Monsoon – the breezy season brings a cooling respite from otherwise burning summers. But, for skincare girlies, it also brings in a ‘stormy’ nightmare – itchy, sticky skin, with untimely breakouts. In short, the confusion of the humid season and pollution wreaks complete havoc on the skin, and if you are a person with acne-prone skin, the heavens may help you. You are in dire need of skincare products for acne-prone skin, to ensure your skin is clean, clear, and your pores oil-free and unclogged, so that you are free of uncalled-for breakouts.
So here we are, with our own recommendations for skincare products for acne, so that you can flaunt an oil-free glow, during this sticky and humid season.
1. First up, Cleanse well
The first step to any skincare routine is cleansing, and this is even more important during monsoons because the season brings its shenanigans, with acne, oil, and all the dust and grime settling in your pores and creating a mess. While picking skincare products for acne during this monsoon, start with a cleanser that takes off the stress and the mess.
But wait. You do not need something that strips your skin of its essential oils. If you pick a harsh cleanser with parabens, sulfates, and other such skin nuisances, you’ll end up with hyper-dry skin that feels itchy and somehow has even more oil build-up than before.
So what do you do? You look for a gentle exfoliating ingredient. Our pick? Lactic Acid. This ultra-nourishing active found in milk has been around for a long time and is a favorite of the foremothers for clear, perfect skin. But harnessing it in cleanser format is even better, which makes a Lactic Acid-infused cleanser one of the best skincare products for oily sensitive acne prone skin. It resurfaces skin cells, gently exfoliates, tackles acne and impurities, and clears up excess oil, leaving your skin feeling soft. Our recommendation is Neude Milk Muse Softening Milk Cleanser with Whipped Cream & Yogurt. It also has the additional benefit of Peptides, which help boost skin’s inherent elasticity and give it a much-needed soft glow.
2. Use a Toner!
Sigh! This is perhaps one of the most ignored steps in a skincare routine. But let us tell you that when you are picking skincare products for acne-prone skin during monsoons or even for any other season, you need a toner as a second step in your routine.
A good toner helps calm down your skin after cleansing, removes any remnants to cleanse even further, and shrinks your pores. Pore care is extremely important for oily and acne-prone skin, especially during the monsoon season when the ickiness just gets into your pores to aggravate the oil glands, along with blackheads and whiteheads. All in all, it’s not a good thing to skip toner.
Pick a toner with ingredients like Salicylic Acid, Witch Hazel, Honey, etc, because all of these ingredients are perfect when you are looking for skincare products for oily acne-prone skin. Add Peptides & Milk derivatives to the equation, and you have a toner that is working overtime not just to work on the monsoon-led oil and acne but also to help add a boost and elasticity to your skin. Our recommendation would be Neude’s Tone It Up Milk Peptides Face Toner, which helps rehydrate and plump up the skin. This toner has all the aforementioned ingredients in a convenient spray format designed to give your skin a refreshing boost anytime, anywhere.
3. See that Serum? Now use it
Fess up, you were skipping the serum, right? Despite our multiple warnings, you did the unthinkable. Girl, modern problems require modern solutions. And having those icky blackheads and breakouts in the monsoon with the ongoing pollution just adds to the issues. Why take the stress when skincare can take care of the mess?
You need a face serum that does not pile on but is also a combination of all the necessary actives your skin needs for resurfacing, exfoliating, barrier repair, and more this season. You need a face serum that can be counted as a pro amongst all the skincare products for acne-prone skin, especially for monsoons but also all year round.
One such multitasker that we have discovered is Neude SkinGenesis, which is a face serum with three essential actives – Lactic Acid, the ultra-nourishing active that helps resurface skin cells and even tones, Niacinamide which is the ultimate blemish-fader and helps enhance and correct the skin barrier, and Hyaluronic Acid, which traps in hydration and together with Niacinamide, builds a hydration fortress around the skin, strengthening the lipid barrier (healthy fats in the skin).
The result is clear, glowing, supple skin, even during sticky seasons such as the monsoon.
4. ‘Gel’ up with your moisturizer
No, really, do it. It’s a myth that you do not need a moisturizer for oily skin. On the contrary, when picking up skincare products for acne-prone skin, hydration is of prime importance so that there is a balance in your skin and pores.
However, the ingredients and texture of the face moisturizer matter, especially when you are picking one for your skin during a season as tricky as the monsoons. It would be best if you had a gel moisturizer for face that hydrates well, soothes and repairs your skin barrier, at the same time calming acne & reducing excess oil. Also, if you wish to pick the best skincare products for oily sensitive acne prone skin, you need ingredients like Green Tea, Aloe Vera, etc, that are not only rich in antioxidants, but also help your skin fight free radicals and sun damage and pollution-related aftereffects.
Where can you get one? Let us recommend one with an added benefit—milk Cream. Skin Dew Gel Moisturizer by Neude has Milk Cream, which softens and hydrates skin with its unique milk-gel format. It also contains the goodness of Green Tea, Niacinamide, and aloe vera, making it one of the best skincare products for oily, sensitive, acne-prone skin. It helps balance skin’s hydration levels and controls excess oil and acne, making it a perfect moisturizer for the monsoon season.
5. Chin Up with SPF
Last but not least, never, NEVER forget the SPF. We know, we know—most of them are heavy, greasy, and leave that ghastly white cast. How do you find sunscreen that fits in well with your routine of skincare products for acne-prone skin? Most importantly, how do you find one that gives complete protection, has no skin-triggering toxins, leaves no white cast, and is lightweight on the skin?
Poof, mind-blown! So much to expect from one tiny bottle, no? We need it.
We have a sunscreen that fulfills all of the above and comes with the perfect of an age-old lore—milk. But it supercharges it with new-age filter Zinc Oxide for complete SPF45 PA+++ sun protection. It is hydrating and ultralight, and it has natural oils that soothe the skin against external stickiness and mess. It’s Neude’s Sunstoppable, a must-have sunscreen in your monsoon arsenal for the skin.
So that is it, folks, your list of best skincare products for oily, sensitive acne, and acne-prone skin this monsoon and beyond. Get your hands on these beauties now, and remember – consistency is the key in skincare. Until next time, lovelies.
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