Soon after you wash your skin, it looks shiny. You may suffer from blackheads and breakouts that aren’t tied to your monthly cycle, and your pores are medium to large.

Best Regimen: Help keep your pores unclogged by sloughing away dead skin cells daily with products that contain salicylic acid or alpha hydroxy acids. And, logic to the contrary, it’s important to moisturize: If your skin’s surface gets dehydrated, your sebaceous glands, which produce oil, will kick in to action (brace yourself!). Use oil-free lotions and sunscreens, which won’t exacerbate acne, says Leslie Baumann, a professor of dermatology at the University of Miami, in Florida, and the author of The Skin Type Solution (Bantam, $12, www.amazon.com).

Cleanser

Winner: Bioré Blemish Fighting Ice Foaming Cleanser, $6 at drugstores. Made with salicylic acid, it sopped up oil without drying — and won kudos.

Runner-Up: N.V. Perricone Outpatient Therapy Pore Refining Cleanser, $35.

Moisturizer with SPF

Winner: Estée Lauder DayWear Plus SPF 15 for Oily Skin, $38, www.esteelauder.com. This lightweight mattifying lotion combats the aging process with antioxidant ingredients.

Runner-Up: Clean & Clear Morning Glow Moisturizer SPF 15, $6.

Moisturizer without SPF

Winner: L’Oréal Paris Skin Genesis Daily Moisturizer Oil-Free Lotion, $25 at drugstores. Skin felt hydrated and “balanced,” without any greasiness.

Runner-Up: Therapy Systems Oil Free Moisturizer, $38.

Night Treatment

Winner: Lather AHA Facial Therapy with Copper & Borage Extract, $24, www.lather.com. This light moisturizer sloughs off dead skin cells with alpha hydroxy acids.

Runner-Up: Zia Treatments Alpha Hydroxy Citrus Night Time Reversal, $30.

Specialty Product

Winner: Kinerase Clear Skin Blemish Dissolver, $39, www.sephora.com. This salicylic acid acne spot treatment beats breakouts. “The roll-on packaging is genius,” said a tester.

Runner-Up: Sampar Prodigal Pen, $21.