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Skincare for Combination Skin

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Balances oil and hydration by using a gentle cleanser, lightweight moisturizer, and targeted treatments to control shine in oily areas while nourishing drier zones.
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Cleansers

Balanced formulas that remove excess oil from the T-zone while gently hydrating drier areas, often using gel or cream textures or mild exfoliating acids to keep the skin fresh, clear, and comfortable without over-stripping

 
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A perfect cleanser for combo skin! It starts creamy for the drier areas and turns into foam for the oily T-zone. Helps keep the barrier intact in the meantime yet helps to remove makeup, oil, debris ect
CeraVe Hydrating Cream To Foam Cleanser
 
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I love this cleanser for combo skin. It's great for controlling oil production and refining pores. Helps to balance oil and not strip the moisture from drier areas of skin
HERBIVORE Aquarius BHA + Blue Tansy Cleanser
 
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The perfect creamy foam cleanser to help maintain hydration in skin but also keep oil in check to not only manage dryness but also breakouts.
Anua Hydrating Gentle Foaming Cleanser
 
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Super gentle, foamy cleanser that helps treat acne-prone skin while keeping skin's natural moisturizing factors from being stripped. Works well for normal, combo or oily skin types
Remedy Lightweight Gel to Foam Cleanser 0.5% Salicylic Acid
 
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Perfectly suited to removing make-up from all skin types, even the most sensitive. Enriched with green apple extract and pore refiner, this product helps reduce excess sebum for combo and oily skin types.
Uriage Micellar Water Apple Extract Oily Skin

Toners/Essences

 
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I love this alcohol-free toner that truly can be used on any skin type - even dry skin. Won't strip natural oils from skin. Great for prepping skin for other products
Obagi Nu-Derm Face Toner
 
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A watery essence that is designed for any skin type. Works well for those who have concerns with dull, uneven skin tone. Absorbs easily into skin. A great dupe for the SK-II essence
mixsoon Galactomyces Ferment Essence - Moisturizing Korean Skincare
 
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Gently exfoliates dead skin cells and minimizes shine. With lilac extract, it helps to reduce the appearance of redness and provides a mattifying effect.
IMAGE Skincare CLEAR CELL Salicylic Clarifying Tonic

Exfoliators

Finding a well-suited exfoliator can prove challenging for combination skin. 

 
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These pads can be used on all combination skin types to help gently exfoliate with these AHA-blended pads. Clinical strength but also focuses on strengthening the skin barrier
Barefaced Polishing Pads 15% Glycolic Acid
 
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Smoothes texture, calms skin and minimizes pores. Helps to dissolve buildup and balance oils to smooth rough skin texture.
Glow Recipe Strawberry Salicylic Acid Serum
 
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Exfoliates the skin with Glycolic Acid while ginseng improves circulation and energizes skin and aloe Vera soothes and hydrates. Gently speeds up cell turnover to reveal a brighter, glowy complexion. Helps minimize pores.
Pixi Glow Tonic to-Go | Glycolic Acid Pads
 
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Helps brighten the appearance of uneven skin tone, post-blemish marks, and visible redness. Designed to work well with any skincare routine and is safe for all skin types, including sensitive skin
Shani Darden Rescue Serum 10% Azelaic Acid

Serums

lightweight treatments that balance oil in the T-zone while hydrating drier areas, often blending ingredients or gentle exfoliants to keep skin clear, smooth, and evenly moisturized.

 
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A great hydrating HA serum for combo skin. It's oil-free and safe for those who are more breakout-prone. I recommend this for those who are looking for smoother, supple skin
Neocutis Hyalis+ Intensive Hydrating Serum
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formulated to target uneven skin tone, dull texture, and enlarged pores. This serum provides deep hydration while also supporting healthy skin barrier function. It is ideal for sensitive or dry skin, helping to prevent irritation, inflammation, and s...
Good Molecules 5% Niacinamide Serum with Ectoin
 
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Powerful brightening facial serum helps significantly improve skin’s tone and texture for even, glowing results.
BYOMA Brightening Serum With Hyaluronic Acid, Ceramides, Vegan, For Normal Skin
 
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Sebum-balancing formula is designed to nourish without heaviness, making this an ideal lightweight face oil for sensitive skin. it helps balance sebum to reduce clogged pores and breakouts
KraveBeauty Oil La La Lightweight Facial Oil

Moisturizers

 
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A light moisturizer for those with more oily, combination skin. Great for skin that is sensitive and a compromised skin barrier
Remedy Light Moisture Barrier Repair Gel
 
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Helps maintain a healthy skin balance for a dewy, glass-like look. Formulated with niacinamide, helping to reduce the appearance of pores. Perfect for sensitive, dry, blemish prone, aging, and combination skin.
Naturium Niacinamide Gel Cream 5% Moisturizer
 
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A hydrating moisturizer containing a blend of peptides and amino acids that help visibly improve the look of fine lines and wrinkles while nourishing and plumping the skin for a smoother, more youthful appearance and radiant complexion.
Prequel Skin Half & Half Fluid Moisturizer
 
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Light cream with a cooling effect, non-greasy, and non-sticky. This hydrating cream is a perfect makeup base. Suitable for all skin types, even sensitive skin - non-comedogenic.
Uriage Eau Thermale Face Cream Hyaluronic Acid
 
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Lightweight and non-comedogenic face cream helps deep clean congested pores and balance hydration levels, especially for oily or combination skin.
HERBIVORE Aquarius Pore Purifying Clarity Cream

Sunscreens

 
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Its serum-like texture absorbs quickly without leaving a greasy residue, making it ideal for those with both oily and dry areas on the face.
Everyday Humans SPF30 Resting Beach Face Serum
 
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Balances skin with clinically tested eight-hour oil control and up to 24-hour hydration, delivering extended-spectrum protection from UVB, UVA, visible, and infrared light.
Sun Serum Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50 with 8-Hour Oil Control - ILIA | Sephora
 
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Formulated to correct, protect, conceal, brighten and hydrate skin. Helps reduce visible signs of aging and enhances skin's natural moisture barrier, improves the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and brightens and evens skin tone while reducing ...
Revision Skincare Intellishade Matte Age-Defying Tinted Moisturiser SPF 45

Masks

 
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Use this mask 1-2 times a week or as needed to treat blemishes, clear pores and reduce redness -gentle enough for sensitive skin
HERBIVORE Blue Tansy BHA & Enzyme Mask
 
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An at-home recovery treatment for stressed skin. Creamy, calming mask is like a chill pill for your complexion, formulated to bring stressed, red, oily skin back into balance. In minutes, it helps neutralize redness, purify pores and infuse tired ski...
Pacifica Stress Rehab Redness & Pore Mask

Acne Treatments

 
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Acne spot treatment for any skin type, including dry and sensitive skin. Can also be used on pores to help treat blackheads
CeraVe Acne Control Gel 2% Salicylic Acid
 
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Formulated to help the appearance of blemishes while preventing new ones from forming. Suitable for sensitive, dry, blemish-prone, aging, and combination skin
Naturium Salicylic Acid Serum 2% Blemish
 
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Helps absorb pus, secretions and other impurities while protecting the pimple from water, dust, and bacteria. The patches also create a moist environment to prevent scabbing and scarring.
DERMALOGY by NEOGENLAB A-CLEAR SOOTHING ACNE CARE