Spot cream that actually works?

[Dancergirl]

Can anyone recommend one? I've tried clean and clear, neutragena (sp?) and freederm and they all do NOTHING!

Have you tried avene Products ( avail on amazon), very similar to much more expensive products. Often recommended by dermatologists. Boots sometimes do them on special offer.

Was going to recommend toothpaste and aspirin/ibuprofen from gel caps (used externally).

Dr Nick Lowe spot gel and the cleansing face wash - available in Boots. Spot gel works great, but Dermalogica overnight gel also good. Both salicyclic acid based. And just making sure I am bothering to wash my face morning and night helps day to day, but since using these products I've noticed my monthly spots (am mid30s WTF am i getting them for?) round my jaw are not the odd one or two and not a join the dots jigsaw

Hi - have had excellent results with clearasil 4 hour(??) in a small tube - didn't beleiv it would work, but it did!

Clinique gel - fantastic stuff, even DS uses it his own

Duac
Zineryt
et al

Get yourselves to your Dr's!
There are loads and loads of spot creams out there that work. And don't cost the earth

Whether you call it 'acne' or 'hormonal' or 'spots', 'tis all the same kinda problem. Don't spend a lot of money on things that rarely deliver what they promise. TBH, if you need the appearance of a juice spot to be deminuished, some of the acid based suggeststions (Aspirin = salicylic acid) might work between now and the party you are planning to dazzle at , but for more longterm management, get some medical/dermatological advice. And do NOT believe any claim made by the cosmetic industry, ever!!

a juicy spot, no idea what a 'juice spot' even is

Sudocreme, it's magic! I also put it on my upper lip after I've waxed my tash .

I had acne in my early 20's and Quinoderm helped...although it did give me very dry skin and watch out, it bleaches clothes and pillowcases!

Oh, and in the end I went on Dianette to clear my skin up. It worked!

Go and get zineryt or similar from GP ... It has an antibiotic in it but it's topical ...much much much better than anything over the counter :)

Sudacreme here too!

Sudocrem!

I have a literary friend who, when his wife was expecting their first baby, wrote on his list 'buy pseudocream' :)

That's brilliant werewolves

I have just been prescribed adapalene by my gp. It is a retinoid, in the same class as tretinoin and it works miracles. The retinoids also have clinically proven anti-ageing effects.

Duac from docs

Definitely a pharmacy-type (as opposed to beauty-type) cream containing benzoyl peroxide. Though watch out for it bleaching your bedlinen.

I don't know what type your spots are but I still (at age almost 40 ) need to use an exfoliating scrub on my face to keep blackheads and zits at bay. St Ives apricot or Superdrug own brand tea tree ones, usually. Not every day, but most days.

Continuous use of contraceptive pill Yasmin transformed my skin. Even my hair was normal and not greasy. A real silver bullet for me.

Quinoderm it does dry skin so use lots of moisturiser or just apply it every other day.

I have spots/acne since the day I started my periods at age 12. I am now in my 40's. I have had bouts of horrific acne and then a few years where it was milder. never had a day without spots not 1 day until now. I discovered proactiv system. Think it contains bp and other stuff. A mild scrub with AHA's i think, then a lotion/tonic, then a cream. You can buy them in boots or online. My skin has not been this good since I was a child. I actually forgot what it was like to have good skin, and actually answer the door without putting on cover-up stuff first, I feel so happy about it....really amazing stuff for hormonal acne.

Dermalogica special clearing booster

I'd advise against putting neat tea tree oil on your face. It can really burn the skin (and you won't feel it burning). I've done this a few times and never learnt and ended up with sore dry patches where my spot was - which lasted way longer than the spot would have done.

The best face wash I've tried for combination skin has got to be Modern Friction which I use daily with water in the shower (not dry as they suggest) and it's not too harsh.

That's by Origins by the way

The Clinque Blemish range is brilliant. I tried everything, all the stuff you can buy from the spots range at Superdrug as well Sudocrem nothing worked. I'm 40 yrs old and get break outs like a puberty ridden teenager!! The Clinque stuff really works, its takes a couple of weeks and they will get worse but persevere, it really gets rid of them.