L'Occitane Immortelle Overnight Reset Oil-in-Serum for oily skin
Helichrysum Italicum Essential Oil
Acmella Oleracea Extract
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
GlycerinAverage
- AverageOily Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- HighSafety
Works for oily skin; other serums 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 skin regeneration for your oily skin, with Helichrysum Italicum Oil Flower and Acmella Oleracea Extract working to smooth texture and minimize fine lines.
- Glycerin and Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil provide general hydration benefits, but the formula lacks strong seboregulation to specifically address oily shine.
- The product is safe for your oily skin, with no risks of irritation due to the absence of harsh ingredients.
How to apply
- Use this serum in your PM routine. Start by applying it 3 times a week and build up to daily use if your skin tolerates it well.
- Apply the serum after cleansing and toning, but right before your moisturizer for the best results.
- Gently press 2-3 drops of the serum into your skin. Let it absorb ⏱ for a minute before applying the next product.
- Apply the serum on clean and dry skin since your skin is not sensitive and you want to target oily shine. This helps control excess oil throughout the night.
- Avoid the delicate eye area and do a patch test before using the serum for the very first time.
People Say
★4.7Overall rating based on 1.6k+ reviewsBased on a very large amount of data, users with dull, tired, or stressed skin frequently report waking up to a visibly rested, plump, and glowing complexion after just one night. While highly effective for hydration and smoothing fine lines, results can be subtle for some, and the product is best used as a pre-moisturizer step rather than a standalone treatment.
Highlights
Instant radiance Mostly Mentioned
- “wake up with a glowing complexion”
- “skin has a fresh glow immediately”
- “looked rejuvenated... radiant, glowy but not oily”
- “complexion becomes smoother, radiant, and more plump”
- “skin looks immediately more rested”
Hydrates and plumps Often Mentioned
- “skin looked more plump”
- “leaves skin hydrated”
- “restoring suppleness”
- “skin feeling softer... fresher”
- “skipped her moisturizer... so hydrating”
Lightweight, absorbs fast Often Mentioned
- “sinks right into the skin”
- “absorbs quite fast... non-sticky”
- “lightweight gel texture”
- “doesn't feel oily at all”
- “glides in very very well”
Expensive product Often Mentioned
- “definitely expensive”
- “pricier than drugstore options”
- “worth almost $100”
- “buy it on special occasions”
- “pricey... results can be too subtle”
Luxurious scent Sometimes Noted
- “smells amazing... florally herbal”
- “scent is one of the most beautiful”
- “feels like a high-end face mask”
- “golden bubbles... melt into the skin”
- “relaxing spa-like fragrance”
Smoothes texture Sometimes Noted
- “blur wrinkles and blur lines”
- “texture is dramatically reduced”
- “skin looked so much smoother”
- “reducing any textured areas”
- “fine lines appear softer”
Strong fragrance Sometimes Noted
- “scent is quite strong”
- “might be too much for you”
- “strong smell right out of the bottle”
- “perfumy at first”
- “irritates... if sensitive to fragrance”
Fragile packaging Rarely Noted
- “shatter if you drop it”
- “glass bottle... heavy”
- “beautiful but fragile”
- “pump dispenses too much”
- “hard to get last drops”
Needs layering Rarely Noted
- “evaporates very quickly”
- “need to use... night cream on top”
- “not enough moisture on its own”
- “best used... before Immortelle Divine Cream”
- “top it off with a regular moisturizer”
Subtle results Rarely Noted
- “didn't show any difference”
- “results can be too subtle”
- “doesn't really do anything”
- “needed longer... to see changes”
- “don't expect an overnight miracle”
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Questions and answers
How well does L'Occitane Reset Oil-in-Serum work for oily skin?
This treatment works reasonably well for oily skin by smoothing texture and providing general hydration, though it lacks strong oil-control ingredients. A product of this type needs ingredients like niacinamide, ferulic acid, zinc PCA, and lightweight hydrators to properly manage excess shine and support the skin barrier.
Dermatology and Therapy, 2020International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2021
Which ingredients make this serum a good fit for oily skin?
Helichrysum Italicum Oil Flower and Acmella Oleracea Extract help smooth your texture and minimize fine lines, while glycerin provides general hydration without irritation. To truly fit oily skin, a treatment of this type needs ingredients like niacinamide, zinc PCA, and ferulic acid to control excess shine and manage pores.
Dermatology and Therapy, 2020International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2021
What does Helichrysum Italicum Essential Oil do for oily skin?
Helichrysum italicum essential oil helps calm redness and balances oily skin with its soothing properties. Because it has antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activities, it may help keep pores clear and reduce breakouts. However, essential oils can sometimes cause irritation or allergic reactions in sensitive skin.
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 2001Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2014
What does Acmella Oleracea Extract do for oily skin?
Acmella oleracea extract helps improve skin smoothness and firmness, but because this ingredient is typically found in richer anti-wrinkle serums, oily skin needs a lightweight, oil-free formula that hydrates without clogging pores.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2025International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2021
Where does this serum go in a skincare routine for oily skin?
This treatment goes in the evening routine after cleansing and toning, and before moisturizing. Oily skin works best with a serum of this type when it also includes strong shine-controlling ingredients.
Can I use this serum with retinol, and in what order?
You can use this treatment alongside retinol by applying the serum first and letting it absorb before putting on your retinol. This product is unlikely to irritate your oily skin because it contains no harsh ingredients.
How often should I use this serum?
You can use this treatment in your evening routine, applying it after cleansing and before your moisturizer. Oily skin works well with this product, though it needs ingredients that help balance oil and shine to provide a better fit.
Can this serum clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for oily skin?
This serum is unlikely to cause breakouts or clog pores on oily skin because it is safe and free of harsh ingredients, though it lacks oil-balancing properties. To better manage oily shine, an oily skin type needs a product with strong seboregulation and lightweight hydration.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2025Dermatology and Therapy, 2020
Is this serum fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
It has no drying alcohol and contains fragrance (parfum).
What the research says
An all-natural anti-wrinkle emulsion serum containing Acmella oleracea extract demonstrated safe skin tolerability and reduced facial wrinkles in human volunteers after 2 weeks of application.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2021An Acmella oleracea extract-loaded glycolipid emulsion serum applied topically demonstrated safety with no ocular irritation or systemic dermal absorption, alongside significant improvements in facial skin hydration, smoothness, and reductions in roughness, scaliness, and wrinkles.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2025A night cream containing melatonin, carnosine, and Helichrysum italicum extract reduced oxidative stress ex vivo and improved hydration, reduced transepidermal water loss, decreased wrinkles and spots, and lowered skin reactivity in 117 individuals over up to 12 weeks of nightly use.
Dermatology and Therapy, 2020Application of creams and emulgels containing immortelle extract and hemp oil increased skin hydration and reduced TEWL in 25 healthy volunteers compared to placebo samples and a non-treated control, with emulgels demonstrating enhanced herbal active delivery and better sensory properties than creams.
Pharmaceutics, 2021Polypropylene non-woven fabric impregnated with H. italicum extract using ethanol as a cosolvent demonstrated significantly greater potential for skin protection compared to other investigated samples on artificially irritated human skin without causing irritation or redness.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2023Neryl acetate mediates a large part of Corsican Helichrysum italicum essential oil activity by upregulating genes involved in epidermal differentiation, skin barrier formation, and ceramide synthesis, leading to increased involucrin, total lipids, and ceramides in human skin explant models compared to the essential oil.
PloS One, 2023A novel formulation containing supramolecular retinol plus acmella oleracea extract significantly reduced dark circles by 13.8% in melanin index, decreased fine wrinkles, and increased skin firmness by 13.0% in 33 Chinese urban women after 6 weeks of use.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2022The optimized squalane-based spilanthol emulsion achieved a maximum skin retention of 118.71 μg/g and restored skin hydroxyproline content to 23.99 μg/g, outperforming positive and negative groups due to high drug release and miscibility driven by weak Van der Waals interactions.
AAPS PharmSciTech, 2019Treatment with methanolic extract of Acmella oleracea leaves exerted potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and wound healing effects in vitro by reducing inflammatory mediators, scavenging free radicals, inhibiting bacterial growth, and enhancing fibroblast migration without inducing cytotoxicity.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2025A 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, 2017The 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, 2001
Why other serums fit oily skin better
A 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, 2024Niacinamide and ferulic acid incorporated in a stable multiple emulsion successfully reduced melanin, sebum, and skin erythema while improving skin elasticity and hydration in human skin compared to a placebo.
BioMed Research International, 2022
Ingredients
Water, Propanediol, Glycerin, Isononyl Isononanoate, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Dextrin Palmitate Ethylhexanoate, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Helichrysum Italicum Oil Flower, Helichrysum Italicum Extract, Origanum Majorana Leaf Extract, Acmella Oleracea Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Sunflower Seed Oil, Adenosine, Fructose, Carbomer, Maltodextrin, Sodium Hydroxide, Palmitic Acid, Disodium Edta, Cellulose Gum, Amodimethicone, Tocopherol, Chlorphenesin, Parfum, Ci 75130 Beta-Carotene
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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