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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January 5, 2011
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)

Pros:

-Cleared skin
-Kept acne away

Cons:

-Dried Skin
-Expensive

Proactiv has done exactly what it's suppose to do. I got fast, clear skin in weeks and stopped getting acne. I've never had a problem with it.
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January 3, 2011
Product used: Quinoderm ((5% or 10%) Benzoyl Peroxide and (0.5%) Potassium Hydroxyquinoline Sulfate Cream)

Pros:

Cheap to buy, gets rid of spots

Cons:

Swelling, redness, dryness and itchiness

This cream was cheap to buy and could be bought from most places. When I first started using the cream I was pleasantly surprised as it did clear up my spots and other people noticed this too (HURRAH!). However, after about a week my face turned very dry, red and was INFURIATINGLY itchy. I'd wake up in the middle of the night scratching my face raw which left scratch marks. After a further week I woke up one morning, looked in the mirror and my face had swollen up (!). The cream did clear up my spots which is what I wanted it for, but to me personally the side effects were just too much. Redness, dryness and itchiness?... No thanks.
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December 31, 2010
Product used: Clinique (Acne Solutions Clear Skin System)

Pros:

Clears skin quickly
Makes skin feel clean
Softens skin
Fragrance Free

Cons:

Drying
3rd Step Runs out Quicker than the others
Price

From the first day I have used Clinique, my face has cleared up. I dont have very many pimples to begin with so this was able to clear almost all of them away in one day. The price isnt terrible, but it is a little expensive if you are buying it every month. It dried out my skin quite a bit so I have been using another moisturizer(Garnier Nutritionist Moisture Rescue Gel Cream). I would definitely reccomend it to people with light to moderate acne.
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December 30, 2010
Product used: Clean & Clear (Persa-Gel 10, Maximum Strength)

Pros:

None.

Cons:

-Cakes up
-Very drying
-May have been the cause of occasional cysts

I do not recommend this product. It seems to be a very low quality benzoyl peroxide. Prior to using Clean & Clear Persa-Gel 10 I had only had one cyst and it had occurred years earlier. When I started using this bp I started to get two to three cysts per month. When I switched to a higher quality brand the cysts stopped. I ran out of the better brand and tried using Clean & Clear Persa-Gel 10 for a few days while I waited for my new order to arrive. After four days I had a cyst. This is a single sample with no control so I can't draw any real conclusions, but there certainly is a correlation. Use a higher quality benzoyl peroxide.
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November 28, 2010
Product used: AcneFree (24 Hour Acne Clearing System)

Pros:

makes skin feel clean
comes with repair lotion which helped moisturize

Cons:

expensive
I still broke out

I used it for about a month or a little less and I saw no improvement. It didn't stop any breakouts. On the box, they say the repair lotion really works and that it kills 99% bacteria and sebum. But it just made my face become and feel oily.
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November 23, 2010
Product used: Acne.org (Treatment (Benzoyl Peroxide - 2.5%))

Pros:

-It actually works!!

Cons:

-specific time intervals
-burned my face, that it looked sunburnt
-bit itchy
-very flaky skin
-bit messy
-bleaching

After trying many acne products, I came across this website. I decided to buy the product and my skin started to improve in several days or so. My skin is now a lot smoother than before. The side effects were quite unpleasant, but in the end it was all worth it.
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November 21, 2010
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)

Pros:

Works fairly well

Cons:

Seems like if you miss a day acne gets worse very quickly. Ordered one set of products online and was very careful to make sure I wasn't signing up for a automatic buying membership, but somehow I ended up getting products in the mail, charged to my credit card.

Won't buy again, I can't stand deceptive selling practices.
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November 18, 2010
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)

Pros:

None come to mind.

Cons:

It made my skin worse than it ever was before I started using Proactiv. I would wake up in the morning with giant pimples under the skin that were painful to the touch - something I never experienced before this product. It also left me with large dry patches of skin on my face. The mositurizer did not help at all and it left my skin feeling very greasy. Plus, the refining mask did nothing for me, other than dry out my skin further.

I would recommend finding something much gentler than Proactiv. Drying out your skin will not solve your acne. Definitely not worth the money and DOES NOT provide the "instant" results that it claims on the commercials. Please don't waste your time.
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November 3, 2010
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)

Pros:

Toner has a nice smell and feels great! Moisturizer feels refreshing and leaves skin feeling light and moisturized.

Cons:

It left my skin red, sore, inflamed, dry, flaking, sensitive. Not only did it not clear up my acne but it left it in pain and worse, and unable to cover up or use anything on it for it was unbearable. It took months for my skin to get over it! It left my acne severe. I went to two dermatologists who said I was so stupid for trying it and that it left me worse for wear.

I used it exactly to the instructions. I eventually tried just using the benzoyl sporadically, by the end the toner kill

If you have had trouble with topical and/or mild benzoyl in the past, it won't magically overcome this problem. Proactiv will leave your acne worse and your skin unimaginable. Be careful and get out at the first sign of distress. There's a reason why dermatologists don't recommend it. They eventually put me on Diane after my skin calmed down an I've been flawless ever since!
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October 18, 2010
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)

Pros:

NON... The product is a SCAM

Cons:

Doesnt help acne
Bleaches Eyebrows
Peeling
Expensive
Smells horrible
You breakout 10 times worse after
Billing without my consent

Dont get this if you have acne, its a scam. Ive used it for like months, doesnt do nada. so its not recomended, Clearisil or Neutragena is better.
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