Spot treatments to get rid of your latest pimple fast

By: Alexandra Donaldson

Whether you suffer from regular breakouts, or have no idea why that pimple decided to show up right before a big event, it's important to have a good spot treatment on hand to handle flare-ups. Spot treatments offer targeted treatment in concentrated formulations so you can reduce inflammation, calm redness and heal breakouts, without having to treat your whole face.

Available in gels, creams, oils and serum-like liquids, there's a spot treatment out there that will definitely work for your skin. Here are a few of our favourites.

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This invisible treatment is free from many irritants that can be found in other acne treatments. Tea Tree oil is the star ingredient here, and at a 20% concentration you can expect this spot treatment to work fast.

Thursday Plantation Tea Tree Medicated Gel for Acne, $12, abundancenaturally.com.

Though the label on this product is mask, it also works great as a spot treatment if you just want to treat the one area. Fruit enzymes gently exfoliate, clay detoxifies and grape seed nourishes.

Consonant Skincare DHE Mask, $45, consonantskincare.com.

Jojoba oil, turmeric seed oil and vitamin E combine to treat, soothe and restore skin's luminosity.

Province Apothecary Clear Advanced Spot Treatment, $28, provinceapothecary.ca.