This New Spot Treatment Totally Shrunk My Cystic Acne

I’m not exactly sure why (hormones?) but after I turned 30, I started breaking out for the first time in my life. My acne is only along my jaw, under the skin and painful. It’s especially tough to treat because it never comes to a head. I’ve eschewed spot treatments for that reason. That’s why Dermalogica Age Bright Spot Fader took me by surprise. The white pen doesn’t look like anything special—it’s not a pink formula or a star patch or anything Instagram-friendly. Instead, it just claims to reduce the appearance of breakouts and post-breakout marks, all without drying out your skin. Yes, please.

I was feeling some bumps along my jaw so I first...

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