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, rant, product request, and before & after.
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
: "Anyone else who's had this problem?"
110 posts
#2
Routine Help
: "horrible cystic acne affecting my mental health. any advice please"
17 posts
#3
Rant
: "Cancelled a date because of my acne"
8 posts
#4
Product Request
: "Skin picking"
8 posts
#5
Before & After
: "4 months on Accutane — 20 mg at first, then 30 mg for the last month."
7 posts
#6
Success Story
: "accutane 6 months, IPL, tretinoin results (sucess!)"
7 posts
#7
Discussion
: "Has anyone with bad acne noticed a social penalty for being confident and outgoing?"
5 posts
#8
Personal
: "Are Acne Scars a dealbreaker in dating"
4 posts
#9
Scarring
: "Has toner been scarring my face?"
4 posts
#10
Product Question
: "Spironolactone cream"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/acne
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+10k members(0.6%)
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Last updated: August 29, 2026