Blemish-free skin doesn’t always come easy. The right skin care routine can make a huge difference. But how do you know what works, and what doesn’t? These videos take a personal approach to helping you find products and skin care strategies that will tackle your acne or other skin issues.
1. How I Cleared My Acne
Karina Lynn Kho says she’s struggled with acne since the eighth grade. Her video takes you through her step-by-step acne care routine, explaining the process and each product. Kho even goes into detail on specific differences in Cetaphil products (she’s not paid by the company). The video covers everything from face washing in the morning, to nighttime products that add moisture back to your skin. She also provides easy tips that will help prevent acne.
2. Current Skincare Routine 2015
Nicole Guerriero makes you feel like you’re talking about skin care with a friend. The video uses bullet points on the screen to highlight the pros and other helpful information for each product she recommends. Guerriero also holds up each product for you to see, explaining the different ingredients found in over-the-counter products that fight acne. If you’re looking for lots of choices, this is the guide for you.
3. My Complete Skin Care Routine
Fun and actionable, this video’s upbeat music will get you engaged right away! It’s also organized to help you find the featured products easily. Names and prices of items are at the bottom of the screen. Essena O’Neill includes website addresses and discount codes to help you save money if you want to try the products she likes.
4. Skincare Routine for Acne-Prone Skin
This YouTuber had cystic acne and still has very sensitive, acne-prone skin. Here, she talks about her own skin history. She divides her video into sections and points out three timestamps if you’d like to skip to a particular topic of discussion. Overall, the video is very organized and easy to follow. All of the products mentioned are linked to below, so you can easily find them. Her recommendations also come with essential warnings: “This product is stinky, but it works.”
5. Facial Routine for Acne Scarring & Hyperpigmentation
Rachel Talbott’s video jumps right to the point. She gives detailed descriptions, and shows you step by step what she does to treat her acne scarring and hyperpigmentation. The video includes little pop-ups about recommended products. Talbott talks about specific ingredients in products she likes and explains why they help.
6. Skin Care Routine: Acne-Prone Skin
Traeh explains her skin story, and then jumps right into demonstrating her routine. The focus is on acne scarring and discoloration. Instead of talking through the steps, she uses a voiceover to explain what she’s doing so the flow isn’t interrupted. The video provides you with actionable ideas and is very easy to follow.
7. How I Cleared My Acne + My Skin Care Routine!
Part of treating acne means knowing what not to do. This video opens with lifestyle tips on how to avoid breakouts. The tips are straightforward things you can do at home, and the YouTuber explains in detail why these work. After you know what not to do, she walks you through her morning and night routines.
8. My Skin Care Routine How I Cleared My Acne
Diana Saldana explains her acne issues in the past, pointing out how visiting a dermatologist was extremely helpful to her. Saldana is open about the emotional issues that come with having bad acne, and can relate to others dealing with it. She stresses that a dermatologist can help you find the right products, and calls out prescriptions you can ask about.
9. How I Cleared My Acne
Liz Meghan takes you through a skin routine that she’s been using for her acne for six months. She does the video with no makeup to show viewers what her acne actually looks like. The whole routine uses store-bought items that are inexpensive and accessible.
10. My Updated Skincare Routine for Acne
If you’ve had acne for years, Ruby Golani can relate. She says she’s had acne for 12 years and has finally started to get compliments on her skin. Her skin is dry, so she focuses on products that don’t dry your skin while treating acne. Her full routine is comprehensive and at one point involved tracking her diet in a journal to figure out which foods were acne triggers. She breaks the routine down into steps and demonstrates how to do it.
11. Food + Drink Tips For Acne
Melany Murphy isn’t shy when it comes to explaining how she developed an acne treatment routine. She shows you her own before and after photos, and is also plenty fun to watch — with a playful tone, singing, and silly voices. She also encourages questions from viewers.
12. Winter Skincare Routine, & Removing Dark Spots!
Looking for a winter skin routine? Kayleigh Noelle has you covered. Since she has dry skin and experience with acne, she focuses on products that don’t dry out the skin even more. Noelle gives you lots of options, going through a wide variety of products, and telling you where she gets them and what she does with each.
13. From Severe Acne to Clear Skin
Omabelle works backwards, boldly removing her makeup in front of your eyes. As she strips down to her natural skin, she talks about the importance of makeup removal in preventing acne. She then discusses her routine, which includes a personal microdermabrasion device (PMD) to treat blemishes. You can actually see the effects on her skin while she’s using the PMD.
14. Night Time Skin Care Regimen
If you’re using Retin-A or another acne medication that can leave you with dead, peeling skin, you’ll want to check out this nighttime skin routine. The YouTuber details how she takes care of her skin while on Retin-A, while demonstrating. She focuses on how to remove dead skin from your face, and the importance of moisturizing.
