Freederm : Gel

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3.1
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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12.1%
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27.7%
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9.9%
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17.7%

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July 29, 2008

Pros:

It works well, doesn't bleach everything you own.

Cons:

Quite pricey but worth it.

Having suffered spots almost constantly since 12 years old, I'm now 36! I've beeen using for a week and my face looks better already, has stopped spots from starting and made big ones that usually last for weeks go down to almost nothing. Noticed my face peeling slightly, which seems to be getting rid of suface blackheads too. It's pricey but worth it and you should check out deals on the web if you're going to use all the time. As long as I let it dry properly I can put moisturiser on top and then foundation also.
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July 15, 2008

Pros:

It can reduce spots and does sometimes reduce redness.

Cons:

Tends to rub off on my pillow and for me it makes the spot develope very quickly into a white head which i can then pop and be rid of that way.

I wouldnt use it as a quick fix... Youre gunna need atleast 3-4 days to get rid of a spot.
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May 4, 2008

Pros:

I have just bought freederm this morning, and after a couple of hours, inflamation has gone down.

I have just bought freederm this morning, and after a couple of hours, inflamation has gone down. It was a bit pricy( £9), but on the whole it has already made my skin look much better and it was well worth the money! :DDD
April 6, 2008

Pros:

It works very on my mild acne and doesn't irritate or dry the skin.

Cons:

It's not as effective as BP or antibiotics. I still get spots

EFFECTIVENESS - It's cleared my mild adult acne almost completely. - On a daily basis I have no spots. I occasionally got the odd spot turn up but these disappear quicker. TIMESCALES - It took 3 months before this really started working well. - I've seen reviews that say it worked in 1 week. I saw no effect after 1 week so I stopped using. I then tried it again months later because I liked it for other reasons. APPLYING THE GEL - I put a tiny amount. It rubs in after 1-2 seconds. I don't moisturise where I apply it because the skin doesn't dry.
December 9, 2007

Pros:

spot size went down in a matter of hours

Cons:

expensive

I only purchased this product today after i went into a big depressive about my face. I got home and put a thin layer on each spot and the redness and size have already gone down, I'm really impressed
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October 22, 2007

Pros:

does exactly what it says- reduces redness and swelling

Cons:

cant put make up over it. a little dryness(but i have sensive skin)

im 13 and must had had spots for 2 years. id seen this on the adverts and decided to gte my mum to shell out the £9 on it. it makes your skin smooth, but when i tried to put make up on it started to rub off. therefore i only use it once a day. at first it made my skin a little worse but a week later my skin is really clearing up. i really recommend it!
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September 1, 2007

Pros:

None

Cons:

No effect

This had absolutely no effect on my acne. Other reviewers have discussed whether it reduces existing spots. That's not what I was looking for. I have mild acne so my aim in using a cream to prevent spots from emgerging in the first place, as much as possible. I used it twice daily for 2 full months. Unfortunately, it didn't seem to do anything. I didn't irritate my skin but nor did it prevent spots occuring. I really wanted it to work - we all hope for a new great acne treatment and loved the idea of one that doesn' bleach clothes and can be used in the sun. Some people say it works for them but for me, with mild acne, 2.5 panoxcyl is much more effective.
July 23, 2007

Pros:

Invisible - no residue after a few minutes, so no problems with makeup. Tones down redness unbelieveably... Well, not unbelieveably exactly, not quite that quick, but compared to all the other products I've used, pretty darned quick.

Cons:

EXPENSIVE! Nasty fatcat drug companies cashing in on the misery of others, as per.

It works. It is not a miracle cure exactly. I started using it a week ago as I have a horrible breakout on my neck. No, they have not disappeared by any stretch of the imagination, but they do look better, even to me. Seems to work better on my face? Does that make sense? Probably not. I had a huge red bump under my eye, which due to fiddling okay, okay, picking, became infected and was just a hideous mess. Well, that's nearly gone, after just a week - just a little red dot whereas I'd expected a scar, and that is pretty impressive. I'd also 'fiddled' with masses of whiteheads on my cheeks today, left my skin clear, then applied freederm tonight. Four hours on almost all of the redness has gone, which is extremely impressive. The breakout on my neck is not faring so well, but I do have a tendancy to keep prodding every five minutes to see whether they've gone down, and I doubt very much it's helping. I'll cross my fingers and sit on my hands. Otherwise, this stuff is fab.
March 19, 2007

Pros:

seems to work well

Cons:

initially game me a breakout of small whiteheads

appears to work well. I had a cyst on my cheek that is significantly better after 4 weeks of using it. Has cleared up all the small black heads and whiteheads everywhere else. I dont know what some people are complaining about it being expensive, IT WORKS. Is £8 reeally somthing to worry about when you have a spot free face.
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March 3, 2007

Pros:

Helped loads with adult onset acne...

Cons:

...but less effective with teenage spots

I bought some Freederm on a pharmacists advice about 6 weeks ago for my son but decided to use it myself as I (horribly) developed acne about 7 years ago. Within about a week of using Freederm, my more inflamed acne had all but disappeared and the blackheads I've had forever were looking less raised. Now, after six weeks, my skin looks amazing - almost totally blackhead free with only the occasional raised red lump that disappears within a couple of days. My son's experience with Freederm is less succesful but it hasn't been a total waste of time. He had his first cyst just before Xmas and was experiencing constant breakouts of whiteheads across his nose and forehead. Since starting Freederm he has had no cysts and his forehead has cleared up totally. He is still getting whiteheads around his nose but these are less frequent and tend to fade quickly. All in all, I would recommend you give this product a try, especially for adult-onset acne.
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