Product Watch: Fighting acne

Acne is an equal-opportunities menace, capable of affecting teens and adults of both genders and any race. Rachel Marie Walsh debunks some of the myths surrounding this tricky condition.

Follow your nightly cleanse/exfoliation with an antioxidant-enriched benzoyl peroxide product (La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo, €17.50, is excellent) to kill acne-causing bacteria and promote skin repair.

Myth: A burning, cold or tingly feeling is a sign an anti-acne product is working.