30ml
Oily Skin Power Serum
Botanical Face Serum for Oily and Congested Skin — Made in Malaysia
Linoleic-rich balance for oily and combination skin.
homeApothec's Oily Skin Power Serum is an oil-based botanical serum for oily, congested, and combination skin that overproduces sebum due to linoleic acid deficiency. When linoleic levels are depleted by over-cleansing, skin compensates by producing more oil. The serum restores linoleic acid balance through high-linoleic botanical oils in an 8-week cold maceration base, supporting the skin to regulate oil production over time.
Ships from Rawang, Selangor · West Malaysia shipping RM8
Why you need it
The instinct with oily skin is to strip it — stronger cleansers, mattifying products, skipping moisturiser entirely. That stripping is usually what causes the oil in the first place. Skin that's been over-cleansed produces more sebum to compensate. The Oily Skin Power Serum works by restoring what aggressive skincare removes: linoleic acid, the fatty acid that makes skin produce balanced, non-congesting oil. When linoleic levels are adequate, skin stops treating every cleanse as an emergency and producing oil to match.
Key benefits
The formulation
What's in it and why
Built on rosehip and hemp seed — two of the highest-linoleic botanical oils available — slow-infused with botanicals that regulate sebum and reduce the inflammation behind congestion. Evening primrose adds gamma-linolenic acid, which works alongside linoleic to rebalance a sebum profile that heavy oleic oils have made congestion-prone. Green tea calms and reduces oxidative stress on skin that tends to look red and irritated after cleansing. The serum is intentionally lightweight — it penetrates without residue, which means oily skin accepts it where it would reject thicker formulas.
This is for you if
- ✓Your skin turns shiny or oily within hours of cleansing
- ✓You have congested pores, closed comedones, or texture bumps
- ✓Over-cleansing has made your skin increasingly oily or reactive over time
- ✓You have combination skin that needs rebalancing, not stripping
May not suit you if
- →Your skin is primarily dry or barrier-compromised — try the Dry Skin Power Serum
- →You are looking for a water-based or mattifying formula
Key ingredients
Safflower Oil
Squalane
Palmarosa Oil
Geranium Oil
| Ingredient | What it does | Skin benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Safflower Seed Oil | Highest-linoleic botanical oil | Restores sebum balance and reduces congestion |
| Jojoba Seed Oil | Linoleic-rich sebum-mimicking wax ester | Regulates oil without clogging pores |
| Calendula (8-week infusion) | Anti-inflammatory botanical | Calms congestion-related inflammation |
| Squalane | Lightweight skin-identical emollient | Moisturises without triggering excess oil |
| Palmarosa Herb Oil | Sebum-regulating botanical | Balances oil production over time |
| Geranium Leaf Oil | Astringent botanical | Refines pores and reduces visible shine |
Full ingredients
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil · Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract · Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil · Squalane · Cymbopogon Martini (Palmarosa) Herb Oil · Pelargonium Graveolens (Geranium) Leaf Oil · Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil · Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil · Tocopherol (Vitamin E) · Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract
What customers say
“I was oily by noon every day for years. Three weeks in, I'm barely oily by 5pm. I don't understand the science but I can see it working.”
Aiman F. · Kuala Lumpur
Oily, congested skin
“My skin texture changed completely. The small bumps I had on my forehead are gone. I didn't expect that from an oil-based product but here we are.”
Rachel T. · Penang
Combination skin, congestion
“I messaged Tracy not believing an oil could help oily skin. She explained the linoleic thing and it made sense. She was right. My skin is genuinely calmer.”
Siti N. · Selangor
Very oily skin
How to use
Using Oily Skin Power Serum
- 1
After cleansing, apply 2–3 drops to face.
- 2
Press in — don't rub. Focus on oilier areas.
- 3
Allow to absorb fully before applying anything else.
- 4
Night use recommended. Morning optional.
Questions about this product
Common questions answered
The formulation
Why it works
Waterless
No water means every millilitre is active ingredient. No dilution. No preservatives to fight contamination from water.
8-week infusion
Plant compounds need time to fully transfer. We slow-infuse for 8 weeks — not hours — so the concentration is something you can feel.
Steroid-free always
No steroids. No synthetic fragrance. No ingredients your skin has to fight. Just botanicals doing what they were made to do.
Customer reviews
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