If you have acne-prone skin , using a moisturiser can sometimes feel counterintuitive. While no one wants to make breakouts worse, hydration is key to skin health and can help control sebum production and oiliness, which is where the best moisturisers for acne-prone skin can help.

Before setting out to find the most effective moisturisers for acne-prone skin like mine, I spoke to an expert, Dr Malvina Cunningham, a consultant dermatologist and expert advisor at Renew + Me . “Moisturiser doesn’t treat acne directly, but it plays an important supporting role in keeping the skin comfortable and helping patients stick with the treatments that do clear their skin,” she told me.

When choosing the right one for you, she recommends ingredients that hydrate and repair without further clogging pores. She points to glycerin and hyaluronic acid as particularly effective humectants and ceramides for rebuilding a compromised skin barrier.…