The 5 best skincare products for spots

If you have an outbreak, all is not lost, there are a host of products to help keep skin clear, be it on your face or body

Tropical natural black soap £0.99, Dudu Osun, pakcosmetics.com ( )

Skincare is a highly complex discipline. But it's increasingly a source of entertainment too. Enter Dr Pimple Popper, a US dermatologist with nearly a million Instagram followers, who has found fame for her YouTube videos of extreme pimple, cyst and blackhead extractions. Some people have a morbid fascination with the clips, while others find them a satisfying substitute for picking at their own skin.

That can only be a good thing – we've always been rightly schooled not to pop, pick or squeeze our spots, and it's really best not to try to emulate the good doctor, no matter how hard it is to resist. If you do have an outbreak of spots all is not lost, there are a host of products to help keep skin clear, be it on your face or body.

I know you're probably dying to see for yourself, so if you have a strong constitution go right ahead and click here – but be prepared to lose your appetite for a while. Don't say I didn't warn you.

10% sulphur paste

£16.50, Malin + Goetz, liberty.co.uk

Use a clean cotton bud to apply a dab of the thick paste at the bottom of this little jar before bed, and it'll dry out pimples while you sleep.

Tropical natural black soap

£0.99, Dudu Osun, pakcosmetics.com

This traditional African soap uses ash to purify skin while honey and shea butter moisturise and nourish without clogging pores.

Breakout spot-on

£35, drsebagh.com

This French dermatologist brand's breakout range is brilliant, and this handy little pen can be used to calm swelling and redness on the go.

Konjac sponge

Erborian, spacenk.com

The multiple steps in a Korean skincare regime are a faff, but this bamboo charcoal sponge is a manageable way to boost your routine.

By All Greens foaming deep cleansing mask

£32, origins.co.uk

Eating greens is great for your skin, but now applying them can be too . This weekly mask combines clarifying clay with spinach, spirulina and green tea extracts.