In your day routine, you have two possible steps for acne ingredients: cleanser and treatment step. For daytime, try to keep it simple with ingredients like salicylic acid and benzoyl peroxide. One product that acne-prone skin types purposely like to forget is sunscreen. We get it—the texture, shine, and oiliness makes you want to do a hard pass, but sunscreen is really important for postacne healing. Too much sun can lead to those spots darkening. On top of that, a lot of these acne-fighting ingredients make you more sensitive to the sun, so let’s sunscreen, people!
