Best Fungal Acne Safe Serums UK
Serums with none of the ingredients fungal-acne (Malassezia) guides usually avoid: plant oils and butters, fatty acids, fatty-acid esters, polysorbates and ferments. Checked with the same rules as our fungal acne checker.
10 fungal acne safe serums compared
Our top pick is COSRX The Alpha-Arbutin 2 Discoloration Care Serum 50ml: no fragrance is listed. The Ordinary GF 15% Serum for Visible Skin Repair and Wrinkles 30ml and The Ordinary Sulfur 10% Powder-to-Cream Concentrate for Blemishes 5g come next. We rank on ingredient lists only, not skin testing.
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COSRX The Alpha-Arbutin 2 Discoloration Care Serum 50ml
- No fragrance listed
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The Ordinary GF 15% Serum for Visible Skin Repair and Wrinkles 30ml
- No fragrance listed
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The Ordinary Sulfur 10% Powder-to-Cream Concentrate for Blemishes 5g
- No fragrance listed
- Brand recommends for blemish-prone skin
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Beauty of Joseon Calming Serum : Green Tea+Panthenol 30ml
- No fragrance listed
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The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% & Zinc 1% Oil Control Serum
- No fragrance listed
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The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5 Hydrating Serum - 30ml
- No fragrance listed
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Beauty of Joseon Revive Serum : Ginseng + Snail Mucin 30ml
- No fragrance listed
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No7 Good Intent Dew Bank Water Serum With PDRN And Hyaluronic Acid 50ml
- No fragrance listed
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Garnier Targeted Anti Dark Spot Night Serum For Face 30ml
- Contains fragrance
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How we picked
We compare products only on what their ingredient lists show — we haven't tested them on skin, and no brand pays to be included. On UK and EU labels, ingredients above 1% must be listed from highest to lowest concentration, so we rank products higher when the key ingredient sits nearer the top — a useful guide, though not an exact measure of strength. Products with no fragrance listed score higher; drying alcohol near the top and essential oils score lower; and we give credit when the brand says a product is made for the skin type in question. Whether a product is available on Amazon never affects its rank.
Every product here passes our fungal acne checker, with no plant oils, fatty acids, esters, polysorbates or ferments listed. Ingredient lists that look cut short are left out, since they can't show what's missing.
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