Reaching over the shoulder with the Reside bottle
Reaching over the shoulder with the Reside bottle
For people who have tried every wash, scrub and cream

6 reasons why this leave-on step is so effective at clearing body acne.

You have done the sheets, the shirts, the shower straight after training. This is not about that. It is about the one thing none of your products could do.

It stays on.
Reason 01

It stays on.

Every step in your routine rinses off. Body wash, medicated wash, the scrub, the face cleanser you dragged onto your back. Each one is on your skin for about ten seconds, then down the drain.

This goes on after the shower, once you have towelled off, and it does not come off. Not for the next ten seconds. For the whole night.

That is the only difference that matters, and it is the one thing nothing on your shelf could do.

It is built for body skin, not your face.
Reason 02

It is built for body skin, not your face.

Most people who have had body breakouts for years have already sorted their face. Same person, same habits, same hormones. One area cleared. The other did not.

The difference is the skin. The outer layer on your back, chest and shoulders is thicker and harder for an active to get into. A serum sits on your face all night. The same active hit your back as a wash and was gone in seconds.

Your body was never harder to treat. It was treated with the wrong format.

It gives the active time, which strength could never buy.
Reason 03

It gives the active time, which strength could never buy.

Thicker skin does not need a harder hit. It needs the active sitting on it for long enough to get in. Every product you tried had the same active for seconds, then went down the drain.

So you went up the ladder instead. 2.5% became 5% became 10% benzoyl peroxide. Then a scrub. Then the tablets. Each rung added strength, none added time, and each one billed you: bleached sheets, peeling, the cystic flare, the sun sensitivity.

Your skin sets a ceiling on strength. It does not set one on time. This stays under the ceiling and on your skin all night.

Time on your skin, per use

Body wash 10 seconds
Medicated wash 20 seconds
Scrub 30 seconds
Salicylic pads A few minutes, then it rubs off
This All night

Same active. The difference is how long it is against your skin.

No smell, no sting, no drying. So it can actually stay on.
Reason 04

No smell, no sting, no drying. So it can actually stay on.

You have probably already used salicylic acid. A wash, a pad, maybe a spray. It stung, it smelt like sunscreen or a chemist, it dried you out. So you cut it back to twice a week, and a leave-on used twice a week is a rinse-off in disguise.

This one pairs 2% salicylic acid with centella asiatica, sophora and white willow bark, which settle the skin while the acid works. No benzoyl peroxide, so nothing on your sheets. A fine mist, so you can reach the middle of your own back without help.

96% of surveyed customers called it comfortable to use every night.

Other salicylic products
This
Format
Wash, pad or spray
Leave-on spray
Time on skin
Seconds to minutes
All night
Smell
Medicinal, alcohol or sunscreen
Nothing to speak of
Drying
Yes, so you ration it
Centella, willow bark and sophora so it stays on nightly
Benzoyl peroxide
Often
None
Bleaches sheets and towels
With benzoyl peroxide, yes
No

Same active. The difference is whether your skin will let it stay on.

It gets better every week you keep it on.
Reason 05

It gets better every week you keep it on.

Weeks one and two, not much. Around week four the new breakouts slow down. By week six the older marks have started to fade. That is the honest clock for body skin, and nothing you have used was allowed to run it.

Half the products on your shelf were binned before they could have worked. The ones that did work got dropped once things cleared, and it came back.

This is a nightly step you keep, not a cure you finish.

Before
After
Upper back · 5 weeks
Before
After
Lower back · 5 weeks
85%much improved at four weeks
96%comfortable to use every night
88%rate it 10 out of 10 on "I will keep using it"

Post-purchase survey, 100 customers.

It is risk free.
Reason 06

It is risk free.

Every product on your list asked you to trust it. None of them offered you anything if it did nothing.

Use this every night for 90 days. If your skin has not cleared, email us and we refund the order. No forms, no return postage. Cancel any time, and the price never goes up.

Rated 4.8 from 444 reviews. You are not being asked to believe. You are being asked to try it for four weeks with nothing at stake.

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The leave-on step

It is called Reside.

One leave-on spray, for one job. Not a body wash. Not a face product that happens to reach your back. The whole company is this bottle.

  1. 01Shower as normal. Pat dry.
  2. 02Spray over the areas that break out. Back, chest, shoulders, wherever.
  3. 03Do not rinse. Once a night, every night. Give it four to six weeks.
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Reside leave-on body spray
Reside Body Acne Spray on a stone ledge
Before and after: visible skin improvements after the first week
4 key actives: salicylic acid 2%, centella asiatica, white willow bark, tea tree. No benzoyl peroxide, no dry skin, no stained towels or sheets
How to use: shower as normal and pat dry, spray Reside over the affected areas, leave on and do not rinse
Designed for places that need extra help. Works on chest, back, shoulders, arms, legs and booty
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Leave-on body acne care

Body Acne Spray

4.8 444 reviews

A post-shower spray made for breakouts on the back, chest, shoulders and body.

  • Clearer skin on your back, chest and shoulders
  • Leave-on care that keeps working after the shower
  • Spray-on coverage for hard-to-reach areas
  • No benzoyl peroxide. No stained towels or sheets
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  • Free Reside pouch
  • Free shipping
  • Cancel any time
  • 90-night guarantee

First-order inclusion

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Why leave-on instead of rinse-off?
The skin on your back, chest and shoulders is thicker than the skin on your face. A wash gets about ten seconds of contact before it goes down the drain. Reside stays on after the shower, so the salicylic acid has hours to reach the pore instead of seconds.
How to use Reside
Shower as normal and pat dry. Spray over the areas that break out. Do not rinse. Once a night, every night, and give it four to six weeks.
Formula & ingredients
Salicylic acid 2% clears the pore. Centella asiatica calms the skin, white willow bark soothes, tea tree purifies. No benzoyl peroxide, so no dry skin and no stained towels or sheets. 120 mL, leave-on.
90-day money-back guarantee
Use Reside as directed for 90 days. If your skin has not cleared, email support@resideskin.com and we refund the order. That window covers the four to six weeks the product needs to show anything, so you are never judging it too early.

Real skin, a few weeks apart

1 / 6
Before Before
After After
Ruby T.
Shoulder · 4 weeks

“Bra strap breakouts every summer. Cleared in a month and I didn't change anything else.”

Before Before
After After
Priya S.
Upper back · 5 weeks

“I'd stopped wearing anything backless. Not any more.”

Before Before
After After
Tahlia R.
Chest · 6 weeks

“The spots along my neckline were the ones I hated most. Gone.”

Before Before
After After
Amelia K.
Back of shoulder · 6 weeks

“I can actually reach it myself. That was the whole problem before.”

Before Before
After After
Jess M.
Lower back · 5 weeks

“The waistband spots I've had since I started running are gone. Nothing else stayed on long enough.”

Before Before
After After
Sophie L.
Upper back · 3 weeks

“Sprayed it after every shower and just left it. Easiest thing I've ever stuck to.”

The formula

How it works

Stays on longer

Stays on longer

With a leave-on spray format

Most body-acne treatments rinse away in the shower. Reside is applied after you wash, so it stays on your skin instead of disappearing down the drain.

Targets body breakouts

Targets body breakouts

With salicylic acid

A proven acne-care ingredient that helps unclog pores and target the breakouts that show up across the back, chest, shoulders and body.

Made for friction zones

Made for friction zones

For sweat, straps and activewear

Body breakouts often show up where sweat and fabric stay close to skin: bra lines, waistbands, gym clothes and upper back.

Supports comfortable use

Supports comfortable use

With centella and botanical extracts

The formula pairs its acne-care active with ingredients selected to make consistent leave-on use feel more manageable.

Easier to apply yourself

Easier to apply yourself

With broad, hands-free coverage

Spray directly across larger or hard-to-reach areas without needing to rub in a cream or rely on someone else to help with your back.

No benzoyl peroxide

No benzoyl peroxide

No bleach-stained towels or sheets

Reside gives you a leave-on body-care step without benzoyl peroxide, the active often associated with bleaching fabrics.

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FAQs

How is Reside different from a body wash?
A wash is on your skin for ten seconds. Reside is on it for hours. You apply it after you shower and towel off, and it stays. The skin on your back, chest and shoulders is thicker than facial skin, and an active needs contact time to reach the pore. That is why Reside is a leave-on spray and not another wash.
Will it dry out my skin or make things worse?
No benzoyl peroxide. That is the ingredient responsible for the drying, peeling and stinging most people have already been through. Reside pairs salicylic acid with centella asiatica and white willow bark so the skin stays settled while the active works. If your skin is reactive, patch test a small area for two days and begin every second day before moving to daily.
How long does it take to see a difference?
Four weeks. Use it every day and judge it at the four-week mark, not before. New breakouts slow first. Older marks fade over the weeks that follow. Skin differs from person to person, so the timeline moves, but consistency is what decides it.
What if Reside is not right for me?
Use it as directed for 90 days. If your skin has not improved, email support@resideskin.com with your order number and we refund the order. No forms, no return postage, no questions. The same address answers anything else.
Can I use Reside on my back by myself?
Yes. It is a spray for exactly that reason. It covers broad, hard-to-reach areas without rubbing anything in. Reach over your shoulder, spray, give it a minute to dry, get dressed.
Will it bleach towels, sheets or clothing?
No benzoyl peroxide, so none of the bleaching that ingredient is known for. Let Reside dry for a minute before you get dressed or into bed, as you would with any skincare.
Where can I use it?
Back, chest, shoulders, bra line, butt, and anywhere else on the body that breaks out. External use only, on intact skin. Not for the face, broken skin, or skin that is already irritated. Keep it away from the eyes.
Can I use it every day?
Yes. Once a day. Shower, pat dry, spray over the areas that break out, leave it on. Night is the simplest time to build the habit. If you are new to salicylic acid, use it every second day for the first week, then move to daily.
What is in Reside?
Salicylic acid is the active. Supporting it: centella asiatica, sophora flavescens root, white willow bark and tea tree. No benzoyl peroxide. The full ingredient list is on the bottle.

Reviews

4.8 444 reviews
Ruby T. Brisbane · ShouldersVerified buyer

Bra line breakouts since I was 19. Used this every night after the shower for about five weeks and it just stopped. Didn't sting, didn't dry my skin out, didn't wreck my towels like the last thing I tried.

Priya S. Melbourne · ChestVerified buyer

I've bought body washes with the same active and they did nothing, and now I understand why, they're on your skin for ten seconds. This stays on. Chest is clear, back is nearly there at week four.

Tahlia R. Sydney · Upper backVerified buyer

I live alone and I could never get a cream onto the middle of my back properly. Spray it, wait a minute, put a shirt on. Done. Breakouts along my sports bra strap are gone.

Amelia K. Perth · BackVerified buyer

Honestly nothing for the first two weeks and I nearly gave up. Around week three the new ones stopped showing up and by week six the old marks had faded. Four stars only because I wanted it faster.

Jess M. Adelaide · ShouldersVerified buyer

My last treatment had benzoyl peroxide and ruined two sets of sheets and a pillowcase. This doesn't. Skin on my shoulders is clear, and I've stopped checking my back in the mirror before I get dressed.

Sophie L. Gold Coast · Lower backVerified buyer

Weight training five days a week and the butt and lower back breakouts were constant. Spray after the gym shower, that's it. Three weeks in and it's the clearest my skin has been since I started training.

Mia H. Hobart · ChestVerified buyer

I was expecting that sharp medicinal smell every salicylic spray seems to have. This one is basically nothing. Goes on, dries in a minute, no sting. Chest cleared in about a month.

Chloe W. Canberra · BackVerified buyer

Backless dress, back acne, panic. Started this exactly six weeks out and used it every single night. Photos came back and there is nothing to see. I'm on the subscription now so it stays that way.

Georgia P. Newcastle · ChestVerified buyer

Been on the wash-scrub-repeat cycle for years. This is the first leave-on I've tried and the difference is obvious. Still get the odd one around my period but it's a handful, not a constellation.

Reside bottle on a stone ledge, a bare back behind it

Give body breakouts more than ten seconds.

Reside is made for the places where a rinse-off wash falls short.

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