African Botanics: Oily and Acne-Prone Skin Protocol
Support the uniqueness of your skin with a tailored skincare routine. We step you through African Botanics specially curated protocols for oily, acne-prone and unbalanced skin types, to discover the perfect balance for your skin's individual needs.
Understanding the distinct characteristics of your skin type is the key to building an effective skincare routine. Let's take a look at the features of oily and acne skin.
Recognized by an overproduction of sebum, oily skin often presents with persistent shine and can appear greasy. It is usually prone to blemishes, acne, and enlarged pores due to excess oil, and calls for products that can effectively balance sebum production without drying the skin.
Characterized by frequent breakouts and inflammation, acne-prone skin is typically hypersensitive to pore-clogging (comedogenic) substances. It often exhibits redness, pimples, and can develop post-acne marks or scars. It requires gentle, non-comedogenic products that can reduce inflammation, control oil production, and promote skin healing.
Let’s explore our targeted multi-step protocols for a foundational routine and complementary treatments to amplify your results and encourage a healthy, comfortable, and resilient complexion.
Foundational Routine
The foundational routine centers around 4 essential steps: cleansing, treatment (serum), moisturizing, and sunscreen (AM only) to maintain a healthy, resilient skin barrier.
AM Routine: Oil-Regulation and Anti-Acne Action
Your morning skincare routine for oily and acne-prone skin is centered around sebum regulation, eliminating acne-causing bacteria, and fortification with antioxidants to combat free radical damage during the day.
Step 1: Cleanse
Select from two of our gentle yet deeply purifying and balancing cleansers depending on your skin’s needs.
Commiphora Face Cleanser - Exfoliating cleansing gel With AHA + BHA + niacinamide. Recommended for acne-prone skin.
An exfoliating gel cleanser that combines AHAs, BHA, and Niacinamide to promote cell turnover, clear pores, prevent blemishes, smooth skin, reduce redness, and enhance moisture retention.
Application: Massage onto damp face and neck for 1 minute, focusing on congested areas, then remove with a warm cloth or rinse with water.
Baobab Clay Oxygenating Cleanser - Detoxifying, Balancing Cleanser. Recommended for oily skin.
A balancing, detoxifying cleanser that removes impurities, unclogs pores without causing dryness or irritation, regulates sebum for a soft matte finish, reduces redness, and is ideal for all skin types including sensitive and unbalanced skin.
Application: Massage onto damp face and neck for 1 minute, focusing on congested areas, then remove with a warm cloth or rinse with water.
Step 2: Serum
Heal, soothe and brighten with a targeted antioxidant serum. Select from:
Nutritive Molecule Serum. Advanced Antioxidant Serum - 10% Vitamin C.
Formulated for all skin types, this anti-aging serum infuses skin with 3 types of Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Ferulic Acid, Niacinamide, Resveratrol and Yeast Beta Glucan to help accelerate antioxidant activity, brighten, protect and improve texture. The addition of Azelaic Acid helps fight acne, evens skin tone and reduces inflammation.
Application: Add 2 pumps to clean face and neck every morning and evening with uplifting strokes, patting gently on the skin to aid absorption.
Silver Rescue Serum. Biome + barrier restorative serum with 10% niacinamide.
Formulated with the anti-inflammatory properties of full-spectrum CBD and healing benefits of Colloidal Silver to reduce redness and inflammation, promote healing and boost skin barrier function.
Application: Massage 2-3 pumps into face, neck and décolletage areas. For optimal results, pair with our Silver Rescue Cream.
Step 3: Face Oil or Face Cream
Balance, calm and moisturize with a face oil or cream, depending on your skin concerns. Select from:
Neroli Infused Marula Oil - Balancing Face Oil
Infused with Neroli, this lightweight face oil balances skin, reduces pores and redness, brightens, and protects against oxidative damage without causing congestion.
Application: For face, neck and décolleté, warm 5 - 8 drops of Neroli infused Marula Oil in the palms of your hands. Gently press into the skin.
Silver Rescue Cream - Sensitive skin cream
Powered by colloidal silver, this unique cream works to reduce redness, inflammation, and scarring while improving skin barrier function and relieving the signs of skin stress.
Application: 2-3 pumps to face, neck and decolletage and apply in upward smoothing movements, starting at decolletage.
Step 4: Sunscreen
Finish with an SPF 30+ of your choice to protect and shield your skin from the sun's rays.
Mineral sunscreen is generally better suited to acne-prone and oily skin than chemical sunscreen. Sun protection should be non-negotiable in your AM routine, particularly if you use retinol in your evening routine.
PM Routine - Repair mode
Your nighttime skincare routine is designed to first cleanse away pollutants and build up from the day. Then, encourage the skin’s natural cellular repair and nocturnal regenerative processes with supportive active ingredients while you rest.
Step 1: Cleanser
Revisit the Commiphora Face Cleanser or Baobab Clay Oxygenating Cleanser to cleanse away the day.
Step 2: Serum
Evening serum application for oily, acne-prone skin aids in regulating oil production, treating breakouts and calming inflammation while promoting overnight repair. Select from:
Resurrection Cell Recovery Serum - Night Serum With Retinol
This retinol-infused and fast-absorbing night serum is exceptionally hydrating and designed to encourage collagen synthesis and brighten skin while soothing and restoring balance to all skin types including environmentally stressed and sensitive.
Application: Massage 2-3 pumps onto cleansed damp skin: face, neck, and décolleté before applying an oil and/or face cream if desired. Tap a small amount around the eye area.
Silver Rescue Serum With 10% Niacinamide - Biome + Barrier Restorative Serum with 10% Niacinamide
With 10% Niacinamide, Pro Vitamin B5, Globularia Cordifolia Stem Cells, Rooibos Extract, Dragon’s Blood, and Resurrection Plant, this formula promotes repair, reduces redness, and enhances skin health overall.
Application: Massage 2-3 pumps into face, neck and décolletage areas. For optimal results, pair with our Silver Rescue Cream.
Step 3: Night Cream, Moisturiser, or Face Oil
Night creams seal in the active ingredients from the serum, lock in hydration, and enhance skin's natural repair function, facilitating rejuvenation overnight with additional actives.
In particular, retinal can help acne-prone and oily skin by promoting cell turnover, unclogging pores, and balancing oil production that can lead to breakouts. Choose between:
Retinal Night Cream
Next-Generation Vitamin A
A multi-tasking and deeply regenerating treatment cream that helps accelerate cell renewal and the recovery process while you sleep. Advanced regenerative active ingredients help repair skin damage, restructure, improve clarity and boost skin density while increasing moisture and elasticity.
Application: For optimum results apply a large pea-sized amount over clean, dry face, neck and décolletage. Allow to absorb before applying a face oil or a moisturizer if needed.
Note: Don’t use Retinal Night Cream if you applied Resurrection Cell Recovery Serum.
Silver Rescue Cream
Sensitive skin cream
Powered by colloidal silver, this unique cream works to reduce redness, inflammation, and scarring while improving skin barrier function and relieving the signs of skin stress.
Application: 2-3 pumps to face, neck and decolletage and apply in upward smoothing movements, starting at decolletage.
Neroli Infused Marula Oil
Balancing Face Oil
Infused with Neroli, this lightweight face oil balances skin, reduces pores and redness, brightens, and protects against oxidative damage without causing congestion.
Application: For face, neck and décolleté, warm 5 - 8 drops of Neroli infused Marula Oil in the palms of your hands. Gently press into the skin.
Expanded Routine
These supplementary products are designed to amplify the benefits of your core routine and tailored to your unique skin concerns, be it hyperpigmentation, dehydration or dullness.
Enhance your core oily, combination or normal skin routine with these additional offerings:
Cloudburst Micro-Emulsion: Layer this lightweight, hydrating emulsion after cleansing.
Rose Treatment Essence: Apply after serum for increased radiance and nourishment.
Incorporate a booster tailored to your skin's needs:
Niacinamide Plumping Booster: Hydrates, plumps, and lifts the skin.
Rooibos Glycolic Booster with 12% AHA + BHA + PHA: Promotes cell renewal and increases collagen and elastin production.
Weekly Treatments
The aim to provide a more targeted solution to specific skin concerns without overwhelming the skin with daily use.
Mask: Indulge in the Infinite Resurfacing Mask or Mineral Cleansing Mask to deeply purify and refine your skin.
If you have any questions about our range and recommended products for your skin type, please reach out to our team.
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