Welcome to your safe space for all things hormonal acne, hosted by me, your resident acne-prone editor. I’ve sobbed more ...

but it also contains hydrating glycerin to offset irritation and dry skin. The concentration of salicylic acid (2 percent) is also something that stood out to me. It’s good for cystic acne in ...

As someone who’s suffered from cystic hormonal acne, I’ve used both ... all this as well as ingredients that soothe (and don’t dry) my skin. My skin has been particularly spotty over ...