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 request, scarring, and product question.
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
Accutane Lip Balm
12 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
: "Can someone please help me"
61 posts
#2
Routine Help
: "help"
7 posts
#3
Product Request
: "I’m 26 and have been getting bad breakouts these past few months.. I used to get them every blue moon but now they haven’t gone away and it keeps getting worse. My left side gets more than my right side. does anybody have any products they recommend? I have dry skin that’s pretty sensitive.. TIA!"
6 posts
#4
Scarring
: "Scarring: what do I do?"
4 posts
#5
Product Question
: "Struggling HARD with hormonal acne"
4 posts
#6
Success Story
: "Bicalutamide cured my hormonal acne"
3 posts
#7
PIE/PIH
: "How can I get rid of these PIE marks? Especially the forehead ones"
3 posts
#8
Discussion
: "Has anyone had success with an LED mask for stubborn acne?"
3 posts
#9
Personal
: "[Acne]"
2 posts
#10
Before & After
: "I OWE tret my whole entire life!"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/acne
Yearly
+14k members(0.8%)
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Last updated: October 1, 2026