MARA’s New Hydrating BHA Serum Is the Ultimate Adult Acne Antidote

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Acne treatments have come a long, long way since my youth. When I was battling hormonal acne as a teen in the 2000s, my options were limited to super-concentrated three-step formulas (I won’t name names). These cook-your-own skin chemistry kits I purchased from late-night Nickolodean infomercials made me choose between cystic acne constellations all over my chin and cheeks or an almost blemish-free complexion plagued with open wounds, peeling, and redness courtesy of a daily overdose of benzoyl peroxide.

In my early 20s, my cystic acne settled somewhat, so I had graduated from aggressive anti-acne “solution” from my high school year, but I found myself with a new skincare woe to contend with: battling both monthly breakouts and increasingly prominent fine lines that were only exacerbated by overly drying, irritation-inducing acne treatments allegedly made for adult acne.

Read more at The Daily Beast.