What is the best pimple cream you can buy? Well, there’s good news and there’s bad news. There is no such thing as a “the best pimple cream”. Fact is, all of them have one ingredient or another, which is common to nearly all of them. The two ingredients, which most good pimple creams share are either Benzoyl Peroxide or salicylic acid.

I know you’re contemplating it, popping that pimple. But before you do so you should know that if you pop that pimple, you risk spreading an infection and getting some more! Also, you can end up having a scab. So, don’t go that route, regardless of how tempting it may be.

Rather than giving you a “top ten” list of pimple cream medications, which would be misleading, all you need to look for when shopping for a cream to remove pimple is to make sure that the aforementioned ingredients are part of the solution…

Benzoyl Peroxide: Comes in 2.5%, 5%, or 10% concentration levels. 2.5% has been shown to be just as effective as the 5% and 10% concentrations. Furthermore, the higher concentrated solutions can irritate your skin and may even make things worse. For a list of brand names, check out this article.

Salicylic Acid: Works similar to its benzoyl peroxide counterpart. Brand names include Neutrogena acne/pimple treatments, Akurza, and Salex. For a full list, check out this article. Before using any over the counter pimple cream or prescription cream for pimples make sure that you are not allergic to any of the ingredients within these types of creams. Furthermore, children have a higher chance of side effects from this ingredient than adults. Before you apply any of these two creams, make sure to wash the infected area. This way, you clear you skin of oil, which will allow your skin pores to absorb the solution and work more effectively. You also might be thinking to yourself, what is the difference between an acne cream and a pimple cream. Well, there is none. An acne cream can be used to treat pimples and a pimple cream can be used to treat acne. They all have the same active ingredients.

Also, if you are going to be browsing user reviews off of sites like Amazon or Drugstore.com, what works for one may not work for another person. Regardless, because there are so many medications out there, if one doesn’t work, just try another one.

Now go get rid of that annoying pimple!