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Combat Acne with Derm Recommended/Tested Skincare!
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items When it comes to hormonal acne, it can be challenging to find the right products to perfect your skincare regiment. Depending on the severity and whether your skin is dry or oily, you don't want to strip the skin barrier and throw off the balance of ...
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Cleansers
Toners
Serums
Moisturizers
Sunscreen
Skin Barrier Repair
Cleansers
Features mild cleansers for more moderate acne, targeted cleansers to help clear mild/moderate acne, and makeup removers to balance skin while avoiding disruption of the skin barrier
This purifying cleansing gel is perfect for oily, mild acne-prone skin! Formulated with zinc (purifies oily skin), thermal spring water (a prebiotic that calms skin), and Phylobioma (new ingredient that exfoliates and balances skin microbiome, anti i...
Effaclar Purifying Foaming Gel 400ml
Contains 4% benzoyl peroxide to clear up stubborn acne in no time! This daily wash cleans and unclogs pores to clear existing breakouts (while it has humectants and emollients to hydrate the skin so your skin won't dry out)!
PanOxyl Acne Wash, 4% Benzoyl Peroxide Cream | Shoppers Drug Mart
Helps oily, sensitive, blemish prone or acne prone skin by purifying and eliminating shine. Decreases sebum with trademark Comedoclastin (which is a plant-based active ingredient derived from milk thistle)! Skin is mattified and impurities are reduce...
Avène Cleanance Gel | Shoppers Drug Mart
A multipurpose cleanser that soothes and purifies the skin! This formula helps to reduce irritation within 48 hours, while its cleansing action helps to limit the risk of bacterial proliferation. A perfect gentle cleanser for when you're taking acne ...
Avène Cicalfate+ Purifying cleansing gel | Shoppers Drug Mart
Refresh and renew your complexion with NeoStrata's Mandelic Clarifying Cleanser! Powered by 4% alpha hydroxy and polyhydroxy acids, this soap-free formula gently exfoliates dead skin cells, helps clear up pores and keeps oiliness at bay. Tea tree oil...
NEOSTRATA Clarify Mandelic Clarifying Cleanser for Blemish-Prone Skin 200ml
I would recommend this cleanser as a second step in your double cleansing routine. Gently cleanses sensitive skin, restores skin PH without causing any sort of irritation. Safe for eye area as well! Also great for people that have a compromised skin ...
Toleriane Dermo-Cleanser & Make-Up Remover
The Bioderma Sensibio Micellar Oil emulsifies into a milky texture to cleanse, moisturize and soothe the skin. Its double micelle technology dissolves makeup and impurities effortlessly without stripping the skin of its natural lipids. Contains Omega... as the first step of your double cleansing routine.
Bioderma Sensibio Micellar Cleansing Oil | Shoppers Drug Mart
Vichy's phytosolution gel cleanser for acne is an oil-free and soap-free face cleanser that is gentle and non-irritating for acne-prone skin. Its formula is charged with active ingredients to not only target pimples, acne breakouts, pores and oily sk...
Normaderm Anti-Acne Purifying Gel Cleanser
Normaderm 3-in-1 Micellar Cleansing Solution is a one-step cleanser, makeup remover and acne treatment for oily and acne prone skin. Advanced micellar technology cleanses away impurities, helps get rid of acne blemishes, pimples, blackheads and exces...
Normaderm 3-in-1 Micellar Solution
A rich, lathering face cleanser that effectively cleanses all impurities, makeup and pollution from the skin while counteracting the skin-damaging effects of hard water. Leaves skin feeling soft and fresh, without tightness. Purifies, Refines pores a...
Purete Thermale Fresh Cleansing Gel
Gel-to-foam, sulfate-free (SLS/SLES) cleanser powered by clarifying beta-hydroxy acid (BHA) and oil-blotting Zinc PCA purifies pores and removes excess oil without stripping skin of natural moisture. Skin is left feeling clean and comfortable - never...
Multi-Action Clear Gentle Daily Clarifying Cleanser
Cliniques Charcoal Cleansing Balm is perfect for the avid makeup wearer who has oily prone skin! It's a makeup remover in a silky balm formula that gently dissolves makeup, now with detoxifying Japanese charcoal!!
Take The Day Off™ Charcoal Cleansing Balm Makeup Remover
Toners
Toners can hydrate or sweep away dead skin cells at the surface of the skin! They are great to use for prepping or balancing the skin
Contains alpha hydroxy acids to target and prevent future breakouts to promote a clear complexion. Formulated with 8% glycolic acid, this acne treatment gently exfoliates to remove excess oil, impurities and dead dermal cells, revealing radiant, more...
NEOSTRATA Clarify Oily Skin Solution Toner with Glycolic Acid 100ml
A daily facial toner suitable for oily to acne-prone skin. Formulated with micro-exfoliating LHA's, this toner smoothes and refines the skin's texture and unblocks and tightens pores. Enlarged pores appear reduced.
Effaclar Astringent Lotion
Transform your skin with this ultra hydrating, vitamin c toning mist! I love to spritz this antioxidant packed mist on my face before putting my serums and moisturizers on ❤️ Vegan and Cruelty Free!
Mad Hippie, Vitamin C Toning Mist, 4 fl oz (118 ml)
Normaderm Purifying Pore Tightening Toner is specifically formulated toner for oily and acne prone skin. From the 1st application, leaves skin feeling mattified reducing shine and helping unclog/tighten large pores. Contains Salicylic and Glycolic ac...
Normaderm Purifying Lotion
Lightweight, fast-absorbing daily exfoliant smooths uneven texture and visibly fades the look of dark spots so you can restore confidence to blemish-prone skin. Plus, moisture-binding Polyglutamic Acid helps to prevent dryness for a visibly brighter...
Multi-Action Clear Daily Brightening & Retexturizing Toner
A gentle, medicated liquid exfoliator that reduces excess oil and shine with salicylic acid and acetyl glucosamine! Mattifies skin‘s appearance and unclogs the pores.
Acne Solutions™ Clarifying Lotion
Serums
Serums are the most concentrated skincare products that target your specific concerns
This A.H.A Exfoliating serum with patented natural Acids is 1.5x more effective than Salicylic Acid! . Lactic and Succinic Acids helps reduce blemishes, pores and acne marks while Glutamic Acid reduces excess sebum. Also enriched in Avène Thermal Spr...
Avène Cleanance A.H.A Exfoliating Serum | Shoppers Drug Mart
Target post-acne marks with Neostrata's lightweight serum that is gentle enough to be applied both day and night (even under makeup!). This potent formula features brightening ingredients Tranexamic Acid, Niacinamide and Vitamin C plus NeoGlucosamine... This Post-Acne Mark Correcting Serum is ideal for anyone with oily or acne-prone skin that would like to improve the appearance of dark marks.
Neostrata Post Acne Mark Correcting Serum 28.35g
Effaclar Ultra Concentrated Serum is a gentle daily peeling serum that targets adult acne-prone skin and early signs of aging. This serum contains a complementary tri-acid complex of salicylic acid, LHA and glyolic acid to gently exfoliate the skin. ...
Effaclar Ultra Concentrated Serum - Skincare - La Roche-Posay
This Vitamin C serum helps target skin aging and improves skin quality. As a result, wrinkles look visibly reduced and skin texture and skin tone are more even and refined, revealing sensitive skin’s full radiance. It combines concentrated 10% Pure V...
PURE VITAMIN C10 ANTI-AGING SERUM
This New LRP Mela B3 Serum contains trademark ingredient Melasyl, In combination with 10% Niacinamide and LHA! Visibly reduces dark spots, including age spots and post-acne marks. It also acts on skin texture and uneven complexion, brightening and re...
MELA B3 Anti-Aging Serum for Dark Spots Powered by Melasyl™
This serum contains concentrated dermatological active ingredients that target acne-related concerns such as pimples, pore size, inflammation and skin texture. Salicylic acid and glycolic acid act by gently exfoliating skin to unclog pores, remove de...
Normaderm BHA Peeling Serum
Mad Hippie's award-winning Vitamin C Serum is a harmonious blend of antioxidants (Vit C, Vit E, Ferulic Acid, Konjac Root) that sinks beautifully into skin to leave it soft & glowing! Utilizing Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, an advanced and stable fo...
Mad Hippie Vitamin C Serum
In just 3 days, visibly minimize pores & blackheads with this multi-action serum. Powered by a natural form of Salicylic Acid plus enzymes that work in three ways to clarify dead skin buildup and unclog pores, visibly tighten the pore lining for ...
Super Shrink Pore Minimizing Serum
Moisturizers
Hydrate or mattify skins appearance with a daily moisturizer! Moisturizers with antioxidants can target specific skincare concerns
Clears up acne and pimples from underneath the skin before they come up to the surface! Starts reducing blemishes in as little as 7 days with trademark ingredient Comedoclastin (A plant extract from the seeds of Milk thistle. Targets micro imperfecti...
Avène Cleanance Comedomed anti-blemishes concentrate | Shoppers Drug Mart
This 3-in-1 cream-in-gel combines the benefits of a lotion with the effectiveness of an emulsion! Perfect for combination, oily or blemished skin. Moisturizes and mattifies the skin while reducing shine and controls excess sebum. Providing 24-hour hy...
Avène Cleanance Aqua-cream-in-gel | Shoppers Drug Mart
This is a global action acne treatment and 24-hour hydrating face lotion that acts immediately on acne without drying the skin! It's formulated with dermatological ingredients including salicylic acid. It is our best acne treatment that targets all s... The 24-hour hydrating gel-cream spreads effortlessly on your skin, with a non-greasy finish, making it excellent for day and night use!
EFFACLAR DUO (+) Global acne treatment
This ultra-soothing Face Cream, ultra-minimalist daily moisturizer, helps restore the skin’s protective moisture barrier and rebalance the microbiome. It immediately soothes and relieves irritated skin and is clinically proven to reduce skin sensitiv...
Toleriane Dermallergo Cream
Efffaclar Mat is a mattifying daily face moisturizer for oily to acne-prone skin. It mattifies skin, refines pores and reduces shine. Moisturizes and mattifies the skin immediately. Day after day, skin texture is refined, pores are tightened and sebu...
EFFACLAR MAT
This acne moisturizer is packed with 6 active dermatological ingredients, such as 2% salicylic acid, hyaluronic acid and probiotics! Our hydrating acne treatment helps clear acne concerns, such as pimples, pores and shine, ensuring 24-hour skin hydra...
Normaderm Anti-Acne Double-Action Lotion
This Klorane Moisturizer is formulated with 99% natural ingredients to purify, mattify and moisturize combination to oily skin immediately, with a long-lasting effect! Certified organic, the Purity Cream with Organic Aquatic Mint combines 2 complemen... Leaves the skin reoxygenated, rebalanced and mattified! An excellent make-up base, this high tolerance cream is non-comedogenic.
Klorane Purity Cream with Organic Mint
Promotes the elimination of inflamed pimples and limits the appearance of marks. New formula enriched with Celastrol, an innovative active ingredient 100% of natural origin for enhanced effectiveness. It benefits from the patented synergy of Celastro...
Ducray Keracnyl PP+ Anti-blemish cream NEW | Shoppers Drug Mart
This Lightweight, acne-clearing lotion features clinical strength 2% Salicylic Acid, a Beta Hydroxy Acid that helps to shed dead skin on the surface and inside pores, preventing future breakouts. Bakuchiol, a natural Retinol alternative, addresses un...
Multi-Action Clear Acne Clearing Treatment Lotion
Sébium Global is an intense dermatological skin care for oily to acne-prone skin with pimples and clogged pores. Helps prevent new acne pimples. Purifies clogged pores. Its light texture, non greasy and non-sticky is rapidly absorbed and leaves the s...
Bioderma Sébium Global | Shoppers Drug Mart
Tightens pores, smoothes and refines skin texture! Also mattifies, preserves the skin's natural radiance and prevents blemishes. Spreads out easily with a powdery effect which makes this an excellent makeup base! Hypoallergenic, paraben-free, non-com...
Bioderma Sébium Pore Refiner Cream | Shoppers Drug Mart
Sunscreen
Always protect your skin with sunscreen while using acne treatments or potent ingredients
Do you have a more combination, oily prone skin that gets shiny throughout the day? Say hello to Vichy's Matte Anti-Shine lotion SPF 60! This has a comfortable, matte finish that also hydrates the skin! This is a sweat resistant sun protection which ...
Capital Soleil Anti-Shine Dry Touch UV lotion SPF 60
Do you have very sensitive skin that is prone to sunburn? Avene's Aquafluid has Avene Thermal Spring Water (To help soothe and hydrate the skin barrier) and 4 sunscreen filters (combat oxidative stress) to keep your skin protected but comfortable all...
Avène Aqua-fluid sun protection SPF 50+ | Shoppers Drug Mart
This award winning, ultra fluid sunscreen has photostable UVA/UVB filters that defends the skin from those harmful sunrays! The fresh light texture is waterproof for long lasting wear, ideally for all skin types, and has a matte finish for a non-oily...
Anthelios Ultra Light Fluid Facial Sunscreen SPF 60
Vichy's Organic Face Sunscreen has broad spectrum UVA/UVB protection with a SPF of 30. Ultra-light moisturizing lotion that spreads evenly for an invisible non-greasy finish! Water and sweat resistant of up to 40 minutes!
CAPITAL SOLEIL ULTRA-LIGHT UV LOTION SPF 30
This 100% Tinted Mineral Face Sunscreen is loved by so many and is a top seller for a reason! It's universal tint gives a glowy, radiant finish without feeling greasy. The weightless texture matches most skin tones to even out the complexion flawless...
Anthelios Mineral Tinted Sunscreen for Face SPF 50
Protect and reduce the appearance of facial scars with this natural based sunscreen! Contains Panthenol (Vitamin B5, deeply moisturizes), Allantoin (softens and smooths appearance of scars), and Mineral Filter Zinc Oxide (to protect from UVA/UVB Rays...
Scar Cream Sun Protectant SPF 35
Mad Hippie is one of the best Natural, Clean Skincare products on the market, their sunscreen is no exception! This reef-safe protection hydrates & nourishs your skin with buriti oil, hyaluronic acid & sodium PCA, while antioxidants, resverat...
Mad Hippie, Daily Protective Serum, Fragrance Free, 1.02 fl oz (30 ml)
Supergoop Mineral SPF 40 is a 100% invisible, weightless, and makeup gripping primer that protects against UVA/UVB, helps filter blue light and leaves a natural finish! Great for normal, combination, oily or sensitive skin!
Mineral Mattescreen SPF 40 Mineral Sunscreen
IT Cosmetics' #1 Mineral Sunscreen is a full coverage, natural finish CC cream foundation that color corrects and camouflages skin concerns like acne scars, wrinkles, redness, dark circles under eyes, large pores & uneven skin tone! Contains Hyal...
CC+ Cream Full Coverage Color Correcting Foundation with SPF 50+
Vichy's Mineral Face Sunscreen has a Universal Tint that is Non-shiny and Non-sticky as well as a high broad spectrum UVA and UVB Protection! 80 min water & sweat resistant with skin-strengthening Vichy Mineral-rich Thermal Water. This is a dry-t...
CAPITAL SOLEIL MINERAL TINTED UV LOTION SPF 60
This facial sunscreen has a gel-cream texture that immediately melts into skin, leaving a matte finish and minimizing shine! Recommended for combination, oily, to acne-prone skin!
ANTHELIOS XL DRY TOUCH SPF 60 FACIAL SUNSCREEN
Cleanance SPF30 Mattifying Sunscreen Lotion's innovative formula neutralizes redness with its light green texture that vanishes upon application! Also helps reduce the appearance of imperfections and protects skin from the sun!
Avène Cleanance SPF 30 Mattifying Sunscreen lotion | Shoppers Drug Mart
Skin Barrier Repair
Skin usually becomes imbalanced when dealing with hormonal acne. Incorporating a barrier cream with your additives can be very helpful for sensitive and reactive skin!
Is your skin irritated or suffering from medications or acne topicals? Use this barrier recovery serum as the first step in the skincare routine after cleansing. It's highly concentrated in Avène Thermal Spring Water, Pro-Vitamin B5 and trademark TRP...
Avène Cicalfate+ Intensive Skin Recovery Serum | Shoppers Drug Mart
Are you suffering from a compromised skin barrier from acne topicals or medications? With restorative and purifying active ingredients, this cream immediately soothes discomfort and promotes the restore of sensitive and reactive skin from 48 hours! C...
Avène Cicalfate+ Restorative protective cream | Shoppers Drug Mart
LRP's Cicaplast B5 serum has been specifically developed for dry skin prone to redness, and skin tightness or discomfort. When used daily, the dry skin serum helps hydrate and maintain the skin moisture barrier. Enriched with a highly concentrated hu...
CICAPLAST B5 SERUM
Soothing and relieving multi purpose balm, moisturizes for up to 48 hours on dry and irritated skin (Contains Panthenol, Shea Butter, and Glycerin). Also Perfect product for the slugging method!
CICAPLAST BAUME B5 SOOTHING RELIEVING BALM - 40ML
In my opinion, this is the best Dermatologist Recommended multi-use healing water that needs to be incorporated into your everyday life! Use it as a refreshing mist for travel or after your gym workout. Have facial redness? This will calm it down! Ne...
Avène Thermal Spring Water | Shoppers Drug Mart
Protect your skin barrier with Biotherm's Cera Cleanser Cream-to-Foam! It's a fully vegan formula enriched with bioceramides, niacinamide and Life Plankton. This barrier-soothing face cleanser with a cream-to-foam, non-drying formula gently cleanses and keeps your skin feeling comfortable.
CERA CLEANSER CREAM-TO-FOAM
The Cera Repair Barrier Cream uses the power of ceramides to reinforce and repair the skin's moisture barrier for stronger, healthier and smoother skin from the first use. This ultra-thin barrier repairing cream has a lightweight texture with anti-ag...
CERA REPAIR BARRIER CREAM WITH CERAMIDES
Ultra-nourishing, non-comedogenic face oil features a first-of-its-kind, oil-based prebiotic blend that balances skin’s microbiome – a component of skin which plays a positive role in helping to maintain a healthy skin barrier. In combination with St...
Super-B Barrier Strengthening Oil
Pimple Patches
Use a spot treatment at night time to help suck pimple gunk out so they are flat in the morning! Best used on white heads or inflamed pimples
Gently absorb and sucks out pimple gunk in 6-8 hours. Made of medical-grade hydrocolloid.
Hero Cosmetics Mighty Patch Original | Shoppers Drug Mart
Bioré pimple patches are gentle on skin but work fast to help heal blemishes in one use. They provide a protective barrier to keep out dirt and prevent picking which can lead to scarring. Medical grade hydrocolloid works like a sponge to absorb pus a...
Biore Day or Night Pimple Patches, Hydrocolloid Patches to Cover & Reduce Blemishes| Dye Free | Shoppers Drug Mart
Eliminates blemishes by absorbing pus and fluids. These latex-free hydrocolloid patches are safe for all skin types and designed to help protect skin and prevent picking, which can lead to scarring!
PanOxyl PM Overnight Spot Patches, Clear | Shoppers Drug Mart
Have a gnarly pimple underneath the skin? Stick these on the area to help clear your pimple from underneath! Also formulated with hyaluronic acid, niacinamide and salicylic acid to brighten, hydrate and smooth the surface
Hero Cosmetics, Mighty Patch® Micropoint For Blemishes, 8 Patches
Masks/Peels/Scrubs
Always incorporate a scrub, peel or a mask to speed up cell renewal
This microdermabrasion scrub smooths out rough, uneven skin texture and refines your pores to reveal soft and radiant skin. Dead Sea Salt helps exfoliate dead skin cells and is packed with nourishing oils to help replenish dull-looking skin, while Ka...
Microdermabrasion Scrub
This gentle clay face mask is a 2-in-1 purifying face mask and skin mattifier for oily to combination skin! Formulated with gentle Kaolin clay, this multi-tasking mask removes excess oil, unclogs pores, controls shine and eliminates impurities such a...
EFFACLAR SEBO-CONTROLLING PURIFYING CLAY MASK
Mattifies, purifies and tightens pores within 5 minutes while leaving skin feeling comfortable and soothed! Perfect for sensitive skin prone to blemishes, combining efficacy and comfort to leave skin supple, soft and radiant!
Avène Cleanance Detox Mask | Shoppers Drug Mart
Acting as a cleanser, scrub and mask, Vichy Normaderm's 3-in-1 Scrub + Cleanser + Mask is a one-stop solution cleanser for oily and acne prone skin. Acne treatment rich in soothing properties and clarified Clay, making it a perfect cleanser for sensi...
Normaderm 3-In-1 Scrub + Cleanser + Mask
Klorane's Mask stick immediately purifies and mattifies combination to oily skin for a fresh and radiant complexion, with a long-lasting effect. Its intensely purifying formula combines 2 complementary active ingredients, Organic Aquatic Mint (with i...
Klorane Stick Mask with Organic Mint and Clay
The Klorane 3-in-1 Powder with Organic Aquatic Mint and Clay is a facial cleanser that purifies and exfoliates combination to oily skin without drying it out. Its gentle formula with 96% natural ingredients combines 2 complementary active ingredients...
Klorane 3 In 1 Purifying Powder with Organic Mint & Clay
Sheds dull skin and discoloration to reveal brighter, smoother looking skin. Contains sixteen actives including alpha hydroxy acids, apple stem cells, and Gigawhite. Apple stem cells, which come from the rare Swiss apple tree, have powerful antioxida...
Mad Hippie AHA Exfoliating Peel
Micro-exfoliants join forces with 6 alpha hydroxy acids plus probiotics to brighten, soften & smooth. Physical exfoliants, bamboo & volcanic ash, gently buff away dry, dull skin, while half a dozen AHAs, including glycolic & mandelic acid...
Mad Hippie Microdermabrasion Facial
Massage-activated, color-transforming clay mask rescues skin from signs of aging and fatigue with a wave of nourishing oceanic extracts and balancing postbiotics. Encapsulated Blue Algae Extract and pigments activate upon application, transforming fr...
Multi-Action Blue Rescue Clay Renewal Mask
Body
Body products that can help active acne! You can also get it on the body and scalp, not just the face
Lipikar Baume AP+M is the perfect body balm to get rid of severe dry, itchy and eczema-prone skin. Rebalances skin microbiome with essential lipids for 48 hour hydration! Contains Shea Butter (Retains Moisture), Niacinamide (Reduces inflammation and ...
Lipikar Baume AP+M | Body Balm for eczema-prone skin
If your body tends to get irritated from after shaving or very dry from consistent use of hot water, This Bioderma Atoderm Shower Oil fully restores and nourishes the body for 24 hours! PS: If you're a bath lover like me, this is the perfect bath oil...
Bioderma Atoderm Shower Oil | Shoppers Drug Mart
Effaclar Micro-Peeling Purifying Gel is a 2% salicylic acid face and body cleanser to help remove excess sebum, eliminate impurities and deeply unclog pores leaving the skin texture smoother. It is soap-free, alcohol-free, and is formulated without i...
Effaclar Micro-Peeling Purifying Gel
Delivers chemical-peeling skincare action to target bumps and roughness that makes skin feeling smoother! Formulated with AHAs, BHAs and PHAs aswell as hyaluronic acid and Life Plankton to hydrate and replenish the skin! If used in the daytime, foll...
Biocorps Anti-Bump Body Serum for all skin type - Biotherm
Experience gentle exfoliation with Biotherm's Biocorps Anti-Roughness Body Peeling Scrub. Ideal for Keratosis Pilaris prone skin, its silky gel with micro-grains removes roughness. Infused with Salicylic Acid, Peptides, nourishing oils, and Life Plan...
Biotherm Biocorps Anti-Roughness Body Peeling Scrub with Peptide & Salicylic Acid | Shoppers Drug Mart