Salicylic Acid
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Widely available in over-the-counter skin care products in 0.5 - 2% strength, salicylic acid helps shed skin cells as well as reduce inflammation in the skin.

It's generally recommended to apply a salicylic acid-containing product 1-2 times per day, depending on your skin's tolerance and the product type.

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February 18, 2011
Product used: St. Ives (Blemish & Blackhead Control Apricot Face Wash)

Pros:

Does what it says:
~ Deep Cleans
~ Keeps black heads and acne at bay
~ Ex foliates dead skin
~ Inexpensive (paid $3,99)

Cons:

~ Does not remove make up
~ May cause break outs in sensitive skin
~ May take a week to see real results
~ May dry you out if used more the 1x daily and if you live in cooler climates like me :)

This is a great cleanser if used gently (ease up on scrubbing the crap out of your face)and 1x Daily. I use before bed if I haven't used makeup followed with no moisturizer (my preference)or in the morning with an oil free spf 30 oil free sunscreen for face. Should absolutely be used with an oil free moisturizer anything else is to emollient, your basically putting back the excess oil you took off. Will not work the instant you use takes a few days to see results. Sensitives be wary might or might not break you out but then again most things probably do already right? .At first I was skeptical using took me a few days to see what I wanted come through happy I stuck with it.
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February 14, 2011
Product used: Biore (Blemish Fighting Ice Cleanser)

Pros:

Worked for like a month

Cons:

made my skin super dry
gives me tiny red bumps all over my face
breaks me out more than ever now

I really liked this cleanser at first bc it was helping. my skin was pretty darn clear for about a month then a few days ao bammm it hit me like a ton of briks. I have red spots all over my face and deep sore pimples now that i havent been able to get rid of. I feel like Im back to square one.
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January 17, 2011
Product used: Neutrogena (Oil-Free Anti-Acne Moisturizer)

Pros:

Fragrance Free
Feels Light
None-Greasy

Cons:

Doesn't hydrate my dry skin enough
When used in the regimen (after BP)
• Strange tingling sensation which can be quite overwhelming on cold days
• A bit of facial reddening

When I use this straight after my cleanser - it's great, but when used after BP, it caused a burning sensation and some reddening, think an active ingredient in this doesn't agree with BP.
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January 13, 2011
Product used: St. Ives (Blemish Control Green Tea Gel Cleanser)

Pros:

-smells great!
-Removes make-up
-clears breakouts
- great for oily skin types

Cons:

None yet

I used this product for about a year. Before I had very light acne on my face which helped control that problem. Then I moved to max clarity which was a BIG MISTAKE! bc it worsened my acne causing it to be persistent and took awhile to clear up due to the benzoyl peroxide being so dry on my skin...I am now using the st Ives naturally clear again and its actually starting to work on my skin like it use to. I've always loved st Ives products....one of the best OTC I highly recommend.
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December 6, 2010
Product used: Clean & Clear (Advantage Acne Spot Treatment)

Pros:

-Cheap
-Works fast
-Reduces pimple size
-Make pimples less noticeable
-Reduces redness
-Feels refreshing

Cons:

-None!

It really works for me and feels refreshing afterward. I love it!
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December 3, 2010
Product used: Clean & Clear (Advantage Acne Spot Treatment)

Pros:

-cheap
-smells good
thats about it

Cons:

didnt work for me

I play sports in highschool right now and i never really used to get pimples but i started breaking out all over on my forehead. so i tried this product thinking it would work you know bc it did say 100% ppl had clearer skin, but it didnt do anything but im using acne free severe and it is totally working for me i have only been using it for 3 days and its almost completely gone hope this helps!
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November 25, 2010
Product used: Burt's Bees (Natural Acne Solutions Kit)

Pros:

Gentle enough, won't peel or dry skin.
Easy to use

This product worked REALLY WELL for my sister, she used EVERYTHING out there natural and not natural including Proactiv. If you notice that it gives you worse acne its because its cleaning out ALL your pores.Once it does this it will begin to clear. She used the COMPLETE system. It didn't work for me. I had never had acne until now, I;m 22 and have kinda bad acne. I started using it soon after I got the acne and I noticed a really big difference in my overall skin texture and complexion and feel. My skin feels soft, pores are small and no white or blackheads. However, my acne is still there.Ive been using it for about 2 months now and although she keeps saying and I believed her that its still clearing out my skin. I cant take it anymore. I got a pimple on my face where I had never had acne before so I ordered proactiv just now, I felt good about it but there are sssooooo many bad comments on here about it maybe I should of tried something else. Good thing it only cost 10 dollars.lol. I hope it works.
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November 19, 2010
Product used: St. Ives (Blemish Control Green Tea Gel Cleanser)

Pros:

Helped redness and swelling a little bit.

Cons:

Did not really help my breakouts, was drying to my skin.

Might be good for those with very oily skin, but not drier sensitive skin. I DO, however, like the Green Tea Scrub, but I mix it with a creamier moisturizing cleanser so it's not as harsh. That seems to work well.
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October 29, 2010
Product used: Aveeno (Clear Complexion Daily Moisturizer)

Cons:

too early to tell what it's doing for the acne,but if your looking for a good moisturizer,then this is reeally good!!! i'll keep using it for another two weeks to see how well it works with my acne....

it feels good on my skin,and smell fantastic
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October 15, 2010
Product used: St. Ives (Blemish Control Green Tea Gel Cleanser)

Pros:

removes makeup, cleans well, not too drying once your skin gets used to it

Cons:

can be drying until your skin gets used to it ans super expensive if your order from overseas!

I ordered this online and the shipping was $80!! when i first started using this product it was quite drying and made my skin peel but now i have been using it morning and night with the Green Tea Scrub (only at night) and followed by BP and Dan's AHA (only at night)and it is great and the dryness has gone. I would recommend this however if you are in Australia don't order it online look for a similar product that is available here.
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