Best ingredients for acne-prone skin

Azelaic Acid

Fades post-acne marks and rosacea redness while gently unclogging pores.

EGCG (Green Tea)

Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract

The main polyphenol in green tea, delivering strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory action.

Heartleaf (Houttuynia)

Houttuynia Cordata Extract

A Korean-skincare botanical extract used to calm redness and support blemish-prone, reactive skin.

Honey

Mel

A natural humectant with mild antimicrobial and soothing properties, historically used for wound care and dry skin.

Hypochlorous Acid

A mild antimicrobial the immune system makes itself, used as a spray to reduce bacteria and calm inflammation without stripping the barrier.

Lactoferrin

An iron-binding milk protein that starves bacteria of the iron they need, with the better evidence coming from oral use.

Linoleic Acid

An essential omega-6 fatty acid that reinforces the skin barrier and helps normalize sebum composition.

Niacinamide

Calms redness, tightens the look of pores, and rebuilds the skin barrier.

Phytosphingosine

A skin-identical lipid that rebuilds the barrier and calms acne-related inflammation.

Potassium Azeloyl Diglycinate (PAD)

Potassium Azeloyl Diglycinate

A water-soluble, gentler derivative of azelaic acid used to even skin tone and calm redness.

Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate

Delivers a stable vitamin C derivative with additional evidence supporting anti-acne and antioxidant activity.

Turmeric Extract

Curcuma Longa Root Extract

A root extract whose curcuminoids are strongly anti-inflammatory, sold either as the yellow whole extract or as its colourless derivative.

Willow Bark Extract

Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract

A botanical extract containing salicin, marketed as a natural BHA — though it does not behave like salicylic acid on skin.

Zinc PCA

A water-soluble zinc salt that regulates oil and keeps acne-causing bacteria in check.

Mandelic Acid

A large-molecule AHA from bitter almonds that exfoliates gently while calming acne-prone skin.

Propolis

Propolis Extract

Calms irritation and supports the skin barrier with natural antibacterial resin from bees.

Willow Bark

Salix Alba Bark Extract

A botanical extract containing salicin, a natural precursor to salicylic acid, used for mild exfoliation and blemish control.

Zinc Oxide (SPF)

Zinc Oxide

Physically reflects and scatters UVA and UVB rays, protecting skin from sun damage and photoaging.

Piroctone Olamine

An antifungal agent aimed at Malassezia, the yeast behind dandruff, seborrhoeic dermatitis and pityrosporum folliculitis — the condition usually called fungal acne. It doubles as a preservative booster in some formulas.

Salicylic Acid (BHA)

Salicylic Acid

Penetrates oil-filled pores to clear congestion and calm acne-related inflammation.

Sulfur

A mineral active with keratolytic, antibacterial, and oil-absorbing properties used to treat acne and oily skin.

Retinal (Retinaldehyde)

Retinal

A fast-acting retinoid, one conversion step from retinoic acid, that speeds cell turnover and rebuilds collagen.

Tea Tree Oil

Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil

Reduces acne-causing bacteria and calms inflamed breakouts.

Benzoyl Peroxide

A potent antibacterial that kills acne-causing bacteria and clears breakouts fast.

Lauric Acid

A saturated twelve-carbon fatty acid, most abundant in coconut and palm kernel oil, used as an emollient and as the feedstock for a great many surfactants and soaps. It has drawn research interest for activity against Cutibacterium acnes in laboratory conditions.