# Face oil for combination skin

Source: HiveTried, https://hivetried.com/beauty/face-oil/for-combination-skin/
Category: Beauty > Face oil. Updated 2026-10-11. Based on 244 counted first-hand reports from Ulta and Sephora shopper reviews, Jan 2017 to Jul 2026.

**Question:** Which face oil is good for combination skin?

**Short answer:** Fresh Seaberry Face Oil has the best record for combination skin, with 24 of 26 shoppers saying it hydrated their dry areas without making their oily areas greasy. Biossance Vitamin C Rose Face Oil follows at 17 of 20 and is the best pick sold on Amazon, since we could not confirm an Amazon listing for the leader. Each record counts just shoppers who said they have combination skin.

**What stands out:** Cost is a recurring complaint: 17% of Biossance reviews, 13% of Drunk Elephant reviews and 15% of Sunday Riley Luna reviews say the oil costs too much.

## Ranking (buyers who said whether it worked)

| Rank | Product | Hydrated, not greasy | Share | Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresh Seaberry Face Oil | 24 of 26 | 92% | no |
| 2 | Biossance Vitamin C Rose Face Oil | 17 of 20 | 85% | yes |
| 3 | Josie Maran Pure Argan Oil | 20 of 24 | 83% | no |
| 4 | The Ordinary Rose Hip Seed Oil | 22 of 27 | 81% | yes |
| 5 | Drunk Elephant Virgin Marula Facial Oil | 16 of 22 | 73% | yes |
| 6 | Sunday Riley U.F.O. Face Oil | 12 of 16 | 75% | yes |
| 7 | Sunday Riley Luna Sleeping Night Oil | 10 of 16 | 62% | no |

Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% Wilson confidence interval, so a product needs a high share and enough reports to rank high. An Amazon link is shown only when at least 60% say it works.

## Product notes

### 1. Fresh Seaberry Face Oil

In its 30 reviews, 17% say it soaks in quickly and 13% say a little goes far, though 7% mention a strong smell.

- Praised for: Absorbs quickly (17%), A little goes far (13%), Works under makeup (7%)
- Complaints: Strong smell (7%)
- Reports counted: 30

### 2. Biossance Vitamin C Rose Face Oil

Of its 30 reviews, 33% mention a glow, 27% say it soaks in quickly and 20% say a little goes far.

- Praised for: Gives a glow (33%), Absorbs quickly (27%), A little goes far (20%)
- Complaints: Too expensive (17%)
- Reports counted: 30

### 3. Josie Maran Pure Argan Oil

It gets praise for working under makeup in 10% of its 30 reviews, though 7% say it costs too much.

- Praised for: Absorbs quickly (13%), Works under makeup (10%), Gives a glow (7%)
- Complaints: Too expensive (7%)
- Reports counted: 30

### 4. The Ordinary Rose Hip Seed Oil

More shoppers with combination skin stated a result for it than for any other oil here, 27 in all, and 11% of its 55 reviews call it good value.

- Praised for: Good value (11%), Gives a glow (9%), Gentle on skin (7%)
- Reports counted: 55

### 5. Drunk Elephant Virgin Marula Facial Oil

Its 6 misses were mostly breakouts, though 23% of its 30 reviews mention a glow.

- Praised for: Gives a glow (23%), Absorbs quickly (23%), Good value (7%)
- Complaints: Too expensive (13%)
- Reports counted: 30

### 6. Sunday Riley U.F.O. Face Oil

Cost splits opinion on this oil, with 7% of its 30 reviews calling it good value and 7% saying it costs too much, while 10% say it soaks in quickly.

- Praised for: Absorbs quickly (10%), Gentle on skin (7%), Good value (7%)
- Complaints: Too expensive (7%)
- Reports counted: 30

### 7. Sunday Riley Luna Sleeping Night Oil

A strong smell comes up in 10% of its 39 reviews, and its 6 misses mostly said it broke them out.

- Praised for: Good value (8%), Gives a glow (8%), A little goes far (5%)
- Complaints: Too expensive (15%), Strong smell (10%), Stings or irritates (5%)
- Reports counted: 39

## Questions

**Which face oil works for combination skin?**

Fresh Seaberry Face Oil has the best record (24 of 26), followed by Biossance Vitamin C Rose Face Oil (17 of 20), Josie Maran Pure Argan Oil (20 of 24) and The Ordinary Rose Hip Seed Oil (22 of 27), which sit close together. Drunk Elephant Virgin Marula Facial Oil (16 of 22) and Sunday Riley U.F.O. Face Oil (12 of 16) come next, also close together. Sunday Riley Luna Sleeping Night Oil has the weakest record at 10 of 16.

**Which of these face oils are sold on Amazon?**

Biossance Vitamin C Rose Face Oil, The Ordinary Rose Hip Seed Oil, Drunk Elephant Virgin Marula Facial Oil and Sunday Riley U.F.O. Face Oil are sold on Amazon by the brand or Amazon itself, and Biossance Vitamin C Rose Face Oil is the best pick sold on Amazon. We could not confirm an Amazon listing for the leader, Fresh Seaberry Face Oil, and we found no official Amazon listing for Josie Maran Pure Argan Oil, so neither has a buy link here. Sunday Riley Luna Sleeping Night Oil has no buy link here, because too few shoppers reported a good result for us to recommend it.

**How many shoppers are behind each record?**

The second number in each record is the group size. It runs from 16 shoppers each for Sunday Riley U.F.O. Face Oil and Sunday Riley Luna Sleeping Night Oil to 27 for The Ordinary Rose Hip Seed Oil. The order builds in group size, so a record from a bigger group counts for more than the same share from a smaller one.

**Do these records test what is in each face oil?**

These records are not a test of ingredients. The counts are what shoppers with combination skin said after using each oil, not a measure of how your skin will react, so follow the label directions on whichever one you pick.

## Method

HiveTried counts first-hand reports only, drops reviews written for free products, shows brand-site reviews without counting them, and never accepts payment for placement. Full method: https://hivetried.com/how-we-count/