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 19, 2013
Product used: Spectro (AcneCare)

Pros:

It works. Doesn't contain alcohol.

Cons:

Small bottle size makes this somewhat expensive. I bought a new container each week.

I would buy again. Wish it came in a larger size. Most stores seemed to carry the 5% and not 2.5% and found myself having to buy the stronger product more often.
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January 13, 2013
Product used: The Regimen

Pros:

my skin is not greasy anymore
removed most of my acne
noticed results after a week

Cons:

dries skin a little but it goes away after about two weeks just stick to it

i love it!
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January 13, 2013
Product used: The Regimen

Pros:

my skin is not greasy anymore
removed most of my acne
noticed results after a week

Cons:

dries skin a little but it goes away after about two weeks just stick to it

i love it!
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January 13, 2013
Product used: The Regimen

Pros:

- cleared up my skin
- not too expensive
- doesn't have a harsh scent
- lasts for a long time

Cons:

-time consuming

I have spent soooo much money on sooo many products and NOTHING has worked as well as this regimen, and on a really short time. I am so impressed that I want to tell everyone about it so we all can be acne-free like me =D I added the aha+ to the regimen a month after I started on it. My day routine= cleanser, treatment and aha+. My night routine= cleanser, treatment and moisturizer =D I love it! not too expensive, really worth the price. I just have light marks left, the aha+ is slowly taking care of it.
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January 9, 2013
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)

Pros:

the product itself worked fine

Cons:

The customer service is awful. this was bought as a gift for my daughter in law (2 yrs ago) and the initial order was cancelled (2 yrs ago). I still have received product w/o ordering it, and am being told that because it took so long for me to return it (past 60 customer satisfaction period) that I still have to pay.

ProActive confirmed that they did receive their product back from me, however, I am still responsible for paying for it. They said when they receive the pymt, they will reship my product out (I DON'T WANT IT). Pro Active has turned my info in to a credit agency to collect (AND THEY HAVE THEIR PRODUCT BACK) So I am supposed to pay them, for a product that I did not order, and have since returned back to them.
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January 4, 2013
Product used: Oxy (Maximum Action Advanced Face Wash)

Pros:

it gives a deep cleans

Cons:

irratated my acne and realy dries out my skin

it is way to irritating
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December 29, 2012
Product used: Acne.org (Treatment (Benzoyl Peroxide - 2.5%))

Pros:

Clears Acne
Easy To Apply

Cons:

Burns In The Winter (for me anyway)
Smells Toxic

If you have the 160z bottle, you never finish all the product. The bottle stops pumping it because it is so thick. Just buy 2 8oz bottles

Nothing is perfect right? At the least it cleared my skin up for the most part.
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December 27, 2012
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)

Pros:

It made my skin soft

Cons:

It made me breakout even more and I got acne in places that I don't normally get acne.

I didn't really have a lot of acne to start with, I maybe had 2 pimples and a few acne bumps here and there, but proactive mad me breakout EVERYWHERE. I had more pimples, and I got acne in spots that I never get acne , I was not impressed at all and now I have acne all around my nose, forehead, and chin. But this did make my skin soft, and it decreased the redness in my skin.
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December 27, 2012
Product used: ZAPZYT (Maximum Strength 10% Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Treatment Gel)

Pros:

-good substitute for the Regimen
-pretty cheap

Cons:

-can have more of the 'hardening effect'

Pretty good overall, cleared up my skin pretty nicely.
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December 21, 2012
Product used: Quinoderm ((5% or 10%) Benzoyl Peroxide and (0.5%) Potassium Hydroxyquinoline Sulfate Cream)

Pros:

None

Cons:

Very drying on the skin
Make skin painful even when hardly using any product
To hash for my skin
Did not improve acne
Made acne actually worse as this product has now given me cystic acne which I never really use to get before.

I've had moderate acne for about a few years now bearing in mind I'm in my early 20's and the last thing anybody wants is acne. I've been using Oxy 10 and Oxy on the spot over the last few years which worked fantastic on my skin and cleared up my acne. However over the past few months I've been unable to purchase these products in the UK :( After a few weeks of not using any benzoyl peroxide on my skin my acne returned with a vengeance! I was recommended Quinoderm by a friend so bought two tube of the stuff. The first few days of using it was ok but by my first week my skin was dry. I used a thick moisturizer and jojoba oil but my skin was still dry. I decided to give it another week but by the second week my skin broke out with spots and even cystic acne which I tend not to have. I told myself that it was just properly an initial reaction to the treatment. However by the end of the third week I've decided to stop using it. My skin at the moment is bumpy with some horrific spots (worse than what they are normally are). This treatment has made my acne worse and has done nothing to prevent or reduce it at all. I'm extremely disappointed in this product as I honestly though it would of cleared my acne up. I've now received an order of the acne.org benzoyl peroxide which is a much less harsher 2.5 % so fingers crossed this product will work for me! :)
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