Carley's : Clear and Smooth Skin Treatment

Despite all the great reviews, I believe this product only works for people who have dry skin that is not sensitive. The exfoliants in the scrub are harsh, as is the bar soap, and the oils are too heavy for oily skin. Although my skin felt clean, my acne got much worse and changed from regular papules to large, painful cysts. The regimen is really the way to go for me and I'm happy I switched back. Many reviewers cite the money back gaurantee as a reason to give Carley's a try, often saying "you've got nothing to lose" but if you've suffered from cystic or moderate to severe acne you'll understand that you really do have a lot to lose and it can take months to get the break-outs back under control. I caution you to think carefully before trying this product.

I think your skin gets immune to it and it stops working. also broke out and caused eczema on my chin and around my mouth, that went away went I stooped using this product. I tried it many times to make sure the product was causing it.

I soooo wanted this to work for me. Now looking back, I wonder, "What was I thinking?!?" I had been using Dan's regimen for about a year, and my face was pretty much free of breakouts. But, I'm kind of lazy at night, and I wanted to get Carly's so I could do all of the "work" in the shower in the morning, and then just wash and moisturize at night. So I ordered about six weeks ago. It had so many great reviews, I had to try! Every single day I used it (for over a month) I followed the instructions to a tee. It was just "okay" in the beginning, but then after about a week I started to notice that I had little red bumps all over my face. So I thought maybe the lotion I had ordered from Carley's was too much with the treatment. So, I stopped using it and went back to my regular moisturizer. It didn't get any better. Then I starting getting cystic acne on my chin, and that feeling of clogged pores on my chin and nose. I also had cystic acne right by my ears...It was so weird! The last straw was when my forehead started breaking out. That NEVER happens to me, in the 15+ years of my skin struggles. So that's when I threw in the towel on Carley's. I'm glad it works for some people, but for me...NO! So I'm back on Dan's regimen as of three days ago, and my skin has already started to clear up again. I'm going to give the rest of my bottle of Carley's to a friend and see if it works for her.

I have tried Proactiv, all the treatments found at Walgreens, even the cons like ProNexin and AcneTix... This product seemed to have the most hype but it broke me out little by little. I thought it was just my skin adjusting to the medicine - but i never stopped breaking out. I broke out in places I usually do not. My breakouts become very big and painful leaving many scars. I discontinued the product because I didn't think it was going to work. I used it for a little over a month with no results. I emailed the company asking if they had any tips... They suggested I stay with the treatment because with time it works. I just think a simple facewash, with the same ingredients most BP face washes have, wasn't going to do the trick... I switched to the regimen 2 weeks ago with good results.

I was very excited to try this product after reading such positive reviews. In the first week I noticed my skin was a lot less red, but nothing was happening to my pimples. Then I started breaking out terribly, I was getting huge, cystic pimples on my chin, and smaller pimples in places I never normally got them. I continued to use it hoping this was just my skin 'purging' - boy was I wrong. I woke up one morning with my skin in agony, all of my breakouts suddenly had a really bad reaction to Carley's and became painful, red, raw, pus-oozing mounds of crust. I couldn't continue using it, I couldn't even leave the house.. and now I'm still trying to recover from the hideous red marks (one is over an inch long) and the remnant breakouts it left on my chin. It could work for some people, as demonstrated in the other reviews, but it certainly didn't work for me. I normally never have bad reactions to BP so I don't know what it was. My skin was so much better before I used it. If you're thinking of using this, be more cautious in your expectations, it's not a miracle product for everyone.

After seeing so many good reviews about this product, I was extremely disappointed in the outcomes after receiving it. It did absolutely nothing to improve my moderate acne and kinda made it worse. The use of the towel method thing that you had to do with the product harshened my skin so badly, and it was so disappointing. I really thought this could clear everything up.

It has you following a weird regimen but I figured i'd try to do this just like it said because of all the raving reviews. WHAT are you all talking about? This destroyed my skin, I broke out worse than ever. I have whiteheads and blackheads but this gave me cystic acne! Sides of my nose, cheeks, forehead. I am so embarrassed and disgusted with myself. If this is a "purging" process then it isn't worth it. This is NOT a miracle cure. Washcloths and soap are a NO-NO always. I should have stuck with what I know. DO not try this unless you want to completely ruin your skin. :(

A little about my skin: I am a male with oily, sensitive skin, and I rarely get acne worse than whiteheads and blackheads. However, this stuff (I used the extra-strengtha formula) exacerbated my acne problem: within days, it gave me big bumps deep underneath my skin, red patches, and a lot more whiteheads than I was used to. I stuck to the instructions religiously and had faith in it, but sadly, it never worked for me. I used it for a little over three months before tossing it in the garbage and going to a dermatologist to seek a real treatment. In my experience, these "home remedies" or "homemade" products tend not to have been commercialized for a reason: they don't work. For anyone interested, I ditched this stuff in favor of prescription Benzaclin, which has done wonders for my skin. Luckily, Mylan now offers a $10 generic version. If someone had the same problems I did with Carley's, go to a doctor/dermatologist and ask about Benzaclin.

I struggle with abundant nodular cystic acne on my shoulders and jaw line. Other than that, my skin is usually fairly clear. I have been using Carley's for at least two months now, and I have not seen an improvement in my cystic acne. On top of that, I have now developed countless bumps (clogged pores). Now, I just hope they don't all erupt simultaneously. As far as I can tell, all this product does is clog pores.

This was just not for me. When I started the Carley's cleanser for about a month and a half, my skin went crazy and It gave me these HUGE cystic acnes on new spots that didn't have acne before. I still used it for about 3 months hoping to see some results, but guess what. Now I'm left with ugly cysts all over my face and neck and chest.