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Ally from California
December 30, 2011
| Pros | Completely stopped me from getting cysts on forehead, small bit of dryness in beginning but after a week didn't even need to use moisturizer. Made skin tone look smooth. |
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| Cons | Chin, mouth and jaw line area never stopped breaking out. Did nothing for blackheads and if you aren't careful when applying, there will be very obvious white smudges left that appear in an hour or so! |
| Bottom line | I realllly wanted this topical to work, I was so hopeful after reading the reviews here and this was my last resort before accutane. At first, I combined this with Bactrim DS and my skin looked good, I had no breakouts! But after getting allergic to bactrim and having to continue Klaron on its own, I just never stopped breaking out. My forehead was muchhh better, no more of those painful cysts but my chin, which is my biggest problem area, would get at least one new zit every single morning. It was so depressing and made me not want to leave the house. However, I loved that it wasn't drying and thankfully it didn't make me break out in places that I didn't break out in before i.e. my cheeks. Everyone knows it's scary trying a new product but this seems to be a rather gentle product and it can make your skin tone look smoother so I'd say go for it just to see how it turns out for you! I tried it for 5 weeks and since my breakouts are getting worse, I just can't continue it any more. I'm really hoping I can get on accutane, there just aren't many more options left and acne is like fighting this invisible enemy that you can't control no matter what! Agh! |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $35.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Kim from NJ
August 28, 2011
| Pros | -inexpensive with insurance -easy to use -went well under makeup |
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| Cons | -did nothing for my acne |
| Bottom line | I have moderate acne mainly pustules and papules with some blackheads. This did nothing for me acne at all after using it for about 2-3 months. |
| Recommended | No |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Anonymous from Ottawa, CAN
August 1, 2011
| Pros | Cleared my skin in a couple of weeks. My skin before was red, bumpy and easily flared after taking oral antibiotics for a couple of years and felt completely hopeless. I'm so glad that I realized about this product from my dermatologist. Works great!! |
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| Cons | none |
| Bottom line | Really try this product. It doesn't give harmful side effects and does not irritate the skin at all. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $30.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Anonymous from W. Lafayette, IN.
July 8, 2011
| Pros | I used to love this lotion. The only problem is, I can no longer get it in any flesh tone. The only thing available is either really white-white or a slight green that turns clear on my face. I used to use it everyday as makeup, because standard makeups make me have oilier skin and pimples and milia. I am having to go back to OTC oil free makeups and I now have several milia that come out in the most awful way and leave a crater. Wish that I could find a sulfur lotion in a flesh tone. |
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| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $30.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
the kid from illinois
April 17, 2011
| Cons | smells really nasty, says on the insert and online that "long term studies in animals have not been performed to evaluate carcinogenic potential" |
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| Bottom line | is anyone worried about the long-term effect of using this product? |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $10.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Ellen from Indianapolis, IN
March 9, 2011
| Pros | Easy to use. Suitable under make-up. Works! |
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| Cons | Skin may be sensitive to sun exposure. |
| Bottom line | I was suffering from a horrible breakout five years ago. I didn't want to leave the house. The OTC products I was using seemed to irritate my skin horribly. The doctor suggested that I may be allergic to Benzoil Peroxide. She sent me on my way with prescriptions for Sodium Sulfacetamide 10% and Sulfur 5% wash and Sulfacetamide Sodium Topical Suspension USP, 10%. I have been using these products for five years now and I have had mostly clear skin the whole time! I only get some stray blackheads or an occasional Small pimple. I also use Cetaphil moisturizer with some sunblock protection. Keeping the skin moisturized helps it heal. I also go easy on the dairy and sugar. I am so happy to clear skin! |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $3.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Ginger from Texas
February 26, 2011
| Pros | Easy to apply No smell A little bit goes a long way - even when being generous with it |
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| Cons | Expensive - even after my insurance Elongated drying time compared to other topicals (read: cell phone sticks to your face) |
| Bottom line | The reviews on here really made me want to give this one a shot. I'm female, 31 yrs old with lengthy history of acne now due mostly to hormones. My Derm prescribed the 10% lotion which I apply at night all over my face and neck. The upper half of my face was already clear but this has definitely improved the look and feel of even that part of my skin -after only 4 days. I particularly enjoy the night time application because it seems to severely cut down on getting an oily face at night and it helps the few cystic nodules that remain around my jawline from hurting so much like they do during the day so I can rest comfortably. I am also taking Doxycycline twice daily at 50mg and Clindamycin phosphate 1% lotion for morning spot treatment application before putting on make-up. I don't care how expensive this Sodium Sulfacetamide is - it's completely worth it! |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $84.50 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
emily from virginia beach, va
February 12, 2011
| Pros | -clears skin! -overall better skintone -not irritating AT ALL |
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| Cons | seriously none. |
| Bottom line | i have no idea why more people dont use this, my derm never even mentioned this i heard about it from these reviews. i am soo glad i started using this its the only thing that clears my face and i have used tazorac, clindamyacin(it worked alright), benzoyl peroxide, salyclic acid, all natural products and more. just try it you will not be disappointed LOVE THIS STUFF |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $30.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
SJH from Orlando, FL
October 27, 2010
| Pros | Excellent topical solution - seen much better results than almost all other topical creams including Benzoyl Peroxide and Salicylic Acid. -Leave skin feeling VERY clean -Significantly reduces inflammation from papules/pustules/cysts -New acne breakouts are much less severe than previously -Cleared up a good deal of redness as well |
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| Cons | -I haven't stopped using it since I started and I'm not sure if acne will come back, but it is certainly keeping it under significant control |
| Bottom line | I first started on Sodium Sulfacetamide about 3-4 weeks ago as prescribed by my dermatologist. Specifically, she prescribed me Prascion cleansing wipes (used 2x a day, AM & PM). I was prescribed this in conjunction with Aczone, a sulfide cream. The results so far have been fantastic. I've suffered with moderate cystic facial and back acne since 15/16 years old (I'm now 22), and I've seen a very large reduction in the inflammation on my back and face. While I still do get small breakouts, the severity is far less worse than it used to be and the inflammation is also greatly diminished. I have tried a ton of different topical creams and this is truly the only one I've used where I've had fairly consistent results so far. Plus, it is affordable with insurance (wipes only cost me $10.00 at Walgreens). Highly recommended for anyone with light to even moderately severe acne as another solution is you haven't had any success with any other creams or other oral medications. Much better solution than Accutane without any of the awful side effects (and probably much healthier for your body). I highly recommend! |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $10.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
zkmetal from California
September 6, 2010
| Pros | Helps reduce oil production I found that it really helped to calm my facial redness Overall, really helped reduce the number of whiteheads I get, and I only get an occasional cyst :D |
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| Cons | The smell isn't overwhelming but it definitely isn't pleasing so it's restricted to nightly use |
| Bottom line | If you can get it from a prescription for as cheap as I did, sodium sulfacetamide is most definitely worth! And it has a cool name :P |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $5.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
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