It’s amazing how much I can find to say about spot treatments for acne. You’d think it’s a simple topic but actually there are a few right and wrong things you can do when it comes to treating individual pimples …
As I mentioned in the video, the most important thing is finding something that actually works. There’s no point in using a spot treatment that does nothing, you’re just wasting your money and your time.
If a spot treatment has done nothing for your pimple overnight then it doesn’t work so toss it out. By nothing I mean it hasn’t dried the pimple out, brought it to the surface or helped it heal. Trust me, you’ll know when it’s done nothing, you can tell.
My favorite spot treatment of all time is the Miessence Purifying Blemish Gel. It’s great at drying out the pimple and killing off the bacteria. It’s also 100% organic and 100% natural which is fantastic (of course). So no side effects or problems if you stop using it.
And these are the natural spot treatments I’ve recently been using which I mentioned in my video-
Clay mixed with apple cider vinegar
I you haven’t seen the video I recorded about this spot treatment then I recommend you take a look - How To Use Clay Masks To Spot Treat Pimples.
This is not my current favorite spot treatment but it does work at speeding up the healing process of a spot by bring all the toxins up to the surface. Don’t be alarmed if you wake up the next day with heads on each of the pimples that you applied this treatment to. Just don’t pick and they’ll be gone before you know it.
Also be careful of how strong some of these clays are (which I also mentioned in the video). For my pale sensitive skin, I’m better off with using the white clay or a mix of white and red or white and yellow.
Manuka honey
This honey is truly a gift from heaven. It’s an anti-bacterial, anti-viral and anti-fungal. There’s a lot of info on the web now about how to heal wounds and speed up the recovery of scars with manuka honey. Google it to take a look, but be careful because I did stumble across some really icky websites when I was doing research, it’s been used to heal some very serious wounds!
For spots I find it’s not a miracle product and it doesn’t do a lot, but it does work better than nothing. Just make sure your manuka honey has a high UMF which is the antibacterial property. The higher the number the better it works. Mine is at 14+ which apparently is just okay. Aim for at least 15+ and then you’ll probably get better results than me. And there are many testimonials on the net from acne sufferers that have had great results with using manuka honey topically, so maybe I just haven’t trialed it long enough. I might do a proper trial soon.
Live-Live Bee Yummy Facelift Mask
You know I’m Live-Live’s biggest fan so of course I have to mention their products. This facemask is great for hydrating the skin and doing what it says - giving you a natural facelift. But I also find it quite good as a spot treatment too. It’s kind of like using the manuka honey, but with the added benefits of royal jelly and kombucha mushroom.
This is another one however that’s a little tricky to use at night because it remains sticky on your face. So if you like to sleep on your side then you’re going to get it all over your pillow.
Read more about the Facelift Mask here.
Paw Paw ointment
I’ve blogged a little about how good paw paw and papaya is for the skin. I’m just learning more and more about it now and want to explore it more in the future so stay tuned.
What I can say is that it’s helped to heal my scars, especially when my skin is getting a bit scaly and dry around the scaring. I haven’t yet tried it on an active pimple but next spot I get I’ll give it a go!
If you have a favorite spot treatment or at home remedy that you use, please share in the box below, we’d all love to hear from you.