Endocare Tensage Cream for oily skin
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Biorepair Technology
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Supporting Skin Regeneration
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- LowOily Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- RiskySafety
A poor match for oily skin; the moisturizers alongside 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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Lovi Assistant explains
- Offers moderate moisturizing for your oily skin due to glycerin and snail secretion filtrate, which hydrate and support skin barrier resilience.
- The presence of Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil and Caprylic Capric Triglyceride provides emollient action that may be too heavy for oily skin, potentially exacerbating oily shine.
How to apply
- Could be used as part of your AM or PM routine every day to keep your face fresh.
- Apply this moisturizer after cleansing and toning, but right before your SPF in the morning.
- Gently press a small amount into your skin and let it absorb fully.
- Apply on clean, slightly dry skin to help control that oily shine.
- Avoid the eye area and do a quick patch test before your first use.
People Say
★4.0Overall rating based on 100+ reviewsBased on limited data, Endocare Tensage Cream is a rich anti-aging moisturizer that effectively firms, redensifies, and supports skin recovery, providing a healthy glow and improved texture for normal to dry skin. Some users with sensitive skin or specific fragrance preferences have reported moderate irritation or dislike of the scent, and a few found the texture insufficient for very dry skin.
Highlights
Improves firmness Often Mentioned
- “Restores skin resilience”
- “redefines facial contours”
- “improves elasticity”
Rich texture Often Mentioned
- “Luxurious emulsion”
- “nourishing without being oily”
- “sinks into the skin”
Aids recovery Sometimes Noted
- “Prescribed after laser”
- “calming after peels”
- “no inflammation”
Provides glow Sometimes Noted
- “Gives that inner glow”
- “smoother and more radiant”
- “luminous look”
Potential irritation Sometimes Noted
- “Skin turned red”
- “red bumps”
- “broke me out”
Unpleasant scent Sometimes Noted
- “Smell is terrible”
- “could smell it long after”
- “fragrance ingredients”
Insufficient for dry Rarely Noted
- “Feels slightly insufficient”
- “needs extra moisturizer”
Jar packaging Rarely Noted
- “Not a fan of jar”
- “wish it was a pump”
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Questions and answers
Why does Lovi advise caution with Endocare Tensage Cream for oily skin?
Lovi advises caution because this cream contains heavier oils that may feel too heavy and potentially make oily shine worse. Oily skin needs a product of this type that uses a lightweight texture with hydrating agents and peptides to manage hydration without heavy oils or clogged pores.
Which ingredients make this cream a poor fit for oily skin?
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil and Caprylic Capric Triglyceride make this cream a poor fit because they provide a heavy feel that may exacerbate oily shine on your skin. A moisturizing treatment for oily skin needs lightweight hydrating agents and peptides that manage moisture without heavy oils.
What does Secret Key do for oily skin?
Secret Key helps balance oily skin by reducing excess oil and shine throughout the day. It uses ingredients that work to regulate sebum production while keeping the skin comfortable and fresh.
Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy, 2006Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2014
What does Biorepair Technology do for oily skin?
Biorepair Technology helps repair and protect tooth enamel rather than treating oily skin directly. For oily skin, you need lightweight, oil-controlling ingredients like salicylic acid or niacinamide to keep pores clear and skin balanced.
Where does this cream go in a skincare routine for oily skin?
This cream is a poor match for oily skin because certain oils in it may be too heavy and potentially increase oily shine. Oily skin needs light, oil-free hydrators and water-based lotions that add moisture without feeling greasy.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2020Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017
Can I use this cream with retinol, and in what order?
You should use caution when applying this cream with retinol because its heavy oils may add too much shine to oily skin. When combining them, apply your retinol first and follow with this moisturizing treatment after it absorbs. A product of this type for oily skin needs lightweight, oil-free hydrators and ingredients that balance oil without heavy oils.
How often should I use this cream?
This moisturizing treatment is not a great match for oily skin because some of its oils may feel too heavy and cause extra shine. Oily skin does better with light, oil-free hydrators and balancing ingredients that keep pores clear without adding extra weight.
Can this cream clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for oily skin?
This cream may be too heavy for oily skin and potentially exacerbate oily shine, because it contains rich oils that can add unwanted weight to your face. Oily skin needs lighter hydrators like glycerin and gentle fluids that quench thirst without heavy oils.
Can I use this cream around the eyes or on my body?
This cream is generally safe to use on various body regions, though the skin around the eyes is significantly thinner than most other areas and requires careful application to avoid irritation. When choosing a product for thin or sensitive areas, look for lightweight formulas with hydrating ingredients like glycerin and soothing plant extracts that absorb easily without feeling heavy.
Is this cream fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
Yes, it has no fragrance and no drying alcohol. Cetyl 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, 2017Topical application of an emollient emulsion containing 15.0% caprylic/capric triglyceride doubled the amount of urocanic acid isomers and increased skin hydration with reduced transepidermal water loss in healthy subjects, though it did not prevent ultraviolet-induced urocanic acid isomerization.
Life, 2023A facial serum containing snail secretion filtrate, Calendula officinalis, and Glycyrrhiza glabra root extract significantly reduced inflammatory acne lesions compared to placebo in 66 participants with mild-to-moderate maskne over 12 weeks.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2022HelixComplex snail mucus protected human keratinocytes and reconstructed human epidermis models from ozone-induced oxidative damage and pro-inflammatory response following exposure to 0.5 ppm ozone for 2 hours.
PloS One, 2020Topical treatment with Snail Secretion Filtrate significantly improves the speed and percentage of wound area closure, enhances proliferation and tissue remodeling, and reduces inflammation in a full-thickness excisional wound model in mice compared to untreated controls.
Veterinary Sciences, 2021Application of the probiotic-derived ingredient CLS02021 significantly increased skin moisture and elasticity and decreased wrinkle depth and pore size compared to placebo in healthy volunteers, with no significant side effects.
Medical Archives, 2022Combination blue light therapy with proprietary creams reduced mean inflammatory lesion counts by 50.02% in 26 adults with mild-to-moderate facial inflammatory acne compared to a 2.45% increase in 15 controls over 12 weeks.
Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy, 2015DA-5512 stimulates human dermal papilla cell viability, hair growth, and hair follicle parameters comparably to minoxidil, showing significantly increased efficacy after 16 weeks compared to placebo or 3% minoxidil.
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2017Topical epidermal growth factor combined with silver sulfadiazine accelerated the rate of epidermal regeneration and significantly decreased healing time by approximately 1 to 1.5 days across all stages of healing in skin-graft-donor sites of 12 patients compared to silver sulfadiazine alone.
The New England Journal of Medicine, 1989Topical application of 0.1% hyaluronic acid formulations of different molecular weights led to significant improvements in skin hydration and elasticity, with low-molecular-weight formulations also significantly reducing wrinkle depth in seventy-six female subjects compared to a vehicle control.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2011Topical stem cell-conditioned medium combined with ablative fractional CO2 laser resurfacing showed no significant difference in clinical scar improvement compared to laser alone, whereas platelet-rich plasma yielded better and faster improvement than stem cell-conditioned medium in patients with atrophic post-acne scars.
The Journal of Dermatological Treatment, 2021
Ingredients
Water, C12-20 Acid Peg-8 Ester, Snail Secretion Filtrate Sca Growth Factor Technology Filtrate, Glycerin, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Pentylene Glycol, Saccharide Isomerate, Hexylene Glycol, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Caprylic Capric Triglyceride, Cetyl Alcohol, Ppg-15 Stearyl Ether, Tocopheryl Acetate Vitamin E, Fructose, Glucose, Phenoxyethanol, Urea, Sodium Lactate, Lactic Acid, Serine, Sorbitol, Methylparaben, Dextrin, Sucrose, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Chloride, Disodium Edta, Propylparaben, Allantoin, Alanine, Aspartic Acid, Glutamic Acid, Hexyl Nicotinate, Tensderm Firming Peptides
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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