Carley's : Clear and Smooth Skin Treatment

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4.2
1006 Reviews

Active Ingredient:
Benzoyl peroxide (2%)

Inactive Ingredients:
Reverse Osmosis Purified Water, Liquid Natural Soap, Shea Butter; (Butyrospermum parkii), Vegetable Glycerin, Walnut Shell Powder, Propylene Glycol, Apricot Kernal Oil; (Armeniaca vulgaris, Prunis armeniaca), Stearic Acid, Cetyl Alcohol, Aloe Vera Extract, Corn Meal, Mango Butter, Emulsifying Wax, Hemp Seed Oil, Macadamia Nut Oil(Macadamia integrifolia), Xanthan Gum, Evening Primrose Oil(Oenothera Biennis ), Elder Flower Extract(sambucus nigra), Chamomile Powder (Chamomilla recutita), Natural Essential Oils – no artificial fragrances-, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Germall plus (4/10’s of 1%) (diazolidinyl Urea, 3-Iodo-2-propylbutylcarbarmate).

The list of ingredients above is provided for informational purposes only. Always check the actual product label in your possession for the most accurate ingredient information due to product changes or upgrades that may not yet be reflected on our web site.

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March 12, 2011

Cons:

causes cystic acne, makes acne worse

This product is obviously a scam, and all of the rave reviews on here were paid for by this company. I don't understand why acne.org doesn't remove it!
March 7, 2011

Pros:

nothing worth mentioning

Cons:

-Caused worse acne than I've ever had around my mouth
-Made me break out in places I have never broken out in before

This product had so much hype I thought I'd give it a try. From all the positive reviews I thought that I may have found an answer to all my acne problems. This was not at all the case. For the first while when I was using it I saw no change at all, but the website said it may take weeks to notice any change. Then after using it for about a month things started to get bad. The acne around my mouth, which was never that severe to start with, got really bad, red and sore. I also started breaking out on my cheeks and I have never had acne there before. I followed the steps just as suggested and used it fluently and consistantly for over one month. I am beyond upset because now I'm left worse than how I started and I have to start from square one again.
February 28, 2011

Pros:

great customer service

Cons:

caused more acne
messy

I tried this product for myself the regular treatment and my son the teen treatment. It did not work at all!!!! My acne got MUCH worse and I really didnt have to much of an acne problem to start it was very mild, this product caused me to have cystic type acne that I never had before and it hurt very bad. When I received my package I felt like it was Christmas and I would finally be able to help my son, he told me this isnt going to work either and it made me sad since I have tried everything :{ product sucks big time!!
February 27, 2011

Pros:

- Claims to be 'natural'
- Prompt delivery
- Through instructions on use of products

Cons:

- Caused increased amounts of clogged pores (white and blackheads)
- Caused occasional inflammatory acne or papule
- Carley's does forewarn you, but it definitely does bleach towels you use to cleanse your face with (and also the towels you dry off with EVEN after you throughly cleanse off the BP with the soap they recommend)

Seemed like a good alternative to a lot of the other mainstream acne systems (Proactiv, etc.). I tend to have sensitive skin and the product claimed to be good for all types of skin. I would usually only have a couple of clogged pores/whiteheads, but during the duration of properly using this product (about 2 months or so), I had multiple inflamed acne and an increased amount of clogged pores. Like some of the reviews, I thought that maybe this was just a process my skin had to go through to ultimately become clear, but my skin only got worse. Ultimately, I decided to discontinue using this product. I am positive that is product was the cause of my increased acne because within a few days if it's discontinued use, I have less clogged pores and my skin is slowly clearing up. Carley's was just not the right product for me.
February 27, 2011

Pros:

None

Cons:

Made my skin worse. I think it has a lot of oils in it.

I bought the product because of all the hype and really hoped that it would work for me. I was really disappointed. My skin is naturally oily and this made it a lot worse. I got pretty big cystic zits from it and had the return it. I serious think that there's stealth marketing campaign for this product that the admin of the site need to look into.
February 23, 2011

Pros:

All natural. Fast shipping. Quick refund and responses to questions.

Cons:

Made the new zits that I would get HUGE. Way to harsh for my skin type.

While I do believe this product can actually work for some, it did the opposite for me. I have very sensitive skin and I think the scrubbing was just to harsh for me. The new zits that I would get would get so large, they would take forever to go away. I still have scars on my face from some of them. I don't think that this company is a scam. I just think that this product will either work for you or won't at all. I have since switched to Dan's regimen and have been clear ever since.
February 8, 2011

Pros:

zero -.-

Cons:

Developed cystic acne where I'd never had any, broke me out horribly every time I used it, SOAP is a huge no no, dry and flaky, red... horrible HORRIBLE FACE. :(

I am a huge skeptic after using this and yes I fell for all the good reviews. I didn't look all the way through but I was like WOW five stars on so many. So I got it and used it, broke me out horribly in the first couple days. But the site said keep using it, and so I did... following the instructions to the letter. And lo and behold, my face did something it has never EvER done before. I started getting nasty cystic acne. Deep painful acne that i couldn't do anything with. It hurt forever and I couldn't get it out. My face finally cleared again back to where it was, some blackheads and stuff when i stopped using it. I believe this product is a fake like people say, it disgusts me that I fell for it and i really hope other people begin to realize how horrible it is to exploit people who already suffer from acne and how freaking bad it makes them feel. DO NOT USE. :(
January 29, 2011

Pros:

nothing. nada. zip. worst thing i was ever coerced into. two months later and i still regret ever trying this product.

Cons:

everything about this product is a con except the fact that i can get my money back from those liars and scam artists at carleys

terrible. i used to have mild to moderate acne that was annoying but actually manageable. i wish i had those days back. carleys gave me SEVERE acne and im not lying. i was so depressed and im still so sad about what it did to my skin. it changed the type of acne i had, i would get it in places i never did before. i used it consistently for months (like 4 to 5) and emailed the guy and he told me to stick with it. i just couldnt stand to see my acne get much worse, i had huge cysts on my cheeks, chin and forehead. i felt so gross and unattractive. i even got cystic acne in places i never had any problems with before, namely my jawline and even my neck! so dont fall for all the fake reviews like i did, if you really read them youll notice that they all sound the same. also, a product that ONLY either has 5 stars or next to none...thats a little sketchy. every product has reviews in the middle...it just seems like theyre only trying to sell you the junk. so PLEASE dont make the same mistake i did, you will regret it later when you have to go back to the dermatologist or dans regimen!
January 26, 2011

Pros:

None.

Cons:

Did not work.

I used this consistently as instructed, but honestly, there was no change. I stopped using benzaclin to use this and my acne just went back to how it was before I started with benzaclin. I used this product until the bar of soap ran out and at this point, something should have happened regarding my skin, so clearly this product is not going to work. My skin gets slightly dry after use, to which I apply moisturizer, but the dryness does not help my acne. All in all, this is a waste of money and does nothing.
January 3, 2011

Pros:

You get a lot.

Cons:

Made acne so much worse.

I used this product for six months before giving up on it. It made my skin look SO bad, and I am still trying to recover. When I first started Carley's, I had some whiteheads and blackheads. After Carley's, I developed some cystic acne and hundreds of closed comedones all over my face. My derm told me that the ingredients in this product usually cause damage to the skin and can change what kind of acne one has.