Paula's Choice Clear Acne Body Spray.

Body & Tan

About this product

A body acne spray treatment with 2% salicylic acid, licorice extract, and allantoin.

Full ingredients

Aqua, Dipropylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Polysorbate 20, Pentylene Glycol, Salicylic Acid, Panthenol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Berberis Vulgaris (Barberry) Root Extract, Lauric Acid, Allantoin, Glycerin, PEG/PPG-17/6 Copolymer, Methyl Gluceth-20, Glycereth-26, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Metabisulfite, Disodium EDTA, Potassium Sorbate

Guru Score

83%

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Early verdict · Few reviews so far

What the gurus are saying

This spray reaches body acne on your back and chest, and sprays even upside down for those hard-to-reach spots. Salicylic acid and licorice extract address both active breakouts and the redness left behind, while gurus praise it as silky, not sticky, affordable, and worth repurposing products from your face routine if they didn't work there.

Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take December 2023

What they liked

Spray nozzle works upside down
Silky texture without stickiness
Affordable

What they flagged

Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.

Best for

Acne-prone skin

Type

Body & TanSpray & mist

Key actives

Hyaluronic acid Salicylic acid (BHA)

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Where to buy

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What the gurus are saying.

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Cassandra Bankson

2.46M subs

✓Yay

"From Paula's Choice this is the acne body spray if you do get acne and ingrown or if you have pseudofolliculitis on your butt like I did this summer this can be fantastic and you can use what's already in your cabinet or something that didn't work for your face and just put it on your legs or on your butt."

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"I do love this one from Paula's Choice. It is affordable, it is silky on the skin, it doesn't leave me overly sticky the way some other body acne sprays do. This also has licorice extract, so similar to the ingrown hair tonic, this has an ingredient that prevents the hyperpigmentation. So if your pimples are red and irritated, it helps to treat existing acne, prevent new acne from forming, and then it helps with the redness."

The Budget Dermatologist

724k subs

✓Yay

"Paula's Choice has a Clear Acne Body Spray with maximum strength 2% salicylic acid in it. It also has allantoin in it which is soothing to the skin and licorice root extract in it that can help fade post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation from acne spots. Overall this one by Paula's Choice is a very simple formulation so I really like this option."

Lab Muffin Beauty Science

863k subs

✓Yay

"A very similar product is the Clear Acne Body Spray, which is just pretty much the same thing but in a spray form. [...] This is really good for getting my back. The spray sprays even when you put it upside down, which is really handy."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Salicylic acid

Salicylic acid dissolves in oil, so it can get into a pore rather than just working on the surface. That is why it has long-standing evidence for blackheads and milder acne.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is Paula's Choice Clear Acne Body Spray?

A body acne spray treatment with 2% salicylic acid, licorice extract, and allantoin.

Is Paula's Choice Clear Acne Body Spray worth it?

Yes. All 3 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 83%.

What is Paula's Choice Clear Acne Body Spray's Guru Score?

Paula's Choice Clear Acne Body Spray holds a Guru Score of 83%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.