Clean & Clear : Persa-Gel 10, Maximum Strength

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426 Reviews

Active Ingredient: Benzoyl Peroxide (10%). Inactive Ingredients: Carbomer, Disodium EDTA, Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, Laureth 4, Sodium Hydroxide, Water.

Items marked with red have tested a 3 or above (out of 5) in comedogenic (pore-clogging) testing.

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February 17, 2009

Pros:

Cleared up all pimples within one week of usage.

Cons:

Makes my skin feel a little sticky but feels better once it dries; Is very drying to skin.

This works great! I had been using Acne Free and I swear it was causing MORE pimples. I switched to this product and after one week, my skin is totally clear. It can be very drying, so I use thick moisturizer with it and exfoliate 3 times a week. My skin feels great. Would definitely recommend it.
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September 10, 2007

Pros:

It really works!

Cons:

Dries out skin like crazy, bleaches towels, sheets & clothing if you're not careful.

After paying waaay too much money for Mario Badescu products and having them break me out worse than ever, I needed something strong & effective to clear me up. Even with make-up, it was obvious I had bad acne because my face was covered with huge, bumpy cysts and pimples. I spent a weekend at home & applied liberal amounts of this three times a day. I didn't wear make-up & kept my hair out of my face. By Monday, my skin was dramatically better. It wasn't perfect, and it was extremely dried out (but I expected that), but the bumpiness was gone. Since then, I've applied it only at night, along with using tea tree oil as a spot treatment, and my skin has improved ten-fold. It's not perfect, but it's more effective than other products that cost a lot more money.
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July 24, 2014
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this stuff almost works too well. it drys up the pimple over night, but if even a tiny bit had moved off the pimple over night, i would have a red peeling chemical burn on my face the next morning.
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June 3, 2012

Pros:

Cleared white heads in about 2 days. And helped my cystic acne in about a week!

Cons:

The only reason I gave this product 4 stars is because its pretty drying if you know what I mean...be careful and make sure you use a oil free moisturizer because it sucks the life out of your pimples and skin around it.

Just wow!! I used it for only a week and it shrunk my acne so quick! Small pours! Thank God...I struggled with acne for almost 8 years and to think a cheap over the counter product could help a ton! I recently used taz and it sucked for me. My skin was kinda doing the opposite of what it was suppose to do, I got more oily o_O. Anyway, glad this helped. It made me kinda dry, but I really don't care. I just use my spf15 oil free moisturizer and I'm good to go. :D
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January 6, 2012

Pros:

-Erase marks
-Very Cheap
-Dries out pimples very fast!!!

Cons:

-Drying
-Leave red spots sometimes (if you use it everyday)

Its very good and the best part is that is very cheap! I used it overnight. I would totally recommend this!!!! It works!!!
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November 21, 2011

Pros:

Works well on break outs. Put on pimples before bedtime and your pimple is almost gone when you wake up.

Cons:

After I started using this, I noticed most of the spots I treated left a red mark. So now when I dont wear make-up I have red spots on my face, especially on my cheeks.

I do recommend. I only recently started breaking out cause of stress (moving across provinces and planning my wedding) and this product has improved the sudden breakouts on my cheeks but you have to be consistent with putting it on pimples to help reduce size.
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July 21, 2011

Pros:

Dries out pimples fast.
Inexpensive.

Cons:

Doesn't completely rid acne.

This product works really well. I usually use this when I get REALLY bad pimples all over my face, and I just put it on before bed and the next morning most of the zits are way smaller. It never completely got rid of my acne though, but it's a great spot treatment. I got it at Wal Mart for only 5 bucks so it's not expensive either =] I would definately reccomend this product if you are looking for a good spot treatment.
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May 23, 2011

Pros:

works quickly
reduces redness
does not overdry
good price

Cons:

does not go on clear

I have had blemish problems for over ten years and this product works well for my adult acne.
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May 10, 2010

Pros:

Clears Acne, Affordable

Cons:

Dries Skin, Small quantity

I like this benzoyl peroxide, I made the switch from salicylic acid to BP before stumbling upon the regimen so I had this on hand when I started my regimen daily. I think I will make the switch to Acne.org treament since it's more for your money...
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March 27, 2010

Pros:

Seems to work pretty good! I've only been using it a couple days and my skin feels better.

Cons:

It dries your skin out (but what acne product doesn't?)

I have had acne since I was a teen and now I'm almost 30. I was pretty clear for awhile, but recently, breakouts have cropped up again, so I added this product to my daily routine. My face seems to be clearing nicely and even though it says 10%, it isn't irritating like I thought it would be.
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