La Roche-Posay Effaclar Mat+ 40ml

Effaclar Mat+ is a daily moisturiser for oily and combination skin whose main complaint is shine and visibly enlarged pores. Sebulyse, a sebum-regulating active developed by La Roche-Posay, targets excess oil production at its source, while micro-fine perlite and oil-absorbing mineral powders soak up sebum through the day for a matte finish that lasts hours without a powdery look. Zinc PCA calms and helps refine pore appearance. The texture is light, oil-free and non-comedogenic, and it gives the hydration oily skin still needs, which matters because dehydrated oily skin compensates by producing more oil. It makes a smooth, matte base under sunscreen and make-up and reduces the midday need for blotting.

Oily skin that skips moisturiser gets oilier, because a dehydrated barrier over-produces sebum to compensate. A mattifying moisturiser gives the water oily skin needs without the grease it hates, keeps shine down for hours and stops make-up sliding off by lunchtime.