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Skincare routine for oily skin

Cleansers and toners with salicylic acid help control oil and clear out pores. Moisturizers and serums with niacinamide help calm blemishes and reduce shine.

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 the skin rests and is away from the sun. The weekly routine takes the place of the evening routine once a week and adds the deeper steps of exfoliation and masks.

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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 willow bark extract help control oil and maintain hydration for your oily skin, while cleansers with salicylic acid help control your oily shine by effectively targeting blemishes. This cleanser step is 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. Hydrating toners with hyaluronic acid and panthenol help hydrate oily skin without clogging pores, while formulas with niacinamide and glycerin help control oily shine and minimize the appearance of pores.

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Step 3Moisturizer

Moisturizers with birch sap juice, glycerin, hyaluronic acid, allantoin, snail secretion filtrate, betaine, panthenol, ceramides, niacinamide, heartleaf extract, centella asiatica extract, and jojoba oil help manage oily shine, calm, and hydrate your skin without clogging pores. These moisturizers are used every morning, every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 4SPF

In the Lovi routine for this skin the sunscreen step is used every morning. Sunscreens and protective steps with zinc oxide and centella asiatica extract help control oil and soothe blemishes, while formulas with ceramides and hyaluronic acid maintain moisture balance without adding shine.

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Evening

Step 1Pre-Cleanser

Makeup removers with camellia seed oil, squalane, corn germ oil, and shea butter are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine to effectively remove oil-based debris like sebum and makeup while helping to maintain hydration for your oily skin. Cleansers with jojoba seed oil, sunflower seed oil, tocopherol, and centella asiatica extract help nourish your oily skin, while those with hyaluronic acid, beeswax, and orange peel oils provide essential hydration and clear out blemishes and shine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with niacinamide and willow bark extract help control oil and maintain hydration for your oily skin, while cleansers with salicylic acid help control your oily shine by effectively targeting blemishes. This cleanser step is used every morning and every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

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Step 3Cleansing Toner

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

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Step 4Serum or Treatment

Serums with niacinamide, zinc PCA, and green tea extract help control oily shine and improve texture, while formulas with hyaluronic acid hydrate without adding excess oil. These treatments are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 5Moisturizer

Moisturizers with birch sap juice, glycerin, hyaluronic acid, allantoin, snail secretion filtrate, betaine, panthenol, ceramides, niacinamide, heartleaf extract, centella asiatica extract, and jojoba oil help manage oily shine, calm, and hydrate your skin without clogging pores. These moisturizers are used every morning, 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, corn germ oil, and shea butter are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine to effectively remove oil-based debris like sebum and makeup while helping to maintain hydration for your oily skin. Cleansers with jojoba seed oil, sunflower seed oil, tocopherol, and centella asiatica extract help nourish your oily skin, while those with hyaluronic acid, beeswax, and orange peel oils provide essential hydration and clear out blemishes and shine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with niacinamide and willow bark extract help control oil and maintain hydration for your oily skin, while cleansers with salicylic acid help control your oily shine by effectively targeting blemishes. This cleanser step is used every morning and every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

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Step 3Enzyme Powder

Exfoliating enzyme powders with papain and salicylic acid help digest dull surface cells and manage shine on your oily skin. This step is used once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 4Cleansing Mask

Cleansing masks with lactic and azelaic acid help refine oily skin and promote a smoother complexion, while versions with salicylic acid and kaolin clay deep-draw oil and impurities to manage shine. This cleansing mask 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. Hydrating toners with hyaluronic acid and panthenol help hydrate oily skin without clogging pores, while formulas with niacinamide and glycerin help control oily shine and minimize the appearance of pores.

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Step 6Serum or Treatment

Serums with niacinamide, zinc PCA, and green tea extract help control oily shine and improve texture, while formulas with hyaluronic acid hydrate without adding excess oil. These treatments are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 7Moisturizer

Moisturizers with birch sap juice, glycerin, hyaluronic acid, allantoin, snail secretion filtrate, betaine, panthenol, ceramides, niacinamide, heartleaf extract, centella asiatica extract, and jojoba oil help manage oily shine, calm, and hydrate your skin without clogging pores. These moisturizers are used every morning, every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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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.

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