r/SkincareAddiction on SubMouse

About r/SkincareAddiction

In its own words:

The place for all things related to skincare, with a science-based approach.

The community was created on Jan 5, 2012, which makes it 14 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 4,113 subscribers (+0.08%). Among the 16 communities on our skincare list it is the largest.

What sets r/SkincareAddiction apart

Compared with other large communities, r/SkincareAddiction leans heavily on text posts (41% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 17%). People mostly look and upvote here rather than comment — about 4.9 comments per post, against 16.2 for a typical large subreddit. For its size it is unusually busy: about 51.6 new posts a day per million members, more than 98% of the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.35% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 89% of the Top 100.

Subscriber growth

Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/SkincareAddiction went up from 5,022,333 to 5,039,847 subscribers (+17.5K, +0.35%). That is about 438 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.

All-time top posts

The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/SkincareAddiction, from 2017 to 2022, ranked by Reddit.

[B&A] Finished my 5 month course of accutane just in time for graduation!u/pastabeans · Jun 9, 2018 · 17,826 points · 277 comments · image
[misc]A few days ago I mentioned being a nurse in Seattle & how much all the PPE bothers my skin. I got a PM asking if I wouldn’t mind being sent “a few little skincare items”... And now I’m crying o…u/thewifeaquatic1 · Mar 30, 2020 · 17,869 points · 251 comments · image
[PSA] Probably your daily reminder by now ♡u/Chisecake · Aug 15, 2020 · image
[Humor] Too cruel?Jul 31, 2020 · image
[selfie] I have been consistently going to work bare faced and I love it. Also my period didn’t bring chin spots for once yayu/Nash_xo · May 8, 2020 · image
[Humor] waste of skinu/avocadolover1212 · Mar 2, 2019 · 13,734 points · 109 comments · image
[Humor] Shots firedu/ExtraFluffyPanda · Aug 3, 2019 · 13,108 points · 297 comments · image
Posted here over a month ago showing how [acne] struck my face, and with the help and support of all you lovely people my face has finally started to clear! Thank you all!u/ptrades1 · May 16, 2020 · image
[Humor] *laughs and cries*u/alexnicoleruss · Mar 29, 2019 · 12,603 points · 150 comments · image
[Selfie] I stopped wearing face makeup about a month ago to give my skin a break, save money, and to step outside of my comfort zone. I finally feel confident with my makeup-free face and wanted to s…u/yourtongue · Feb 20, 2017 · 15,841 points · 192 comments · link

What r/SkincareAddiction talks about

Looking at the titles of 699 recent posts (Oct 22–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “help”, “skin”, “acne”, “routine” and “product”. Other frequent themes are skincare, products, face, question, request and sunscreen. Recurring phrases include “routine help”, “product question”, “product request” and “skincare routine”. By format, 41% are text posts, 27% are galleries and 25% are images.

help 165
skin 113
acne 110
routine 98
product 73
skincare 52
products 35
face 31
question 29
request 26
sunscreen 25
bumps 25
moisturizer 25
advice 24
fix 19
dry 17
texture 16
care 16

Popular post flairs: Routine Help (164), Acne (95), Product Request (63), Product Question (62), Discussion (22), Miscellaneous (20).

Activity and best time to post

r/SkincareAddiction gets about 260 new posts a day. The public archive holds 1,552,784 posts and 7,590,524 comments in total, about 4.9 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (288 posts) and the quietest was Friday (240). Posting peaks around 18:00 UTC and is lowest around 23:00 UTC.

Posts per hour of the day, UTC, Oct 22, 2026 – Oct 28, 2026

Text posts 41%Galleries 27%Images 25%Links 7%

Rules of r/SkincareAddiction

The moderators of r/SkincareAddiction list 9 rules. In short:

Be kind and respectful
Safety first
No referral code spam
Don't spam your blog, your product, your anything
Ask the mods before posting an AMA
Stay on topic
Follow our post requirements
No low-effort AI
Other

How to join

Open reddit.com/r/SkincareAddiction and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.

Frequently asked questions

How big is r/SkincareAddiction?

r/SkincareAddiction has 5,039,847 subscribers, which makes it the #177 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 17,514 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.

When was r/SkincareAddiction created?

r/SkincareAddiction was created on Jan 5, 2012, so it has been around for 14 years.

Is r/SkincareAddiction still active?

Yes. r/SkincareAddiction gets about 260 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 1,552,784 posts and 7,590,524 comments. In a sample of 699 recent posts we counted 474 different authors.

What is the best time to post in r/SkincareAddiction?

Based on post counts from Oct 22, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Friday, and most posts arrive around 18:00 UTC, with the fewest around 23:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.

What kind of posts are on r/SkincareAddiction?

The community describes itself as: “The place for all things related to skincare, with a science-based approach.” Recent post titles often mention help, skin, acne, routine and product. Most posts are text posts (41%).

Is r/SkincareAddiction SFW?

Yes. Reddit does not mark r/SkincareAddiction as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.

What are the rules of r/SkincareAddiction?

Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/SkincareAddiction accepts both text and link posts, with images, galleries and polls enabled. It has 9 posted rules, starting with: “Be kind and respectful”; “Safety first”; “No referral code spam”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.

What subreddits are similar to r/SkincareAddiction?

Communities with similar topics include r/AsianBeauty (3.8M), r/psychology (4.9M), r/pcmasterrace (16.4M), r/science (34.6M) and r/buildapc (8.5M).

Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 30, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/SkincareAddiction.

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