Pair Acne Cream W — Reddit Reviews
by Lion
Updated August 27, 2026
Sulfur spot treatment eases inflammation and flattens pimples overnight; can pill.
What the community says
This sulfur cream is a spot treatment aimed at red, inflamed, hormonal acne. It works best applied on clean skin and layered multiple times for faster results but pills easily under other products. Not ideal if you need a lightweight texture or wear makeup soon after.
What this means for you
What people love
Watch out for
- Pills under other products; best used at night or solo
- Oily feel that can feel heavy if overapplied outdoors
- Can clog pores and cause breakouts on some, especially jawline
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Real Reddit threads — 33 mentions across 27 threads
Lion Pair Acne Cream W on Reddit, in one place — 27 threads from r/AsianBeauty, r/acne and 4 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 (and maybe safer).”
Mentioned
“works wonders on acne, too.”
Mentioned
“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
“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
“Similarly to what the other comment said, a few days. I use it after the moisturizer though.”
Positive
“acne pair cream”
Positive
“not an instant fix but found it helpful for SA purges”
Positive
“I can also use it often cause it's moisturising”
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“Pair acne cream from japan helps a lot as a spot cream”
Positive
“This is my type of breakout”
Positive
“helps a lot”
Positive
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92 mentions