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First Aid Beauty Clearing Daily Acne Pads 2% SA
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First Aid Beauty Clearing Daily Acne Pads 2% SA

Treatments USA Approx. $39

Two percent salicylic acid on a pad, with kaolin to absorb oil and willow bark and tea tree alongside. First Aid Beauty built its name on sensitive-skin products, and this is its acne one: full strength, though the tea tree and rosemary oils sit oddly with that reputation.

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Why we like the Clearing Daily Acne Pads 2% SA

  • Full-strength salicylic acid on a pad
  • Kaolin for oil
  • Thirty nine dollars
  • Rosemary and tea tree oils, so not for everyone
Texture
Pre-soaked pads
Key ingredients
Salicylic acid 2% · Willow bark · Tea tree oil · Kaolin
Fragrance
Contains fragrance
Skin type
Oily · Acne-prone · Congestion-prone
Best for
A daily wipe-over · Oily skin · Once or twice a day
Works on
Acne · Congestion
Made in
USA
Where to buy
Dermstore
Price when checked
$39 on 2026-09-09
Listing checked
2026-09-06

Our verdict on the First Aid Beauty Clearing Daily Acne Pads 2% SA

The daily pad, full strength.

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Where the Clearing Daily Acne Pads 2% SA sits on The Shelf

Ten acne treatments arranged on a shelf Edit 057 · THE BREAKOUT CABINET The Breakout Cabinet: Acne Skincare for When the Cute Little Pimple Patch Isn't Enough The acids, retinoids, benzoyl peroxide and sulfur we call on when things have escalated.

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Reviewed 2026-09-06. First Aid Beauty Clearing Daily Acne Pads 2% SA appears in The Breakout Cabinet: Acne Skincare for When the Cute Little Pimple Patch Isn't Enough. Every product on The Shelf is listed in the product index.