Acne doesn’t just curse teenagers; many adults suffer too. It can be caused by a change in the weather, stress, diet, hormones or genetics.
Whether you’re experiencing an unexpected breakout or suffer from ongoing acne, a face mask can supercharge your skin treatment. It can draw out impurities and excess oil to inhibit an existing breakout and prevent breakouts in the future.
If you’re wondering how to choose a face mask for acne, see our Q&A. We answer your questions about the best face masks for acne in South Africa.
Here, we’ve chosen our favourites. From charcoal to green tea, there’s a blemish-fighting formula for you.
arcaya creates an excellent range of professional face masks and the detoxifying Gray Silver mask is especially effective for acne. The gentle gel mask cleanses and conditions the skin with powerful active ingredients.
Activated charcoal acts like a magnet for dirt particles. Bamboo, packed with antioxidants and repairing compounds, immediately soothes the skin. Silver is anti-fungal, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, which can prevent new impurities from forming.
This mask also contains sodium hyaluronate, a form of hyaluronic acid that enters the deep layers of your skin to attract moisture and reduce inflammation.
Acne is reduced, the complexion is soothed and matted, and the formation of new sebum is significantly slowed.
Best face mask for dry skin and acne
This rebalancing mask can be used daily on skin that needs dual-purpose ingredients to hydrate dry areas and reduce excess oil in the T-zone.
It’s a purifying, creamy mask that absorbs quickly into the skin to remove impurities and rebalance moisture levels.
Willow bark and witch hazel, nature’s natural astringents, boost skin tone, reduce the size of pores and moisturise the entire face. The complexion is left cleansed, soothed and radiant.
Best clay face mask for acne
This kaolin clay face mask from South African brand Hannon is formulated with natural ingredients to deeply cleanse congested, acne-prone skin.
Use it once a week to extract oil impurities, replace minerals and improve overall skin tone. The fragrance-free mask purifies and resets the skin without stripping or drying.
Best tea tree oil face mask for acne
The Anti-Acne Peel Off Masque in this professional range contains tea tree oil to treat blemishes, deeply cleanse the skin, tighten pores and absorb excess oil.
Tea tree oil is anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and antimicrobial, so it calms redness, swelling and inflammation, leaving acne calmer and less noticeable.
Best face mask for acne scars
Make your own masks with this professional facial powder mask kit – definitely rated among the best face masks for acne in South Africa. It allows you to try each mask variant and to experience the power of powder face masks at home.
The kit includes magnesium carbonate powder, fuller’s earth powder, kaolin powder, calamine powder, rose water, witch hazel, mask brush, sponges and a mixing bowl. The powders can be mixed with water for a more gentle mask.
All the ingredients work to cleanse and calm acne-prone skin. Fuller’s earth and calamine powders are known to reduce the appearance of scars. It’s well worth the investment.