# Skin Disease, Rash, Acne — Blood donor deferral criteria compared across national blood services

For Skin Disease, Rash, Acne, blood service is American Red Cross (US); waiting period is no waiting period; condition is as long as the skin over the vein to be used to collect blood is not affected; if the skin disease has become infected, wait until the infection has cleared; outcome is accept, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Criterion:** Skin Disease, Rash, Acne
- **Blood service:** American Red Cross (US) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Waiting period:** no waiting period
- **Condition:** as long as the skin over the vein to be used to collect blood is not affected; if the skin disease has become infected, wait until the infection has cleared _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Outcome:** accept _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Acceptable as long as the skin over the vein to be used to collect blood is not affected. If the skin disease has become infected, wait until the infection has cleared before donating. Taking antibiotics to control acne does not disqualify you from donating.

## Source

- https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/eligibility-requirements/eligibility-criteria-alphabetical.html

Last verified: 2026-08-06. Review by: 2027-02-02.
Part of [Blood donor deferral criteria compared across national blood services](https://referencesource.org/blood-donor-deferral-criteria/).