Pimples and surprise breakouts are never fun. The best thing we can do to ensure new breakouts go away quickly is spot-treat them with a breakout-clearing treatment product and/or mask instead of trying to pick at or pop them. Below I list 8 products I think are great options for spot-treating pimples. These spot treatments are best applied after cleansing and toner in your AM or PM skincare routine.

scrub me secret: if you’re experiencing new breakouts, keep your skincare routine gentle and minimal using only a gentle cleanser, calming or hydrating toner, spot treatment, and moisturizer or face oil for 7 days. This should help reset your skin’s barrier, reduce inflammation, and clear breakouts.

scrub me secret: Masks are a great option because you can use them to spot treat pimples as well as use them for your full face. You can even mask anywhere you want on your body. I usually suggest masking your full face once a week or once every 10 days. You can use a mask as a spot treatment daily.

scrub me secret: My skin is really reactive and gets visibly red very easily. When my skin is broken out from a reaction to a product, environmental allergy, or hormonal fluctuation a lot of inflammation comes along with my pimples. My skin responds really well to soothing and anti-inflammatory masks like the colloidal oat mask or blue magic mask.