The concept of double cleansing is to balanced cleansing: First, remove oil-based makeup, sunscreen, and impurities with an oil cleanser. Then, remove dirt and debris with a water-based or foam cleanser. This is the foundation of a solid skincare cleansing routine. (And don’t worry — oil balances oil so even we oily-skinned folk need oil!)

For oily skin, keeping your skin cleansed but not stripped is vital to prevent your skin from producing even more oil. Start with an oil cleanser, and then follow up with a low pH cleanser to clean without disrupting your skin barrier.

For oily skin, you may find that regular, gentle exfoliation will help keep oil overproduction at bay. But be gentle! You don’t want to irritate or strip your skin. Look for mild physical exfoliants, AHA, or BHA to help temper excess sebum.

A toner is a hydrating, prepping, balancing step. Alcohol is a no-no since we are not looking to strip but to prep skin to better absorb the following treatments. Remember, oily skin needs hydration to prevent overproduction of oil!

An essence, serum, or ampoule is where you typically get the highest concentration of skin treating ingredients, and it’s considered an indispensable step for really effecting change in your skin. For oily skin, we like sebum-controlling tea tree extract, chemical exfoliants, and centella.

A good sheet mask can go a long way in helping to balance skin’s oil and water levels. For oily skin, we swear by sheet masks with tea tree, BHA, and even clay! Try it once a week and see what a difference it can make!

A dedicated eye cream will go a long way to help stave off fine lines and puffiness. Look for ingredients that soothe and depuff like centella and caffeine. For puffiness, we love refrigerating an eye gel for a cooling treat.

For oily skin, a lightweight moisturizer is vital for sealing in all the benefits of your previous treatments, fortifying your skin barrier, and preventing skin dehydration (because yes, even oily skin can be dehydrated).

If you have oily skin, you may or may not need a face cream in addition to a lotion/emulsion. For some, a lotion is all you need to moisturize your skin, so listen to your skin and see if a face cream right for you or if you can skip a lotion and just do a face cream.

No skincare routine is complete without a good sunscreen with at least an SPF of 30 (but preferably higher) that also protects from UVA and UVB rays. Korean sunscreens are some of the best in the world — they offer light textures and no white cast, so you’ll actually want to wear sunscreen!