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Got a Rogue Breakout? Try Using Turmeric for Acne

Got a Rogue Breakout? Try Using Turmeric for Acne

Derms explain how the ingredient fights pimples.

By Rachel Lapidos

These 4 Ingredients Are the Only Ones You Need to Stop Acne in Its Tracks

These 4 Ingredients Are the Only Ones You Need to Stop Acne in Its Tracks

Bye bye, breakouts.

By Zoe Weiner

Sephora Is the First National Beauty Retailer With Standards for the CBD Products It Sells—Here’s What That Means for Your Skin-Care Routine

Sephora Is the First National Beauty Retailer With Standards for the CBD Products It Sells—Here’s What That Means for Your Skin-Care Routine

"We’ve seen clients’ demand for transparency continue to grow, and it’s important to Sephora that we are a trusted...

By Kara Jillian Brown

A $10 Acne Soap Sold Out in Under a Week at Ulta—and It's Gentle Enough for Sensitive Skin

A $10 Acne Soap Sold Out in Under a Week at Ulta—and It's Gentle Enough for Sensitive Skin

By Zoe Weiner

This Is Why It's so Hard to Escape the 'Daytime Blemish Blues'

This Is Why It's so Hard to Escape the 'Daytime Blemish Blues'

By Tehrene Firman

Skin Patches Do Way More Than Just Bust Zits These Days

Skin Patches Do Way More Than Just Bust Zits These Days

By Rachel Lapidos

The Best Acne Treatments at Ulta All Cost Less Than $30

The Best Acne Treatments at Ulta All Cost Less Than $30

By Kara Jillian Brown

The Gross Reason a Dermatologist Wants You to Clean Your Glasses Every Day

The Gross Reason a Dermatologist Wants You to Clean Your Glasses Every Day

By Tehrene Firman

This Low-Tech $2 Tool Scrubs Away Blackheads Just As Well As a Clarisonic

This Low-Tech $2 Tool Scrubs Away Blackheads Just As Well As a Clarisonic

By Tehrene Firman

I'm a Dermatologist, and This Is What I Want You to Know About Spot-Treating Hormonal Acne

I'm a Dermatologist, and This Is What I Want You to Know About Spot-Treating Hormonal Acne

By Rachel Lapidos

64 Dermatologists Identify the 10 Most Common Causes of Acne—and We're Shook

64 Dermatologists Identify the 10 Most Common Causes of Acne—and We're Shook

By Kells McPhillips

Your Derm-Approved Guide to Creating the Perfect Skin-Care Routine for Acne

Your Derm-Approved Guide to Creating the Perfect Skin-Care Routine for Acne

By Rachel Lapidos

This Is the MVP Breakout-Fighting Ingredient to Turn to If You’ve Got Rosacea and Acne at the Same Time

This Is the MVP Breakout-Fighting Ingredient to Turn to If You’ve Got Rosacea and Acne at the Same Time

By Rachel Lapidos

The 5 Most Common Questions Dr. Pimple Popper Gets About Acne

The 5 Most Common Questions Dr. Pimple Popper Gets About Acne

By Erin Bunch

The Real Reason You’re Dealing With Inflamed Acne—and a Derm's 3-Step Plan to Fight It

The Real Reason You’re Dealing With Inflamed Acne—and a Derm's 3-Step Plan to Fight It

By Tehrene Firman

Sebum Plugs Are a Mysterious Type of Pimple—Here’s How to Deal

Sebum Plugs Are a Mysterious Type of Pimple—Here’s How to Deal

By Erin Bunch

How to Recover After Using a Product Your Sensitive Skin Doesn't Agree With

How to Recover After Using a Product Your Sensitive Skin Doesn't Agree With

By Tehrene Firman

The 'Grecian Goddess' Snack a Dietitian Eats to Fight Acne

The 'Grecian Goddess' Snack a Dietitian Eats to Fight Acne

By Emily Laurence

Target Can’t Keep These $7 Pimple Patches in Stock

Target Can’t Keep These $7 Pimple Patches in Stock

By Rachel Lapidos

How to Get Rid of Acne When You Have Sensitive Skin and Everything Is Irritating

How to Get Rid of Acne When You Have Sensitive Skin and Everything Is Irritating

By Zoe Weiner

Starface Is the Pimple Patch That Squelches Acne and Acne Shame in One Go

Starface Is the Pimple Patch That Squelches Acne and Acne Shame in One Go

By Rachel Lapidos

Slather on This DIY Egg White Mask to Perk up Your Complexion in 10 Minutes Flat

Slather on This DIY Egg White Mask to Perk up Your Complexion in 10 Minutes Flat

By Rachel Lapidos

How This Facial Cleansing Brush Completely Transformed My Sensitive Skin for the Better

How This Facial Cleansing Brush Completely Transformed My Sensitive Skin for the Better

By Tehrene Firman

These Acne Body Washes Are the in-Shower Equivalent of an Appointment With Dr. Pimple Popper

These Acne Body Washes Are the in-Shower Equivalent of an Appointment With Dr. Pimple Popper

By Rachel Lapidos

10 Sunscreens With Zinc That Protect Your Skin From UV Rays *and* Calm Inflammation

10 Sunscreens With Zinc That Protect Your Skin From UV Rays *and* Calm Inflammation

By Tehrene Firman

Gua Sha Could Be the Answer to Treating (and Preventing!) Those Pesky Blackheads

Gua Sha Could Be the Answer to Treating (and Preventing!) Those Pesky Blackheads

By Rachel Lapidos

Sun's Out, Buns Out: Here's Why You're Suddenly Dealing With Butt Acne (and What You Can Do to Fix It)

Sun's Out, Buns Out: Here's Why You're Suddenly Dealing With Butt Acne (and What You Can Do to Fix It)

By Rachel Lapidos

Before You Slather ACV on Your Breakouts, Hear What These Derms Have to Say

Before You Slather ACV on Your Breakouts, Hear What These Derms Have to Say

By Kara Jillian Brown

Why Am I Breaking Out? A Dermatologist Reveals the Many Complicated Reasons

Why Am I Breaking Out? A Dermatologist Reveals the Many Complicated Reasons

By Rachel Lapidos

9 Editor-Approved Shaving Products to Keep Your Legs Smooth All Summer Long

9 Editor-Approved Shaving Products to Keep Your Legs Smooth All Summer Long

By Tehrene Firman

Got Bacne? Watch Out for *These* Ingredients in Your Shampoo

Got Bacne? Watch Out for *These* Ingredients in Your Shampoo

By Zoe Weiner

Does Spearmint Tea Help With Acne? Redditors *and* Derms Say Yes—Here's How It Helps

Does Spearmint Tea Help With Acne? Redditors *and* Derms Say Yes—Here's How It Helps

By Rachel Lapidos

8 Crazy Effective Anti-Acne Products That Skin-Care Pros Swear By

8 Crazy Effective Anti-Acne Products That Skin-Care Pros Swear By

By Rachel Lapidos

Tap These K-Beauty Solutions to Squelch Your Next Breakout

Tap These K-Beauty Solutions to Squelch Your Next Breakout

By Zoe Weiner

5 Under-Hyped Wellness Uses for Ice That Prove It's Way *Cooler* Than You Thought

5 Under-Hyped Wellness Uses for Ice That Prove It's Way *Cooler* Than You Thought

By Kells McPhillips

6 Avoidable Shower Mistakes That Can Cause Bacne Breakouts

6 Avoidable Shower Mistakes That Can Cause Bacne Breakouts

By Rachel Lapidos

One Derm's Secret Weapon to Fighting Acne? Sleep With Your Hair Up

One Derm's Secret Weapon to Fighting Acne? Sleep With Your Hair Up

By Kells McPhillips

Buzzy Ingredient Alert: Sulfur Cream Is Here to Rescue You From Your Breakouts

Buzzy Ingredient Alert: Sulfur Cream Is Here to Rescue You From Your Breakouts

By Tehrene Firman

In a Pinch? Table Salt Is a *Serious* Option to Cure Your Next Breakout

In a Pinch? Table Salt Is a *Serious* Option to Cure Your Next Breakout

By Kells McPhillips

What *Actually* Happened When I Used Honey for Face Wash for a Week

What *Actually* Happened When I Used Honey for Face Wash for a Week

By Rachel Lapidos

These Are the Top 5 Complaints a Beauty Nutritionist Hears—and How She Solves Them

These Are the Top 5 Complaints a Beauty Nutritionist Hears—and How She Solves Them

By Frances Phillips

I Tried These Buzzy Skin-Care Supplements—Here’s What Happened

I Tried These Buzzy Skin-Care Supplements—Here’s What Happened

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Chloe Grace Moretz Credits Two (Totally Natural!) Ingredients for Curing Her Cystic Acne

Chloe Grace Moretz Credits Two (Totally Natural!) Ingredients for Curing Her Cystic Acne

By Rachel Lapidos

No, Drinking Your Dog's Urine Is *Not* a Good Acne Solution—Here's Why

No, Drinking Your Dog's Urine Is *Not* a Good Acne Solution—Here's Why

By Kells McPhillips

I'd Given up on Clearing My Hormonal Acne—Until I Found This Under-the-Radar Supplement

I'd Given up on Clearing My Hormonal Acne—Until I Found This Under-the-Radar Supplement

By Erin Magner

Pimple-Popping PSA: Stop Treating Zits With Toothpaste, Like, Immediately

Pimple-Popping PSA: Stop Treating Zits With Toothpaste, Like, Immediately

By Tehrene Firman

6 Recipes to Drink When You're Breaking Out, According to Skin Gurus

6 Recipes to Drink When You're Breaking Out, According to Skin Gurus

By Stephanie Montes

The Easy Way Sza Deals With Her Cystic Acne

The Easy Way Sza Deals With Her Cystic Acne

By Rachel Lapidos

6 Adult Acne Hacks Wellness Experts Use

6 Adult Acne Hacks Wellness Experts Use

By Rachel Lapidos

Your Complete Guide to the Do's and Don'ts of Using Tea-Tree Oil

Your Complete Guide to the Do's and Don'ts of Using Tea-Tree Oil

By Kells McPhillips

Binge-Watch Alert: Dr. Pimple Popper's New TV Series Premieres Next Week

Binge-Watch Alert: Dr. Pimple Popper's New TV Series Premieres Next Week

By Rachel Jacoby Zoldan

How to Make Your Skin Glow This Winter (Hint: There's Steam Involved)

How to Make Your Skin Glow This Winter (Hint: There's Steam Involved)

By Tamim Alnuweiri

A Makeup Artist's Genius Trick for Hiding a Pimple

A Makeup Artist's Genius Trick for Hiding a Pimple

By Zoe Weiner

Could Coconut Oil Be Causing Your Breakouts?

Could Coconut Oil Be Causing Your Breakouts?

By Zoe Weiner

Your Ultimate Guide to the Different Pimple Types—and How to Treat Them

Your Ultimate Guide to the Different Pimple Types—and How to Treat Them

By Rachel Lapidos

10 Pore-Clearing Natural Masks for Deep-Cleaning Your Skin

10 Pore-Clearing Natural Masks for Deep-Cleaning Your Skin

By Tamim Alnuweiri

Fight Acne With This DIY Essential-Oil Spot Treatment

Fight Acne With This DIY Essential-Oil Spot Treatment

By Tamim Alnuweiri

This Clay Mask Has a 1,000-Person Waitlist—Here's What You Need to Know

This Clay Mask Has a 1,000-Person Waitlist—Here's What You Need to Know

By Tehrene Firman

How These 4 Celebs Beat Their Breakouts Every Time

How These 4 Celebs Beat Their Breakouts Every Time

By Tamim Alnuweiri

4 All-Natural Acne Spot Treatments You Already Have in Your Kitchen

4 All-Natural Acne Spot Treatments You Already Have in Your Kitchen

By Zoe Weiner

4 Steps to Clear, Radiant Skin, According to Traditional Chinese Medicine

4 Steps to Clear, Radiant Skin, According to Traditional Chinese Medicine

By Rachel Lapidos

Is This Minimalist Exfoliation Method the Secret to Clear, Glowy Skin?

Is This Minimalist Exfoliation Method the Secret to Clear, Glowy Skin?

By Rachel Lapidos

The One Thing Olivia Munn Cut From Her Diet to Clear Her Acne

The One Thing Olivia Munn Cut From Her Diet to Clear Her Acne

By Alison Feller

How to Deal With Acne Scars the Natural Way

How to Deal With Acne Scars the Natural Way

By Erin Magner

Extraction Wars: Aestheticians Face Off Over Pore Pressure

Extraction Wars: Aestheticians Face Off Over Pore Pressure

By Melisse Gelula

Could the Cause of Your Breakouts Be Written in Your Genes?

Could the Cause of Your Breakouts Be Written in Your Genes?

By Rachel Lapidos

Kate Hudson Swears That This One Diet Got Rid of Her Acne

Kate Hudson Swears That This One Diet Got Rid of Her Acne

By Rachel Lapidos

This Could Be the Surprising Reason Behind Your Jawline Breakouts

This Could Be the Surprising Reason Behind Your Jawline Breakouts

By Erin Magner

Your Definitive Plan for Getting Rid of Acne (Once and for All)

Your Definitive Plan for Getting Rid of Acne (Once and for All)

By Rachel Lapidos

Why Colloidal Silver Is the Buzzy Cure-All of the Moment

Why Colloidal Silver Is the Buzzy Cure-All of the Moment

By Rachel Lapidos

These Yoga Poses Could Help Heal Your Acne (Yes, Really)

These Yoga Poses Could Help Heal Your Acne (Yes, Really)

By Rachel Lapidos

How to Properly Pop a Pimple—and Not Mess up Your Skin

How to Properly Pop a Pimple—and Not Mess up Your Skin

By Willa Tellekson-Flash

I Used Face Oils for Acne for a Month and This Is What Happened

I Used Face Oils for Acne for a Month and This Is What Happened

By Rachel Lapidos

How Facial Oils Give You Glowing Skin, Not Zits

How Facial Oils Give You Glowing Skin, Not Zits

By Melisse Gelula

How to "Read" Your Face to Decipher the Root Cause of a Breakout

How to "Read" Your Face to Decipher the Root Cause of a Breakout

By Rachel Lapidos

The Anti-Inflammatory Beauty Ingredient You May Be Overlooking

The Anti-Inflammatory Beauty Ingredient You May Be Overlooking

By Larkin Clark

What Happens to Your Body When You Give up Dairy

What Happens to Your Body When You Give up Dairy

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4 Superfood-Packed Beauty Products You Can Make in Your Kitchen

4 Superfood-Packed Beauty Products You Can Make in Your Kitchen

By Rachel Lapidos

6 Expert Tips for Choosing the Right Facial Oil

6 Expert Tips for Choosing the Right Facial Oil

By Erin Magner

The Plus Factor: and Why There Are Cleansing Oils in Our Logo

By Well+Good Editors

Wake up With a Giant Zit? Skin-Care Experts Explain Why—and How to Get Rid of...

Wake up With a Giant Zit? Skin-Care Experts Explain Why—and How to Get Rid of...

By Amy Marturana

11 Natural Products That Fix Summer Beauty Freak-Outs

11 Natural Products That Fix Summer Beauty Freak-Outs

By Melisse Gelula

Cheat Sheet: How to Deal With Acne and Breakouts Without Using Chemicals

Cheat Sheet: How to Deal With Acne and Breakouts Without Using Chemicals

By Jamie McKillop

Dealing With the Curse of Adult Acne

Dealing With the Curse of Adult Acne

By Melisse Gelula

Why More Women Are Getting Colonics...For Great Skin

Why More Women Are Getting Colonics...For Great Skin

By Ann Abel

4 Juice Recipes for Great Skin From Celeb Facialist Joanna Vargas

4 Juice Recipes for Great Skin From Celeb Facialist Joanna Vargas

By Melisse Gelula

New Generation Toners That Actually Do Something for Your Skin

New Generation Toners That Actually Do Something for Your Skin

By Melisse Gelula

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