Skin Care Products For Acne Scars

Which skin type is it good for?
✔ Normal
✔ Oily
✔ Combination
✔ Sensitive

What it is:
A lightweight moisturizer with vitamins C, E, and B5 that instantly awakens skin for a daily dose of glow.

Solutions for:
- Dullness and uneven texture
- Uneven skin tone
- Dark spots

If you want to know more…
Glow beyond vitamin C. Vitamin Nectar Moisture Glow Face Cream is a multivitamin for your skin that gives you a vibrant, healthy-looking complexion. Powered by a proprietary vitamin fruit complex of vitamins C, E, and B5; lemon and orange fruit extracts; and revitalizing minerals, the moisturizer instantly awakens the skin and promotes a glowing complexion. Glucosyl hesperidin, a naturally derived flavonoid found in citrus fruits, helps combat tired skin.

With an energizing citrus scent, the lightweight formula absorbs quickly to soften, smooth, and minimize signs of tired skin. The result: skin that feels invigorated and recharged without a greasy after feel.

What else you need to know:
"My exploration into how nutrition affects the health of the skin led me to develop a universal face cream that delivers a daily dose of vitamin-enriched moisture and glow. With its skin-awakening power and effervescent citrus scent, Vitamin Nectar Moisture Glow Face Cream is an instant energy boost for your skin."—Lev Glazman, Fresh Co-founder

Research results:
In-vivo test after 1 month:
- Immediately improves skin’s luminosity
- 95% said skin was soft and smooth
- 90% felt skin was moisturized, nourished, and supple
- 88% of testers said it provided a healthy-looking glow
- 85% noticed their skin felt invigorated and awakened

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Clean at Sephora is a curation of brands committed to evolving the beauty industry. When you see our Clean seal, you can be sure this brand's products are formulated without certain ingredients that are potentially harmful to human health and the environment and also address ingredients clients are concerned about, including phthalates, formaldehyde or formaldehyde releasers, oxybenzone and octinoxate, hydroquinone, triclosan, coal tar, methylisothiazolinone and methylchloroisothiazolinone, insoluble plastic microbeads, and more. For the full list, check out the Ingredients tab.

What it is: A high-strength vitamin-and-mineral blemish formula with 10 percent pure niacinamide and one percent zinc PCA.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Pores and Oiliness

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Niacinamide (Vitamin B3): Reduces the appearance of skin blemishes and signs of congestion, visibly brightens skin tone.
- Zinc PCA: Visibly regulates excess sebum activity.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, phthalates, mineral oil, oxybenzone, coal tar, and sulfates SLS & SLES. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Niacinamide (vitamin B3) reduces the appearance of skin blemishes and congestion. A high 10 percent concentration of this vitamin is supported in the formula by zinc PCA to balance visible aspects of sebum activity. This product is vegan, cruelty-free, and formulated without alcohol, silicone, nuts, gluten, and fragrance.

What it is: A potent vitamin C day serum packed with antioxidants, nutrients, and fruit enzymes to visibly firm, brighten, and improve signs of photoaging.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Dullness and Uneven Texture, and Loss of Firmness and Elasticity
Formulation: Lightweight Serum
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Potent Antioxidant Complex (15% L-Ascorbic Acid and Ferulic Acid and 1% Vitamin E): Firms and brightens the look and feel of skin while minimizing the visible signs of photoaging from pollution and other environmental stressors.
- Pumpkin Ferment and Pomegranate Extract: These ingredients work together to enzymatically dissolve dead surface skin cells, minimizing the appearance of pores.
- Chronocyclin: A chronopeptide that mimics the antioxidant benefits of vitamin D for more youthful-looking skin.
What Else You Need to Know: Packed with a powerful antioxidant complex of l-ascorbic and ferulic acids to reveal a more even-looking complexion, C-Firma™ helps enzymatically dissolve dead skin cells as it intensely hydrates. Photo damage and aging are visibly diminished, replaced by incredible radiance and luminosity. With a 3.3 pH, C-Firma will likely change color over the course of its life on your shelf, but don‘t be alarmed—anything from a pale yellow to an amber orange is completely normal and not a sign the ascorbic acid is ineffective. Drunk Elephant recommends using C-Firma within six months after opening, and if you‘re using it as directed—one pump per day—one bottle will last about three to four months.
This serum is free of essential oils, silicones, and fragrance.
Drunk Elephant is committed to using only ingredients that either directly benefit the health of the skin or support the integrity of their formulations. The brand focuses on healthy pH levels, formulations the skin recognizes, small molecular structure that’s easily absorbed, and effective active ingredients that also support the skin’s acid mantle. All of their products are designed to be mixed together—what Drunk Elephant calls making a smoothie. (This is true for all of their products except their sunscreen, Umbra, which sits on top of the skin, protecting it from UV damage.) The result is skin that is reset to its happiest, healthiest state.
Drunk Elephant is a supporter of IEF (International Elephant Foundation) and is cruelty-free.
Award wins:
- Allure, 2019 Readers‘ Choice
- Tatler UK, 2019 Beauty Award
Clinical Results: In an independent consumer-testing panel of 104 women ages 25 to 55:
- 90% found skin appeared smoother
- 89% found skin appeared brighter and more radiant
- 87% found skin appeared firmer
Clean at Sephora
Clean at Sephora is a curation of brands committed to evolving the beauty industry. When you see our Clean seal, you can be sure this brand's products are formulated without certain ingredients that are potentially harmful to human health and the environment and also address ingredients clients are concerned about, including phthalates, formaldehyde or formaldehyde releasers, oxybenzone and octinoxate, hydroquinone, triclosan, coal tar, methylisothiazolinone and methylchloroisothiazolinone, insoluble plastic microbeads, and more. For the full list, check out the Ingredients tab.

What it is: A concentrated serum with pure alpha arbutin and hyaluronic acid for more visibly even-toned skin.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dark Spots

Formulation: Lightweight Serum

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, phthalates, mineral oil, oxybenzone, coal tar, and sulfates SLS & SLES. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Formulated without alcohol, silicone, nuts, or fragrance, this serum visibly reduces spots and hyperpigmentation with alpha arbutin. It also contains hyaluronic acid, which acts as a hydrating delivery system and optimizes skin’s exposure to alpha arbutin.

What it is: A high-strength lactic acid peeling formula for smoother, healthier-looking skin.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines/Wrinkles, Dullness, and Uneven Texture

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Tasmanian Pepperberry: Reduces visible signs of inflammation and sensitivity that are often associated with exfoliation.
- Lactic Acid: An alpha hydroxy acid that exfoliates the skin.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, phthalates, mineral oil, oxybenzone, coal tar, and sulfates SLS & SLES. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This product is vegan, cruelty-free, and formulated without oil, alcohol, silicone, nuts, gluten, and fragrance.

Which skin type is it good for?
✔ Normal
✔ Oily
✔ Combination
✔ Dry

What it is:
A water- and silicone-free stable suspension of 23 percent pure l-ascorbic acid.

Solutions for:
- Uneven skin tone
- Fine lines and wrinkles

If you want to know more…
Vitamin C is an effective antioxidant and its pure form of l-ascorbic acid has been shown to improve multiple signs of skin aging while brightening the skin.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Phthalates

What else you need to know:
This product contains a 23 percent concentration of pure vitamin C, which remains completely stable due to the absence of water. It is vegan, cruelty-free, and formulated without oil, alcohol, silicone, nuts, gluten, and fragrance.

What it is: A multifunctional cream that visibly brightens skin.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dullness, Uneven Texture, and Acne and Blemishes

Formulation: Cream

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, phthalates, mineral oil, oxybenzone, coal tar, and sulfates SLS & SLES. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Formulated without alcohol, nuts, or fragrance, this azelaic acid cream visibly brightens skin tone, evens out texture, reduces blemishes, and provides antioxidant support.

What it is: An age-fighting night serum with potent AHAs to smooth skin texture, even tone, and reduce the look of fine lines and wrinkles while you sleep.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dark Spots, Dullness and Uneven Skin Texture, and Fine Lines and Wrinkles

Formulation: Gel

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Concentrated Multi-Source AHA Complex: Helps even the look of skin tone and texture.
- Microalgae: Softens and conditions.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Wake up to a more even and luminous complexion. This multitasking night serum is loaded with a concentrated multi-source AHA complex—including glycolic and lactic acids—and microalgae. This lightweight yet potent gel formula is designed for daily use, so you can see results night after night.

Clinical Results: In a consumer study of 35 women, after 8 weeks:
- 100% of users agree this product softens skin
- 97% of users agree this product smooths, conditions, and improves skin’s radiance
- 91% of users agree this product refines texture and renews skin’s appearance

Clean at Sephora
Clean at Sephora is a curation of brands committed to evolving the beauty industry. When you see our Clean seal, you can be sure this brand's products are formulated without certain ingredients that are potentially harmful to human health and the environment and also address ingredients clients are concerned about, including phthalates, formaldehyde or formaldehyde releasers, oxybenzone and octinoxate, hydroquinone, triclosan, coal tar, methylisothiazolinone and methylchloroisothiazolinone, insoluble plastic microbeads, and more. For the full list, check out the Ingredients tab.

What it is: A powerful age-defying serum—with 15 percent vitamin C, five percent PHAs, and hyaluronic acid—that instantly brightens, visibly firms, plumps skin with hydration, and reduces the appearance of dark spots, pores, and wrinkles.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dullness, Uneven Texture, and Loss of Firmness and Elasticity

Formulation: Lightweight Serum

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Vitamin C (Ethyl Ascorbic Acid) 15%: A potent next-generation vitamin C derivative with superior stability and antioxidant capacity versus traditional vitamin C; this powerful antioxidant helps brighten skin and visibly reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, dark spots, and discoloration, while defending against environmental stressors.
- PHAs (Polyhydroxy Acids) 5%: An innovative alternative to AHAs that helps even skin tone and texture through chemical exfoliation, loosening and lifting dry, dead skin cells, and revealing newer, fresher skin beneath.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Helps plump skin’s surface with hydration and reinforce skin’s moisture barrier.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This vegan, gluten, and cruelty-free serum contains OLEHENRIKSEN's highest concentration of vitamin C for daily use. It combines three Ole Glow® icons—vitamin C, exfoliating acids, and banana powder-inspired pigments—to help improve skin’s elasticity, boost radiance, and defend skin against pollution. And, with hyaluronic acid, this multi-acid serum helps reinforce skin’s moisture barrier.

Clean at Sephora
Clean at Sephora is a curation of brands committed to evolving the beauty industry. When you see our Clean seal, you can be sure this brand's products are formulated without certain ingredients that are potentially harmful to human health and the environment and also address ingredients clients are concerned about, including phthalates, formaldehyde or formaldehyde releasers, oxybenzone and octinoxate, hydroquinone, triclosan, coal tar, methylisothiazolinone and methylchloroisothiazolinone, insoluble plastic microbeads, and more. For the full list, check out the Ingredients tab.

What it is: A combination of eight percent ascorbic acid and two percent alpha arbutin to target brightening, dark spots, and multiple signs of aging.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dark Spots, Fine Lines and Wrinkles, and Acne and Blemishes

Formulation: Lightweight Serum

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ascorbic Acid: Improves visible signs of skin aging while brightening the skin when applied topically.
- Alpha Arbutin: Reduces the looks of spots and hyper-pigmentation.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, and triclocarban, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances. This product is also vegan, cruelty-free, and gluten-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Vitamin C is an effective antioxidant and its pure form of L-ascorbic acid has been shown to reverse multiple signs of skin aging while brightening the skin when applied topically. Alpha arbutin reduces the looks of spots and hyper-pigmentation.

What it is: A serum that helps brighten, visibly improves skin tone and texture, and reduces the appearance of dark spots and hyperpigmentation.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dark Spots, Fine Lines and Wrinkles, and Uneven Texture

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Three-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid: Visibly brightens dull skin and provides antioxidant protection.
- Ascorbyl Glucoside: Evens skin tone and helps support collagen production for a youthful appearance.
- Niacinamide: Helps restore skin clarity and luminosity.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: This serum features two super-concentrated forms of vitamin C and helps deliver brightness while reducing the appearance of dark spots and hyperpigmentation. It is formulated with niacinamide to restore skin and help minimize fine lines, plus squalane to hydrate.

Clean at Sephora
Clean at Sephora is a curation of brands committed to evolving the beauty industry. When you see our Clean seal, you can be sure this brand's products are formulated without certain ingredients that are potentially harmful to human health and the environment and also address ingredients clients are concerned about, including phthalates, formaldehyde or formaldehyde releasers, oxybenzone and octinoxate, hydroquinone, triclosan, coal tar, methylisothiazolinone and methylchloroisothiazolinone, insoluble plastic microbeads, and more. For the full list, check out the Ingredients tab.

What it is:
An advanced, age-fighting night treatment featuring time-released retinol.

What it is formulated to do:
This winner of Allure magazine's editor's choice "Best of Beauty" award for best antiaging treatment helps keep pores clean and minimized, reduces wrinkles and discoloration, and boosts tone and firmness. It delivers the key ingredient, retinol, through encapsulated microsponge technology, which offers stability for gradual release into the skin. The time-release innovation, along with a soothing dose of bisabolol, increases efficacy and helps prevent irritation.

What else you need to know:
Ultra-protective metal-tube packaging prolongs shelf life.

Research results:
In an eight-week independent clinical study, clinician grading showed:
- 100% of subjects had improvement in fine lines
- 100% had smoother skin
- 94% had improvement in wrinkles
- 88% had firmer skin

What it is: A breakthrough resurfacing cream that targets post-acne scars (old and new), visibly minimizing scar size, depth, and hyperpigmentation in eight weeks.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Redness, Uneven Texture, and Acne and Blemishes

Formulation: Cream

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Salicylic Acid (BHA): Exfoliates to visibly diminish the uneven texture of scars, revealing a smoother-looking complexion.
- Purified TECA Centella Asiatica (Asiaticoside, Madecassic Acid, and Asiatic Acid): Hydrates to support natural skin-barrier repair.
- Hydroxytyrosol and Pure Vitamin C: Visibly brighten and reduce the appearance of dark spots.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, phthalates, mineral oil, oxybenzone, and sulfates SLS & SLES. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Fight visible acne scars fast. This velvety-smooth formula fills and blurs to quickly improve the look of scars and uneven skin. Salicylic acid exfoliates while a blend of purified centella asiatica and vitamin C hydrates and visibly brightens to reduce the appearance of dark spots.

Clinical Results: In a clinical test, after 8 weeks of use:
- 100% agreed scar texture is smoother/more even
- 91% agreed skin roughness on scar is significantly improved
- 86% agreed scars look less discolored

What it is: A 10 percent mandelic acid formulation that offers gentle exfoliation.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dullness and Uneven Texture, Fine Lines and Wrinkles, and Acne and Blemishes

Formulation: Lightweight Serum

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Mandelic Acid: Offers superficial dermal peeling that is gentler than other alpha hydroxy acids.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, and triclocarban, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances. This product is also vegan, cruelty-free, and gluten-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This gentle mandelic acid superficial peeling formulation's larger molecular size allows mandelic acid to penetrate the skin more slowly.

What it is: A first-of-its kind blend of 10 percent vitamin C and white shiitake mushroom that starts degrading the look of dark spots immediately and targets the formation of new ones.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dark Spots, Dullness, Uneven Texture

Formulation: Serum

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Vitamin C 10%: A potent antioxidant that visibly brightens and firms without causing irritation and remains stable in the bottle.
- White Shiitake Mushroom Extract: Synergistic mushroom blend that visibly corrects dark spots and targets the formation of new ones.
- Licorice Root Extract: Calms and mitigates the look of discoloration and fights the
appearance of future dark spots.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: A unique white shiitake mushroom extract corrects discoloration, while 10 percent vitamin C brightens and supports collagen production. Ten percent is the magic number for this powerhouse antioxidant: potent enough to see visible results without the irritation or breakouts associated with stronger serums.

Research Results: Based on a consumer study of 34 women, ages 25-59, after 28 days of twice daily use:
- 100% agree this product helps improve the look of dark spots
- 100% agree this product improves the look of sun damage
- 97% showed improvement in uneven skin tone

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When you see our Clean + Planet Positive seal, this brand's products are formulating without certain ingredients that are potentially harmful to human health and environment. They also address ingredients clients are concerned about, including phthalates, formaldehyde or formaldehyde releasers, oxybenzone and octinoxate, hydroquinone, triclosan, coal tar, methylisothiazolinone and methylchloroisothiazolinone, insoluble plastic microbeads, and more: For the full list, check out the Ingredients tab.

On top of meeting the Clean at Sephora formulated without list, these brands are on a mission to do right by your routine and the planet by making climate commitments and focusing on sustainable sourcing, responsible packaging, and environmental giving.

What it is: A 20 percent vitamin C and 10 percent AHA serum with pure ingredients and gentle strength that helps soften, smooth, and brighten for more radiant, even-toned skin.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dullness and Uneven Texture, Fine Lines and Wrinkles, and Dark Spots

Formulation: Lightweight Serum

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Unique 20% Vitamin C Blend: A fast-acting, moisturizing vitamin C derivative absorbs quickly into skin to fight aging from daily free radical assault; helps support surface cell turnover for firmer looking skin while also improving moisture levels; remains in skin longer, helping to protect skin from oxidation and reduce UV damage for brighter skin over time.
- Mild Fruit AHAs 10%: Gentle yet effective acids remove debris and the buildup of dead skin cells for smooth, radiant skin; derived from seven fruits (apple, grapefruit, orange, lemon, lime, hawthorn, and jujube).
- Japanese Angelica Root Extract: An edible plant prized for centuries in herbal medicine for its recovery benefits, it helps reduce the appearance of dark spots, discoloration and post-acne scarring from the source; helps to diffuse accumulated excess melanin, a cause of hyperpigmentation, resulting in visibly more even skin tone.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, cruelty-free, and free of gluten, silicone, oil, and fragrance. It comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: This clean, kind-to-skin formula with two types of vitamin C stabilized by antioxidant-rich Japanese beautyberry helps reveal a translucent, youthful glow. Mild fruit AHAs resurface dull, uneven skin, while Japanese angelica root helps to reduce the look of dark spots and post-acne scarring.

Clinical Results: Based on an expert grade study of 20 women:
- In 1 week, see smoother, more radiant skin
- In 4 weeks, see a visible improvement in overall skin tone
- In 8 weeks, see an improvement in skin texture and the appearance of fine lines

Clean at Sephora
Clean at Sephora is a curation of brands committed to evolving the beauty industry. When you see our Clean seal, you can be sure this brand's products are formulated without certain ingredients that are potentially harmful to human health and the environment and also address ingredients clients are concerned about, including phthalates, formaldehyde or formaldehyde releasers, oxybenzone and octinoxate, hydroquinone, triclosan, coal tar, methylisothiazolinone and methylchloroisothiazolinone, insoluble plastic microbeads, and more. For the full list, check out the Ingredients tab.