Clean & Clear : Persa Gel 5

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3.8
23 Reviews

Active Ingredient: Benzoyl Peroxide (5%). Inactive Ingredients: Benzyl alcohol, Carbomer, Disodium EDTA, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, 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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May 14, 2010

Pros:

I USED PERSA GEL 5

- completely cleared acne
- easy to put on
- clear when put on
- works well with moisturizer
- great "spot on" acne treatment

Cons:

Too good to be true

Bottom Line? THIS PRODUCT STOPPED MY ACNE I used to get pimples regularly on my face, chin and sides of my nose. I decided to use the regimen, and bought some products (Persa Gel 5, Neutrogena cleanser and moisturizer below). At first I put it all over my face - and since I have sensitive skin this dried out and caused redness on my cheeks. I put it on my problem areas only after: forehad, nose area, and chin and it was fine. Over the weeks, i started to get less and less pimples and my skin is completely clear now (except for some scarring left behind). This is also a great "spot on" acne treatment. I once had a pimple that I could feel coming on my forehead, I put a blob of the Persa Gel on it over night, and when I woke up the pimple was gone. It literally works so well - no exaggeration. This is a great product as I feel the 2.5% would be too light, and 10% is too harsh. This product is really amazing, and I recommend it to everyone. My skin is not dried out (and I even only put moisturizer in the morning not in the nights), not red, and it is smooth and pimple free. The moisturizer and cleanser really compliment the Persa Gel because they are light, not harsh, and don't clog up my pores or cause oily skin. 5 STARS!!!!!!! MOISTURIZER: [link removed]
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November 26, 2013
Works well!!

Pros:

Lessens the pimple in size
Gets rid of the oil in the pimple

Cons:

Has left white stains on my pillow case and some shirts!
Takes a long time to dry
Isn't 100% effective

I have combination skin, so my cheeks can feel dry while my chin nose and forehead got oily. 90% of the time the breakouts were on my chin, so I would put a little on the cream on my pimple before going to bed and in the morning wash if off( dries as a white, flaky circle). This is really good to have in case of emergency with a really oily pimple because it really dries it up! Do NOT spread it all over your face or layer it onto your acne, simply dot it on each individual pimple because it WILL dry and irritate your skin a LOT!
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October 15, 2014
allergic reaction
Bad allergic reaction, didn't even put it on my eye lids, and both my eyelids/ face swollen and itchy with a rash. would never use this product again. Have never had an allergic reaction to a topical acne "solution" until now. Didn't help with acne.
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July 10, 2015
Allergic Reaction
Used a very small amount of product on 2 spots on my face. Woke up the next morning with a swollen eye (think ogre!) and a hive-like rash. Now I'm at the doctor seeking treatment.
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March 7, 2013

Pros:

Kept my face clear and smooth all through high school
Not too harsh

Cons:

Dries out skin, use moisturizer
Stops working after a while

I used this on my face every night during my high school years, and it kept my skin beautiful and spotless. However after years of using it, it just kinda stopped working. I guess my skin got used to it. But it helped a ton in high school so I give it 5/5 hands down.
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May 11, 2010

Pros:

-5% bp
-works nicely
-price

Cons:

Worked for a bit then I stopped to get a diff brand thr worked way better

Get Clinique's emergency lotion. Small thing I no but works better and faster. Clinique is a thicker lotion too so thts better
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January 9, 2011

Pros:

Doesn't dry out skin
Works quickly
Is not expensive
Gets rid of blackheads and whiteheads

Cons:

Zero!!

I swear by this product! I have tried many expensive acne products in my desperate search to get rid of my acne which is kind of different because my pimples rarely pop out, but are rather bumpy and noticible on my skin. This product made it, it's better than the 10% because it doesn't dry your skin and you notice result almost immediatly. Also is some much more cheaper than neotrogena, proactive, etc and it work better.
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November 19, 2012

Pros:

Cleans acne

Cons:

If used to much can dry out skin to much.

Kso, this product WILL clean you're acne, some people have said it has made my face worse.. well it's gutta get worse before it can get better. so KEEP USING IT, and use it as a spot treatment to, i have tried proactive, ALL the mainstream acne solvents. And if you have used this for a month and there is still acne, move up to the persa-gel 10, The one thing is, is that when i first got it i was so excited i put the thing on 5 times a day,, no no... face looked like a cracker, Use it once a day before you go to sleep, don't need to rinse you're face or anything, just enough to cover you're face, you're face will reel really tight, try not to streach you're face becuase when you leave it tight, it dosent let anything else in you;re pores, so over all EXCELLENT product, and a 100% buy.
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May 18, 2010

Pros:

My acne goes away in like 3 days.

Cons:

Expensive for only 28g...
Dries skin

It just gets rid of acne. I had this huge, disgusting, red cystic pimple on my nose. I applied this for 1 week straight, once a day, and it's almost gone now. :D I swear by this stuff.
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August 4, 2011

Pros:

Dries out pimple
Reduces size
Gets rid of pimples

Cons:

Dries out skin only a LITTTTTTTLE bit.Not a big deal

So I bought this yesterday and already my pimples have reduced its size!!! It does dryout BUT a moisturizer helps. Dont have anything to say really. this is the only thing that works for me... but definatley a go! BUY THIS! WORTH IT
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