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Esti Recs: Acne Prone Skincare
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items Acne specialist & fellow acne struggler at your service. Professional and Drugstore recommendations for my acne prone babes by a licensed esthetician of 5+ years!
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Basics
Exfoliants + Treatments
Serums
Supplements
Masks
Basics
The best cleanser to prep your skin for active ingredients! Gentle enough for all skin types and safe for acne prone skin.
Ultra Gentle Gel Cleanser
My favorite sunscreen for the past 4 years! They upgraded the formula this past year and it just got BETTER. Has so many skin supporting ingredients, is comfortable and moisturizing, and suitable for all skin tones and types!
Daily SPF 30 Plus
My faaaavorite morning cleanser and a great first step in a double cleanse. Leaves your skin feeling moisturized while helping remove makeup and prepping your skin for the rest of your daily regimen.
Barrier Balance Creamy Cleanser
Absolutely that girl in terms of oil cleansers. Give yourself a little 2-3 minute facial massage before you emulsify her with water and thank me later.
Precleanse Cleansing Oil Melts Make-up
The ultimate hydrating toner for my acne prone babes. Like a drink of water for your skin, use this after cleansing and before your hydrator and you'll see the difference in the plumpness of your skin. Great for all skin types, especially dry and deh...
Moisture Balance Toner
One of the best tinted sunscreen options for acne prone skin, just don't forget to reapply!
Tinted Sunscreen– EltaMD
An amazing acne safe tinted sunscreen, great if you're going for a skin-like makeup look and is suitable for a wide range of skin tones.
Sunforgettable® Total Protection® Face Shield Flex SPF 50
Exfoliants + Treatments
Mandelic acid is beneficial for inflamed acne especially, but is also great to reduce texture, hyperpigmentation, and improve wound healing. This is a great drugstore priced alternative for professional skincare!
Mandelic Acid Serum
Great for oily, resilient skin that is prone to non-inflamed breakouts and blackheads! I used these when I first started my skincare journey back before 2020 and they still stand out as a great glycolic acid product, just don't forget to wear your su...
Exfoliating and Cleansing Facial Pads
If you struggle with texture, body acne, blackheads or need a great, gentle daily exfoliant this is definitely for you. Great to use in conjunction with chemical exfoliants if your skin is resilient enough. Love this for the body too, antioxidants ar...
Antioxidant Scrub | Sulfate-Free Exfoliating Cleanser
Sulfur is a great option for acne prone skin! If you're prone to painful, red inflamed breakouts you can use it as a spot treatment or mask a few times a week. I wouldn't recommend using it in conjunction with benzoyl peroxide or AHA/BHA's unless you...
Goodbye Acne Therapeutic Sulfur Mask
the perfect recipe for inflamed acne is benyzol peroxide + a gentle AHA/BHA, add this into your routine and it’ll help lessen the occurrences of red, inflamed acne lesions as long as you properly hydrate and moisturize the skin along with it! Benyzol...
Regular Strength Daily Skin Clearing Treatment with 2.5% Benzoyl Peroxide
Serums
The best hydrating serum I've ever used. One of Face Reality's newer products, I upgraded more than half of my clients to hydraRemedy and their skin is so much more hydrated, and it helps accelerate wound healing and post inflammatory acne marks.
hydraRemedy™ Gel Serum
If your skin needs to relax a bit hydrabalance is for you! Great to help balance oil production by hydrating the skin and increasing water retention. Helps to reduce redness and trans epidermal water loss. Smells so yummy and feels even better on the...
HydraBalance Gel
Liquid magic in here! Great for anti-aging and preventative aging as peptides help promote collagen production and antioxidants assist in fighting off free radicals. Good for all skin types and a beneficial addition for almost any routine!
Antioxidant Peptide Serum
Supplements
Take every supplement recommendation with a grain of salt and ALWAYS consult your practitoner <3
Big omega 3 fan – great for reducing inflammation in the skin and hydrating your skin from the inside out. Don't forget to drink enough water too!
Clear Skin Balance
The first omega-3 I ever used to help with my own acne journey! Reduces inflammation in the skin and helps to hydrate from the inside out, this along with a great skincare routine helps to keep acne manageable.
OmegaVia Ultra Concentrated Omega 3 Fish Oil
Zinc Methionine is a great supplement for acne prone skin and helps your body to retain hydration when used in conjunction with Omega-3's.
Source Naturals OptiZinc Zinc Methionine
A great supplement duo to use if you're struggling with acne prone skin! Treat your body with care from the inside out. Make sure you still have a great, customized skincare routine too!
Clear Skin Supplement Duo
Masks
My favorite mask to date — hydracalm does exactly what it’s meant to, hydrate, calm and soothe the skin. Great for acne prone or not! I love to let it sit and soak in while in the shower or bath, the steam of the shower will help your skin suck up al...
HydraCalm Mask – Hydrating & Soothing Face Mask | Face Reality
Newly formulated and better than ever! Brighten-C is my go-to for post-inflammatory pigmentation, reducing the appearance of discoloration overall, and even has peptides to help product collagen production within the skin. Anti-inflammatory and adds ...
Brighten-C Mask | Vitamin C Radiance Boosting ...