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Skincare routine for oily skin

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Cleansers and toners with salicylic acid and niacinamide help control oil and reduce shine, while exfoliating steps with salicylic acid, glycolic acid, polyhydroxy acid, and papain clear out pores and blackheads. Serums and cleansing masks with niacinamide, vitamin c, kaolin clay, and volcanic ash calm and refine skin to help manage blemishes.

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 the skin rests and is away from the sun. This weekly routine takes the place of the evening routine once a week to add deeper steps that tackle shine, enlarged pores, blackheads, and blemishes.

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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 and manage shine for your oily skin. They are 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 with hyaluronic acid, laminaria digitata extract, and glycerin help hydrate your oily skin and keep it refreshed without extra oiliness. Hydrating toners with niacinamide and centella asiatica extract help control oily shine and soothe your skin, and this step is used every morning and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 3Moisturizer

Moisturizers with glycerin and hyaluronic acid help provide hydration without clogging pores and manage oily shine. These products are 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 oily skin the sunscreen step is used every morning. Sunscreens and sun-defense steps with zinc oxide and niacinamide help control oily shine and blemishes, while formulas with hyaluronic acid and centella asiatica extract keep your skin soft and calm.

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Evening

Step 1Pre-Cleanser

Makeup removers with Camellia Seed Oil and Squalane help clear out oil-based debris and makeup while keeping your oily skin hydrated. These products are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with niacinamide and salicylic acid help control oil and manage shine for your oily skin. They are used every morning and every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Best cleansers for oily skin

Step 3Cleansing Toner

Cleansing toners with glycolic acid and lactic acid help manage oily shine by gently exfoliating, while versions with salicylic acid and tea tree oil control excess oil and clear out blemishes. This cleansing toner step is used every evening.

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Step 4Serum or Treatment

Serums with niacinamide and salicylic acid help control oil and clear out pores. Serums with Vitamin C and hyaluronic acid refine texture and add radiance, and these treatments are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 5Moisturizer

Moisturizers with glycerin and hyaluronic acid help provide hydration without clogging pores and manage oily shine. These products are 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 and Squalane help clear out oil-based debris and makeup while keeping your oily skin hydrated. These products are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with niacinamide and salicylic acid help control oil and manage shine for your oily skin. They are used every morning and every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Best cleansers for oily skin

Step 3Enzyme Powder

Exfoliating steps with papain, salicylic acid and rice bran extract help digest dull surface cells and refine your oily skin to manage shine and improve texture. This enzyme powder step is used once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 4Cleansing Mask

Cleansing masks with clay and charcoal deep-draw oil and impurities to manage shine and clear out pores on oily skin. These masks are used once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 5Hydrating Toner

Hydrating toners with hyaluronic acid, laminaria digitata extract, and glycerin help hydrate your oily skin and keep it refreshed without extra oiliness. Hydrating toners with niacinamide and centella asiatica extract help control oily shine and soothe your skin, and 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 and salicylic acid help control oil and clear out pores. Serums with Vitamin C and hyaluronic acid refine texture and add radiance, and these treatments are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Best serums and treatments for oily skin

Step 7Moisturizer

Moisturizers with glycerin and hyaluronic acid help provide hydration without clogging pores and manage oily shine. These products are 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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