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, discussion, product question, and rant.
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
: "Has anybody had pimples like these? What helped?"
122 posts
#2
Routine Help
: "Can anyone help please I’m severely insecure due to my acne"
18 posts
#3
Discussion
: "one month difference, is there improvement??"
13 posts
#4
Product Question
: "Liquid doesn’t stop coming out"
10 posts
#5
Rant
: "I wish acne was seen more as a pain and physical discomfort thing rather than an aesthetic and self image thing"
7 posts
#6
Product Request
: "product reqs to get rid of breakout asap"
7 posts
#7
Scarring
: "Please help me I hate how I look"
6 posts
#8
PIE/PIH
: "How do i fix thisss"
6 posts
#9
Success Story
: "ADAPALENE SAVED MY FACE (before and after)"
4 posts
#10
Before & After
: "9 Years of Progress!"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/acne
Yearly
+8k members(0.4%)
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Last updated: August 5, 2026