Neutrogena : On-the-Spot Acne Treatment (Old Formula)

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Active Ingredient:
Benzoyl Peroxide (2.5%).

Inactive Ingredients:
Water, Bentonite, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Emulsifying Wax NF, Polysorbate 20, Glyceryl Laurate, Cetyl Dimethicone, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Citrate, Disodium EDTA, Citric Acid, Methylparaben, Propylparaben.

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20.3%
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24.1%
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10.2%
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7.8%

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August 4, 2011

Pros:

dries clear
did help some of my acne

Cons:

to small of tube for the price
can be drying
only works on small pimples that just formed
makes acne cysts swell to a bigger size

this did nothing for me in clearing my acne. It only worked for awhile and then did nothing for me anymore. Finally i started using acne free severe and it cleared my acne up dramatically. This did nothing and i do not recomend it for people with more than the ocasional brake out
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August 15, 2009

Pros:

Contains benzoyl peroxide, and active ingredient, which is helpful for blemish-prone skin.

Cons:

Contains wax that may cause blemishes to become worse.

Is an okay product for those who rarely break-out.
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July 1, 2009

Pros:

None

Cons:

WAY to pricy for that small of a tube. burns skin

use clean and clear persa gel, its MUCH better and effective :)
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July 23, 2008

Pros:

Makes your face feel clean

Cons:

I use this product as instructed and it did not work at Hall I HIGHLY NOT RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT. My skin is normal with a few bumps this product did not work for me. A WASTE OF MONEY with no sign of Improvement for a VERY MILE case of acne!!!

DON'T BUY THIS PRODUCT!!!!
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May 9, 2008

Pros:

Made larger pimples go away.

Cons:

Caused a lot of smaller acne bumps, dried up skin, feels a bit tight and heavy on the forehead.

Although this made a huge zit go away in about 2 or 3 days, it didn't work any miracles and gave me a lot of smaller bumps that annoyed me even more.
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January 2, 2007

Pros:

it used to work

according to my brother though, i used a little too much and a few nights later my skin (where i had applied it) was really dry and flaky. the next morning i woke up with a really dry t-zone and the pimples were still the same except my skin looked extremely dry which was very strange because it's always oily so i raised my eyebrows and holy crap i had awful wrinkly looking dry skin. i was shocked-i'm only 15!!!!!!!it's not fair, i thought. hopefully it'll clear up because it's driving me crazy!!!!!!ughhh
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February 2, 2017
Didn't work
Didn't work for me:/ The ingredients looked good but it didn't clear me up and I think it's a bit irritating.
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June 27, 2008

Pros:

gets rid of pimples quick

Cons:

CREATES LARGE, DARK POST INFLAMMATORY HYPERPIGMENTATION SPOTS (aka dark spots)!!!

After reading some of the great reviews about Neutrogena On the Spot on acne.org, I decided to purchase one from my local rite aid. I applied it before I went to bed, and woke up with the pimples having gone down quite a bit. But to my dismay, I also saw HUGE, VERY visible brown spots exactly at the place where I had applied this cream!!! It does get rid of emerging acne, but in exchange for that, I got these brown spots as if someone drew it on me with a brown permanent marker!!! Bottom line: I would return this if I would, and highly regret using it (since now, I'm stuck with trying to get rid of dark spots- which take months to go away, not days/weeks in the case of some acne). Usually, I don't write reviews, but I wanted to let everyone know my experience so it doesn't happen to them.
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July 15, 2016
Too thick, extra ingredients that cause irritation
I bought this after I ran out of my acne.org benzoyl peroxide treatment as a last resort while my stuff shipped out. The second day of using this my skin got really dry and I had a ton of tiny under the skin bumps pop up around my cheeks. Boo :(
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July 13, 2008

Pros:

Clears up pimples.

Cons:

Very expensive and very drying. It also makes my moisterizer ball up. Whenever I use this my skin literally looks like its peeling.

Waiting for Dan's BP to come in the mail. Hopefully its better than this expensive neutrogena crap!
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