My recommendations: skin care for acne

Even though I believe that a great skin care routine is only 25% of the total acne picture, I still talk about it all the time in my blog posts. Unfortunately, there is no miracle skin care treatment for acne BUT using a non-toxic, gentle routine can help calm inflammation and help speed up skin healing. As many of you regularly ask my recommendations for natural skin care for acne so I thought it was about time I compiled a huge resource of my favourite products in the US and UK for natural acne healing. Most of the recommendations below are products that I have used myself and high recommend, I always avoid hormone disruptors and other unnecessary ingredients as possible and always opt for the most effective ingredients that have been proven to have great results against acne. Please note that some of the links on this page are affiliated. This means that if you click through one of these links and make a purchase, I receive a small commission. It doesn’t cost you any extra but it’s these small commissions that help keep this blog going! Please bear in mind that I only ever recommend brands and products that I have personally tried, tested and loved and will never support a brand that doesn’t share my philosophy and ethos.

PLEASE NOTE: When a URL link on this site changes or becomes broken, a strikethrough will appear through the product name. This DOES NOT mean that I no longer recommend that product, just that the link needs updating 🙂

acne skin care systems

Exposed Skincare Basic or Expanded Kit

make up remover for acne

cleansers for acne

cleansing aids for acne

exfoliators for acne

face masks for acne

Evolve Miracle Mask
Madara Brightening AHA Peel Mask
Apoterra Activated Purifying Mask with Charcoal + Flowers
Herbivore Botanicals Blue Tansy AHA + BHA Resurfacing Clarity Mask
French Green Clay (mixed with local honey)
Apoterra Rosehip & Acai Mask
Pink Clay (mixed with local honey)

facial mists for acne

hydrating serums for acne and ageing

vitamin c serums for pigmentation

treatment serums for acne

retinol serums for scarring and ageing

You Skincare Multivitamin Retinol Treatment
MyChelle Remarkable Retinal Serum – contains Cloudberry seed oil (comedogenic rating estimated “1”)

moisturisers for acne

Glossier Priming Moisturiser Balance (my favourite!)
Krave Beauty Oat-So-Simple Moisturiser
Honest Beauty HydroGel Moisturiser

facial oil for acne

Naissance Squalane Oil
Indie Lee Squalane Oil
Bybi Beauty Booster Bakuchiol Oil & Olive Squalane
Garden of Wisdom Pure Squalane Oil
Other oils containing only Jojoba, Safflower, Sunflower, Squalane or Castor oil will also be fine.

facial SPF for acne

This is the hardest section! SPF is so so so important, not just for skin protection and anti-ageing, but it also plays a vital role in protecting your skin from sebum oxidisation, clogged pores and acne. It took me years to find facial SPF that not only fit with my philosophy, but was also free from comedogenic ingredients…however the wait was worth it as my skin is so much calmer wearing SPF daily (plus it helps keeps me looking young)!