Oiliness & Imbalance
Balance. Purify. Refine.
A balancing skin ritual designed to regulate excess oil, minimise congestion and support a fresh, healthy-looking complexion.
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Best For
✔ Excess shine
✔ Oily or combination skin
✔ Enlarged or congested pores
✔ Blackheads
✔ Skin that feels unbalanced
Oily and imbalanced skin develops through a combination of excess sebum production, impaired barrier function and disruption to the skin microbiome, which can contribute to excess shine, congestion and uneven skin texture. This protocol supports these biological processes with a consistent daily ritual that helps restore balance and promote healthier skin function over time.
your ritual goal
Fresh, balanced skin with reduced shine, refined texture and clearer-looking pores.
✨ Ritual Benefits
✔ Helps regulate excess oil
✔ Reduces visible shine
✔ Minimises congestion
✔ Refines skin texture
✔ Maintains hydration balance
🌿 IKey Ingredients for Oil Balance
- Niacinamide → helps regulate excess oil and reduce visible redness
- Kaolin Clay → absorbs excess oil without over-drying
- Salicylic Acid → helps keep pores clear
- Glycolic Acid → smooths uneven texture
- Aloe Vera + Panthenol → support hydration and barrier comfort
Evening
Evening is when skin naturally shifts into repair mode, making it the ideal time to support healthy skin renewal while helping rebalance excess oil and refine skin texture.
Standard Evenings
1. Cleanse
Purify Cleanser
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2. Renew
Clarify Tonic helps support healthy skin renewal while gently exfoliating to minimise congestion, refine skin texture and promote clearer-looking pores.
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3. Treat
B-Strong Serum
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4. Hydrate
Purify Moisturiser
Refinements
One or two evenings each week, replace your evening tonic with a deeper renewal treatment.
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Choose your treatment based on your skin's needs:
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Excess oil, congestion and enlarged pores
✓ Reveal Face Polish
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Dull, uneven or rough skin texture
✓ Dual Action Peel
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These treatments support healthy skin renewal while helping refine skin texture, minimise congestion and promote a smoother, more balanced complexion.
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Avoid using your evening tonic on the same night as a weekly exfoliating treatment.
Reveal Polish
Gentle Texture Refinement
When skin feels rough or congested
A gentle polishing treatment that buffs away accumulated surface cells to smooth skin texture and promote a fresher, more balanced complexion.
✓ Refines rough skin texture
✓ Smooths the skin's surface
✓ Reveals a fresher-looking complexion
Dual Action Peel
Weekly Skin Renewal
When skin feels dull or uneven
Fruit enzymes and gentle exfoliating acids provide a deeper level of skin renewal to improve texture, refine pores and promote a smoother, healthier-looking complexion.
✓ Encourages healthy skin renewal
✓ Refines uneven skin texture
✓ Promotes smoother-looking skin
Reveal Tonic
Gentle Enzyme Renewal
When Clarify Tonic feels too active
Replace Clarify Tonic with Reveal Tonic to support gentle skin renewal while maintaining skin comfort. An ideal refinement option if your skin becomes temporarily sensitive, dehydrated or prefers a gentler approach to exfoliation.
✓ Encourages gentle skin renewal
✓ Helps refine skin texture without over-drying
✓ Supports balanced, healthy-looking skin
Weekly Mask
Choose the treatment that best matches how your skin feels that week.
Purify ClayMask
Weekly Oil Balance
When skin feels oily or congested
A purifying clay treatment that absorbs excess oil while helping minimise the appearance of pores and leave skin feeling fresh, balanced and comfortable.
✓ Absorbs excess oil without over-drying
✓ Refines the appearance of pores
✓ Leaves skin feeling balanced and refreshed
Soothing Hydrogel Mask
Hydration Recovery
When skin feels dehydrated or tight
Provides an intensive boost of cooling hydration to replenish moisture and help maintain a healthy skin barrier without adding heaviness.
✓ Restores lightweight hydration
✓ Helps maintain barrier comfort
✓ Leaves skin feeling refreshed and balanced
Personalise Your Ritual
As your skin's needs change, personalise your ritual with targeted products that provide additional hydration, nourishment or antioxidant support while helping maintain balanced, healthy-looking skin.
Calm Cleanser
Evening Comfort Cleanse
As oiliness becomes more balanced
As excess oil and shine become better controlled, consider replacing Purify Cleanser with Calm Cleanser in the evening. This gentle cleanser removes sunscreen, impurities and excess oil while helping maintain a healthy skin barrier.
✓ Cleanses without over-drying
✓ Helps maintain skin comfort and balance
✓ Supports a healthy skin barrier
Calm Moisturiser
Calming Barrier Support
When skin feels irritated or compromised
Replace Purify Moisturiser with Calm Moisturiser to provide additional hydration and barrier support while maintaining a lightweight, comfortable finish. Ideal when your skin needs extra comfort during periods of sensitivity or after active treatments.
✓ Helps calm and comfort the skin
✓ Supports a healthy skin barrier
✓ Provides lightweight, nourishing hydration
Vibran-C Serum
Morning Antioxidant Defence
For skin showing early signs of ageing or dullness
Replace B-Strong Serum with Vibran-C Serum each morning to provide antioxidant protection while supporting brighter, healthier-looking skin without compromising oil balance.
✓ Defends against environmental stress
✓ Supports brighter, more radiant skin
✓ Complements healthy skin renewal
Advanced Skin Renewal
As your skin becomes comfortable with your Clarify & Balance Ritual, you may choose to introduce A-New Serum on separate evenings to support healthy overnight skin renewal.
Retinal may be particularly beneficial if you experience:
Uneven skin texture
Enlarged-looking pores
Excess oil and congestion
Dull or lacklustre skin
Early signs of skin ageing
Alternate your evening treatments
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Night One — Clarify
Cleanse
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Clarify Tonic
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B-Strong Serum
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Purify Moisturiser
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Night Two — Renew
Cleanse
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A-New Serum
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Purify Moisturiser
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Night Three — Recover
Cleanse
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Repair Hydromist
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B-Strong Serum
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Purify Moisturiser
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Repeat this cycle throughout the week, adjusting the frequency as your skin becomes more comfortable.
Remember
Introduce A-New gradually, beginning 2–3 evenings each week.
Never use A-New on the same evening as Clarify Tonic, Reveal Face Polish or Dual Action Peel.
Continue using B-Strong Serum on evenings when A-New is not used.
Include one or two recovery evenings each week to help support your skin barrier.
FAQs
Yes—formulas are designed to balance oil while maintaining barrier comfort. Introduce actives gradually if sensitive.
No. The system includes hydrating and barrier-supporting ingredients to prevent over-stripping.
Most users notice reduced oil and clearer pores within 2–3 weeks of consistent use.
Yes, but introduce exfoliating products (Clarify Tonic) 2–4 times weekly initially.
Yes—this routine helps regulate oil and congestion, which are key contributors to hormonal breakouts.
No. There are other products suitable for your skin, however, this curated collection will give you the biggest bang for your buck
Continue your Learning
Shanga Academy
Understanding Oily Skin → Why is my skin oily?
Skin Barrier → Why shouldn't I strip my skin?
Niacinamide → Why B-Strong?
Acids, Enzymes & Polish → How do I exfoliate appropriately?
Morning vs Evening → Why is the ritual different AM and PM?
Antioxidants → Why does the routine include antioxidant protection?