decreased the percutaneous penetration of the UV filter into the stratum corneum of human volunteers compared to the non-encapsulated sunscreen agent.
Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 2011Following human skin application of an O/W emulsion containing 2% BMDBM loaded in lipospheres, 15% of the sunscreen accumulated in the uppermost layers of the stratum corneum without remarkably modifying skin permeation compared to unencapsulated sunscreen.
Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2008Dermal application of a sunscreen containing 10% homosalate in four volunteers resulted in delayed elimination with terminal half-times around 24 h and a bioavailability of cis-homosalate a factor of 2 lower than trans-homosalate, while metabolite ratios supported using oral-route urinary excretion fractions for dermal exposure assessments.
Archives of Toxicology, 2024Homosalate exhibited the highest permeation among tested filters with a relative permeability rate of 4.2% and a depth of 60 um, and specific thickeners and emulsifiers successfully reduced its permeation without inhibiting the skin permeation of niacinamide.
Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine, 2026An online-SPE-LC-MS/MS method successfully quantified specific urinary homosalate metabolites for up to 96 hours after dermal sunscreen application in a volunteer and detected metabolites exclusively in three German pilot participants who had used sunscreen within five days.
Analytica Chimica Acta, 2021
Ingredients
Water, Glycerin, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Shea Butter, Dimethicone, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Parfum, Cetearyl Glucoside, Dimethicone Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Butylene Glycol, Acrylates C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Tromethamine, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract Oat Kernel Extract, Disodium Edta, Tocopheryl Acetate, Xanthan Gum, Dimethiconol, Tocopherol, Anigozanthos Flavidus Extract, Caprylic Capric Triglyceride, Betaine, Silica, Sorbitol, Diospyros Mespiliformis Leaf Extract, Maltodextrin, Sanicula Europaea Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Kalanchoe Pinnata Leaf Extract, Balanites Roxburghii Seed Oil, Mitracarpus Scaber Extract, Citric Acid, Acerola Seed Extract, Lapsana Communis Stem Extract Flower Leaf, Furcellaria Lumbricalis Extract, Ci 15985 Yellow 6, Potassium Sorbate, Maris Sal Sea Salt Sel Marin, Avobenzone, Homosalate, Octocrylene
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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