Origins Original Skin Renewal Serum for combination skin
Epilobium Angustifolium
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Salicylic Acid
Caffeine
Magnesium Ascorbyl PhosphateAverage
- HighCombination Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- HighSafety
Works for combination skin; other serums fit it better.
This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with combination skin: an oily T-zone, enlarged pores, and dry cheeks. 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 exfoliation and hydration for your combination skin, with salicylic acid and glycerin helping to manage oily shine and provide mild moisturization.
- The inclusion of caffeine and epilobium angustifolium stem extract further supports oil control and soothes the skin, aligning well with your primary goal.
- The product is safe for your combination skin, as it lacks harsh ingredients and has a low risk of irritation.
How to apply
- Use your serum as part of your PM routine. Start using it 3 times a week and move to daily use if your skin likes it.
- Apply the serum after cleansing and toner, and right before your moisturizer.
- Gently press 2-3 drops of the serum into your skin and wait a minute ⏳for it to soak in.
- Apply the serum on clean and dry skin since your skin is not sensitive.
- Always do a patch test before using the serum for the first time, and avoid the eye area .
People Say
★4.3Overall rating based on 1.1k+ reviewsBased on a very large amount of data, this serum is highly praised for smoothing skin texture and boosting radiance, with many users noting it helps blur pores and clear mild breakouts. Some users with sensitive skin have experienced irritation due to the formula's essential oils. The product's discontinuation has also been a significant point of disappointment for many.
Highlights
Boosts radiance Often Mentioned
- “adds glow”
- “vibrant look”
- “de-stresses skin”
Improves texture Often Mentioned
- “smooths roughness”
- “softens skin”
- “refines surface”
Lightweight consistency Often Mentioned
- “absorbs quickly”
- “non-greasy”
- “silky feel”
Discontinued status Often Mentioned
- “hard to find”
- “out of stock”
- “discontinued”
Minimizes pores Sometimes Noted
- “blurs pores”
- “shrinks appearance”
- “tightens pores”
Pleasant scent Sometimes Noted
- “fresh smell”
- “nice fragrance”
- “spa-like scent”
High price point Sometimes Noted
- “expensive”
- “pricey”
- “small bottle”
Causes irritation Rarely Noted
- “breakouts”
- “redness”
- “stinging sensation”
Not hydrating Rarely Noted
- “dry patches”
- “needs moisturizer”
- “not for dry skin”
Sensitizing ingredients Rarely Noted
- “citrus oils”
- “essential oils”
- “strong fragrance”
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Questions and answers
How well does Origins Original Skin Renewal Serum work for combination skin?
This serum works reasonably well for your combination skin by offering moderate exfoliation and hydration to help manage oily shine while keeping dry areas calm. It is unlikely to cause irritation, though other treatments fit this skin type better. A product of this type needs effective ingredients like niacinamide, propolis, or zinc PCA that regulate oiliness, enhance radiance, and provide balanced moisture without excess oil or dryness.
Which ingredients make this serum a good fit for combination skin?
Salicylic acid and glycerin make this serum a good fit for combination skin by managing oily shine and providing mild moisturization. Additionally, caffeine and epilobium angustifolium stem extract support oil control and soothe the skin.
What does Willow Herb do for combination skin?
Willow herb helps calm redness, balances oily areas by reducing excess oil, and protects combination skin with its antioxidant properties. It is unlikely to irritate and may support overall skin comfort.
What does Argireline do for combination skin?
Argireline helps smooth out lines and keeps combination skin feeling soft when applied twice daily. This ingredient may reduce wrinkle depth and improve overall skin texture, though its absorption through the skin is quite low.
American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 2013Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy, 2013
Where does it go in a skincare routine for combination skin?
This treatment goes in the evening routine, as Lovi routines place serums with actives at night for simplicity and extra safety around sun exposure. Combination skin works best with products that offer a balance of gentle exfoliation and lightweight moisture to manage oily shine while keeping the skin soft.
Can I use this serum with retinol, and in what order?
You can use this serum with retinol by applying this treatment first and following with your retinol to keep your routine gentle. Because combination skin needs balanced moisture and gentle exfoliation without heavy irritation, combining these active ingredients requires watching how your skin feels.
How often should I use it?
This treatment works for your combination skin, though other products fit it better. You can use it in the evening as part of your routine. Combination skin of this type needs gentle exfoliating acids, lightweight hydrators, and soothing ingredients to manage oily shine and keep the skin calm.
Can this serum clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for combination skin?
This serum is unlikely to clog pores or cause breakouts on your combination skin, as it contains salicylic acid to help clear out pores and has a low risk of irritation. To work best for this skin type, a product needs a balanced blend of gentle exfoliating ingredients and light hydration that manages oily shine without heavy oils.
Is it fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
It has no drying alcohol and contains fragrance (limonene and linalool).
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, 2017Twice daily application of a multitargeted dermocosmetic cream provided comparable efficacy to benzoyl peroxide 5% gel in reducing inflammatory, non-inflammatory, and total lesions in 150 Caucasian subjects with mild-to-moderate acne over 56 days, while demonstrating superior skin tolerability.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2024Epilobium angustifolium extract reduces lipid synthesis in sebocytes, protects against Malassezia-induced morphological changes, and reduces nonadherent and adherent dandruff by -54% and -48% while inhibiting scalp sebum production by -67% in volunteers with dandruff and greasy scalp.
Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2017Topical caffeine acts as an active cosmetic compound by preventing excessive fat accumulation through phosphodiesterase inhibition, protecting cells against UV radiation with antioxidant properties, increasing skin microcirculation, and stimulating hair growth via 5-alpha-reductase inhibition.
Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2013Epilobium angustifolium extract increased cell viability, altered gene expressions in senescent normal human dermal fibroblasts, down-regulated UV-induced release of matrix metalloproteinases, and protected skin against UV-induced erythema formation in vivo.
General Physiology and Biophysics, 2013Topical hydrogels containing Epilobium angustifolium extracts demonstrated antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and wound-healing properties, with active ingredients penetrating human skin.
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022Ethanolic extracts from Epilobium angustifolium demonstrated antioxidant, antiaging, and anti-inflammatory properties by inhibiting lipoxygenase, collagenase, and elastase, and effectively scavenging free radicals.
Molecules, 2021Treatment with cross-linked hyaluronic acid-based microneedle patches combined with acetyl hexapeptide-8 or epidermal growth factor significantly improved wrinkles and skin hydration compared to the patch alone in Korean females over 29 days.
Annals of Dermatology, 2019Argireline treatment twice daily for 4 weeks produced a significant anti-wrinkle effect with 48.9% total efficacy and decreased skin roughness in Chinese subjects compared with 0% efficacy and no decrease in roughness in the placebo group.
American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 2013Acetyl hexapeptide-3 and tripeptide-10 citrulline demonstrated antiwrinkle efficacy and decreased transepidermal water loss in twenty-four healthy volunteers compared to control groups, though synergistic effects between the two peptides remained unclear.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2017Cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen achieved a higher cure rate (39%) than salicylic acid (24%) and a wait-and-see approach (16%) for cutaneous warts at 13 weeks in primary care patients.
CMAJ, 2010A moisturizer containing licochalcone A, 1,2-decanediol, L-carnitine, and salicylic acid significantly reduced noninflammatory, inflammatory, and total acne lesion counts compared to a vehicle control in Thai patients during a 12-week maintenance phase.
BioMed Research International, 2020Treatment with 2% supramolecular salicylic acid hydrogel resulted in a regression and markedly improvement rate of 51.01% compared to 43.10% for Adapaline gel in patients with mild to moderate facial acne vulgaris, showing no significant difference in efficacy.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2024A topical cosmetic slimming product containing tetrahydroxypropyl ethylenediamine, caffeine, carnitine, forskolin and retinol significantly reduced body circumferences and improved skin aspect compared with placebo in 78 women over 12 weeks.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2011Topical sunscreen formulations containing caffeine combined with UV filters increased in vivo anti-UVB protection by approximately 25% and showed higher SPF values compared to caffeine-free sunscreen, while being well tolerated by the skin of healthy subjects.
Frontiers in Physiology, 2019Caffeine gel combined with choline geranate showed high skin permeation capacity and superior clinical results in cellulite treatment compared to caffeine gel without ionic liquid.
AAPS PharmSciTech, 2021Topical application of 5% vitamin C cream significantly improved global clinical scores, increased skin microrelief density, and induced elastic tissue repair in photoaged skin compared to excipient control in healthy female volunteers.
Experimental Dermatology, 2003Ascorbic acid 2-glucoside gel significantly reduced gingival melanin pigmentation after 4 weeks compared to placebo in 73 subjects with symmetric pigmentation.
Journal of Periodontology, 2009Topical application of VC-IP cream twice daily for 8 weeks reduces periorbital wrinkles in female subjects compared to a placebo cream.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2022
Ingredients
Water, Butylene Glycol, Silica, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Hdi Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Polysilicone-11, Grapefruit Peel Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil Lavender Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil Flower, Amyris Balsamifera Oil Bark, Salvia Sclarea Oil, Anthemis Nobilis Oil Flower, Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract, Limonene, Linalool, Epilobium Angustifolium Stem Extract Flower Leaf, Albizia Julibrissin Bark Extract, Chestnut Seed Extract, Salicylic Acid, Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract Paeonia Albiflora Root Extract, Molasses Saccharum Officinarum Extrait De Mélasse Extract, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Bambusa Vulgaris Extract, Pisum Sativum Extract, Sigesbeckia Orientalis Extract, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caffeine, Urea, Lauryl Peg-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Arginine, Beeswax Alba Cire Dabeille Cera, Sodium Hyaluronate, Peg-11 Methyl Ether Dimethicone, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Pca, Dimethicone Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Glucosamine Hcl, Sodium Phytate, Hexylene Glycol, Laureth-12, Trehalose, Polyquaternium-51, Tromethamine, Silica Silylate, Carbomer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Vp Copolymer, Tocopheryl Acetate, Potassium Sorbate, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol, Mica, Titanium Dioxide Ci 77891
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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