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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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January 22, 2012
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)
Cons:
Makes your skin TERRIBLY dry.
Skin will start getting itchy, red, and peel
Ok, the first day I used it, it was amazing! It shrank my pores, and my skin was looking great. On about the third day, I started noticing red, itchy dryness on my skin, I thought it might be okay if I just used it less often and used the moisturizer..sadly mistaken. My whole face is all peely and gross. I'm very unhappy and disaapointed with this product. :( This doesn't mean it won't work on your skin, but it definitely did not work on mine..
January 21, 2012
Product used: AcneFree (24 Hour Acne Clearing System)
Pros:
clear your skin within 2-3 weeks
Cons:
Dry skin
Tried proactive and did not work for me. I used Acnefree for Severe Acne and it worked great for me. I also stop putting flavored cream in my coffee just regular half & half since I heard that can also make you break out. Either way I love the product!
January 19, 2012
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)
Pros:
*Does clear acne
*Makes face smooth and soft
*Gets rid of scarring/uneven skin tone over time
Cons:
*If you miss even a SINGLE day you will get at least one nasty pimple soon after.
*Expensive/Overpriced
*Made my face lighter or not tan the same as rest of body?
*Over use will make skin peel (only use once a day, and less than that when starting out, skin must slowly get used to it)
I've used this product for several years since I was a younger teenager, I'm now 20. I can say that it does work, but only IF you use it every single day! I can vouch that it works, but I would also NOT recommend it. After all the years of using this product, I have finally decided to stop using it for good. Now that I'm 20 I shouldn't have nearly as much acne as I did when I was a teenager. Yet still for some reason if I missed even one day, I would break out! The active ingredient, Benzoyl peroxide, works by killing all the bacteria on your face. The problem is that your face becomes dependent on it, so it can't fight any bacteria off by itself anymore. So if you stop using it for even for just a day sometimes, you break out. I was able to slowly taper my skin off of using it, and now you know what!? My skin is exactly the same as it was while I was using it. I get pimples just as often as I did while using it. My skin is still 'nice'. This product is way overpriced for what its worth, even with perfect use you will still get some acne. Once you've used it for a while you will notice that you will break out when you stop using it. After a while it feels like you're being forced to buy more and more, like you cant quit or you'll get acne! It is possible to stop using it without breaking out by slowly tapering off of it. That's what I did. I would just recommend avoiding this product if you can, I'm sure there's cheaper and more efficient ways to deal with acne.
January 12, 2012
Product used: Clinique (Acne Solutions Clear Skin System)
Pros:
- Clears acne
- Works to get to the root of the problem
- Great skin perfecting foundation
- AMAZING results (3 months in)
- Like antibiotics for your face
- Even skin tone (3 months in)
Cons:
- PRICEY!
- For "Amazing" results use with
- Even Better
- AS Oil control mask
- Even better exfoliant
- Time consuming process
(TO SAVE MONEY BUY THE AS BAR INSTEAD OF THE FOAM) Hey I'm Corey black college student from Chicago. I only found out aboutClinique due to my grandmother getting employed there. I had pretty bad dark spots and acne as well. Oh and I had these wierd under the skin bumps that were the mf worst.I used this stuff and at first my acne got ten times worst and I was ready to toss it. My granny told me to keep at it though. She said that the first month it pulls all acne beneath the skin. Sure enough it did clear up mid second month. I have not had one dark spot since using it great stuff. By using only the AS treatment alone you get average results nothing too amazing especially if you dont shave. However, paired with other products from the Clinique line you get skin so great all of my ex gfs wanted to know what I used. When girls want to know you know its good. Still, the cost can be steep so I suggest using the extra less than advised to save on monthly cost.
January 12, 2012
Product used: La Roche-Posay (Effaclar Duo)
Pros:
-cleared acne bumps overnight
-smoothed out skin
-prevents new acne breakouts
Cons:
-can sometimes leave skin a bit dry
This is the best acne cream I've found. I've had moderate acne for at least 10 years, especially around my chin and after a few weeks I've noticed a dramatic decrease in new pimples, and it cleared up the current ones right away.
January 2, 2012
Product used: Clearasil (Ultra Rapid Acne Vanishing Treatment Cream)
Pros:
-Make red pimples dissapear OVERNIGHT
-Not drying out my skin
Cons:
None.
Very useful product, sometimes I can use it on my whole entire face, I know that is wrong but that is very effective!!
December 27, 2011
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)
Pros:
Works on VERY VERY VERY mild acne, well the refining mask does anyway...
Cons:
It kind of worked for a bit because i only had a few pimples on my face. but after a while my skin got so dry and that refining lotion stuff made my skin itch and burn! it ended up with me having much much worse acne! The cleanser, toner and lotion are WAY to harsh and have to many chemicals. Gave me cystic acne. And the refining mask only works on small zits so it didnt do anything for my other acne. Also it's way over priced.
Don't use it. It's a waste of money and all you get is dry skin and worse acne
December 26, 2011
Product used: Clean & Clear (Persa-Gel 10, Maximum Strength)
Pros:
IM NOT LYING (THIS STUFF WORKS!)
Cons:
it can and prolly will leave your face with white residue, so buy a a pack of makeup remover facial cloths (Clean & Clear brand preferably) to remove from face after about 10 minutes of allowing the medicine to prenetrate into the pores
If you want your acne gone, BUY IT! just use it every morning and night. NO LIE... ALL OF MY ACNE IS GONE.
December 20, 2011
Product used: Clean & Clear (Continuous Control Acne Cleanser)
Pros:
- Has 10% BP
- A little goes a VERY long way - only use a dime size amount
- Affordable
- Works!
Cons:
- Doesn't lather well (Not a big deal, just add a little of the cleanser to a wet face)
- Irritates eye area - just keep it away from the eyes, period.
- A little dry skin (Nothing a moisturizer won't fix)
I've been using this product for about.. 6 or 7 days. I picked it up at Target after returning an expensive acne regime that didn't work (The Burt's Bees Natural Acne Solutions, if you're interested). This was cheap, and it had 10% BP, so I figured I've tried everything and might as well try this. After the first two days, my big acne bumps weren't really red anymore and a lot of my deep persistent whiteheads that I've developed on my checks and can't get rid of, started to shrink and the majority of them are gone now! I've had an issue with them in particular for a while now, so it's a relief to see them gone. In such a short time, it's cleared up my face more than 70%. I'm definitely going to stick with this. But, it has irritated my eye area and a small area around my mouth. But it's nothing that I can't fix with my moisturizer and I recommend a little Vitamin E Gel (Notice, GEL, not OIL). Vitamin E Gel recently healed my face after a bad chemical burn, so it will repair minor dry and irritated skin quickly. But dealing with dry skin is better than dealing with acne, if you ask me. If you have tried just about every product like me, and salicylic acid just isn't doing it, this cleanser might just be for you.
December 19, 2011
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)
Pros:
Works for the first week. Refining mask is effective.
Cons:
Proactive dried my skin SO badly after about three weeks- I couldn't wash it or wear makeup at all for days and it contented to flake and peel. I started breaking out much much worse and blemishes were larger and more painful. If I didn't wash my face one morning or fell asleep without washing at night, I would notice response breakouts right away as well. It was also way too expensive given the results and product sizes. Terrible customer service
Proactive was a total waste of time and money. I left it feeling completely frustrated and defeated, and with worse skin than I had had before I started. I was not even back to square one; I was worse off. Overall my experience was awful. Also, they charge your card without notifying you! I had to send the new shipment back and wait six weeks for them to pay me back!!
Pros:
At first it looks like it works.
Makes your skin soft at first and shrinks pores.