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 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
: "need help seriously bad"
65 posts
#2
Routine Help
: "Tried everything, very discouraged"
10 posts
#3
Before & After
: "Minha luta com acne finalmente chegando ao fim🤓🙌"
7 posts
#4
Discussion
: "Do any of you feel terrible getting minimal breakouts after recovering from long term severe acne?"
6 posts
#5
Rant
: "genuinely never ends😭"
5 posts
#6
Success Story
: "I posted in here about a week ago about my progress with bentonite clay and hydrochlorus acid spray."
3 posts
#7
Product Request
: "Good moisturizers for those on Tretinoin and Clindamycin Phosphate?"
3 posts
#8
Product Question
: "Does sulfur make you purge ?"
3 posts
#9
Scarring
: "acne scar looks too rough"
2 posts
#10
Personal
: "My skin over the past year, decreasing from most recent-thoughts????? Recommendations?????"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/acne
Yearly
+12k members(0.7%)
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Last updated: September 20, 2026