Acne

Makeup artists, dermatologists and more cut through the noise to help determine what is — and maybe isn't — worth trying.

Founder Jamika Martin is on a mission to overhaul the category, with natural ingredients, gentler formulations and a focus on erasing the guilt and shame so often associated with breakouts.

But can we ever stop caring what our skin looks like?

Because body breakouts can be just as relentless as facial acne.

Founded by a former beauty editor, the single-SKU line wants to make people rethink existing stigmas around breakouts.

Would I go through hell and back again to get rid of my acne? Absolutely.

Magic! (Er, science!)

The ingredient has clarifying superpowers.

They'll render your concealer all but obsolete.

Finally: a non-irritating, non-drying way to deal with pimples.

There's no one-size-fits-all way to correct them.

Feel like you're in a comfy cocoon at all times.

It's been called "herbal Botox" and a "natural retinol" — but does it actually work?

Oh my god I am so dry will my skin ever be okay again is this going to be forever OH MY GOD.

So, of course, we had to try it for ourselves.

From mysterious burns to boob sweat.

Why does the idea of turning to this common acne treatment make me feel like a failure?

They're tiny, collagen-infused miracles, if you ask me.

"We want to break down the stigma that beauty is confined to a specific group of people."

It finally cleared up the chronic acne that even antibiotics, IPL, lasers and Accutane couldn't.

Your pimple's unwelcome return isn't just bad karma, and it's not that uncommon, either.