Pair Acne Cream W — Reddit Reviews
by Lion
Updated October 5, 2026
Ibuprofen piconol spot cream for angry pimples; shrinks, flattens, and calms redness.
What the community says
A spot treatment built around ibuprofen piconol and isopropyl methylphenol for inflamed pimples and early cystic bumps. People use it on clean, dry skin, often at night. It can pill and feels a bit oily.
What this means for you
What people love
Watch out for
- Pills under other products
- Can feel oily and heavy
- Misses later-stage or stubborn acne for some
Product details
Where to buy
Real Reddit threads — 49 mentions across 30 threads
Lion Pair Acne Cream W on Reddit, in one place — 30 threads from r/AsianBeauty, r/acne and 5 more, summarized.
“The way you describe the product brings to mind the Japanese Lion Pair acne cream.”
Mentioned
“Easier to find and probably just as effective”
Mentioned
“Lion Pair acne cream”
Mentioned
“For breakouts, I use that Japanese blue and silver acne tube from Lion”
Positive
“and my pimple/breakout will be gone in the morning.”
Positive
“I like it better than the Lion Pair acne cream.”
Cautionary
“Yeah! I have used one tube and have second one open”
Cautionary
“Ihada Otona no Nikibi acne cream - RP”
Cautionary
“Pair Acne Cream: ... I’ve been using this for months and I really don’t think it does jack shit for me.”
Cautionary
“But, I don’t get any irritation or negative effects so I’ll probably keep using it up.”
Cautionary
“I only find it useful on those deep, under the skin, about to be cystic pimples, they shrink down significantly in one day and then gone on day 2.”
Cautionary
“Lion pair acne cream: (~10 months) Another product I can no longer live without.”
Positive
“I apply this whenever I have the odd pimple or breakout, even when I slightly feel one coming in.”
Positive
“It didn’t dry out my skin, but it would pill quite a lot under other products so I prefer to use it at night.”
Positive
“LION Pair Acne Cream W - Takes a while to work but I like it.”
Positive
“It helped with my acne scars as well.”
Positive
“I put a thick layer on top of the pimple without rubbing it in, just letting it absorb on its own.”
Positive
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