Many women who have struggled with acne have, at some point, been overly harsh with their skin care routine, causing damage to the skin barrier which causes more acne and slower healing.
Whether it’s applying neat tea tree oil to your skin, skipping moisturiser and SPF, using harsh dermatologist prescribed skin care or over exfolaiting your skin, it’s all too harsh for acne and you need to re-think your skin care strategy and pretty much forget everything you’ve every been taught about skin care for “acne-prone skin”!
Read more about skin barrier repair here.
To help get you started with a skin care routine that will nourish and repair your skin whilst fighting against bacterial and fungal acne, I’ve listed the best products for skin barrier repair.
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 🙂
make up remover for acne
- Ere Perez Gingko Micellar Water
- Balance Me Flash Cleanse Micellar Water
- Ancient Brave True MCT Oil
- Left Coast MCT Oil
- Estelle & Thild BioCleanse Micellar Water
- Madara Micellar Water
- SO’BiO étic Aloe Vera Hydrating Micellar Water
cleanser for acne
- Estelle & Thild Cleansing Gel
- Gallinée Prebiotic Facial Foaming Cleanser
- Mother Dirt Cleanser
- Green People Foaming Face Wash
- Yes To Tomatoes Blemish Clearing Facial Wipes
- Estelle & Thild BioCleanse 3 in 1 Cleansing Foam
- Garden of Wisdom Soothing Cleansing Gel
- Youth to the People Superfood Antioxidant Cleanser
facial mist for acne
- 100% Pure Tea Tree and Willow Acne Astringent
- 100% Pure Lavender Pore Refining Toner
- Marie Veronique Balancing HypoTonic
- Evolve Daily Defence Moisture Mist
- Gallinée Prebiotic Face Vinegar
- Indie Lee CoQ-10 Toner
- Green People Toning Hydrating Mist
- Mother Dirt AO+ MIST
- Osea Sea Minerals
serum for acne
- Garden of Wisdom Manuka Hyaluronic Acid Serum
- Cosmedica Pure Hyaluronic Acid Serum
- Marie Veronique Soothing B3 Serum
- Evolve Hyaluronic 200 Serum
- Mad Hippie Vitamin C Serum
- Marie Veronique Intensive Repair Serum
- Joyal Beauty Hyaluronic Acid Serum
- Osea HA Sea Serum
- Garden of Wisdom Niacinamide Serum
facial oil for acne
- Indie Lee Squalane Oil
- Bybi Beauty Booster Bakuchiol Oil & Olive Squalane
- The Ordinary Squalane Oil
- Timeless 100% Squalane Oil
- Dr Brenner Squalane Oil
Read more about the benefits of Squalane oil here.
moisturiser for acne
SPF for acne
- Elta MD UV Clear – Untinted
- Earthwise Beauty Farizads Veil Mineral Powder
- Supergoop! Daily Correct CC Cream SPF 35-40
- CoTZ FACE Prime & Protect Tinted SPF 40
facial tools for acne
face masks for acne
fake tan for acne
spot treatments for 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.
If your favourite skin care product is missing from this list, let me know in the comments below and I will check it out!
Peace, Love & Clear Skin
