Your Ultimate Skincare Routine for Oily Skin

If you’re dealing with excess shine, enlarged pores, or frequent breakouts, finding the right skincare products for oily skin can help balance and refresh your complexion. Oily skin occurs when the skin produces too much sebum, leading to visible shine, clogged pores, and blemishes. At Kiehl’s, our skincare routine for oily skin features gentle yet effective formulas that deeply cleanse, refine pores, and deliver lightweight hydration to keep your skin clear, smooth, and shine-free.
Explore our skincare for oily skin to purify, hydrate, and protect your complexion without over-drying.

STEP 1 Choose Your Cleanser

Refresh & Cleanse with a Face Wash for Oily Skin

Ultra Facial Oil-Free Cleanser

Start your skincare routine for oily skin with a purifying cleanser that removes dirt, oil, and impurities without stripping moisture.

Cleansing is the first step towards shine-free skin. Our lightweight, non-stripping face wash for oily skin quickly lathers into a freshly cleansing foam to gently remove impurities and reduce oil.

Removes dirt and impuritiess
Visibly reduces oil
Formulated with Desert Plant and Lemon Fruit Extracts
Leaves skin feeling clean, fresh and shine-free

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Purify Pores with an Exfoliating Cleanser

Rare Earth Deep Pore Daily Cleanser

If enlarged pores are more of a concern, try our exfoliating deep pore cleanser to purify skin and visibly minimize pores. Formulated with Amazonian White clay, this exfoliating, foaming formula gently cleanses away debris, toxins and oils.

Gently exfoliates to remove dirt, oil, and toxins
Helps visibly minimize pores
Formulated with Amazonian White Clay, sourced from the mouth of the Amazon River
Leaves skin feeling fresh and healthy-looking

We have a cleanser for oily skin to help gently but effectively remove dirt, oil, and impurities. So, whether you're looking for a gentle facial cleanser to wash your face, an exfoliating face scrub to gently exfoliate the skin, or an energizing face wash for men, you've come to the right place.

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STEP 2 Choose Your Toner

Balance & Soothe with a Toner for Oily Skin

Ultra Facial Oil-Free Toner

A toner for oily skin helps minimize pores, control shine, and prep your skin for the next step in your oil skin care routine

For oily skin types, using a facial toner after cleansing is an effective way to balance skin and remove excess oil. Apply a refreshing alcohol-free toner for oily skin to help visibly reduce oil and shine.

Soothes and balances skin without stripping or over-drying
Formulated with Desert Plant Extract and Glacial Glycoprotein
pH-balanced and fragrance-free
Leaves skin feeling refreshed and toned

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Detoxify Skin with a Pore Minimizing Toner

Rare Earth Pore Refining Tonic

To help mattify oil while helping visibly minimize pores, choose our pore minimizing toner. Formulated with Amazonian White Clay, this purifying tonic helps re-balance and refine skin.

Helps eliminate oil and surface toxins from skin
Helps refine the appearance of pores and control shine
Formulated with Amazonian White Clay
Re-balances moisture levels for smoother, healthier-looking skin

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STEP 3

Treat Eyes to Creamy Hydration

Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado

Even oily skin needs hydration, especially the delicate eye area. Use a lightweight eye cream to smooth and refresh without heaviness

Even if the rest of your skin feels oily, the area around your eyes should be treated to hydration. Our beloved Avocado eye cream melts into a quick-burst of hydration to smooth the eye area.

Hydrates and smoothes the delicate under-eye area
Formulated with an ultra-rich, creamy texture
Infused with Avocado Oil, Beta-Carotene and Shea Butter
A customer favorite

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STEP 4

Hydrate & Refresh with a Moisturizer for Oily Skin

Ultra Facial Oil-Free Gel Cream

Complete your daily skincare routine for oily skin with a lightweight moisturizer that provides lasting hydration while helping to control excess shine

Keeping skin moisture-balanced is a key way to help skin stay matte and shine-free. Our lightweight gel moisturizer for oily skin instantly refreshes skin with a soothing and cooling sensation.

Hydrates skin without adding shine
Formulated with a non-greasy, lightweight texture
Infused with Glacial Glycoprotein and Desert Plant Extract
Uniquely formulated for oily skin

Kiehl’s has effective skincare like face cream and moisturizer for oily skin for fresh, hydrated, and healthy-looking skin.

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IN THE MORNING

Protect Skin with a Lightweight Sunscreen

Protect your skin daily with a non-greasy sunscreen for oily skin to prevent UV damage and maintain a matte finish.

Dermatologist Solutions™ Super Fluid Daily UV Defense

Daily sun protection is an essential step in any skincare routine.

Defends skin with SPF 50+ protection against UVA and UVB rays
Helps defend skin from sunburn and early signs of aging caused by the sun
Formulated with advanced UVA/UVB technology and infused with Vitamin E
Dermatologist-tested for safety

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Detox & Purify with our Best Face Mask for Oily Skin

Enhance your skincare routine for oily skin with a deep cleansing face mask that helps draw out impurities, detoxify pores, and reduce excess oil

Rare Earth Deep Pore Cleansing Mask

When your skin feels exceptionally oily, treat your skin to a quick detox with a purifying face mask. In only 10 minutes, our clay mask for oily skin helps cleanse skin, minimize pores and visibly reduce oil.

Helps remove excess oil and dead skin
Visibly minimizes poresn
Formulated with Amazonian White Clay, a fairly traded kaolin clay sourced from the Amazon River
Intensively purifies for smoother, healthier-looking skin
If you experience discomfort, you may find that you need to adjust your skincare routine for oily skin when traveling, or whenever skin is feeling dry or uncomfortable.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best skincare routine for oily skin?

An effective skincare routine for oily skin includes cleansing, toning, moisturizing, and protecting with sunscreen. Choose lightweight, non-comedogenic formulas that remove excess oil, balance sebum production, and keep your skin feeling fresh and matte throughout the day.

What cleanser is good for oily skin?

For oily skin, use a gentle foaming cleanser that removes excess oil and impurities without over-drying. Try Ultra Facial Oil-Free Cleanser, which deeply cleanses without stripping moisture, or Rare Earth Deep Pore Daily Cleanser, formulated with Amazonian White Clay to help purify and minimize pores.

How to choose sunscreen for oily skin?

When choosing sunscreen for oily skin, look for lightweight, oil-free, and non-comedogenic formulas with a matte finish. Try Ultra Light Daily UV Defense SPF 50 PA++++, a lightweight facial sunscreen that provides high protection against UVA/UVB rays and pollution while helping control shine for a fresh, comfortable finish.

How to hydrate oily skin?

Hydrating oily skin starts with choosing the right lightweight moisturizer. Opt for gel or water-based formulas that provide hydration without adding extra oil. Try Ultra Facial Oil-Free Gel Cream, a shine-reducing, cooling gel moisturizer for oily and normal skin types that delivers refreshing hydration while helping maintain a balanced, matte complexion.

Should I exfoliate oily skin?

Yes, exfoliating 1–2 times per week helps remove dead skin cells and unclog pores. Use a gentle exfoliator suitable for oily or acne-prone skin to keep your complexion smooth and balanced. Try Rare Earth Deep Pore Cleansing Mask, a purifying clay face mask that detoxifies skin and helps minimize pores for a clearer, more refined appearance.