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 16, 2009
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)

Pros:

Nothing!

Cons:

Everything! my skin was like really terrible!!!! its was like i had little blimps all over my face. nasty red freakin blimps that left my face redder!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i hate proactiv! it ruined my skin! it just got oilier! don't use it!
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January 14, 2009
Product used: Acne.org (Treatment (Benzoyl Peroxide - 2.5%))

Pros:

This is the best product I have EVER used!! Clears up pimples within a few days and help prevent them!

Cons:

No Cons!

I had Acne as a teenager and had gone to a dermatolgist, she of course wanted me to go on accutane, once I heard the side effects it scared me at 16, I tried several other products with no success. Eventually my acne went away and I attributed to being a teenager. When I turned 25 my acne came back, but was much worse! I tried EVERYTHING.. differn gerl, proactic, vitamins, expensive department store products and etc. Nothing worked for me... I stumbled on to this site looking for reviews on other products. Still frustrated with nothing working I started searching this site more and found the store.. I thought hmm, it's inexpensive what do I have to lose? and I ordered the product. After about 2 weeks I had people complimenting on how good my skin looked and wanted to know what I was using. I was so excited to find something that final works! You have saved me! It's so awesome to find something so great!
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January 14, 2009
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)

Pros:

Clears up blemishes for the first week

Cons:

-MADE MY SKIN WORSE WITH BIG CYST PIMPLES
-Drying
-Burning in the Sun

I bought proactive on the strong recommendations from my friends. I have always been blessed with clear skin, tiny pores. A couple of months ago I had a couple of blemishes by my hair line only say 5 all together on my face that would heal and then leave a maroon colored mark on my face. A bit concerned that I was getting adult acne I wanted to take preventive measures and help heal the blemishes I had now and ordered PROACTIVE at first it seems to help the first week then I noticed I was getting eraser sized, painful blemishes that were cyst like. I have NEVER had pimples like that before EVER. I followed the directions closely used it 2x a day every day then I alternated and used it only once. I realized the moment you stop using once, immediately you will break out WORSE than before. I have now 20 pimples on my face and after one painful cyst pimple heals another once comes right out. Because of Proactive I have the worst acne of my life. Do not buy it.
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January 13, 2009
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)

Pros:

Your skin LOOKS a little better for a few seconds right after using the cleanser.
It does work.... EVENTUALLY...and prevents Big pimples

Cons:

It dried out my skin like crazy! i had a whole layer of skin peel off!!
If you stop, even just one day, you get 10 times as many pimples as you did before!
It tightens your skin on your face so it feels weird to move your mouth for a few minut

It works OK. I would recommend it for someone with extreme acne, but if you get 2 or 3 pimples like i used to get, don't bother. it will probably just damage your skin more than do anything good to it. It also does NOTHING about hormonal pimples,,,, you know ladies, those we get about once a month. NADA!
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January 13, 2009
Product used: Quinoderm ((5% or 10%) Benzoyl Peroxide and (0.5%) Potassium Hydroxyquinoline Sulfate Cream)

Pros:

I used it for a few days and i saw great improvement. Really nice but expensive where i live since only one store sells it.

Cons:

burns sometimes
kinda smell bad
leaves skin flaky

Its great trust me. I dont think it should be sold for so much money but its great. Us3ed it for like a week and saw improvement but used it with a blemish control soap called Black Opal.
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January 11, 2009
Product used: AcneFree (24 Hour Acne Clearing System)

Pros:

It clears up severe acne but it doesn't clear it entirely. I have been using this product for a about 2 weeks in september and had my severe acne had cleared up, But I didn't follow the instructions, I only used it once a day. At night

Cons:

This stuff burns like crazy when you first use it, but after a couple days of usage your skin gets used to it and it starts working. It also makes a red inflamed appearance, kinda looking like Roscea, but that ends in a couple of minutes, or overnigh

Get it, I have tried Proactiv while using this because my friend had came out the trees and gave me his Proactiv kit. My acne would have been gone if I had either continued using AcneFree, or If I didn't run out of Proactiv, I also didn't follow the directions of either of them, So I bet if I had start appyling it day and night I will see better results. Its not better that Proactiv, But its about the same thing. The perfume is horrible though and Proactiv feels better. Its cheaper too.
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January 10, 2009
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)

Pros:

it comes with instructions.
it has so much advertisements if makes you believe in will work.

Cons:

takes a while to put on. smells weird.

I just started using this product, so far it looks like its working, i just hope it doesn't go crazy like most people said it went for them.
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January 8, 2009
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)

Pros:

it works for the first couple of weeks.

Cons:

flaky, dry skin; burning when toner is applied
toner smells weird. when i used proactiv i got a few cysts which were not noticeable but i felt them under my skin.. ive never had cysts before using proactiv. a bad con. now that im off, i dont get t

at first, it worked. i truly thought it was different from other cleansers. i was really happy in the first two-three weeks that i used it. my acne cleared up, my acne scars were gone, and the only problem was that my skin FELT in pain even tho it looked good. it was so dry that i couldnt fully open up my mouth. but i endured cuhz i was that desperate for clear skin. but then after a month and a half to two months of use, my skin had endured it. new pimples came. i got used to it sadly. i have oily skin and usually get pus-filled red pimples if that helps all you people out there. it didnt work for me. hopefully itll work for you cuhz everyone is different.
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January 7, 2009
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)

Pros:

it worked well on me, i had a very severe acne problem but proactiv has been the only thing that cleared it up! i went to several different dermatologists and nothing has worked on me. they said it was something in my blood- this worked!

Cons:

it dried up my skin really bad the first couple times i used it- just do all the three steps - youll be okay- remember we are all different- about the peling off girl- even in beverly hills dermas with thousands of dollars -thats what they will do!

if you have a bad layer of skin- you need to get rid of it- this will
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January 7, 2009
Product used: AcneFree (24 Hour Acne Clearing System)

Pros:

Tightens pores, Cheap

Cons:

Dries skin, inflammation, swelling, breakout, doesn't react well with my skin, smells awful!!!

Awful product, definitely not better than ProActiv. I would never endorse it, and I only used it for two days. I used an ice bag to try and decrease the inflammation and swelling.
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