35,000+ happy customers

Kill Acne & Redness Stick™

  • Calms cystic, hormonal breakouts
  • Restores the skin barrier
  • Hydrates while it calms
  • 60-day money-back guarantee

A gentle-clinical stick for red, inflamed breakouts. It puts the fire out and helps clear skin without the burn.

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No Sting

No peeling either

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Adult acne
Adult acne

Everything I tried felt like a sunburn. This actually cooled it down — no burn, no peel.

Kill Acne & Redness Stick™
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35,000+ calmer, clearer faces

Adult acne
Adult acne 

Everything I tried felt like a sunburn. This actually cooled it down — no burn, no peel.

Cystic-prone skin
Cystic-prone skin 

My skin was always so angry and red. Six weeks in, it calmed right down.

Teen skin
Teen skin 

No sting, no peel, and easy to use every day. My skin looks way less red already.

Adult, hormonal acne
Adult, hormonal acne 

Worse in my 30s than in high school. First thing that calmed it instead of scorching it.

Before and after: side of a man's face, inflamed acne and pitted marks on the cheek before, less redness at 12 weeks

There's a fire under your skin. You've been pouring fuel on it.

Redness, swelling, heat: a breakout is a fire that starts inside the skin, before it even shows. Harsh actives add heat to heat. The Cool-Clear™ system cools the redness instead of feeding it.

Puts the fire out
No sting, no peel
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Watch the fire go out

From hot, red and angry to clear and calm.

1
InflamedNow: hot, red, angry. The fire burns inside the skin before a breakout shows.
2
CoolingWeeks 1 to 3: the fire cools. Redness settles and breakouts start to calm.
3
Clear & calmFrom week 4: the fire's out. Skin looks clearer, calmer, and stays even.
Smiling woman with long black hair and a white blouse sitting on a sofa in a sunlit living room

I was tired of watching people I love burn their skin to fix it.

I watched someone I love get caught in the trap. Prescriptions that cleared a breakout but left skin raw and red. "Natural" balms that soothed and changed nothing. Always the same dead end.

What finally clicked: acne is a fire — and everything they'd tried was throwing fuel on it. So I went looking for what dermatologists reach for when they want to calm skin, not scorch it. The answer kept coming back to azelaic acid — and to building it into something gentle enough to use every day.

That became Cool-Clear™, in a precise waterless stick. If it doesn't calm and clear your skin in 60 days, I don't want your money.

— Astrid Bjørk, founder, Pluune

The gentle answer people were looking for

Parent of a teen
Parent of a teen 

Tried everything, dreaded the Accutane talk. Finally something that calmed his skin instead of burning it.

Adult, hormonal acne
Adult, hormonal acne 

Worse in my 30s than in high school. First thing that cooled it down instead of scorching it.

Teen, months in
Teen, months in 

No sting, no peel — my skin's way less red and I actually keep up with it every day.

The fire goes out in stages

The honest version, so you know it's working.

Before and after: man's face with red acne spots on the cheek and forehead before, fewer spots at 6 weeks
Week 1

Cooler skin

Skin looks less angry and less red. Breakouts feel calmer.

Weeks 2–3

Fewer breakouts

New breakouts slow down. Keep going: the fire's still going out.

Week 4+

Clearer skin

Skin looks more even. The marks breakouts left behind start to fade.

Month 2–3

Stays out

Calmer, clearer skin that holds, because you cooled it instead of scorching it.

Before and after: man's face with red acne spots on the cheek and forehead before, fewer spots at 6 weeks

Fight the fire,‎ or feed it

You were never choosing between acne products. You were choosing between too harsh and too gentle.

Fight the fire,‎ or feed it

You were never choosing between acne products. You were choosing between too harsh and too gentle.

Pluune Cool-Clear™
Too harsh or too gentle
Helps clear skin
Cools instead of burning
No peel or dryness
Helps fade marks
Gentle enough for teen skin
Gentle active
Waterless: no mess, no pilling
60-day money-back guarantee

Inside Cool-Clear™

Azelaic acid

Azelaic acid

Dermatologists respect it: calms redness, helps clear breakouts, helps fade marks.

Sulfur + zinc

Sulfur + zinc

Target excess oil on breakout-prone skin, and calm without drying.

Niacinamide + cica

Niacinamide + cica

Cool redness, even tone and soothe: skin recovers instead of reacting.

Frequently asked questions

Will it clog my pores? +

No. It's made for acne-prone skin. The base is chosen to calm and clear, not feed breakouts.

Will it burn or dry out my skin? +

No sting, no peel, no tightness. It's waterless and carried in barrier oils, so it cools the skin instead of scorching it.

Does it work on hormonal acne? +

It helps calm and clear red, hormonal breakouts on jaw, chin and forehead. For deep, painful cysts, keep it in your routine and loop in a dermatologist.

How long until I see results? +

Cooler, calmer skin in week 1; fewer breakouts by weeks 2–3; clearer skin from week 4. Give it a full month.

How do I use it? +

Cleanse, pat dry, then glide the stick over breakouts (or the whole area) morning and night. Moisturizer and SPF go right on top.

Is it safe for my teenager's face? +

Yes. It's gentle enough for teen skin and easy to use daily. The kind of routine a teen will actually stick to.

Is it safe during pregnancy? +

Azelaic acid is a common dermatologist choice during pregnancy. As with anything, check with your doctor first.

What's inside the stick? +

Azelaic acid with colloidal sulfur, zinc, niacinamide and centella (cica), in skin-barrier oils. No silicone, no alcohol, no filler water.

What is Cool-Clear™? +

Our name for that system of actives in a waterless base, tuned to cool redness and help clear breakouts without stripping the skin.

Does a stick deliver enough active? +

Yes. Waterless means every swipe is concentrated active. Nothing diluting it, nothing rolling off.

Am I locked into a subscription? +

No. Subscribe & Save for the discount and auto-delivery, and skip or cancel anytime. One-time is right there too.

What if it doesn't work for me? +

You're covered by our 60-day money-back guarantee. Email us for a full refund. No subscription-only fine print.

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