COVERGIRL SKIN ENHANCER for oily acne-prone skin
Dimethicone
GlycerinLow
- AverageOily Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- HighSafety
A weak match for oily acne-prone skin; the moisturizers alongside fit it better.
This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with oily acne-prone skin: shine, breakouts, blemishes, and enlarged pores. 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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Lovi Assistant explains
- Offers moderate moisturizing for your oily skin, as glycerin and dimethicone hydrate and smooth texture, while niacinamide provides some seboregulation.
- While generally safe for your oily skin, the formula lacks targeted ingredients to effectively address your primary concerns of acne, blemishes, and breakouts.
- The product is safe for your oily skin, with no risks of irritation due to the absence of prohibited or harsh ingredients.
How to apply
- Use this AM and PM routine every day to help clear your skin. Always remember to finish with SPF in the morning.
- Apply the moisturizer after your cleanser and toner, right before your SPF during the day.
- Gently press a small amount into your skin and avoid rubbing to keep pores clear.
- Apply on clean, slightly damp skin to help the product absorb better and control oil.
- Avoid the sensitive eye area and do a simple patch test before your first use.
Questions and answers
Why is Covergirl Skin Enhancer a weak match for oily acne-prone skin?
Covergirl Skin Enhancer is a weak match because it lacks targeted ingredients to effectively address acne, blemishes, and breakouts. A product of this type needs powerful hydrating and repairing ingredients, brightening agents, and soothing extracts that manage acne without clogging pores or adding excess oil.
Which ingredients make this treatment a poor fit for oily acne-prone skin?
This treatment is a weak match for your oily acne-prone skin because it lacks targeted ingredients to address blemishes and breakouts. A product of this type needs powerful hydrating and repairing ingredients, brightening agents, soothing extracts, low molecular weight hyaluronic acid, and ceramides to properly care for this skin.
What does Water do for oily acne-prone skin?
Water helps keep oily, acne-prone skin hydrated without making it greasy. Keeping skin hydrated is important because acne treatments can dry it out and irritate the skin barrier.
What does Dimethicone do for oily acne-prone skin?
Dimethicone helps protect oily, acne-prone skin from irritation, but it shows varying performance in keeping skin hydrated compared to other protectants. Because it can feel heavy, this type of skin often needs lighter ingredients like natural plant oils with a higher linoleic acid to oleic acid ratio to keep pores clear and the skin barrier strong.
Where does it go in a skincare routine for oily acne-prone skin?
This product is a weak match for your oily acne-prone skin because it lacks targeted ingredients to manage breakouts. To properly care for this skin type, a product needs blemish-fighting ingredients like salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide.
Can I use this treatment with retinol, and in what order?
You can use this treatment alongside retinol by applying it after your retinol to help smooth your skin and keep it hydrated. Because this product lacks acne-fighting ingredients, an oily and acne-prone skin type needs a moisturizer or treatment that specifically targets breakouts and blemishes with ingredients like salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide.
How often should I use it?
You can use this moisturizing treatment daily to hydrate and smooth your skin, though an oily acne-prone skin needs a product with targeted ingredients to help manage blemishes and breakouts.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020Health Science Reports, 2021
Can Covergirl Skin Enhancer clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for oily acne-prone skin?
Covergirl Skin Enhancer is unlikely to irritate your oily skin, but it lacks the targeted acne-fighting ingredients needed to properly care for blemishes and breakouts. Oily acne-prone skin needs lightweight formulas with salicylic acid, benzoyl peroxide, or retinoids to clear pores and prevent breakouts.
Can I use this treatment around the eyes or on my body?
Yes, you can use this moisturizing treatment around the eyes and on your body, as the formula is safe and generally well tolerated. It helps hydrate the skin while smoothing texture, though oily skin needs a product with targeted blemish-fighting ingredients to properly care for acne.
Is Covergirl Skin Enhancer fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
Yes, it has no fragrance and no drying alcohol.
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, 2017Wearing 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, 2007The emollient V0034CR significantly reduced TEWL compared to vehicle and vehicle plus glycerol, and significantly increased corneometry scores compared to vehicle and vehicle plus petrolatum in healthy volunteers with dry skin, demonstrating combined barrier function improvement from petrolatum and hydration improvement from glycerol.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020Ten days of treatment with a cream containing 20% glycerin significantly increased skin hydration measured by corneometer values in 17 healthy volunteers compared to a placebo cream, but showed no influence on transepidermal water loss or skin sensitivity to an irritating surfactant.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2001Niacinamide/glycerin body moisturizers provided better rapid and prolonged improvement of cosmetic xerosis through functional improvement of stratum corneum barrier function compared to no treatment and conventional moisturizers in female subjects.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2012
Why other moisturizers fit oily acne-prone skin better
Co-delivery of paeonol and madecassoside via nanoemulsions improved transdermal delivery, promoted barrier repair proteins, inhibited inflammatory cytokine secretion in cellular and 3D models, and reduced transepidermal water loss and acne in human facial skin compared to free components.
Molecules, 2023A peel-off facial mask containing myoinositol and trehalose-loaded liposomes improved adult female acne by decreasing lesion counts, sebum production, GAGS scores, and local androgen levels while increasing beclin-1 levels.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2017A panthenol-enriched mask improved skin hydration, regulated sebum, and reduced redness and TEWL across dry sensitive, oily sensitive, and oily acne skin subgroups with excellent tolerance and no adverse reactions.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2024
Ingredients
Water, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Cyclopentasiloxane, Isododecane, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Peg-10 Dimethicone, Sodium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Disodium Edta
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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