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Skincare routine for oily skin

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Cleansers and toners with niacinamide help control oil, while exfoliating steps with salicylic and glycolic acid clear out pores. Serums with niacinamide, vitamin C and ferulic acid help soothe blemishes and improve skin tone.

The morning routine prepares the skin for the day by cleaning off the night, hydrating, and protecting, with sunscreen as its last step. The evening routine removes sunscreen, makeup, and the day's oil while the skin rests away from the sun. The weekly routine takes the place of the evening routine once a week to add deeper steps that tackle stubborn shine, enlarged pores, blackheads, and blemishes.

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Products are rated for the concerns frequently associated with oily skin: shine, enlarged pores, blackheads, and blemishes. 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 glycerin help control oil and maintain hydration for your oily skin. 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 and essences with niacinamide help control oily shine and minimize the look of pores, while steps with hyaluronic acid and glycerin boost moisture. This hydrating toner step is used every morning and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Best toners for oily skin

Step 3Moisturizer

This step is used every morning and every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine. Moisturizers with glycerin and hyaluronic acid help hydrate oily skin without adding shine, while formulations with allantoin and panthenol soothe and comfort skin.

Best moisturizers and moisturizing serums for oily skin

Step 4SPF

In the Lovi routine for oily skin the sunscreen step is used every morning. Sunscreens and sun-protection steps with zinc oxide and centella asiatica extract help control your oily shine without compromising skin health, while formulas with ceramides and hyaluronic acid help maintain moisture balance for your oily skin, addressing shine without exacerbating oiliness.

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Evening

Step 1Pre-Cleanser

Makeup removers with Camellia Seed Oil, squalane and jojoba seed oil help clear out excess oil and makeup for oily skin. This step is used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with niacinamide and glycerin help control oil and maintain hydration for your oily skin. These cleansers are used every morning and every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Best cleansers for oily skin

Step 3Cleansing Toner

This cleansing toner step is used every evening to sweep away residual impurities. Cleansing toners with salicylic and glycolic acid help control oily shine and refine pores.

Best toners for oily skin

Step 4Serum or Treatment

Serums with niacinamide and zinc PCA help control oil and improve texture, while serums with hyaluronic acid and witch hazel extract hydrate and calm oily skin. These treatments are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Best serums and treatments for oily skin

Step 5Moisturizer

This step is used every morning and every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine. Moisturizers with glycerin and hyaluronic acid help hydrate oily skin without adding shine, while formulations with allantoin and panthenol soothe and comfort skin.

Best moisturizers and moisturizing serums for oily skin

Once a week

Step 1Pre-Cleanser

Makeup removers with Camellia Seed Oil, squalane and jojoba seed oil help clear out excess oil and makeup for oily skin. This step is used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with niacinamide and glycerin help control oil and maintain hydration for your oily skin. These cleansers are used every morning and every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Best cleansers for oily skin

Step 3Enzyme Powder

Enzyme powders with rice bran extract, salicylic acid, papain, and licorice root extract help digest dull surface cells to refine oily skin and manage shine. This step is used once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 4Cleansing Mask

Cleansing masks are used once a week in place of the evening routine. Masks with salicylic acid and tea tree leaf oil help clear out pores and control shine, while versions with sulfur and zinc oxide help purify oily skin and reduce blemishes.

Step 5Hydrating Toner

Hydrating toners and essences with niacinamide help control oily shine and minimize the look of pores, while steps with hyaluronic acid and glycerin boost moisture. This hydrating toner step is used every morning and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Best toners for oily skin

Step 6Serum or Treatment

Serums with niacinamide and zinc PCA help control oil and improve texture, while serums with hyaluronic acid and witch hazel extract hydrate and calm oily skin. These treatments are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Best serums and treatments for oily skin

Step 7Moisturizer

This step is used every morning and every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine. Moisturizers with glycerin and hyaluronic acid help hydrate oily skin without adding shine, while formulations with allantoin and panthenol soothe and comfort skin.

Best moisturizers and moisturizing serums for oily 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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