Ingredient · Oil control
Zinc: what it does & who it's for
Balances oil and calms active breakouts.
What it is
Balances oil and calms active breakouts. In short, it's one of the oil control ingredients Vaiya's engine understands and can match to your skin and goals.
How to use it
Introduce Zinc slowly — every other day at first — and give your skin a couple of weeks to adjust before increasing frequency. Patch test on a small area first, and if you layer several actives, add one at a time so you can tell what's working.
Products in our catalog with Zinc
Products whose ingredient lists we've checked and that contain Zinc (no paid placement):
- The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%
- Avène Solaire UV Mineral Multi-Defense SPF50+
- EltaMD UV Clear Broad-Spectrum SPF46
- CeraVe Hydrating Mineral Sunscreen SPF30
- IMAGE Skincare PREVENTION+ Daily Ultimate Moisture Moisturizer SPF30
- Vanicream Facial Moisturizer SPF30
- Naturium Niacinamide Serum 12% Plus Zinc 2%
- Beauty of Joseon Daily Tinted Fluid Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF30 Pa +++
- Anua 5-0 Mild Sun Cream SPF50+ PA++++
- Anua 5-Zero Mild Sun Cream SPF50+ Pa ++++
- Anua 77 B3 Zinc Soothing Serum
- Anua Airy Sun Cream
- Skin1004 Centella Air-fit Suncream Light SPF30 Pa++++
- Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Air Fit Suncream SPF50+ Pa++++
- Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Air-fit Suncream Light SPF30 Pa++++
Related ingredients
Salicylic acid (BHA)Glycolic acid (AHA)NiacinamideHyaluronic acidCentella (Cica)Snail mucinRetinolRetinaldehyde
Why you can trust this: Vaiya's recommendations are commission-blind — what we suggest and what we flag as unsafe is decided by an engine that never sees affiliate data, and that separation is enforced by an automated test in our build. We can't be paid to fake a safe.
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