Benzoyl Peroxide
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Benzoyl peroxide is a topical treatment that kills acne bacteria and dries/peels the skin, helping to keep pores unclogged.

It is usually applied once or twice a day to the acne-affected area. You should see results quickly, but sometimes it takes 4 to 6 weeks of treatment to become apparent.

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July 29, 2008
Product used: Clearasil (Ultra Rapid Acne Vanishing Treatment Cream)

Pros:

Dries pimples quickly.
Reduces swelling.
One tube lasts for a very long time, if used as a regular spot treatment.

Cons:

Might be a little drying for sensitive skin.

This has probably been my favorite OTC benzoyl peroxide spot treatment. When applied 2 or 3 times a day to a stubborn pimple, it heals it up pretty quickly. When applied right before I go to bed, the pimple is a lot smaller in the morning, sometimes even completely gone.
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July 23, 2008
Product used: Dr. Sheffield's (Clear Zit Acne Treatment Cream)

Pros:

Great acne medicine. Starts working at first application, even on cystic acne. Can't get over how effective this medicine is on acne.

Cons:

No cons

This medicine really works and is affordable. No joke, its the best I've ever used.
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July 23, 2008
Product used: AcneFree (24 Hour Acne Clearing System)

Pros:

It cleared up most of my acne, and the price is good. I got it for free, because my grandpa works at walgreens

Cons:

It took some time for my acne to clear up..
and not everything is clear yet

Its very affordable, and works
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July 22, 2008
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)

Pros:

It works really Quickly
Decrease in the number of pimples on about two weeks.

Cons:

may burn a bit at first
not consistent. if the routine isn't followed, you face get worst than before?

its okay i guess once your are going to keep using the product. rumor has it that after about three or four sets, its stops working but i have only used two set... i cant deal with the routine!!
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July 22, 2008
Product used: Acne.org (Treatment (Benzoyl Peroxide - 2.5%))

Pros:

Works GREAT. Acne fades completely.

Cons:

For the first week my skin cleared up but about a week and a half in a had the worst breakout everrr but it only lasted about 4 days then its been all clear from then on.

I consider this an acne CURE. Refridgerating the BP and mosturizer feels great!
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July 20, 2008
Product used: AcneFree (24 Hour Acne Clearing System)

Pros:

I immediately noticed results.

Cons:

Doesn't seem to work after a while of using it. Also, the toner is used much faster than the other products in the kit.

I tried it almost a year ago and got immediate results. My skin was clearer than it had been in a really long time. However, after about two weeks, the pimples came back the same amount as before. I kept using it in the hopes that I would get the same results I got when I first started using it, but kept changing little things about my acne routine (maybe I was eating oily foods or drying my face wrong, etc...). Nothing worked. My acne is just as severe and as frequent as before. I've finally given up on it and am looking for another product that will hopefully work better for my skin. This isn't to say it won't work on everyone though.
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July 20, 2008
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)

Pros:

It feels good, and the mask does work overnight

Cons:

It rarely works, the mask and the toner react weird so they smell bad, I have been using it for months and still have horible acne

Maybe it does work on some people, but I'm doing everything as the instructions say and have had no luck whatsoever. Because of this, I believe either it doesn't work, or I am one of the unlucky few who got the 'control package'.
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July 17, 2008
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)

Pros:

definatly cleared up my acne. my face feels softer and less oily. The refining mask also works amazingly! not so much as a spot treatment, but if i use it as a mask it makes my skin so much softer and gets rid of large, painful pimples.

Cons:

if i don't use proactiv consistantly, i will break out or at the least get a few pimples. the repairing lotion is also very drying, but i found that if i used the green tea moisturizer after using the lotion, my face isn't dry at all.

Proactiv works, but you have to be committed to using the product twice a day like the labels say. If you skip a day or only use proactiv at night, it will NOT work like it's supposed to.
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July 15, 2008
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Repairing Lotion 2.5% Benzoyl Peroxide)

Pros:

Works for most people if no allergic reaction.

Cons:

I am allergic to benzoyl peroxide. Even in such a small dose. So I break out in red and itchy rashes wherever I use this treatment.

Make sure you're not allergic before you use this. Even at only a 2.5% dose. If you are allergic and you decide to try it anyway, just be careful. The redness and itchiness lasts for at least a day. I'm sure if I wasn't allergic, it would work great for me.
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July 15, 2008
Product used: Clean & Clear (Continuous Control Acne Cleanser)

Pros:

I fpund no pros to this at all.

Cons:

my face has been burnt for 3 days now since using this product once.

I will never use this again. i never get skin reactions but this product did it to me from only one use now i cant put anything on it my face is burnt and yuk from this product.
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