7 spot treatments for zapping pimples away in a flash

Anything with a hefty serving of salicylic acid will usually do the trick in the drying out department, but this purifying oil also includes anti-inflammatory tamanu oil to keep things calm once the congestion has been cleared.

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Heard of pimple patches? Of course you have; they took over the 'gram last year. Well, these are our faves; they feature hydrocolloid, an ingredient which works to pull pus (sorry) and gunk out of the blemish while also preventing picking.

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Looking for a gentle giant that’ll get the job done without going too hard on surrounding skin? This blemish gel features a natural salicylic acid form as well as soothing wintergreen leaf extract.

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This guy pairs five acids together (salicylic, lysophosphatidic, hydroxydecanoic, sebaic and glycolic; try pronouncing those). But also, if you’re a pimple, try getting past them.

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We'd love to go against the crowd, but everything you’ve heard about this formula is true: it not only significantly reduces redness but hell, we’ll say it, halves the size of blemishes while you sleep.

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What do you get when you mix salicylic acid (a pore purifier), sulphur (an oil absorber), and zinc oxide (an irritation easer)? No (or at least very few) blemishes, that’s for damn sure.

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This drying lotion is similar to the Badescu blend (and by that we mean it’s phenomenal at drying up and shrinking spots). Our advice? Apply it as soon as you feel a pimple rising to prevent it from actually showing up.

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