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Actually I see you're using red/blue light, tea tree oil and ibuprofen should be similar, but quicker and less hassle.

By all means try it- I doubt it would do any harm, you never know it might work better.   Generally, I personally prefer to try things that other people have tried successfully (preferably with p...

I lost my ibuprofen gel for a week or two and my spots returned. BP didn't work as well leaving lingering red marks (and bleached clothes). I'm back on it - onwards and up! 🙂 Thank you so much Temp12...

Status check. My skin has mostly recovered from a slight bad patch from when I was using JBL as my moisturiser. It's been going from strength to strength since then. I've got one miniscule pustule tod...

When I use coverup on spots I go, ibuprofen, tto, coverup.   I apply the coverup when the tto is still wet. At the moment I'm using those sort of lipstick-style dispenser coverup. When I use brus...

Yes they are: Aqua, Glycerin, Paraffinum, Liquidum, Polyglyceryl-3, Methyglucose Distearate, Cetyl Palminate, Dimethicone, Cetyl Alcohol... Yeah, I don't trust the paraffin and that's 3rd there, i...

Actually, come to think of it, you're doing something else differently to me also. I always put the ibuprofen on first. The reason is that it dries quickly, and the moisturiser I use then goes on over...

I thought I would give you guys an update: I have been using this treatment for exactly a month: (morning and evening): Wash gently with water followed by gently using a Simple 'oil balancing' wipe. ...

How much gel do you use and do you apply it to your whole face or just infected areas? Thanks. Just follow the instructions on the medication- just a thin layer. Apply it where you tend to get spots...

jh8414 it seems to be working.   One thing though, when you dissolve a few drops of 10% in your palm, you're really making 1% or something.   TTO will kill bugs down to about 1% strength, an...

Thanks for the informative and helpful info. Do you recommend I add a few drops directly into my jar of moisturiser or just add it onto the palm whilst applying it? Yeah, definitely add it to your ...

I applied it with a cotton wool pad. Smelt foul! ;p 100% strength TTO broke me out both times I've tried it, after about two weeks. It's very irritating you must mix it in an oil or a cream or buy ...

What are you doing for/with your tea tree oil?  

My skin has been going through a slightly rough patch, but I've changed moisturisers and it's doing a lot better (paraffin is not a non comedogenic ingredient, after a couple of months on it it seemed...

I had something like that once. I had it for months, wasn't as bad. I started taking a multivitamin and it went away in under a week. I'm suspicious that its a deficiency of something or maybe your wh...

I usually just stir Tea Tree oil into a moisturiser cream, but if you want an off-the-shelf product, I've successfully used Nelson's Tea tree natural first aid antiseptic cream. It's a reasonably good...

I think I might give this a shot, Presumably you simply use a standard no frills moisturiser and add tea tree oil? Yes, pretty much anything, provided it's non comedogenic. At the moment I'm using...

How is everyone getting on with the Ibuprofen gel?????? I've got a breakout at the moment, but it's looking a lot better today. It's probably because I wasn't putting the treatment on first thing- ...

I've heard about the Tea tree oil gel + ibuprofen topical combination. It makes sense because the TTO helps control the bacteria while the ibuprofen prevents inflammation. I've actually been taking ib...

Forget it. Try something else instead.   The cheat sheet that I have that came with the product here specifically says NOT to use it if you have asthma. People die of asthma; it's just not worth ...

Should I moisturize after using ibuprofen gel? If you think your skin will benefit by all means do so. I don't think it matters which order you apply it in. I'm applying it with my tea tree oil dis...

Hidden gem of a topic this! I think I will pick some up next time I go to the supermarket, I use BP already but the Ibuprofen should help with spot reducing. It's definitely safe for the face thou...

We have ibuprofen gelcaps here in the US. I wonder if they could be punctured and the liquid squeezed out and used to spot treat inflamed pimples. hmmm. Possibly. I think you need a bit of alcohol a...

Just bought some gel because of this topic. Might as well try it....can't be any worse than the other so-called spot treating gels by Neutrogena, Clean & Clear et al... Excellent. The method we...

I think there's a synergistic effect going on. It's like minocycline which is often used for acne it's known to have an antibacterial effect as well as an anti-inflammatory one. I was deliberately try...