9 Acne Products Beauty Editors Swear By

Here's a universal, and unfortunate, truth: We all get zits. Pre-teens, adults, men, women, and, yes, even beauty editors with bathrooms that look like drugstores.

And while editors don't display their go-to blemish-clearing formulas front-and-center (that's reserved for Tom Ford perfumes), don't be mistaken: They have entire arsenals. They’re not all emergency formulas, either. That’s because after years of talking to dermatologists (never about themselves, no, never), they've learned that clear skin starts long before you spot the spot. Ahead, find out what those in the industry use to tackle troublesome skin.

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