'Effective' spot treatment

[MKR&*42]

I used to just use regular facewash and/or oxy spot gel to treat spots, and for a good few years it seemed to work. However, past few months it hasn't and spot outbreak has just got even worse.

Any recommendations for other stuff that you lot have found to work really well? I've had people tell me to use 'Superdrug Tea Tree Stick' or something 'cause it's quite cheap and effective apparently, but any other suggestions?

[Sharon]

Cover them with toothpaste on them before you go to sleep after you've washed your face and when you wake up obviously wash it off when you wash your face, then just do that every night and it should make them go down a lot and eventually disappear x

[bam..its..abbz]

Um I've had similar problems, see your GP and they should give you some tablets and cream which helps alot

[Empired]

You will only give you tablets if your spots are really bad and don't respond to any other kind of treatment, I think. Plus they don't bring the spots down, they just stop as many being able to 'grow'.

Personally, I use The Boy Shop's Tea Tree Blemish Gel (which I think is what you're talking about) for when I actually have a spot, but to try and stop them from coming up at all, I use Simple's Hydrating Light Moisturiser and apply it once in the morning and once in the evening. I also occasionally use Cocoa Butter if I can be bothered.

Make sure to be washing your face twice a day at the very least and wash your hair regularly, as I find I get spots if my hair is unwashed (this may just be a correlation, though, and not a cause).

Finally, I eat plenty of fruit to keep my skin clear. I try to have at least four pieces a day. Vegetables don't seem to have any kind of effect (positive or negative) but fruit seems to work ok.

[bam..its..abbz]

You will only give you tablets if your spots are really bad and don't respond to any other kind of treatment, I think. Plus they don't bring the spots down, they just stop as many being able to 'grow'.

Personally, I use The Boy Shop's Tea Tree Blemish Gel (which I think is what you're talking about) for when I actually have a spot, but to try and stop them from coming up at all, I use Simple's Hydrating Light Moisturiser and apply it once in the morning and once in the evening. I also occasionally use Cocoa Butter if I can be bothered.

Make sure to be washing your face twice a day at the very least and wash your hair regularly, as I find I get spots if my hair is unwashed (this may just be a correlation, though, and not a cause).

Finally, I eat plenty of fruit to keep my skin clear. I try to have at least four pieces a day. Vegetables don't seem to have any kind of effect (positive or negative) but fruit seems to work ok.

Mine arnt bad, but he cream and tablets doctors give you get rid of them , or try a face spa , which heats your pauses and stops spots growing

[Ardemax]

Cover them with toothpaste on them before you go to sleep after you've washed your face and when you wake up obviously wash it off when you wash your face, then just do that every night and it should make them go down a lot and eventually disappear x

Use this as a last resort. Many people have experienced scarring because of using toothpaste. Just a heads up

[HarrySX]

E45 every day and Sudocrem on outbreaks each night.
Change bed sheets twice a week.
Shower daily.
Don't wash your face with anything such as soap as it'll get rid of the natural oils which are good for you.

[bam..its..abbz]

Face steamers are good, they don't cost that much , help alot ^ (Y)

[myke]

The health & fitness blogs I read can't enforce the power of water enough

[FlyingJesus]

Vouch for water, best cleansing agent that humans can ingest it'll do wonders for things other than just skin too, so definitely make sure you're drinking plenty of water