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PCA SKIN-focused skincare routine for acne-prone skin

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A routine for acne-prone skin built around PCA SKIN products, complemented by other brands where they fit better, for complete care.

Cleansers, toners, and moisturizers with niacinamide help calm breakouts and fade post-acne marks, while cleansing toners and masks with salicylic acid clear out blackheads.

The morning routine prepares the skin for the day by cleaning off the night, hydrating, and protecting it, with sunscreen as its last step. The evening routine removes sunscreen, makeup, and the day's oil, then treats the skin while it rests away from the sun. The weekly routine takes the place of the evening routine once a week and adds deeper steps to help with breakouts, blackheads, and post-acne marks.

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Products are rated for the concerns frequently associated with acne-prone skin: breakouts, blackheads, and post-acne marks. For a routine based on your full skin profile, including your 12D face scan results and any goals or preferences you have, please use the Lovi app.

Morning

Step 1Cleanser

Cleansers with niacinamide and lactic acid help manage acne breakouts and clear out pores. These cleansers are used every morning and every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

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Step 2Hydrating Toner

Hydrating toners are used every morning and once a week in place of the evening routine. Toners and hydrating steps with glycerin and hyaluronic acid help keep skin soft and smooth, while formulas with niacinamide, centella asiatica, and licorice root extract may calm redness and fade post-acne marks.

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Step 3Moisturizer

Moisturizers with centella asiatica extract and niacinamide help calm inflammation and improve texture for acne and blemishes, while products with hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and ceramides deeply hydrate without clogging pores. These moisturizers are used every morning and every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Evening

Step 1Pre-Cleanser

Makeup removers with Camellia Seed Oil, Squalane, and Hyaluronic Acid help clear away sebum and hydrate acne-prone skin, while formulas with Cucumber Extract and Aloe Vera calm breakouts and blackheads. These products are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with niacinamide and lactic acid help manage acne breakouts and clear out pores. These cleansers are used every morning and every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Best cleansers for acne-prone skin

Step 3Cleansing Toner

In the Lovi routine for this skin the cleansing toner step is used every evening. Cleansing toners with lactic acid, salicylic acid, glycolic acid, and gluconolactone help clear out pores, reduce breakouts, and manage blemishes for acne-prone skin.

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Step 4Serum or Treatment

Serums with niacinamide, tea tree oil, and salicylic acid help target breakouts, blemishes, and blackheads, while formulas with hyaluronic acid, centella asiatica extract, and madecassoside help keep skin calm and hydrated. These treatment steps are used every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Best serums and treatments for acne-prone skin

Step 5Moisturizer

Moisturizers with centella asiatica extract and niacinamide help calm inflammation and improve texture for acne and blemishes, while products with hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and ceramides deeply hydrate without clogging pores. These moisturizers are used every morning and every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Once a week

Step 1Pre-Cleanser

Makeup removers with Camellia Seed Oil, Squalane, and Hyaluronic Acid help clear away sebum and hydrate acne-prone skin, while formulas with Cucumber Extract and Aloe Vera calm breakouts and blackheads. These products are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with niacinamide and lactic acid help manage acne breakouts and clear out pores. These cleansers are used every morning and every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Best cleansers for acne-prone skin

Step 3Enzyme Powder

Enzyme powders with strawberry extract, rhubarb, lactic acid, and salicylic acid help digest dull surface cells for clearer skin. These powders are used once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 4Cleansing Mask

Cleansing masks with salicylic acid, willow bark extract and fruit enzymes help draw out oil and clear blackheads from acne-prone skin, while clay and sulfur help calm breakouts and fade post-acne marks. This step is used once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 5Hydrating Toner

Hydrating toners are used every morning and once a week in place of the evening routine. Toners and hydrating steps with glycerin and hyaluronic acid help keep skin soft and smooth, while formulas with niacinamide, centella asiatica, and licorice root extract may calm redness and fade post-acne marks.

Best toners for acne-prone skin

Step 6Serum or Treatment

Serums with niacinamide, tea tree oil, and salicylic acid help target breakouts, blemishes, and blackheads, while formulas with hyaluronic acid, centella asiatica extract, and madecassoside help keep skin calm and hydrated. These treatment steps are used every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Best serums and treatments for acne-prone skin

Step 7Moisturizer

Moisturizers with centella asiatica extract and niacinamide help calm inflammation and improve texture for acne and blemishes, while products with hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and ceramides deeply hydrate without clogging pores. These moisturizers are used every morning and every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Best moisturizers and moisturizing serums for acne-prone skin

Research behind this routine

Behind this routine

Lovi builds every routine from each product's 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.

  • Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Co-founder, Medical Director

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer

  • Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Co-founder, CEO and CTO

    PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex

  • Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc

    Medical Board

    Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine

  • Aishani Shah, MD

    Aishani Shah, MD

    Medical Board

    Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD

  • Asya Zubkova, MS

    Asya Zubkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member

  • Hanna Kurets, MD

    Hanna Kurets, MD

    Medical Board, Medical Advisor

    Dermatology MD

  • Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Medical Board

    Dermatology and diagnostic consultant

  • Victoria Derkova, MS

    Victoria Derkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist

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