This list consists of high end and low end products that both work amazing! As someone who has suffered from acne most of her life, these products have helped me maintain my acne and my cystic acne has improved significantly!
Sections
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Oil cleansing
Face wash
Toner
Serum
Moisturizer
Acne treatment
Oil cleansing
This is a low-budget friendly product
KOSE Softymo Deep Treatment Oil, 7.8 Oz
I tried this out as it was all over TikTok and loved it! I have sebaceous filaments on my nose which can be mistaken for blackheads! This helps loosen them up and come out easily (:
Gentle Cleansing Oil
Face wash
This is my holy grail product in this list! It went viral on TikTok and for the best reasons. You can use it as a 10 min face mask as well, it has sulfer but it doesn’t smell bad at all! Out of the entire list, I would strongly recommend this product...
EradiKate™ 3% Sulfur Daily Foaming Cleanser
Toner
This toner will keep your pores at bay, unclogging them so they don’t build up bacteria which forms pimples! It’s pore minimizing as well and best part? It doesn’t dry your skin up! Made with clean ingredients and safe for all skin types.
Toner
This is a low budget friendly version for a toner! Similar ingredients (:
Green Plum Refreshing Toner for Gentle Exfoliating
Serum
I use this to help fade acne scars, it’s an amazing alternative to vitamin c which can cause even more acne! Also made with clean ingredients and gentle on the skin.
Vinoperfect Facial Radiance Dark Spot Serum | CAUDALIE®
Please make sure to use this WITH SUNSCREEN! This will help exfoliate the skin and make sure your pores won’t clog back up leading to acne!
8% L-Mandelic Serum
This is a low budget friendly alternative!
The INKEY List USA Mandelic Acid 10% 30ml
Moisturizer
This is such an amazing moisturizer! My co-worker put me on to this and it is made for any skin type. I have oily/Acne prone and my skin eats it up! It feels so good and lightweight as well while giving my skin all the nutrients it needs
Nutrient-Charged Lightweight Moisturizing Water Gel with Plumping Peptides
This is a low budget friendly version!
Bio-Active Ceramide Repairing and Plumping Moisturizer + Barrier Strengthening
Acne treatment
This is a spot treatment, use a q-tip to get a little bit of the solution and be able to tap some on to the pimple! Can be used for cystic acne as well but you’ll see better results with whiteheads and such.
EradiKate® 10% Sulfur Acne Treatment
These are the best pimple patches in the game for me! I’ve tried many and many of them tend to fall off or detach for my skin because of my oily skin but these do not! They stay on and take all the guck out!