Oily skin is a common problem, and it's often difficult to find a primer that will help your skin look less shiny. However, there are several primers that can help you achieve this goal. Here are some primers for oily skin on the market today.
$51.50
One of my favorites! I do have oily skin so I use it minimally or when I have dehydrated areas on my face. ...I have oily skin I tend to use this on foundations that dry out patchy.
What it is: A gripping cream to oil primer that can be worn alone or to lock in makeup.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Dullness, and Uneven Texture
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Prickly Pear Seed Oil: Provides hydration and supports skin barrier.
- Yam Root Extract: Supports skin elasticity.
- Japanese Camelia Oil: Visibly improve skin texture.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This multi-benefit primer serum melts into skin, transforming from a lightweight cream to oil texture that’s hydrating, nourishing, and supporting. It also works to i
Size: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2424679
Color: Shine Control - for oily, normal, combination skin
$55.50
good for oily skin has fregrence in it make skin little itchy...Perfect for oily skin!...This product has done wonders for helping my makeup stay on my oily skin all day! It doesn’t pill up at all while applying and makes my skin feel matte and ready for my foundation.
What it is: A mattifying makeup primer that absorbs oil to control shine, delivers a blurred, velvety finish, and extends makeup wear.
Finish: Natural
Skin Type: Normal, Oily, and Combination
Concerns: Oil
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ginseng: Known to protect, promote radiant-looking skin, and maintain a smooth complexion.
What Else You Need to Know: Achieve a blurred, matte complexion for up to 20 hours with the Step 1 Primer Shine Control. This comfortable formula is made with mineral clay powder, absorbs oil, and controls shine while extending the wear of makeup.
Size: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2424695
Color: Hydra Booster - for dry, normal, combination skin
$55.50
I absolutely love this primer! It feels so nice on the skin. It hydrates, evens out skin tone, and smooths the skin texture which makes a great multipurpose primer. ...Now that we are entering the colder season, my skin is drier. The Make Up For Ever Step 1 Primer Hydra Booster kept my skin hydrated. ...My new favorite primer!! 5 stars!!...Awesome primer!
What it is: A makeup primer that boosts skin's hydration and radiance for up to 24 hours while extending makeup wear.
Finish: Radiant
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, and Combination
Concerns: Dryness
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ginseng: Known to protect, promote radiant-looking skin, and maintain a smooth complexion.
What Else You Need to Know: Refresh dry or dehydrated skin instantly with Step 1 Primer Hydra Booster. Its rich, creamy texture features ginseng, glycerin, and glycols to boost skin's hydration and a radiant look for up to 24 hours, while the invisible wear extends makeup. This primer works perfectly for all skin tones.
$63.00
Absolutely love this primer. Works very well for my combination skin and makeup lasts much longer. ...I love this primer, its so lightweight & airy, with a luxurious consistency.
What it is:
A makeup primer that's specifically beneficial for oily and combination skin types.
What it does:
A silky gel emulsion, rich in natural ingredients, Prep + Prime Natural Radiance hydrates and primes to improve foundation or powder application, control oil, and promote smooth texture. Vitamins E and C protect with antioxidants, while caffeine calms skin. Illuminating pearl powders reflect optic radiance. The formula disappears upon application, resulting in a beautiful glow. The formula controls shine, provides long-term hydration, and improves radiance while smoothing and softening the look of skin.
What else you need to know:
This product is silicone-free.
Size: 1 oz/ 30 mL·ITEM: 1713114
Color: Blur Primer Gold - brightens and evens skintone
$76.00
Gorgeous, but beware oily skin people...It adds such a beautiful glow to your skin, and also blurs and perfects. If you have very oily skin, I would probably tell you to stay away from this primer. ...I think it'll be great for people with oily skin. You can find better primers cheaper
What it is: A non-greasy, lightweight makeup primer with light-infused pigments and four nourishing oils that blur imperfections and smooths the look of skin.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Corn Oil, Apricot Kernel Oil, Passiflora oil, and Rice Bran Oil: Nurture and leave skin feeling soft.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, and phthalates.
Size: 1 oz/ 30 mL·ITEM: 2477057
Color: Peach-tinted - all skin tones; translucent finish
$53.00
I would say normal to oily will benefit the best for this primer. I have dry skin and I’m still able to use this primer though....I think oily skin types would enjoy this. I have dry skin and although this feels nourishing when applying it definitely has a matte finish when applying makeup over it.
What it is: A do-everything serum-primer to visibly even tone and texture, boost radiance, and prep your skin for seamless makeup application.
Finish: Natural
Skin Type: Normal, Oily, Dry, Combination
Concerns: Pores and Uneven Skin Tone
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Shea Butter: Smooths, visibly plumps, and delivers an abundance of fatty acids, antioxidants, and vitamins.
- Citrus Unshiu Peel Extract: An antioxidant-rich ingredient that visibly brightens and reduces hyperpigmentation.
- Niacinamide (Vitamin B3): Promotes visibly bright, glowing skin.
$57.00
It is light weight. I have oily skin and I did not notice anything different in my skin. ...I recently tried the prime your life smoothing and firming treatment primer. I really like this product smooths my skin and does not get greasy which is good I do have oily skin.
What it is: A primer with a soft-focus finish that smooths the look of fine lines and wrinkles while visibly firming skin over time.
Skin Type: Normal, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, and Loss of Firmness and Elasticity
Formulation: Lightweight Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- S6Pro Complex™: Is a proprietary blend of prebiotics and probiotic extracts.
- Marine Algae and Collagen Amino Acids: Support visible firmness and tightness.
- Peptides and Grape Extract: Minimize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is gluten-free and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This primer with peptides, co
$49.00
Fantastic for oily skin!...RhiRhi designed a perfect primer for very oily skin! I was (not so) blessed with extremely oily skin, where my makeup failed around the 4-6 hour mark. ...Great for oily skin...It is songreat for my oily skin, I only use it in the zones I usually get oily!
What it is: A mattifying primer for combination-to-oily skin that delivers maximum all-day shine control while improving and extending the wear of foundation.
Skin Type: Normal, Combination, and Oily
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Blue Agave Extract: Helps to mattify the skin.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is oil-free and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Mattify skin, fight shine all day, and smooth the look of pores without feeling tight or dry with the Pro Filt'r Mattifying Primer. Paired with Pro Filt'r foundation (sold separately), this oil-free primermade with Blue Agave Extract and blurring powderhelps makeup blend better, last longer, and stay fresh all day without caking.
$61.00
best primer for oily skin...it works awesome against my oily t-zone it really keeps me matte all day long, i do not need to touch up.. really recommend this primer for the oily skin!! ...Great for oily skin...I have insanely oily skin and my makeup always rubs off after a few hours.
What it is: An oil-free face primer that absorbs quickly, leaving skin looking blurred and softened, creating a smooth face base for a long-lasting makeup look.
Formulation: Gel
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skin Concerns: Pores, Dullness, Oiliness
Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, and triclocarban, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances. This product is also vegan, and gluten-free.