BEAUTY

BUYERS' PICKS: ACNE EDITION

By Emma Strawbridge, 24 June 2024

This Acne Awareness Month, we're spotlighting the products that promise to help tackle it, with help from the ASOS buying team. Whether you suffer from the occasional breakout, are more acne-prone or have uneven texture, our buyers have the 411 on what’s new on-site to help address your skin concerns. Let’s get into it.*

The Ordinary Balancing & Clarifying Serum | ASOS Style Feed

INCA, SENIOR ASSISTANT BUYER

The Ordinary x ASOS Exclusive Balancing & Clarifying Serum 30ml, £21

The Ordinary’s new Balancing & Clarifying Serum has a multi-active solution designed to reduce skin congestion, which helps improve the appearance of pores and uneven texture. Unlike other harsher products, this all-in-one formula promises to keep your skin's barrier protected and hydrated – perfect for those who suffer from greasy skin and the occasional breakout.

POPPY, BUYING ASSISTANT

Skin Gym ZITLIT LED Spot Fighting Stick, £34

This pocket-sized product from Skin Gym uses proven technology to help fight any new, individual blemishes popping up on your skin. It uses blue and red-light therapy to penetrate deep into the skin to zap away acne-causing bacteria – just hold the device over the affected area for three minutes.

The INKEY List Pimple Patches | ASOS Style Feed

AIMEE, SENIOR ASSISTANT BUYER

The INKEY List Hydrocolloid Pimple Patches, £9

The INKEY List’s Hydrocolloid Pimple Patches have just dropped, claiming to be the thinnest and fastest working spot patches on the market. We know you’ve seen the TikToks – simply pop them over any pesky pimples and let them do their thing. Plus, they stop you from touching/picking at your skin, too.

KATHERINE, MERCHANDISER

Caudalie Vinopure Purifying Gel Cleanser, £20

Caudalie's Vinopure Purifying Gel Cleanser is a classic for soothing and calming blemish-prone skin. Salicylic acid penetrates skin to exfoliate, detox and unclog pores resulting in a reduction of blackheads, blemishes and redness, and grape water is thought to minimise excess sebum production, while keeping skin moisturised. It’s also packed with essential oils believed to help with brightening and toning.

Sunday Riley x ASOS Blemish Kit | ASOS Style Feed

FRANKIE, BUYER

Sunday Riley x ASOS Exclusive Blemish Duo, £34

This kit was put together specifically for blemish-prone skin, and includes Sunday Riley’s renowned UFO Ultra Clarifying Face Oil with 1.5% salicylic acid (proven to help with mild acne), and the Saturn Sulphur Spot Treatment – use the products together or on their own to help battle breakouts.

*These products are designed to help mild cases of acne, if you suffer from severe acne, please speak to your GP.