/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, before & after, discussion, 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
: "Does anyone know the cause/treatment for acne around the mouth like this?"
33 posts
#2
Routine Help
: "Tween skin/acne product recs"
10 posts
#3
Before & After
: "Progress (sorry for bad quality. My phone is trash and I reduced to hide as much of my face as possible)"
3 posts
#4
Discussion
: "For the other people who have tried everything, how do I accept that I will always have acne?"
3 posts
#5
Product Request
: "any reccomended products to clear my scars?"
3 posts
#6
Rant
: "Nicinamide"
3 posts
#7
Success Story
: "10+ yrs of bad bacne finally clearing up and the solution was so simple 🥲"
2 posts

Member Growth in r/acne

Yearly
+16k members(0.9%)

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Last updated: October 27, 2026