Drying lotion
Drying lotion is a really amazing acne spot treatment that works overnight! It’s made up of two layers: the top layer that’s made up of water and alcohol, and the bottom layer (the layer that does the most work) that’s a combination of calamine lotion, sulfur, and salicylic acid that works it magic as you sleep!
It works by drying up those really big, painful, and gross whiteheads that refuse to go away, but it does this without irritating the skin around it so you wake up with smaller and less painful pimples. I’m not even exaggerating when I tell you that this stuff is literally magic. This stuff shrinks my pimples like crazy and it doesn’t dry out my skin. All you have to do is stick a q-tip into the bottom layer of the solution and put it on any trouble spots on your face. That’s it! (Make sure you don’t shake the bottle though. It usually says on the bottle in huge letters not to shake it but of course I did and it didn’t work as well.)
Now in the past I used AcneFree’s version of the drying lotion because it was only about $6 or$7 at Ulta, but apparently they’ve stopped making it (for now, is what an Ulta employee told me, they may bring it back!) so right now I’m Mario Badescu’s version that’s $17 at Ulta. It’s kind of a splurge, but it lasts for a really long time and is so worth it, so if you have the money to spend on this spot treatment I recommend it!
I hope this helps you guys with your acne!
~Amber
