Tatcha The Dewy Skin Cream for oily acne-prone skin
Saccharomyces Rice Ferment Filtrate
Sodium Hyaluronate
Squalane
Gold
Japanese Purple Rice
Average
- AverageOily Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- HighSafety
Works for oily acne-prone skin; other moisturizers 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 due to the presence of glycerin and sodium hyaluronate, which hydrate and plump the skin without exacerbating oiliness.
- While squalane and rice leaf ferment filtrate provide general skincare benefits supportive for oily and acne-prone skin, the formulation lacks specialized ingredients to directly address your concerns with 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.
People Say
★4.4Overall rating based on 7.5k+ reviewsBased on a very large amount of data, this rich moisturizer is ideally suited for dry and mature skin types, widely praised for delivering deep hydration and a signature "glass skin" glow that lasts all day. Many users report plump, soothed skin and excellent makeup application. However, those with oily or acne-prone skin often find it too heavy or pore-clogging.
Highlights
Dewy glow Mostly Mentioned
- “Gives me that glass skin look”
- “Leaves a beautiful healthy radiance”
- “Skin looks lit from within”
- “Perfect natural highlight without shimmer”
Intense hydration Often Mentioned
- “Skin drinks it in immediately”
- “Keeps my dry patches away all winter”
- “Face feels moisturized until the next morning”
- “Saved my dehydrated skin barrier”
Expensive price point Often Mentioned
- “Hard to justify the cost”
- “Way too expensive for the amount”
- “Wish it was more affordable”
- “Pricey for a daily moisturizer”
Great makeup base Sometimes Noted
- “Foundation sits beautifully on top”
- “Prevents makeup from looking cakey”
- “Acts like a gripping primer”
- “Smooths texture before foundation”
Luxurious texture Sometimes Noted
- “Feels like a spa treatment”
- “Thick and creamy but absorbs well”
- “Rich consistency that melts into skin”
- “Buttery smooth application”
Strong fragrance Sometimes Noted
- “Scent is too overpowering”
- “Irritated my sensitive nose”
- “Smells nice but too strong for face”
- “Wish they had an unscented version”
Caused breakouts Rarely Noted
- “Gave me deep cystic acne”
- “Clogged my pores immediately”
- “Caused tiny whiteheads on forehead”
- “Too rich, made me break out”
Greasy on oily skin Rarely Noted
- “Left an oil slick on my T-zone”
- “Too heavy for summer use”
- “Made me look sweaty, not dewy”
- “Sat on top of skin without absorbing”
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Questions and answers
How well does Tatcha The Dewy Skin Cream work for oily acne-prone skin?
This cream works moderately well for oily skin, offering hydration through glycerin and sodium hyaluronate without making your face feel overly slick. However, it lacks targeted ingredients to directly treat breakouts and blemishes, so a moisturizing treatment for this skin type needs acne-fighting ingredients and lightweight hydrators that balance moisture without clogging pores.
Which ingredients make this cream a good fit for oily acne-prone skin?
Glycerin and sodium hyaluronate make this cream a fit by hydrating and plumping your oily skin without adding extra oil. Oily and acne-prone skin needs lightweight, non-clogging hydrators along with targeted ingredients that directly clear blemishes and breakouts.
What does Saccharomyces Rice Ferment Filtrate do for oily acne-prone skin?
Saccharomyces Rice Ferment Filtrate helps balance oily and acne-prone skin by providing soothing benefits and keeping pores clear. Fermented rice ingredients generally offer gentle care that may reduce redness and keep skin smooth without feeling heavy.
What does Hyaluronic Acid do for oily acne-prone skin?
Hyaluronic acid helps calm oily acne-prone skin by reducing sebum production and lipid synthesis in sebaceous glands. It also supports skin barrier function and improves hydration while helping deliver treatments without causing irritation.
The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2017Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2022
Where does this cream go in a skincare routine for oily acne-prone skin?
This moisturizing treatment goes in the morning and evening routine after cleansing and any toners or serums. Oily and acne-prone skin needs a product of this type that contains specialized ingredients like salicylic acid or niacinamide to help directly clear breakouts and blemishes.
Can I use this cream with retinol, and in what order?
Yes, you can use this cream with retinol, and it works best applied after your retinol treatment to help soothe and hydrate your skin. This type of moisturizer can help make your skin more comfortable while using strong acne treatments like retinol, though oily acne-prone skin also needs targeted breakout-fighting ingredients like salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide.
How often should I use this cream?
You can use this moisturizing treatment twice a day as part of your morning and evening routine. Daily application helps keep your oily skin hydrated without clogging pores, though this type of product also needs specialized breakout-fighting ingredients to properly care for acne-prone skin.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020Health Science Reports, 2021
Can this cream clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for oily acne-prone skin?
This cream is unlikely to cause irritation on oily skin, but it may cause breakouts for you because it lacks ingredients to directly treat acne. Oily and acne-prone skin needs lightweight, clarifying ingredients like salicylic acid or niacinamide to help keep pores clear and control blemishes.
Can I use this cream around the eyes or on my body?
This cream is safe to use around the eyes and on the body because it has a very gentle formula without harsh ingredients. However, a product for oily acne-prone skin needs targeted blemish-fighting ingredients to properly care for breakouts in those areas.
Is this cream fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
It contains fragrance (parfum) and drying alcohol (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, 2017Application of Galactomyces ferment filtrate skin care formula significantly reduced the net values and daily fluctuation of facial pore area, roughness, and redness in young Japanese women.
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021Daily application of a cream containing niosomes loaded with purple glutinous rice extract in 20 human volunteers for 28 days resulted in a significant decrease in melanin index and skin roughness by -14.05% and -9.95%, and increases in skin hydration and elastic recovery by +48.73% and +35.98% compared to initial values.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2020The iontophoretic delivery of hyaluronic acid nanogel-loaded Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate significantly reduced advanced glycation end products and mitigated skin stiffening in an ex vivo skin tissue glycation model.
International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2025Red rice extract suppressed UVB-induced inflammation and skin aging in human skin fibroblasts by inhibiting the MAPK signaling pathway, leading to decreased NF-kappa B and AP-1 activation, reduced ECM degradation, and increased ECM synthesis compared to UVB-irradiated controls.
Natural Product Communications, 2016Topical 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 application of hyaluronic acid in conjunction with free gingival graft significantly reduced donor site postoperative pain until day 7 compared to normal saline, with no significant differences in graft dimensions or patient satisfaction.
Clinical Oral Investigations, 2022Treatment with a hyaluronic acid-containing mouth rinse or topical gel led to significant lesion reduction, pain relief, and normalization of lesion color in adult patients with minor recurrent aphthous stomatitis, with the gel formulation showing an earlier healing onset at 3 days.
BMC Oral Health, 2019Squalane at 0.005-0.015% counteracts UVA-induced oxidative stress, inflammation, and collagen metabolism inhibition while stimulating fibroblast migration in human dermal fibroblasts.
Molecules, 2025Plant-derived squalane protected human dermal fibroblasts against UVA-induced damage by counteracting ROS formation, suppressing apoptosis-related proteins p53, caspase-3, caspase-9, and PARP, and restoring the pro-survival p-Akt/mTOR pathway.
Antioxidants, 2025Topically delivered gold-coated silica microparticles combined with laser pulses reduced inflammatory lesions compared with sham treatments in patients with moderate-to-severe facial acne.
The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2015Laser-activated gold microparticles combined with topical retinoids reduced inflammatory lesion counts by 68% at month 12 in 52 patients with mild-to-moderate inflammatory facial acne.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2023Combined treatment with a micro-diamond and micro-gold topical serum and a 1064 nm picosecond Nd:YAG laser produced moderate clinical improvement and high participant satisfaction in 40% of participants for facial skin rejuvenation with minimal side effects.
Dermatologic Therapy, 2022RayGel reduced skin reaction severity with a lower average score of 93.7 compared to 123.3 for the placebo group in patients undergoing whole breast external-beam irradiation.
American Journal of Surgery, 2005
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 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, 2024A 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, 2022
Ingredients
Water, Saccharomyces Camellia Sinensis Cladosiphon Okamuranus Rice Leaf Ferment Filtrate, Glycerin, Propanediol, Dimethicone, Squalane, Diisostearyl Malate, Behenyl Alcohol, Myristyl Myristate, Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Betaphycus Gelatinum Extract, Eisenia Arborea Extract, Rice Bran Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Origanum Majorana Leaf Extract, Thymus Serpyllum Extract, Malva Sylvestris Flower Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Inositol, Gold, Sericin, Phytosteryl Macadamiate, Butylene Glycol, Beheneth-20, Sorbitan Tristearate, Disodium Edta, Dimethicone Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Sodium Acrylate Acryloyldimethyltaurate Dimethylacrylamide Crosspolymer, Caprylyl Capryl Glucoside, Sorbitan Isostearate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Parfum, Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Mica, Titanium Dioxide Ci 77891, Tin Oxide Ci 77861, Violet 2 Ci 60725
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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