Beauty 101: Acne

This week’s Beauty 101 highlights 10 acne fighting products that will have skin looking clear, tone more even and texture improved.

From cleansers and masks to treatments and creams, these offerings will help banish those pesky spots for good.

Samson & Charlie Blue Tansy + Marine Collagen Balancing Exfoliating Cleanser

This skin brightening deep cleanser is packed with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties that will restore balance, regulate sebum levels and clear and control breakouts. A gentle yet powerful trio of refined sugar, Australian sea salt and kaolin clay give control over the intensity of exfoliation, while the natural glycolic and lactic acids leave the complexion brighter, smoother and rejuvenated.

Alpha-H Clear Skin Tonic

This exfoliating tonic is formulated with anti-inflammatory properties from tea tree, eucalyptus thyme and licorice. It also incorporates cypress, barley and solomon’s seal to aid anti-redness and help stimulate circulation. While two per cent salicylic acid stars in this formulation and works to clear the pores of excess oil and debris, it’s the supporting ingredients which elevate this to be so much more than just a BHA liquid exfoliant. 

Nu Skin® Epoch® Blemish Treatment

Nu Skin® Epoch® Blemish Treatment is a blemish spot treatment that targets and treats acne breakouts. Botanical extracts calm redness to improve skin’s appearance, while job’s tears treat and calm troubled skin conditions, such as soothing skin affected with acne blemishes. 

Neutrogena Visibly Clear™ Light Therapy Spot Treatment

This spot treatment pen is used to treat mild acne and blemishes, without using harsh chemicals. It uses red light technology to reduce inflammation, and blue light to target acne-causing bacteria. 

Bioré Blue Agave + Baking Soda Whipped Nourishing Detox Mask

This nourishing face mask contains natural blue agave, known for its ability to soothe and condition, and deep cleaning baking soda to help eliminate impurities, leaving skin clean and refreshed.

La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo Plus

La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo Plus is ideal for oily and acne-prone skin. It has been reformulated to include aqua posae filiformis (APF) + mannose, a breakthrough, innovative prebiotic ingredient to help rebalance the microbiome, stimulate immunity and modulate inflammation.

HydroPeptide® Spot Correction - Acne Eliminating Treatment

HydroPeptide® Spot Correction - Acne Eliminating Treatment helps moisturise, smooth and soothe skin. It detoxifies, regenerates, soothes and provides antioxidant benefits, with its three peptides formulation, including a detoxifying peptide rice rich in low molecular peptides, which offer protective benefits. 

Synergie Skin BAcne

This spray-on serum is specially formulated to treat body acne, blemishes and blackheads. It contains lactic acid to exfoliate, hyaluronic acid to deeply hydrate skin and salicylic acid to aid ingredient penetration and reduce inflammation. It is also contains aloe vera, as well as lemongrass and lavender essential oils to prevent infection and scarring while healing acne.

Natio Acne Clear Starter Pack

Natio Acne Clear Starter Pack is a skincare starter pack containing three full-sized products to cleanse and purify skin prone to breakouts. Cleanse, exfoliate and moisturise with this range of daily essentials, formulated with botanical actives tamanu, neem, green tea and aloe to deeply clean and protect skin. 

Rodan + Fields UNBLEMISH Clarifying Mask

Rodan + Fields UNBLEMISH Clarifying Mask is an intensive, sulfur clay, rinse-off mask that reduces excess oil and balances skin in just 10 minutes, providing visible relief to acne breakouts and blotchiness over time. Formulated with sulfur to help to dry out acne, while preventing the occurrence of new breakouts.