If we’d told you a year ago that the word maskne would soon become a regular part of your skincare vocabulary, you probably wouldn’t have believed us. But as it turns out, a staggering 12 months later, the very 2020 skincare condition remains a common concern for many of us. Now that face masks have become a normal part of our lives, so has maskne (i.e. acne lesions that pop up in the areas that masks cover, due to inflammation, friction, irritation and/or trapped sweat and heat). And as such, we’ve learned to properly treat it.
Maskne | Photography via Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare