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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December 28, 2008
Product used: Neutrogena (On-the-Spot Acne Treatment (Old Formula))

Pros:

it reduces the size of pimples a little

Cons:

•can irritate skin
•pricy for a small tube
•dries it out!!!

it doesnt neccesarily work...it just dired my skin out!!
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December 27, 2008
Product used: Oxy (Maximum Action Advanced Face Wash)

Pros:

Works pretty well to clear out acne, doesn't have much of a smell to it

Cons:

Makes your skin very dry, takes a few days to start working

This is just one product that you should have in your mirror cabinet. It works pretty well, but you should also use it with something that clears the pores out.
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December 27, 2008
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)

Pros:

Works at first, clears pimples fast

Cons:

Dries skin horribly, extremely dry skin creates breakouts, extremely overpriced, stops working over time.

At first couple of uses, proactiv works, however, as time goes by, it starts to fade and your skin gets worse and worse and worse. The cleanser and refining mask dry out your skin like crazy due to heavy amounts of sulfur and peroxide. Dry skin creates more and more breakouts while current breakouts heal very slowly. The refining mask that you put on trouble spots clears acne but leaves horrible brown spots and hyper-pigmentation. people with extremely oily skin, this is for you. but if you dont have oil dripping off of your skin, dont use this.
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December 27, 2008
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)

Pros:

It really works! And, it makes my face feel smooth and clean after I use it, the refining mask is absolutely amazing,

Cons:

It's expensive and it takes several months before you really start seeing results (the acne already there takes awhile to go away), sometimes parts of my face start to sting/burn for about 15 to 30 seconds after using the toner

Proactiv DOES work, but you have to be patient! It is not going to get rid of your acne over night. It took at least three months before I really started seeing results. And another three months before I felt comfortable enough to go out without make- up (something I haven't been able to do in years). My acne has been gone for a couple of months now, but I still use proactiv because it does such a good job of preventing acne from returning. Though, I still do get the occasional pimple, but it's not nearly as bad as it used to be. Only a couple have actually broken the surface so that I can see as well as feel them, but they're gone within a couple of days (and as noticeable as they used to be). Also, you MUST wash your hands after using it, otherwise it will bleach your towels and clothes. That is what I do and that is the reason why I have never had the problem of bleached towels and/or clothing. Though, it does bleach hair and eyebrows, but it's really not that noticeable.
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December 27, 2008
Product used: PanOxyl (Benzoyl Peroxide (10%) Aquagel)

Pros:

Cleared up my skin very well, spots were gone by the next day.

Cons:

Left red patches and dryed out my skin a bit.

Good results, my spots went by the next day and i got it free because im under 16.
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December 26, 2008
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)

Pros:

leave your skin soft and refreshed. helps clear black heade and small pimple fast. dries out oily spots

Cons:

doesnt work good on moderater to severe acne.
not very affordable especially for the results

it will clear out your pores from any polution but will leave reds spots. it also dries out pimple but leaves like scabs where they once where. it's ok but dries you face out and can make it very sensitve. i would recomend it to you dont use it if you have allot of acne though.
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December 24, 2008
Product used: AcneFree (24 Hour Acne Clearing System)

Pros:

cleared up the majority of my face, feels smooth, even skin tone, inexpensive

Cons:

when i first started using it my face was sooo oily! but after about 2 weeks it began to work. i still get random massive zits. only like 2-3 in random spots on my face however, clears up the big zit in only 2 days or so

not bad for tiny pimples, but so far, i do still get some pimples but clears up fast
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December 24, 2008
Product used: Oxy (Balance Acne Treatment for Sensitive Skin, Vanishing)

Pros:

There are none. :/

Cons:

This stuff is crap. Smells really bad. Doesn't work.

This was actually the first acne product that I had ever used before. And probably one of the worst. It didn't work for me at all, and my acne just stayed the same. I do not recommend it for anyone.
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December 21, 2008
Product used: Neutrogena (Advanced Solutions Complete Acne Therapy System)

Pros:

*Face felt very nice after using the cleanser *Did not make my acne worse *Kept breakouts under control to some extent

Cons:

*face did dry out after the first month *lotion seemed to make me break out a little and didn't really moisterize enough *kinda of pricey

I do like this product. It didn't make my acne worse at all. It kept it under control most of the time. Although, when my period came along I still broke out. The cleanser did take a while to get used to but its manageable. Overall, this product maintained my acne but didn't perform any miracles. I've been using it for about 3 months now and I'm ready to move on to another product. I personally like using any Neutrogena product. I've been using their products since I began getting acne back in middle school and although I haven't found the right one for me, its never made my acne worse.
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December 20, 2008
Product used: Clinique (Acne Solutions Clear Skin System)

Pros:

My face doesn't feel very oily throughout the day

Cons:

Does not get rid of my acne at all, dries up skin

Before using this, my face wasn't too bad, I didn't need to use cover up or anything. After about two and a half weeks of using this, my face is completely dried out, flaky, AND broken out! My face looks terrible, and not only is it red and flaky, I've gotten the big, red, painful kind of zits, and I never have gotten those before. And while I used to get acne around the edges of my face, I now am getting zits right in the middle of my forehead and all over my cheeks. This product did the complete opposite of what it was supposed to!
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