pimple spot treatments

This is the best acne spot treatment I’ve ever tried so far!! I’ve invested money in other brands like La Roche Posay but it didn’t do anything for me. ...It cleared up most acne spots overnight or within a couple hours without leaving any trace of them or the treatment.

What it is: A maximum-strength, two-percent-salicylic-acid gel that soothes the skin, targets acne, and visibly reduces blemish size and redness in as little as four hours.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Acne and Blemishes and Oiliness

Formulation: Gel

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Salicylic Acid 2%: Penetrates pores to exfoliate and visibly smooth the skin.
- Oat Extract: Soothes the skin and reduces the look of redness.
- Witch Hazel: Absorbs excess oil and visibly tightens pores.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, phthalates, mineral oil, oxybenzone, and sulfates SLS & SLES. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

I love this spot treatment, I use it after I put my Hourglass foundation on and blend the two on blemishes or old acne red spots. ...Exactly what I needed: spot treatment without being too harsh, and coverage without further clogging.

What it is: A tinted spot treatment designed to cover up and address blemishes, breakouts, and redness.

Skin Type: Combination and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Redness, Acne, and Blemishes

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Complex of Maclura Bioflavonoids, Tea Tree Oil, and Zinc Oxide: Helps combat unwanted impurities.
- Vitamin B3: Supports the body’s natural skin renewal.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, and triclocarban, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances. This product is also cruelty-free, and gluten-free.

Great for spot treatment...Great for spot treatment if you get dark spots after breakouts. ...It works great as a spot treatment...This is very effective as a spot treatment. I use it at night as a part of my routine.

What it is: A targeted, daily concentrate with 21 percent brightening agents to help fade the look of stubborn dark spots, such as sun spots, age spots, post-acne scars, and melasma, before, during, and after dark spot formation.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dark Spots, and Dullness and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Lightweight Serum

Highlighted Ingredients:
- 10% Azelaic Acid Derivative: Water soluble and more tolerated version of azelaic acid that visibly brightens skin tone.
- 3% Tranexamic Acid: Clinical-grade acid, widely used in dermatology to prevent discoloration.
- 2% Phytic Acid: A resurfacing ingredient derived from rice to exfoliate skin.

Nourishing spot treatment...This product is one of my top spot treatments. It doesn’t dry out the area like most others do and it does a good job at addressing the pimple before it surfaces. ...Great for acne spots...This Salicylic Acid Spot Solution helped dry out my acne pimples. Occasionally I get a pimple around my chin area and this worked great.

What it is: A targeted cream for acne spots that visibly reduces breakout size in as little as one hour.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Pores, Acne and Blemishes, and Oiliness

Highlighted Ingredients:
- 100% Natural Salicylic Acid: Naturally exfoliates and visibly refines skin texture.
- Niacinamide: Minimizes the appearance of pores.
- Tea Tree: Purifies the skin.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: A natural and non-drying purifying cream that targets acne spots fast and reduce breakout size. Use this leave-on cream under makeup to color correct redness with natural green pigments.

It softens wrinkles and reduces dark spots as well. Skin looks very radiant and healthy....Love using this treatment and I’m truly amazed by the results. This retinol treatment helps to reduce dark spots and fine line and wrinkles.

What it is: A lightweight resurfacing treatment that boosts clarity and helps visibly even skin texture and tone for more balanced skin with a healthy glow.

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Retinoid, Hexylresorcinol, and Niacinamide: A clinically backed blend that visibly reduces fine lines and wrinkles and diminishes the appearance of dark spots and hyperpigmentation while being gentle to skin.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens and mineral oil. It is also cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This fast-absorbing treatment is formulated with a blend of a retinoid, hexylresorcinol, and niacinamide to visibly reduce fine lines and wrinkles and diminish the appearance of dark spots and hyperpigmentation. The formula is ef

The gel formulation sat awkwardly for me, and seemed to cause more flaking. This would be a good spot treatment for people with less dry skin with whiteheads/blackheads, but not papule/pimple stage. ...It does reduce the size and appearance of blemishes after 1 treatment, however I would have to use it every night otherwise the pimples would come back.

What it is: An overnight treatment, with its powerful combination of vitamins C and E, that helps reduce bacteria count on your skin to prevent and reduce the appearance of blemishes.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Pores, Uneven Texture, and Acne and Blemishes

Highlighted Ingredients:
- 5% STAY®-C 50: Prevents and reduces the look of blemishes and breakouts.
- 2% Salicylic Acid: Gently exfoliates, removing dead skin cells and unclogging the appearance of pores.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This is a stable Vitamin C derivative that visibly brightens and evens skin tone.

I add it after I apply moisturizer and I can see some of my dark spots starting to lighten up. Hopefully after a few more weeks it'll help even up my skin tone and get rid of my dark spots!...I love using a retinol to get rid of my acne scars from previous cystic spots, and this has slowly but surely cleared those up.

What it is: A tri-action retinol, bakuchiol, and peptide formula that supports natural collagen and addresses the look of fine lines, wrinkles, and loss of firmness.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Pores, and Loss of Firmness and Elasticity

Formulation: Lightweight Cream

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Retinol 0.3%: Fights the look of fine lines and wrinkles.
- Bakuchiol 2%: Amplifies retinol's fighting power.
- Peptides: Support natural collagen and improve the look of firmness.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar.

The best treatment for back acne...This treatment works so well for my skin when I’m using it consistently. ...However, I would advise using this on sensitive skin areas such as inner thigh, chest, etc because it is fairly strong (since it does its job), but on areas where you don't need it, it was a little too harsh. However, as a spot treatment, this was great.

What it is: A leave-on body exfoliant, made with two percent BHA, that gently sheds dulling buildup to smooth rough, bumpy textures and reveal soft, glowing skin all over.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Redness, Dullness, and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Lightweight Cream

Highlighted Ingredients:

- Salicylic Acid (BHA) 2%: Exfoliates to diminish buildup and smooth bumpy textures.

- Vitamin E: Visibly softens skin while supporting environmental protection.

- Chamomile and Green Tea: Provide light, lasting hydration while soothing irritation.

Noticeable improvement in dark spots and acne scars from pimples immediately after beginning use. ...I really love this for my dark spots. Every time I get a pimple, after it heals I’m left with a dark spot.

What it is: A clinically shown, fast-acting, targeted formula that reduces the look of hyperpigmentation and discoloration left behind by blemishes.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dark Spots and Acne and Blemishes

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Mandelic Acid 10%: Reduces the appearance of dark spots, hyperpigmentation, and post-blemish marks.
- Glycerin 2%: Hydrates skin and draws in moisture.
- Encapsulated Retinol 0.1%: Helps fade the appearance of dark spots and discoloration.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

It showed significant results on my acne skin. It reduced the pimple. My skin looks more smooth and healthy...I love the the Pre-Show Glow Instant Retexturizing Treatment. I used this product twice a week and can see an improvement in my skin’s dark spots and vibrance.

What it is: This one minute 10% AHA treatment clarifies, purifies, brightens and smooths skin by gently clearing dull surface cells to even texture over time.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dark Spots, Dullness, and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Liquid