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1. Clean & Clear Advantage Acne Spot Treatment heals breakouts ASAP after you slap some on the *culprits* before bed. It's an old school solution, but it WORKS thanks to its 2% salicylic acid acne medication, which'll dramatically reduce swelling, redness, and size while you're asleep.
2. Cosrx Ultimate Moisturizing Honey Overnight Mask proves multitasking is possible even when you're sleeping — or at least when something else is doing all the work. Its formula of natural beeswax and propolis extract work together to soothe irritated skin and reduce redness. Get used to mornings of hydrated, refreshed complexions.
3. Rael Acne Pimple Healing Patch treat breakouts très vite without causing scarring (or letting you pick). They're gentler than acne cream, speed up recovery to overnight, and do all the ~heavy lifting~ for you while you catch up on your zzzs. Pimples will no longer have a chance to leave their mark.
4. Or! Avarelle Acne Cover Spot Patches tackle every single breakout that dares to challenge your complexion. They're powered by tea tree oil and calendula oil (all of which are gentle on sensitive skin) to reduce inflammation and absorb pus while you reunite with your pillows. *And* extra-large patches are included for when you need defeat multiple pimples at once by sunup.
5. Differin Adapalene Gel Acne Treatment is essentially one of the strongest spot treatments that you can get without a prescription. Its *super* strong retinoid formula regulates skin cell turnover (aka reveals a new layer of skin) to reach inflammation deep within the breakout. Translation: there's nowhere for that damn pimple to hide — even in the dark.
6. Diva Stuff Anti-Bacterial Pillow Mist spritzes away your acne woes when you spray this bb on your favorite pillow before drifting off. It kills acne-causing dirt and bacteria on sight with tea tree water so your bed is nothing but a safe 👏 space 👏 for your lil' face.
7. Alba Botanica Sea Plus Renewal Night Cream lets you ~sleep~ on dry and uneven skin. It'll pick up the night shift so you don't have to by fighting discolored pigmentation and deeply moisturizing so you wake up with a bright, supple complexion.
8. CeraVe Moisturizing Cream kicks dehydrated, chapped skin's butt without *drying* out your bank account or your energy. It's so thick yet effective that it's earned the National Eczema Seal of Acceptance, aka eight hours with this and your complexion will go from irritated to dewy, dewy, dewy.
9. Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Sleeping Mask gently exfoliates your complexion from dusk to dawn (all while smelling simply DIVINE). Its formula of watermelon extract, hyaluronic acid, and antioxidants dramatically soothes, hydrates, and brightens so well that it's become quite the cult favorite among oily-skinned beauties — talk about a ~dream team~.
10. Nip + Fab Glycolic Fix Night Pads Extreme lives up to its serious name. Each pad is saturated in all-powerful glycolic acid to gently exfoliate and fade discoloration, acne scarring, pigmentation, or even active breakouts. Apply these life-savers before bed, sleep, and wake up to MAJOR improvements.
11. Ebanel Acne Treatment Spot Drying Lotion conquers your juicy zits the minute you ~spot~ them and keeps you from popping or picking — aka making everything worse. Dab this on, hit snooze three to ten times, and come back a whole lot happier.
12. Bliss What A Melon Overnight Mask brings tired, stressed-out skin back to life while you do the same for your mind through a good night's rest. Hydrating watermelon and nutrient-rich electrolytes remove dead skin cells, balance uneven skin tones, and restore brightness and dewiness before you have time to call in "sick" due to your breakout.
13. Healing Solutions Tea Tree Essential Oil encourages you to slap this on as a fast-acting natural spot treatment that drastically reduces redness and swelling overnight. The best part: it'll begin to heal painful swelling before you have time to fret and make it worse. Hands DOWN, my friend.
14. Burt's Bees Hydrating Overnight Mask takes the baton from your rigorous skincare routine to bring mornings of radiant skin. It uses avocado oil and prebiotics to replenish moisture (read: acne products are d r y i n g) so you're not left red and dry from treating breakouts. Hydration is a v important step!
15. Radha Beauty Rosehip Oil requires merely a few drops to tackle redness, scarring, pimples, and everything in between. Reviewers use this before bed and wake up to ✨glowing✨, healing skin! Nothing will get in your way of clear skin again...not on this bb's watch.
16. Kieh's Nightly Refining Micro-Peel Concentrate puts the pedal to the metal when it comes to revealing fresh, radiant skin. It accelerates surface skin cell turnover by using quinoa husk extract and phytic acid to gently exfoliate, even out rough skin tones, and naturally brighten your complexion. And all while you sleep — talk about taking credit.
17. Mario Badescu Glycolic Acid Toner smooths over any tension between you and your skin by turning over dead skin cells faster than you can say "redness". It gently exfoliates and reduces dullness (and is a popular solution for excess oil and blackheads) so you don't need to spend $$$ on facials and peels.
18. TruSkin Vitamin C Serum nourishes your skin with hyaluronic acid and vitamin E to reduce pores and breakouts, target discoloration, and make your overall complexion ~brighter~. And, yes, its benefits will start to show before your roommate accidentally wakes you up.
19. Paula's Choice Hydrating Treatment Facial Mask combines vitamins A, C, and E, as well as evening primrose and fruit and seed oils to restore moisture to extremely dry skin. If you're breaking out largely due to a dehydrated complexion (as is common), this'll quickly become your go-to. It's a new day for your skin.
20. Belei Blemish Control Spot Treatment enlists 5.5% benzoyl peroxide to prove to your pimples that you are NOT messing around anymore. Don't toss and turn over that zit — this is taking care of it.
21. TreeActiv Cystic Acne Spot Treatment shaves the time it takes for cystic pimples to fade in half (!!!). Its main ingredient, bentonite clay, fights swelling and calms irritated skin while you slumber so the days of waiting an eternity are over.
22. Or! TreeActiv Invisible Acne Spot Treatment takes a more *incognito* approach if you want something you can apply both day and night. This goes on CLEAR during the day so you can wear it under makeup and treat breakouts with tea tree oil and peppermint oil, but come nighttime its message won't be so ~transparent~ to pimples. Its message is basically this: BEGONE.
23. Laneige Water Sleeping Mask absorbs quickly into dehydrated skin to fight dryness and uneven textures ~head on~. Not only is its formula designed to deliver major moisture, but it's infused with orange flower, rose, and sandalwood to relax and comfort, while apricot and evening primrose extracts brighten. If we're dreaming...don't pinch us.
24. Burt's Bees Intense Hydration Night Cream swoops in to save sensitive, irritated skin in need of some serious TLC. If acne products, dry skin, and failed product trial-and-errors are wreaking havoc on your complexion, put this on and go to SLEEP. Your nightmare will be over come morning.
25. Dr. Oracle A-Thera Tea Tree Peeling Sticks zone in on clogged pores and blackheads with utmost precision so you can sleep soundly knowing these are taking action. They're essentially cotton swabs loaded with acne-fighting acids like tea tree extract, lemon extract, and bamboo extract to send acne a message: lights out 😈.
26. Freeman Feeling Beautiful Honeydew and Chamomile Sleeping Mask combines antioxidant-rich honeydew, moisturizing coconut oil, and calming chamomile to tell stressed-out skin to r-e-l-a-x. Rough skin, out. Well-rested, even skin, REBORN.
27. Clinique Acne Solutions Clinical Clearing Gel earns its stripes as a cult-favorite cystic breakout treatment by giving pricey topical prescriptions a run for their money. Its powerful four-in-one clearing complex greets pimples with salicylic acid to not only inform them they need to *clear out*, but make sure they never come back. All while you get some shut-eye.
Get ready to wake up beautiful as ever!
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