Throughout my teenage years, I was blessedly acne-free. I experienced severe eczema, and for that, I thought the trade-off for my dryness and rashes was the rarity of a pimple. Then I turned 22 and my face became a hotbed for breakouts, so much so that I started taking oral spironolactone and underwent an entire skincare program with Face Reality to get everything under control.

Now I’m 26, and while I am off the daily meds and have the ability to be more liberal with my regimen, I still experience breakouts across my chin from time to time. When I spoke with friends and found out so many of them were also experiencing acne for the first time and going on Accutane and spironolactone, I concluded that adult acne is not nearly as addressed as teenage acne.

Of course, for teenagers, breakouts can be difficult and stressful, but they’re common, and skincare brands like Starface and Hero Cosmetics have helped normalize pimple patches and mitigate the insecurity of having acne.…