Fighting Acne doesn’t mean fighting your skin.Treating Acne at any age can be tricky. Effectively clearing acne as a teenager can be especially complex. Teenage skin goes through many changes that leave teens facing multiple challenges such as excess oil, hormonal changes, and deep pimples.
Here’s what you should consider when looking for treatment options:
When treating teen acne, you need to be more focused in your approach. It becomes essential to both exfoliate to clear pores AND treat the buildup of acne bacteria deep in the skin. That’s part of the reason why acne systems are so effective.
Ingredients become much more important and there are only a handful of effective OTC active ingredients so the right combination is essential. Also, secondary ingredients are also something to consider. They will help make the treatment more effective and often greatly impact how the treatment will affect your skin – for better or worse.
Surprisingly, no drugstore brand made our list but we took a deep dive into many of the better quality lines…(or jump to our top pick’s review)
We compare the best acne systems below:
& Skin Repairing
Ingredients
Proven to Heal
Skin
Basic Kit
Clear Control
CLEAR Regular Strength
Unblemish
Acne Kit Descriptions with Plus and Minus
BEST Teen Acne Treatment 4.7/5
Our Top Recommendation for Teens – If you have acne prone skin, this kit is definitely a good option for you. Ideal for teen skin, Expose has all the key ingredients and more, utilizing both scientific and natural actives to effectively treat and prevent all kinds of acne, from blackheads to pimples. It contains micro-benzoyl peroxide to help treat pimples, salicylic acid, and glycolic acid to treat blackheads and whiteheads, and it contains green tea, aloe vera, and passionflower extract to reduce inflammation and redness. Speed of results vary by skin-type but most users studied saw strong results with just their first kit.
High-quality ingredients with an ideal combination of active ingredients, this kit has the highest customer ratings on both Amazon and Google Shopping, & comes with a full one-year money-back guarantee. Powerful results when used consistently.
Generally very affordable, this kit is slightly more expensive than some of the other kits in this list – but had better results with daily use.
Clear Control Kit
Mild Acne Treatment – (Runner Up) 3.5/5
This kit is designed to treat and prevent very mild acne and works best with normal to oily skin. It contains salicylic acid, which helps open pores and fights blackheads and whiteheads, and sulfur, which helps dry out excess oil. It also contains a few natural ingredients, like passionflower and sage extract, which can both help reduce inflammation.
Clear Control Kit
This acne treatment kit is the most affordable option in this list, making it a great place to start if you are hesitant to invest too much money into your skincare right away.
The products in the Murad kit do not contain ingredients that effectively prevent or treat pimples (pustule or papules), though it is a good solution for treating white/blackheads.
Paula’s Choice Kit
3.0/5
This is a classic acne treatment kit, containing the two most popular ingredients on the market: salicylic acid and benzoyl peroxide. By combining these ingredients, this kit can effectively treat blackheads, whiteheads, and pimples. It is relatively gentle, meaning it’s a great option for dry to normal skin types.
Paula’s Choice Kit
This kit contains only three products and involves a very simple routine, so it’s a great option for those who struggle to stick to new habits.
Because it does not contain any anti-inflammatory ingredients, this kit is less likely to help you prevent redness and irritation than other options.
Unblemish acne kit
Best overall Acne Treatment (Runner Up) 4.0/5
This kit is a good option for those who have both oily and sensitive skin. The benzoyl peroxide effectively treats pimples, while the sulfur helps dry out excess oil that can contribute to blackheads and whiteheads. It also includes sage and green tea extract, to help prevent sensitive skin from having an inflammatory reaction to the benzoyl peroxide or sulfur.
Unblemish acne kit
This kit is our runner up for the best acne system. Good for skin that is both oily and sensitive.
Unfortunately, this particular kit is far more expensive than the other options by nearly $150.
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