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

So I have been using Quinoderm ever since mid-February 2012 and during the first week, it did dry up my acne ( keeping in mind i had moderately-severe acne only on my forehead), during the second week it dried up nearly all of my acne though i started to get really dry skin, but it was all fixed up with a bit of moisturizer :)) it stopped working for about 2/3 weeks but then worked as good as ever! overall, i would recommend buying it :) give it a try, but i wouldn't suggest for people with sensitive skin to try this, btw i have normal/combinational skin + oily tzone area :) i hope i helped! hehe

This stuff is quite amazing I use it regularly as part of my Regimen. I've been using it for about 6 weeks and it really has made a difference especially to my t zone area which flared after I started working nights at a rock club. However you will need to use a decent oil free moisturiser with this one as it dries you out something chronic! I recommend Dermalogica Active Moist as it delivers enough moisture to get rid of flakes (and allow foundation to be applied over the top) but without being a massive clogger! Back to Quinoderm 5, it's readily available at Boots or [link removed] where you can bulk buy :D Which is good news for us Regimen users in the UK! I wouldn't get the full strength Quinoderm unless you have real tough skin like a baby rhino cos that stuff is way too harsh to use with the Regimen!

I think this is a product that needs a little time and patience. I've been using it for a month and its only just started to clear up a few days ago. I noticed it was clearing up the small spots almost straight away. However, it seemed as though I had traded acne for very tight, red dry skin. But with frequent use my skin got used to it and now its only a tiny bit dry but nothing a bit of moisture could fix. I've tried loads of different products before including Proactive, dermalogica and various doctor prescribed antibiotic topical treatments. This seems to be the only thing that's working. Cheaper is better for me. A quick tip though.. I've found that oily or super moisturizing moisturisers are tempting but give you spots in the dries bits. I use oil free blemish moisturiser by clean &clear and its really working.

I've had acne on and off since my teens, so about 20 years. I used this for about six months every night and some mornings. When I first started using it it seemed to work wonders, but towards the last few months I started getting breakouts again. This, combined with the adverse effects made me stop using it. The worst of which was excessive drying of the skin. After every shave my skin looked like the salt flats of the Atacama desert. It was hard finding the right moisturiser that would be good enough to rehydrate the skin, yet not make my skin too greasy. It was a pain and I would be more concious of my dry skin than my spots. I'd often go to work only to look in the mirror and find loose flakes of skin on my face. There's also the hassle of having to place an old sheet on my pillow to stop it being bleached. Plus I wouldn't use it when with my partner, it's nasty stuff and wouldn't want to expose anyone else to it. Basically, it's not practical or realistic to use this product long term, it's too harsh. In the end I think the bacteria became immune to it. I visited a skin clinic in London and they recommend I use products with salicylic acid instead. There are many such products on the market. It's naturally occurring and it's a much gentler ingredient. I was worried the breakouts would return with a vengeance but after a few weeks so far so good. The most important thing is to keep your skin clean and don't touch. I will also start using an exfoliator with glycolic acid, a natural substance which removes dead skin and clears pores, supposedly. This, together with the salicylic acid should replace the two functions of Quinoderm. Since stopping the Quinoderm, my skin has got a lot more greasy, though I think and hope this is a reaction to the sudden withdrawal of the drying agent and that it will soon reduce. I'm so glad and relieved not to be using this product anymore.

I will say I don't tend to have a lot of acnes, but most of them are caused by blackheads on my forehead( because of stress ) , and i will squeeze them ( cause scaring and sometimes )they became acnes:( . I use it for one night , and i can already notice that some of the blackhead and large pores are cleared. But of course , it is slightly irritating , I have more of a normal to dry skin, and I will put this on in front of my moisturizer. ( But i will say i can bare the irritation) , It's just i will put more at night then in the morning. I will say that this cream does help , and if you are in a hopeless situation , definately give it a try

This treatment is amazing, it gets rid of spots within a few days! I get maybe 3 spots a month i apply quinoderm to each spot individually I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS FOR PEOPLE WITH ACNE DESPITE WHAT IT SAYS ON THE BOTTLE. If you use this on each spot you can easily exfoliate the dry skin off sucessfully and reduce redness. Also if you have sensitive skin this treatment IS NOT FOR YOU. But for normal skin YES for acne ridden skin NO.

I should say that I use the regular Quinoderm cream with 10% compared to 5%. I've tried many acne treatments with varying success. This has been the only treatment with significantly noticeable effects. On the packet it says to use it 2-3 times a day. I advise to use it just before you go to bed and at any other point when you will not be seeing anybody. It reddens the skin and makes it appear much worse than before. I also would recommend using a good moisturiser as the skin is dried severely. My routine goes as follows: Apply Quinoderm when I get home from school. Apply Quinoderm 4 hours or so later. Apply moisturiser before going to bed. Wash off moisturiser and cream in the morning. Apply another layer of moisturiser in the morning to mask dry skin. This prevents reddening and dryness during the day and makes skin appear more natural. Although it is frustrating, the key to success with acne and this cream is patience.

Might be worth a try for some people but not me. Be careful to apply a tiny amount just in case you get a similar reaction. If Quinoderm work try teenage dream by mama nature. My mom bought me this and I'm telling you this worked for me better than all the other c**p I've tried. It works scientifically but is natural. Even though my acne is mostly gone I use it every day cos it is great for my skin. Again, although this has been outstanding for my skin I would still recommend if you buy this to try a little in case it doesn't agree with your skin. It should be alright though cos it is natural. It is much more expensive than quinoderm.

Be very cautious before using Quinoderm. Having suffered from acne for nearly 10 years, I wanted something that would work to clear up the remainder of the spots on my chin. I have tried many prescription medicines, from topical creams and lotions, to oral methods, and nothing massively improved my acne, with the exception of the contraceptive pill that I have been on for the past year or so. However, even that hasn't cleared my chin up completely, and I still feel very self conscious of my skin. Having read a number of positive reviews for Quinoderm, and it seemingly being a great price and easy to obtain, I decided to try it. This was an awful decision, and I'd go as far as to say it is the worse product I have put on my skin. Admittedly, after just 48 hours of applying the cream 2-3 times a day, as instructed, I could see a significant improvement on my spots. However, after about 3 days of using the product, I woke up with a large red rash across the affected area. Although this wasn't ideal, it could easily be covered up with make-up. By day 4 this rash had turned into sore and incredibly dry skin that was peeling, and stung every time I applied moisturiser. I couldn't even put an even coverage of make-up on as my chin was so flaky. It took over a week for the skin to heal, even with using e45 cream up to 4 times a day. I don't have particularly sensitive skin, so I dread to think what effect it would have on anyone who did. Clearly this cream works wonders for many people as there are so many positive reviews for the product, so possibly it is worth a try but, like I said, I would try with caution! And maybe for some people extremely dry, painful, red and flaky skin is better than spots, but not for me.

Best spot treatment ever. Surprisingly cheap and most of all effective!