Creating a skincare routine for acne-prone skin can be a challenge, and the difficulty doubles when it comes to sensitive skin. When dealing with acne and sensitivity, we need to find the perfect balance between a powerful anti-acne action and a soothing formula that won’t upset sensitive skin. It may not be easy, but there are products on the market that can help you find that balance. Ingredients like niacinamide or lactic acid can help you achieve these dual goals, making them star ingredients for those seeking to tackle both acne and sensitivity in the same routine.
Interested in learning more? Then keep reading, and we’ll introduce you to five of our favorite products for sensitive acne-prone skin. Pick your favorite to mix-and-match with your current skincare routine, or use them together for added benefits!
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A 5-product routine for acne-prone sensitive skin
CeraVe Foaming Cleanser Normal to Oily Skin
A cleanser that won’t disrupt the skin
If cleansing is a crucial step in everyone’s skincare routine, it’s even more important for acne-prone skin. When the goal is to manage and prevent new acne breakouts, it becomes even more important to remove impurities, remove excess sebum, and restore balance to the skin.
To achieve this without sensitizing the skin, it takes a really good cleanser, like the CeraVe Foaming Cleanser Normal to Oily Skin. With its foaming gel texture, this cleanser wipes away all impurities, all the while promoting a healthy skin barrier and leaving the skin feeling comfortable.
Pestle & Mortar NMF Lactic Acid Toner
A peeling toner for sensitive skin
If you have sensitive acne-prone skin but want to use an exfoliating toner, the Pestle & Mortar NMF Lactic Acid Toner is a great option. With lactic acid and gluconolactone, the toner helps exfoliate the outer layer of dead skin cells in a way that’s fully compatible with sensitive skin.
In addition to gentle exfoliants, this formula also contains essential natural moisturizing factors, which help improve hydration levels over time for healthy, balanced skin.
Sensilis Pure Age Perfection [Cicacne Serum] Blemishes & Wrinkles Corrective Treatment
A dual action serum
The Sensilis Pure Age Perfection [Cicacne Serum] is a calming and purifying serum that was specially developed for sensitive, acne-prone skin. To achieve its dual action, the formula uses zinc PCA and mandelic acid, as well as moisturizing ingredients that hydrate, protect, and restore the skin, helping to soothe the discomfort and irritation often associated with acne breakouts.
If you’re looking for a daily serum to help keep your skin comfortable and free of excess sebum throughout the day, this is a great option.
Bioderma Sébium Sensitive Soothing Anti-Blemish Care
A calming moisturizer
The Bioderma Sébium Sensitive Soothing Anti-Blemish Care is a soothing gel-cream that’s especially indicated for oily skin that’s either sensitive or sensitized by anti-acne treatments. The formula features two exclusive Bioderma patents, SeboRestore and Inflastop Complex, which help regulate the consistency and composition of the sebum naturally produced by the skin.
In addition to regulating sebum production, this moisturizer also helps reduce irritation and redness, which comes in handy to help manage existing acne breakouts.
SVR Sebiaclear Cream SPF50+
A mattifying sunscreen
If you have oily or acne-prone skin, you may be tempted to skip daily sunscreen–but we’re here to tempt you in the opposite direction. A targeted sunscreen like the SVR Sebiaclear Cream SPF50+, which has been developed specifically for acne-prone skin, can bring you 2-in-1 benefits: sun protection and anti-acne action.
The formula contains 1% gluconolactone, to rebalance and smooth the skin texture, and 4% niacinamide to help with acne management and scar prevention. Last, but not least, it contains a mattifying complex, to leave your skin feeling comfortable and matte all day long.
Want to explore further? Then be sure to drop by the shop, where we have a wide selection of soothing and rebalancing products for acne-prone skin.
