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The Hit List: Best Acne Spot Treatment
What’s the Best Acne Spot Treatment…?
What brand/product wins this category? Any particular reason it wins?
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queen helene mint julep mask is the only thing i use when i have an occasional blowout.
For day or night I like using Clean & Clear Persagel 10. It works really well when you feel acne coming on or on existing acne. Zaps it right up! Only problem with this is you have to make sure you also moisturize your face–it has a tendency to dry out my skin—and I usually have very oily skin! Also, from The Body Shop a night time treatment I like is their Tea Tree Blemish Fade Night Lotion. I love both of these items and they work wonders on my skin!
I use the same thing, it is amazing!!
I really like Neutrogena Eliminating spot treatment gel. Not only does it get rid of any pimples I have but it also heals and gets rid of the marks and scars they leave behind for the most part.
Aveda’s salicylic acne treatment (comes in a small brown glass container)
Tea Tree oil. Best hands down, and I have tried everything from under the sun.
Totally agree. Tea tree oil is the only shit that works! And I’ve tried it all!
neutrogena’s on the spot treatment….i like benzyl peroxide and it clears up spots pretty well. Murad Clarifying Mask helps too
Still trying to figure that one out! I want to Mario Badescu’s drying lotion but I’ve heard such mixed reviews…
It smells like like butt with a base note of Vicks VapoRub, but it works like a charm!
i use Mario Badescu’s drying cream – it works better for me than the lotion, and doesn’t dry my skin out, just kicks butt on the acne 🙂
I’ve tried this, and it works on pimples that already have the icky white head. They make a different lotion for the pimples that are under the skin. The pink stuff works really well!!
I didn’t like this one. It didn’t work for me.
I agree with you. Mario Badescu didn’t work with me. Even the pink powder.
its sooo amazing. it smells like strong astringent but it works soo well… even better if you use their whole acne system.
Mario Badescu drying lotion!
Currently my favorite is tea tree oil. I don’t dilute it, since my skin is tough as leather. Really deflates my spots quickly, and smells good : )
This sounds crazy, but i’m doing an experiment. I’ve stopped washing my face. I’m only on day for but so far it’s cleared up. The only treatment I use is a homeopathic oil i got at the health store that is titled “clear skin.” I apply it directly to the acne. My face is almost entirely clear now the best part is it doesn’t get dry or oily (except after a shower it’s dry).
I don’t think your experiment is all that crazy!! I have always thought my face looked so much better (clearer, less oily and prettier) the day after I’ve washed it!!
Sulfur masks like Proactiv’s Refining Mask and Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Correct & Perfect Spot Treatment. Us to us another brand for years still the stopped making it.
For day time spot treatment, salicylic acid gel like Neutrogena’s Rapid Clear 2-in-1 Fight & Fade Gel.
Update: Mario Badescu drying lotion is the same fomula to the other Sulfur masks i use to use. Keep and eye out for the active ingredient. Sulfur/Sulphur is the best for acne.
Best acne spot treatment hands down would be (perscription wise) “BenzaClin” or anything with both benzoyl peroxide and clyndamyacin. Best drug store over the counter stuff is the neutrogena acne spot treatment 🙂
Benzaclin!! Used it for years, really helped me. No drug plan anymore so I can’t purchase it as regularly as I used to :(.
if you have insurance then yeah
I love Benzaclin too!
I use Benzacline at night (not too many days in a row though, or my skin gets sensitive and dry).
I use tea tree oil during the day, under my makeup because I find that Benzacline gives my skin a strange texture and looks really obvious on.
I’m lucky and I pay about $20 per 50g bottle which is a lot less than I’ve heard of some other people paying. It lasts me quite the while.
bye bye blemish drying lotion
Mario Badescu – Drying Lotion
This isn’t an actual spot treatment, but it’s something that really works for me. If I have a zit or I can tell that one is about to pop up, I dab Murad’s Clarifyig Mask on it before I go to bed and leave it on all night. It dries the pimple right up.
HUGE 2nd!!! Love this stuff!!!
I really like Skyn Iceland Anti-Blemish Gel. It’s like a liquid band-aid for pimples. It actually creates a barrier over the skin so the bacteria can’t get in (for those of us who have a bad habit of touching our faces) and the willow bark dries out and heals the blemish. I don’t necessarily seek out products with all natural ingredients but it’s kinda cool how effective this one is.
Origina makes a fabulous spot treatment!
Hands down, Kate Somerville EradiKate!! It contains 10% sulfur, which is the highest concentration I’ve seen, and still doesn’t irritate or dry out my skin. Love.
I actually really enjoy the On The Spot Acne Treatment from Neutrogena; I put it on in the morning after cleansing my face, and before bed after I shower.
That’s exactly what I’ve done for the last 12 years, and I never break out!
Mario Badescu Drying Lotion…get’s rid of them overnight 😉
I really do swear by Neutrogena…they make quite a few spot treatments.
Also, the old standby which works miracles to me and a few other friends is using tea tree oil. Desert Essence makes a tea tree oil blemish roller, and a tea tree oil cleanser which works without being overly drying or harsh on the skin.
And if you find that you scar easily (which I do), I’ve discovered and am obsessed with Cliniques clinical Spot treatment. Works wonders!
in my opinion it’s lush grease lighting!!
I love it so much too!
Mario B- Drying Lotion…love it!
Clean & Clear’s Persagel….it reduces the size and redness overnight. 😀
BenzaClin, which is prescription. It gets rid of anything overnight. And if you pick (Like me. Oops!) it has an antibiotic so the spots won’t get infected. Tea Tree Oil is my other favorite, and I make a homemade toner with that and Witch Hazel which makes my skin stay clear. I also use Tea Tree Oil Castile Soap to wash my face. I NEVER get breakouts now.
I adore Origins’ Spot Treatment (in the tiny bottle)!
yes!! Me too!! I smear some all over my face at least once a week, and on spots as they pop up. I can almost leave the house without makeup! 🙂
Yon-ka Emulsion Pure! I’m curious to try Dermalogica Overnight Clearing Gel too, but right now I can’t get enough of this Yon-ka product. I had never heard of the brand until last week when I had a facial, and it was recommended to me.
Emulsion Pure is water based, alcohol free and has essential oils of lavender, geranium, rosemary, thyme, and cypress. Never in a million years would I have chosen a product with essential oils to treat my acne, but it seems to really work miracles. And it never hurts that the company is from Paris, right? :p
DHC Acne Spot Therapy has worked wonders clearing up my cystic acne. Zits practically disappear overnight
Lush’s Grease Lightening. It’s a miracle in a bottle!
Booboo Zap by benefit. It smells nice too!
Not really a spot treatment, but using Stridex pads (red box) DRASTICALLY reduced the amount of acne and clogged pores I had. Now I feel comfortable enough to go out without makeup! YAY!
Neutrogena On the Spot Acne Treatment – I’m 28 and have been using this since I was 16…it’s the best acne treatment I’ve ever used.
you have acny till now??:( or just use it as a cleanser?
I’ve had really good results with Korres Cinnamon and Thyme Gel
No OTC product I’ve tried has worked, but Duac (a prescription gel that’s part antibiotic, part benzoyl peroxide) works pretty well for me.
Duac is AMAZING. So expensive though, even with insurance. I have so many of the little samples.
I like Boo Boo Zap from BeneFit Cosmetics
For my skin I love to use Lush´s Catastrophe Cosmetic mask and afterwards Grease Lightning. Wonderful stuff!
Lush’s Grease Lightning!!
Mario Badescu Drying Lotion
Ziana is the best for me – it is an Rx that contains a retinoid and an antibiotic.
the pink stuff kate somerville makes is so great.
also: cheap version- clearasil works wonders for me.
Definitely DDF sulphur mask. It’s awesome. The zeno also works well.
Aczone — I believe you can only get it through a dermatologist though. It seriously saves my skin though… you just put a little bit on a pimple that is new and by the next day it is gone.
I swear by this stuff.
Like like? Apparently I need more coffee coffee.
mario badescu drying lotion. i can’t live without it
An antiseptic cleanser and tea trea oil.
Another vote for Mario Badescu drying lotion. Can’t beat the stuff.
Aesop Chamomile Concentrate Anti-Blemish Masque. Use it all over as a masque, or as an overnight spot treatment.
I have LITERALLY tried it alllllll, and Origins Spot Remover is epiccc. its also clear which is great for daytime, and at night for heavy duty sometimes i layer it with out of trouble mask as a spot remover.
Origins spot remover — but I think it’s been discontinued:( — does anybody know?
Nuetrogena used to make these little round flesh colored stickers for spot treatment and they were great! Pop them on and go to sleep. I wish I could find them they were handy to have around.
LUSH Grease Lightning, hands down. It works on zits of any size and type and all you do is put it on before you go to bed. Also, for $10, you get a whopping 45g of product! I’ve had my bottle for a year now and I haven’t even made a dent in it.
I use exfoliac nc gel. And that’s holy to me, it’s a frensh product so i hope they sell it everywere. It’s something you buy in a pharmacie i’ve been using it since i was 15 (now 22) and i had acne and now i have perfect skin. If a spot is showing up i put it on and in 2 days it’s gone
Burt’s Bee’s Blemish stick is great, its mostly tea tree but it’s a handy little rolly topped stick
Definitely Dermalogica’s concealing spot treatment
I use Clinique Acne Solutions 3 step system,
Mario badescu drying cream
I really like lush’s greased lighting. It really helps clear up a spot fast. Which I hardly ever have anymore thanks to lush’s dark angel face cleanser!!!!
Kiehl’s Acne Blemish Control Daily Skin-Clearing Treatment
Yeeesss! Absolutely second Kiehls’ blemish treatment. It is amazing!! I only discovered it beginning of the year and I’ve just finished my first tube. SOOOO desperate to run out and buy a refil now >_<
acne spot treatment by MUrad and Kiehls blue herbal spot treatment and some tea trea gel of Body shop
BOSCIA HAS A GOOD ONE IN A ROLLER BALL AND CLINIQUE USED TO HAVE A GEL IN A TINY SQUEEZE BOTTLE THAT WAS GOOD. WITCH HAZEL IS ALSO GOOD ON A COTTON PAD/BALL.
I love Lush’s Grease Lightning – but in saying that I’ve actually never tried any other “spot treatment”. This one definitely helps though in my opinion! 🙂 I also use their Tea Tree Water Toner and Dark Angels face wash, etc.
Tea Tree oil! Natural and great for any cuts and scrapes too. I get mine from Aveda!
THE CLARISONIC!
By far. It cleared up my moderate to severe acne. Now I only have a few pimples at worst. Nothing else has ever done anything apart from help my acne get better faster/mildly improve its appearance.
Mary Kay’s Acne Gel… very affordable and works instantly!! I’ve been using it for years now, and it definitely helped out my acne!
Mario Badescu Drying Lotion!! holy grail for me! amazinngg
Where do you buy your tea tree oil from?!