/r/acne/

r/acne

1.7M members
r/acne is a subreddit with 1.7M members. The community frequently discusses acne, skin, help, struggling, and treatment, and they frequently recommend/review pimple patches, suncream, and accutane lip balm, and the most common flair used is help - general, routine help, product question, before & after, and product request.
A subreddit for discussing acne and how to best treat it.

Popular Topics in r/acne

#1

Acne

267 posts
#2

Skin

134 posts
#3

Help

106 posts
#4

Struggling

57 posts
#5

Treatment

44 posts
#6

Accutane

16 posts
#7

Scars

16 posts
#8

Time

15 posts
#9

Hard

14 posts
#10

Forehead

11 posts

Products Discussed in r/acne

Pimple Patches

18 reviews
#1
COSRX
4.5 from 2 reviews
#2
Hero
4.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Rael
5.0 from 2 reviews

Suncream

12 reviews
#1
Missha
4.7 from 3 reviews
#2
Bioderma
5.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Supergoop
5.0 from 2 reviews
#1
Aquaphor
5.0 from 4 reviews
#2
CeraVe
4.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Dr. Dan's
4.0 from 2 reviews

Flair Used in r/acne

#1
Help - General
: "Back Acne Tips"
44 posts
#2
Routine Help
: "It won’t go away!"
6 posts
#3
Product Question
: "does azelaic acid actually stop working after a while or does anyone else's skin just get used to it"
4 posts
#4
Before & After
: "After finally taking care of my skin. 15 to 22"
3 posts
#5
Product Request
: "Anyone know about this org?"
2 posts
#6
Scarring
: "Anyone have experience with these acne related bumps?"
2 posts
#7
Rant
: "They call me Freddy Krueger 😐"
1 post
#8
PIE/PIH
: "How bad is my acne?"
1 post
#9
Personal
: "Acne cleared after stopping birth control?"
1 post
#10
Success Story
: "post-accutane breakout finally GONE"
1 post

Member Growth in r/acne

Yearly
+11k members(0.6%)

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Last updated: September 5, 2026