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Topical Antibacterial
Efficacy
54%
Based on All Available Studies
Strength of Evidence
Note: Benzoyl peroxide clears the skin completely when applied correctly.
Topical Antibacterial
Acne.org’s Real World Take
It’s been a staple of acne treatment for decades for a reason. When used properly it can completely clear the skin. It is widely available and affordable. Comes with side effects for the first few weeks and can bleach fabric.
Topical Antibacterial
How to Get It
This is an over-the-counter treatment. Here are some places you can find it online.
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July 15, 2011
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)
Cons:
Takes a lot of time to apply TWICE a day
Takes long time to work
Expensive
Samll Quantity
I've been using this for 1 month now and my acne is somewhat better but I wish it would hurry up! I've had ba acne for a year now and I think I will continue to use it up until 3 months. Thats as far as I'll go!
July 13, 2011
Product used: Clinique (Acne Solutions Clear Skin System)
Pros:
-It cleared my forehead, right cheek, and neck
- Made the blackheads in my nose minimize :)
- My face is not as oily
- more confidence
Cons:
- Left cheek still have 4-6 pimples( really small ones tho)
- The price in the long term
So i been suffering from acne for the past 7 years . I've used proactiv(waste of money), Murad(completely ruined my skin, i beilieve my acne got severe after murad 4 years ago.), exposed(its ait), a lot of over the counter products (none worked), many antibiotics, dan's regime, retin a, climandicin, ziana (complete ruin my skin as well 4 months ago).
The only think that worked for me was the ratin a, bactrim, and clindamacin regime, it controled my acne for almost a year but stopped working :(
Anyways I been using Clinique acne solution for 3 weeks now and it has def cleared me up. I think its a great product and u guys should give it a try. Im also taking bactrim once a day to help the clinique. My acne went from severe moderate to light moderate which is a huge improvement. I also use concha nascar bleach cream for my scars for one hour at night and it has helped me with my scars.. Overall clinique might be price but it might help your acne get it under control, try with an anti biotic for even better results. .Good luck and ill keep u guys posted :) oh And i use it day and night.. also use a different moisturizer during the day.. I use cera vu.. hope it keeps working..
July 10, 2011
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)
If these team of Doctors truly cared about their customers and wanted to genuinely help people who are suffering from acne to have beautifully skin as they claimed, then: After all these complains from 99% of customers, they would have changed they approach in terms of automatic renewal. Since the product does not work for most people, they need to give customers the opportunity to place a second order on their own free will; hence, they need to remove the automatic renewal from their payment system. If the product is working for a customer then he/she can continue to order, and if it is not working for another customer then he/she would obviously not place a second order.
If that is done, then there would be no more of all these complain and possible lawsuit and customers would not be receiving unwanted products in their mail box or surprising charges on their bank statement. If these Doctors are not willing to take this simple approach then I would like to believe that it is definitely a SCAM. They make billions of $$$ by sending unwanted products to customers.
July 7, 2011
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)
Pros:
It helps for the first week or so.
Cons:
Causes your face to itch, flake & be very dry.
Try something else. Proactive does not work!
July 7, 2011
Product used: Acne.org (Treatment (Benzoyl Peroxide - 2.5%))
Pros:
It has cleared my acne (although not entirely, but from severe to light acne, still amazing nonetheless)
Large amount
The gel form is easy to apply.
It dries quickly.
Cons:
For some reason, after using it for so long, I can use this BP like a moisturizer. Weird right? I know.
It sucks hard if you misapply this on sensitive areas. The BP used to (oddly) dry the skin area to the immediate right of my lips.
Anyways, when I first started off with this BP, things went only moderately well. There was no immediate skin renewal, no insta-scar-b-gone. But, actually, now that I think about it, I'm glad I stuck with this treatment because one's skin can only heal so quickly over time. So over the course of a year, I gradually went from severe facial acne to light. My skin's way smoother than before, plus, it's somehow gained an anti-BP-dryness ability. lol.
July 2, 2011
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)
Pros:
NOTHING...cheap maybe.
Cons:
made acne worse
dried/irriated skin
Just don't do it. I switched to eXposed about a month or two ago (which is why I was on this site in the first place...to write a review for that.) eXposed is just soo much better. It actually CLEARED my acne, but if you have dry skin (which you will after proactiv) the Moisture Complex is a must, so don't be cheap about it.
I will never again waste money on proactiv.
July 1, 2011
Product used: Oxy (Maximum Action Advanced Face Wash)
Pros:
acne is gone YAY
Cons:
very drying- yes i know its the B
i had acne since 6th grade . i used so much stuff and wasted money. now that im going to 10th grade i use oxy face wash , neutrogena toner , and some home remidies like honey mask, extra virgin olive oil and lemon . also the cetaphil moisurizer
good bye acne
June 23, 2011
Product used: Neutrogena (On-the-Spot Acne Treatment (Old Formula))
Pros:
not as harsh as the typical 10% over the counter creams;
works like a dream
Cons:
can be drying;
tube sooo small;
stains sheets
This stuff is the only brand/consistency that will clear my forehead comedonal acne. During Houston's hot and humid summers, I tend to develop tiny bumps on my forehead. I rub this into my forehead before bed, follow with a heavy moisturizer, and wake up to smooth skin! :) Key for me is using the product on a regular basis, even if I have no existing bumps.
June 21, 2011
Product used: Acne.org (Treatment (Benzoyl Peroxide - 2.5%))
Pros:
Clear skin for the first time in 10 years!
Cons:
Time consuming
Pump broken in shipment
Wrong directions on number of pumps to use
I first read about the Regimen several years ago. At the time my acne wasn't very bad - I was mostly concerned with a couple cysts most months. Long story short, my acne got much worse over the years (PCOS, I eventually learned) and I finally got fed up with my it during my second year of university. At this point I hadn't worn my hair pulled back in literally years trying to hide some of the spots and scars on my cheeks. I was right on the verge of asking my doctor for anti-androgens, but I didn't want to be tied to taking a pill for the rest of my life just to control my acne - not to mention that if I ever did manage to get pregnant with PCOS, I would have to stop taking it and back would come the acne. I also considered using progesterone, which is what my endocrinologist initially suggested, but stopping birth control wasn't on my to-do list. Desperate, I was reading the forums and was reminded of the Regimen. BP had worked okay in the past (at 10%) but my skin was always dried out. As literally a last resort I started the Regimen and... go figure, clear skin. It took a few weeks for the moisturizer/BP balance to work out, but now I am clear and hopeful, and I've worn my hair pulled back every day this week. The only complaints I have are that I received one of the old style pumps with my first order, but instructions to use 3 pumps. Eventually I figured out what the problem was on Dan's blog, but I was pretty confused for a while there. I wish the BP would ship with a regular cap on the bottle and the pumps would be wrapped in bubble wrap or something. Not only because they crack, but because they are really hard to travel with if you don't want BP getting squeezed out all over your clothes or whatever you happen to have packed near it.
June 18, 2011
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)
Pros:
Quick
Easy to use
Virtually invisible
If the 2 .5 % original set or products doesn't work amazing for you, there's a gentle kit with the primary ingredients being 2% salicylic acid and an extra strength version with the primary ingredient being 7% Benzoyl peroxide. Options, people, options.
Cons:
Slightly drying even for the oiliest of skin
Time consuming
Automatic billing sucks
I've tried everything over the counter. Everything you could possibly buy at your local acne aisle at you local store hasn't really been as good. So before my junior year, I bought the special 1 month kit for about $35. It worked, but I applied a lot of the lotion. I stopped using it because I quickly cancelled,before my first automatic shipment, but I loved the product. Now before my senior year, I bought it on ebay and it is super cheap. A 60 day set is around $30-40 dollars if you buy it with the toner. The toner really didn't do anything amazing but it helps somewhat. I've started using proactiv again, for about three days now. and I'm only using the cleanser and the lotion. My skin is so unrecognizable. My acne is like 70-80% gone.
Here's what I do:
Pat water on your face. Apply a dime sized amount of the cleanser. Rub it in for about 2 minutes, but don't add anymore water. You really want the scrubby particles to really slough off the dirt. When you're done, rinse the cleanser off. Moving on, you use the toner (if you want to). Then, after that apply a quarter (not dime) of the repairing treatment in either the original 2.5% BP or the 7% BP extra strength formula on problem AREAS not spots (depends on what you buy, I tried the 2.5 my first time, now I use the 7%; Dan says it really doesn't matter), After the treatment dries you can add any light moisturizer with spf.
At night I like to do the same, but I personally skip the moisturizer because I have oily skin. Again, this isn't a miracle cure, but it's pretty close to it. If this doesn't make an improvement on your skin, pretty much there's no hope for you with over the counter stuff. Sorry:( also, this isn't a permanent cure, you have to use it everyday. Let's put it this way, I'll stop using this whenever I outgrow acne. *TIP If you want to get a super deal on this, place your max. bid on ebay at the last 10 to 6 seconds of an auction not hours before. Your max. bid
Pros:
Not many