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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October 12, 2010
Product used: Dr. Sheffield's (Clear Zit Acne Treatment Cream)

Pros:

a difference is noticed after one use by others, can be used with a moisturizer, does not make skin feel greasy,

Cons:

skin dries out, burning feeling for the most 2 minutes,

product appears to be working will come back and give a detailed review after a few more days usage
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September 13, 2010
Product used: Clean & Clear (Advantage Acne Control Kit)

Pros:

Smells Good

Cons:

Irritated my skin (which is sensitive)
Spots got worse!
Caused very dry skin.

I used this for about a month, it caused my acne to get worse and my skin to become inflamed and dry. It appeared to work on the first day but then my spots just got worse and worse. The only pro would be that it smells good. I think it needs to be reviewed in 3 seperate steps though: 1. The Spot Control Cleanser isn't to bad. It actually seemed to help my skin a bit and made it look a lot less greasy. 2. The Spot Control Moisturiser is where the trouble begins. As soon as i apply this to my face i get a burning sensation and shortly after my skin gets dry. It only seemed to irritate my acne further and caused small white heads to appear more frequently. 3. The Fast Clearing Spot Treatment didn't really seem to do anything at all except make my skin feel tight after i applied it, it also seemed to add to the burning sensation. Overall from my personal experience i would highly advise people to avoid this product. It seemed to be too aggressive on my sensitive skin and only made things worse.
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October 5, 2010
Product used: Acne.org (Treatment (Benzoyl Peroxide - 2.5%))

Pros:

- Clears Acne, pretty fast. About 60% gone in 1 week.

Cons:

- BP is full of chemicals that will hurt you in the long run.

I used it but I just couldn't keep going because BP is dangerous to our skin. Did you know that it's banned in some countries because it's carcinogenic? Try something more natural please, always be sure to read the ingredients in products. Avoid Parabens!! Good luck (:
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August 26, 2010
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)

Pros:

It really works!! It clears skin

Cons:

Makes dry and a little burning skin, ao you have to use a hydratin cream

I have been usin proactiv extra strength formula for about 3 months and all i can say is that it does work.. Now i just have like 2 3 live pimples that will go easily. So if you are using it use it constantly, dont give up, i had to wait about 2 months for watching a great improvement i think people who says it does not work is because they dont use it like it says and because they dont wait the enough time. (according to the AAD you have to wait about 4 months for being cleared with topicals treatments) so dont stop using it
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August 6, 2010
Product used: AcneFree (24 Hour Acne Clearing System)

Pros:

it helped some bad acne I had in the beginning. it wasn't too expensive.

Cons:

it made my skin very dry, irritated and red. It didn't really prevent any acne, but actually made it worse.

Don't use this product if your skin is sensitive. The toner burned like hell and the cream had too much BP in it, therefore causing my irritation. The cleanser made my skin dry. It may help people with less sensitive skin though, as it worked wonderfully for my friend.
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August 3, 2010
Product used: ZAPZYT (Acne Pack)

Pros:

reduces pimples
packaging
price

Cons:

eventually dries out skin (to the point of cracking)
day lotion is very oily and sticky
night lotion bp scent is very strong

i used this pack for about a month. i was very pleased at first because a lot of acne disappeared within the first two weeks, but after that, it dried out my skin horribly. by the end of the month, the area around my mouth and nose would crack and bleed if i moved my mouth to much. after i stopped using it, acne came back double. if i had known that it would do that, i would have been happy with the moderate acne i had in the first place..
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July 24, 2010
Product used: Neutrogena (Advanced Solutions Complete Acne Therapy System)

Pros:

Gentle saw improvements overnight.

Cons:

Dries out not to much.

Its good. Just the Acne Gel dries the skin a bit but the lotion deals withi t.
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July 21, 2010
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)

Pros:

Worked for about 1.5 years
could see difference in 1 week worth of use
it was consistent

Cons:

drying
peeling
stopped working after 1.5 years
inflamed white heads on chin and cheeks

At age 17, I was still on antibiotics for back acne (figured sports was the cause). I never broke out on my face but had little bumps on my forehead and upper cheeks. The dermatologist gave me a topical prescription (can't remember, long time ago) and told me to clean my face with a light cleanser such as cetaphil. The cetaphil cleanser barely removed any make-up and left a residue on skin. It wasn't really helping the bumps. I saw the proactiv commercial and decided to try it and my friend loved it. After the first week, it was very drying but cleared up the bumps. I think within a month or two my skin was pretty much clear besides a few red marks from the product bringing a some pimples out. It worked great through my senior year and my first half year at college. Around the end of my freshman year, I started to get cystic acne on my chin. I thought maybe it might've been from hormonal medication. I stopped the medication and went to the dermatologist. The derm told me that proactiv was too harsh for my skin. He gave me antibiotics and told me to use a gentle cleanser. I tried Cerave with tretonin topical cream. It took a year to work and I broke out after make-up applications. (Skin sensitivity?) Try Proactiv again because I missed being completely clear. First few days my skin felt great; I was still breaking out while old ones healed which I was expecting for the first few weeks. My chin started getting bumps. After three and half weeks my chin broke out in full cystic acne that was painful. It started to spread to my cheeks. (I was only getting one or two pimples on Cerave.) After I stopped Proactiv and switched to Clean and Clear gentle antibacterial foaming wash, no new pimples and the old infected ones are trying to heal. My mom only uses Dove soap, my sister Clean and Clear, my boyfriend Dial, my girlfriend shampoo. (They have very little skin problems) Maybe I was doing too much and irritating my skin
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July 10, 2010
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)

Pros:

Clears acne/pimples
Refreshing

Cons:

Only lasts for a little while.

This product is known for being advertised the most. I'm sure no one have ever not seen this item on TV. We see celebrities on Tv using this item but we should all have this is mind: They are only actors and they get paid to act upon this "wonderful" item. We are getting too brainwashed my this item. This item does not work, it does only for a little while. It's not worth paying so much for this item.
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June 25, 2010
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)

Pros:

NOT GOOD

Cons:

THEY COLLECT YOUR MONEY EVERYMONTH, WHICH IS NOT GOOD EVEN YOU STOPED THEY KEEP SNED IT TO YOU. VERY BAD

they charge me for shipping i never recieve, they put me on collection and I HAD TO GO WITH A LAWYER BE CAREFULL GUYS
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