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Skincare routine for acne-prone skin

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Cleansing toners and masks with salicylic acid and glycolic acid help clear blackheads and breakouts. Serums and moisturizers with niacinamide and vitamin C help fade post-acne marks.

The morning routine prepares the skin for the day: it cleans off the night, hydrates, and protects, 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 manage breakouts 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 Matcha Green Tea and Centella Asiatica Extract help manage breakouts and calm blemishes. Cleansers with salicylic acid deeply clear pores, and they are used every morning and every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 2Hydrating Toner

This step in your routine is used every morning and once a week, in place of the evening routine. Hydrating toners with glycerin, hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, and centella asiatica extract help hydrate your skin, soothe inflammation, and calm breakouts.

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Step 3Moisturizer

This moisturizer step is used every morning and every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine. Moisturizers with yuja extract, niacinamide, glutathione, and arbutin help brighten the skin and manage breakouts, while moisturizers with ceramides, hyaluronic acid, and glycerin keep the skin soft and support hydration.

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Step 4SPF

In the Lovi routine for this skin the sunscreen step is used every morning. Sunscreens and lotions with Centella Asiatica Extract and panthenol help soothe inflammation and breakouts, while formulas with niacinamide and zinc oxide help control oil and protect against UV rays.

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Evening

Step 1Pre-Cleanser

Makeup removers with Camellia Seed Oil, Squalane, and Jojoba Seed Oil help clear away sebum and makeup while keeping skin soft, and are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with Matcha Green Tea and Centella Asiatica Extract help manage breakouts and calm blemishes. Cleansers with salicylic acid deeply clear pores, and they 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

The cleansing toner step is used every evening. Cleansing toners with lactic and glycolic acid help clear breakouts and fade post-acne marks, while versions with salicylic acid and willow bark extract help clear out pores and soothe skin.

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Step 4Serum or Treatment

Serums with niacinamide help target blemishes and breakouts on acne-prone skin. Serums with hyaluronic acid, propolis, and madecassoside provide hydration and soothe the skin, and these treatments are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 5Moisturizer

This moisturizer step is used every morning and every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine. Moisturizers with yuja extract, niacinamide, glutathione, and arbutin help brighten the skin and manage breakouts, while moisturizers with ceramides, hyaluronic acid, and glycerin keep the skin soft and support hydration.

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Once a week

Step 1Pre-Cleanser

Makeup removers with Camellia Seed Oil, Squalane, and Jojoba Seed Oil help clear away sebum and makeup while keeping skin soft, and are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with Matcha Green Tea and Centella Asiatica Extract help manage breakouts and calm blemishes. Cleansers with salicylic acid deeply clear pores, and they 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 salicylic acid and papain help manage breakouts and clear out pores for acne-prone skin, while formulas with licorice root extract and rice bran extract help fade post-acne marks and smooth texture. This step in your routine is used once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Step 4Cleansing Mask

Cleansing masks with Kaolin, Bentonite, and Charcoal Powder help deep-draw oil and impurities to manage breakouts and blackheads, while masks with Salicylic Acid, Glycolic Acid, and Lactic Acid help refine your complexion. These masks are used once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 5Hydrating Toner

This step in your routine is used every morning and once a week, in place of the evening routine. Hydrating toners with glycerin, hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, and centella asiatica extract help hydrate your skin, soothe inflammation, and calm breakouts.

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Step 6Serum or Treatment

Serums with niacinamide help target blemishes and breakouts on acne-prone skin. Serums with hyaluronic acid, propolis, and madecassoside provide hydration and soothe the skin, and these treatments are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 7Moisturizer

This moisturizer step is used every morning and every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine. Moisturizers with yuja extract, niacinamide, glutathione, and arbutin help brighten the skin and manage breakouts, while moisturizers with ceramides, hyaluronic acid, and glycerin keep the skin soft and support hydration.

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. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, 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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