Adult Acnomel : Acne Medication

I've found it's best to use this as a spot cream overnight. It dries up my zits quickly, especially if I use it on top of other topical creams (I'm on Differin right now). On its own Acnomel is ok.

Works great! I'm very impressed. I love this product! It's the only product that cured my acne. Now I have very light or no acne; but before using this product I had very severe acne. Especially after taking Niaspan that one of my doctors prescribed me for high cholesterol - my acne rosacea was out of control! I highly recommend this product, the cons are really not a big deal - the results are spectacular. Good luck to all!

I think this stuff works if you have severe acne. I have light to moderate acne. When I used this product as a spot treatment on some beneath the surface pimples on my cheeks (stress related) it dried them out beautifully. I decided to use this stuff on the small beneath the surface pimples on my forehead, BAD IDEA! At first it seemed the product was working there too but after a few days I noticed extreme dryness and more small pimples. That happened December 2009 and I'm just now (February 2010) getting rid of those nasty little bumps. Bottom Line: Don't use this if you have combination skin. It's just gonna make you break out more. Probably best to use as a spot treatment on really bad, big pimples.

I thought this was working for me at first, it dried up a few of my zits a little bit. At that point, my zits weren't cystic. Then, after about a few days, it appeared that it made my acne more cystic-like/deeper in the skin. Making matters worse, it burnt off the top layer of skin over the large nodules so it was nearly impossible to cover up (and I'm very good at covering up my acne w/ makeup, and this product made it harder). Seems great after reading this reviews, I went out and bought it. But realized it was part of why my acne was getting worse.

I started using this after I stopped using benzoyl peroxide which I had been using for 4 years (which never really worked that well). Acnomel seemed to get rid of my breakouts at first and I was enjoying my hydrated and more even skin tone compared to when I was using BP, so I had high hopes. But... it never ended up really working. I continued to have moderate breakouts the same as when I was on BP. So I quit.

I love love love this product. Before using acnomel i was using clearasil tinted treatment, which is basically the same item. They both contain Resorcinol (2%), Sulfur (8%) and are geared towards adult acne. I like acnomel better because of the consistency and the fact that it matches my skin PERFECTLY. When i apply this stuff it just looks like i have flawless skin. I havent gotten ONE pimple from using this item and it has dried out all of the small pimples that i did have. I basically use this as a foundation. My regimen consist of: Papaya bar Soap Witch Hazel Toner Acnomel (applied with a wet finger) I usually wait about 30 mins for the product to kind of melt into my skin and if my skin is not flaky i just apply blush over top and then leave the house!! IF my skin is dry then i can apply lotion on top and it'll leave my skin looking and feeling matte all day long! I think its also a wonderful primer. Before this i was using BP 5% which was working wonderfully but it was leaving my face really dry and dead looking. I'm trying the sulfur route now, and im quite happy with the results.

My cystic acne had gotten so bad that I was seriously considering Accutane. Doctor's won't prescribe it to women of child bearing age, that can't be good. I was desperate. I'd tried everything over the counter and a few pricey prescriptions. Nothing was helping. I found acnomel and my face was clear in two weeks!

it is an effective (finally!), readily available acne treatment on persons who have moderate/ severe acne that nothing else will cure. i do still use benzoyl peroxide and a mild cleanser. if you are having problems with dryness, i suggest a mild cleanser and toner with glycerin/ without alcohol to help the skin replenish and retain moisture. Olive oil is also a good moisturizer that i use when my skin became a little splotchy.

I heard that Romans used sulfur for acne problems and out of BP and SA, this works 10x better!

It works well in a short period of time, but it may not provide long term results. It covers up red acne, to increase confidence, and can get rid of it overnight. For me personally it worked really great, but then I began to rely to heavily on it and it started drying up my skin too much. Causing my skin to be extremely flaky, dry, and noticeable. I still use it, as I feel flaky skin, which i can later moisturize is better than acne covered skin.