Freederm : Gel

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141 Reviews

Key Ingredient:
Nicotinamide (4%).

Other Ingredients:
Aluminium magnesium silicate, hypromellose, citric acid anhydrous, macrogol lauryl ether, ethanol anhydrous and purified water.

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April 10, 2008

Pros:

Non-irritating, helps to reduce inflammation.

Cons:

Sometimes leaves a white film.

I have moderate inflammatory acne, and am Asian. My biggest worry is not my acne itself, but rather the post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH). A spot lasts a week, but the marks last a year! I am happy to say that Freederm helped to reduce the redness of my spots, and the PIH marks are less nitcable than what they would usually be. I wouldn't tout this as an acne cure, it didn't magically shrink spots, but it did help with the inflammation.
March 29, 2008

Pros:

easy toapply, not sticky, disappears within seconds

Cons:

small white heads appearing!! arggghhh!!

i have been using this for only about a week so am going to give it a good shot as i have, just as everyone else tried pretty much everything else. have suffered and suffered since the age of 13 i am now 28 which means 15 years of hiding behind a mask of makeup trying to make the best of it!! argghh, gets u down though eh? as i said its only a week since ive started using freederm but have noticed a LOT of tiny whiteheads appearing which i have NEVER suffer with, its usually the angry red, sore spots around my chin and jaw line. i am hoping however, being a glass half full kinda gal that these are purely an indication that this is a product which is actually doing something as opposed to the others which have been a waste of time and money! and wait with baited breath :) i will post back again in a few weeks........ fingers crossed :) x
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January 13, 2008

Pros:

Has a soothing effect on spots, no side effects, no bleaching or drying of skin

Cons:

Not particularly effective, a little expensive

I suffer with adult acne on my chin and jawline which started at the age of 25. My spots are mainly inflammed which Freederm is supposed to work on. I found that it did reduce the redness to some extent although only temporarily, they would become red again within a few hours. I think it may have cleared the spots up slightly quicker than normal although nothing worth getting too excited about. It doesn't prevent new ones from appearing either.
January 13, 2008

Pros:

It really, really really works on all spots!!

Cons:

it's quite pricey, and the tube is smaller than I thought it would be

I would reccomend anyone to buy it, if you have a couple of spots on your face. But to be honest with you, i don't think you would have strong effects if you have loadz and loadz and loadz of spots!
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April 26, 2007

Pros:

cant think of any...

Cons:

expensive, not effective

saw all the adverts and bought this expensive product. used it and noticed no difference. the spots came up and healed no quicker with it. i think its a waste of money. there are so much better prescription meds on the market that are cheaper and that give results. please dont be fooled. save your money! it might help very mild acne..but its just not worth it considering the price tag.
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January 22, 2007

Pros:

It worked well at reducing swelling, worked well when i had mild/moderate acne.

Cons:

It stopped working and i ended up with severe cystic acne, its very expensive, and it doesnt prevent.

If you are prone to mild acne or the odd spot, then it will work, but i dont recomend it, because you may end up getting sever cystic like me. Basically it was a big mistake to start using it.
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November 8, 2006
I have started to use freederm gel and i find it quite similar to benzoyl peroxide as it dries out your skin in the same red raw way which is not a good look, however, i find it does reduce some spots. I found that the best treatment for acne was dianet pill (made my skin flawless never got ne spots!) but it did make me gain weight over a long period of time so iv had to try out other treatments!