Quinoderm : (5% or 10%) Benzoyl Peroxide and (0.5%) Potassium Hydroxyquinoline Sulfate Cream

I was spot free until I came off the pill and my skin flared up really badly - really large painful spots all clustered together on my cheeks. I had been using Freederm previous to this, which was fine for the small occasional spot that I got when I was on the pill, but had no effect on this new cystic acne. I got some 10% Quinoderm and used it twice a day - a thin layer in the monrning underneath my makeup and a thin layer at night before bed. Within a week most of my spots had completely gone, I only had 3 very small ones on one cheek left. The only reason I stopped using it was because my skin began to feel very tight and dry, it wasn't flaking but just felt uncomfortable. However, by that point my skin was like 95% better anyway so I stopped using it,and began to mositurise and now it's fine. My face is fine now but I have just begun to get spots on my neck and back so will be using it on those areas. I'd definitely recommend it but use it sparingly and moisturise as well.

this is a god send! my skin went a little flaky at first but i just mosturised, simple! i would reccomend to anyone, i have tried everything. from mushed up aspirin , to clearisil to spot blocker pens, but this really works!!!!1

I have suffered with large red painful spots for the last 2 years, nothing has ever worked as good as quinoderm. I have used for 3 days and my skin almost spot free, also no new spots have appeared. It is even reducing a spot I have had for 5 weeks!! Yes my skin is quite dry but I have used it frequently and not really moisturising. I would much rather have slightly dry skin that big spots all over my face. I didn't expect it to get rid of my blackhead so this is an added bonus!! I hope the the benefits keep on coming, because I am so happy since I started using this product.

Gets rid of spots right away but I guess I need to keep using it fot about another week or two. Leaves the skin dry so I think its best to apply at night, go to bed and when you wake up put some oil free moisturizer. As others said apply to all the affected area (I just put it on my whole face cause I have spots on my chin, cheeks but close to the nose and nose aswell and my forehead.) I would recommend this to anyone having tried everything cause I find that those fancy ones don't work like Clean'n'Clear. Wash your face before applying but DON'T use soap. I found it only worsens spots as it has oils in it. I just splash some water on my whole face. One last thing: when you see some whiteheads DON'T pop them as it will leave a mark for about 2-3 days.

I started using this around 6 months ago as a stop gap after running out of Dan's gel and have stuck with it since. Its been a lucky find. It seems to do the job and I think my face is more suited to a cream as I can remember having good results with the Neutrogena ots cream way back. Its great knowing you can pop down to boots when you run out.

this stuff is a savior, it works, plain and simple, wash with clinique anti blemish soap or your favourite cleanser,dry thoroughly, apply quinoderm cream to the face avoiding the eye area, use aloe vera 99.9% gel to dry areas if you get any flaky patches of skin, repeat twice and day and you should see results! start with 10% and if too drying step down to the 5% but keep the 10% handy if yo ufeel a spot coming on apply this on the area overnight

Definetely worth a try if you havent already, great value for money as well, about a fiver for a 50 gram tube.

This cleared up my spots really well. I've tried hundreds of creams before, from off the shelf remedies to specialist products from dermatologists costing over £100. This is the only thing that has worked for me so far and it's made a dramatic difference to my skin. The only side effect is that it makes my skin really dry. I used the 10% cream at first and this burnt my face and I came out in a horrible rash. I now use the 5% cream, at first for 2/3 days a week until I got used to it. I'm now using it every day (only once a day though) alongside Garnier Hydralock cream to combat the dryness and this seems to be working. I think it's worth the initial dry skin to clear up the acne as dry skin is so easy to treat. I've now been using Quinoderm for 4 weeks and the difference in my skin is amazing. My skin is really sensitive but I've managed to control the side effects so i'd definitely recommend it.

It takes a lot to convince me to give 5 starts to ANY sort of product. But this treatment is the only thing that has ever worked for my troublesome hormonal acne. It takes a while at first to work but once it starts to work it's like you don't even recognise your skin. Everyone with acne problems should seriously try this, please.

After trying for years with antibiotics, contraceptive pills, and various creams/cleansers this has finally worked! It made it worse at first, three weeks in of using it I had the worst cystic acne I've had in a long time and was just about to give up. But then after that I haven't had a single new spot appear! I don't even use it every day, only a few times a week now so my skin doesn't get too dry and i'm completely spot free!