Skin care doesn't have to involve products that depend on harsh ingredients. These hard-working natural acne treatments zap zits, banish blackheads and will keep your face fresh and clear.
This goes on like a gel, but transforms to liquid when massaged into skin. It’s loaded with antibacterial ingredients like magnolia bark and manuka (a relative of tea tree oil) to disinfect and cleanse skin. Extracts of marshmallow and green tea help to balance out your complexion so you can say bye-bye to any redness and shine.
Sunday Riley Martian Mattifying Melting Water-Gel Toner, $69, Sephora.
Boost your skin’s natural regenerating abilities with this daily face serum specifically formulated for oily skin. The fast absorbing treatment combines super healers like jojoba oil, sea buckthorn oil, and a special essential oil blend (turmeric, frankincense and myrrh) to target cystic acne, nourish irritation and help repair scars. Pro Tip: Shake before applying for best results.
Province Apothecary Clear Skin Advanced Face Serum, $76, Well.ca.
Packed with willow bark, this milky lotion works to exfoliate pores and decongests skin while simultaneously boosting its moisture content. Bonus: lemongrass and witch hazel help calm redness.
Anti-Blemish Daily Moisturizing Lotion, $25, Burt’s Bees.
This product is strong but trust us, it’s a miracle worker. A powerful 5-blend acid system works alongside raspberry extract to exfoliate, resurface and clear congestion. The yin to its intense yang, the formula is well balanced by bearberry, horse chestnut and white tea which calm, brighten and soothe. P.S.: you can use it as a spot treatment, too.
Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Framboos Glycolic Night Serum, $112, Sephora.
One-to-two pumps of this mattifying moisturizer will keep your breakouts at bay. Sea buckthorn (which hydrates and nourishes) is combined with a trifecta of willow bark, sandalwood seed oil and taxman pepper to draw out impurities, unclog pores and keep acne-prone skin calm and redness-free.
Tata Harper Clarifying Moisturizer, $140, Sephora.
Fresh and fruity, this face soap harnesses the power of produce to wash away impurities and deeply cleanse. Sweet organic cherries and vitamin rich lemon work hard to clarify while dandelion and sage team up to detoxify. And thanks to the mineral rich algae and soothing aloe you skin will be nourished and hydrated too.
Blemish Clearing Cleanser, $28, Juice Beauty.
This little wonder stick will mask even the ugliest blemish without excessive drying. On the top, concealer (available in three shades) covers redness while tapioca starch mattifies shine. Deep-down botanical extracts like anthyllis and calendula soothe skin and calm inflammation.
Dr. Hauschka Cover Stick, $29, Well.ca.
Bust blemishes day and night with this fast-acting spot treatment. While a supercharged antiseptic combination of tea tree oil and willow bark zap bacteria and brighten skin, sebum production is regulated by bachu leaf, which also helps to shrink pores and mattify skin.
Clear Skin Targeted Acne Treatment, $65, Éminence.
Draw a nice warm bath and make room for 45 minutes of me time (yes, this mask is recommended for 45 minutes!). Infused with antioxidant-rich raw cacao, bamboo charcoal, salt, soil nutrients and warming spices (it heats up when activated), this highly concentrated treatment pulls out impurities and tightens pores — even if you never reach the 45-minute goal.
May Lindstrom Skin The Problem Solver, $90, The Detox Market.
More:
A Grown-up Guide to Acne
The best natural acne treatments to add to your beauty arsenal
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