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Topical Keratolytic
Acne.org’s Real World Take
Easy to find and with low side effects, but don’t be surprised if you are left wishing for better results after using it for a while. Any acid on its own is unlikely to dramatically clear acne.
Topical Keratolytic
How to Get It
This is an over-the-counter treatment. Here are some places you can find it online.
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September 6, 2012
Product used: Clearasil (Daily Face Wash, Sensitive)
Cons:
-dried out my skin!
-made itchy patches appear/seem worse
I bought this out of curiosity because I usually use Cetaphil as my face wash. After only two uses, my skin dried out a LOT. While moisturizing my face after washing, there were soooo many dead skin flakes coming off! I know salicylic acid is supposed to exfoliate your skin, but for me, this was a bit too much. After I stopped using it the flakiness went away. Also, do not use this if you are using a product with Benzoyl Peroxide. I had itchy patches appear on my face and I'm fairly certain it's from using this with Epiduo at night.
July 31, 2011
Product used: Biore (Pore Unclogging Scrub)
Pros:
leaves pores smaller
makes face feel cool
cleans well
Cons:
a bit goopy
i use it in the shower after my pores have opened from the steam, and i use it with the scubby thing from the loreal 360 cleanser.
May 24, 2011
Pros:
Leaves skin very smooth.
Nice consistency.
Good price.
Cons:
Too harsh to use every day(for mae at least!)
Breaks me out if used daily.
I have used this as my regular exfoliator for a few years. Used twice a week it keeps my skin feeling smooth and helps my make up glide on nicely.
However if I use it every day (like I did at first) it breaks me out really badly and left my skin very sensitive, so for me a couple of times a week is best.
April 26, 2011
Product used: La Roche-Posay (Effaclar K)
This a product is one of the many acne products i have used in the past but it is one of the most effective. After using the effaclar duo gel and foaming face wash my skin appears smoother and redness has decreased.
October 11, 2010
Product used: Clean & Clear (Advantage Mark Treatment)
Pros:
works
Cons:
smells weird, too small
I don't have a lot of acne, but I've been left with tons of marks and scars from old acne. This has worked pretty well for me - I have tons less scars that I did before and most are more easily coverable with makeup than they were before. The smell isn't that bad and is easy to get over.
April 5, 2010
Product used: Clearasil (Daily Face Wash, Sensitive)
Pros:
takes the oil of your face
gets rid of some acne
skin feels softer
smell really good
LOOKS COOL!
Cons:
doesnt really get rid of that much acne.
its good if you have little acne. very good for washing your face so you can get rid of oil on your skin that causes acne. if you have acne regularly, i do not recommend using this product ALONE. use something else!
August 8, 2012
Product used: Sea Breeze (Actives Deep Clean Astringent)
Pros:
Nice strong smell
No need for a whole kit, just this bottle
Great price
Cons:
No cons here
I have been using this product for over a year, and it is the only one that I have been committed to. I use it at least twice a day, sometimes three when it is hot, because my face gets oily. I get my pads from Family Dollar ($1.00-1.50). I bottle usually last me a month or two.I rather spend money on this then, Proradioactive or another other facial kit. Try using a wash cloth in hot water an putting it over your face (opens the pores), then use the product, feels awesome!!!! The burning or tingling sensation, is the product saying, "hey, Im working here!!!"
October 3, 2011
Product used: Burt's Bees (Natural Acne Solutions Kit)
Pros:
Reduces redness
Helped clear up a lot of my acne scars
Cleared up a lot of my pimples fast
Cons:
None that I can see so far
So I bought the face wash and blemish stick at Wegmans about a week ago since I was completely out of my erythromycin prescription and would need to wait like 2 weeks to get it refilled. I wanted to try something a little new so this is what I bought, along with a 10% benzyl peroxide gel and some vitamin e capsules. Before I ran out of my prescription I was using vitamin e oil on my face which worked extremely well at first but after a few uses made me break out in places I don't usually break out so i stopped. I couldn't be more happy with the results, seriously my face is brighter, softer, and clearing up quickly. I don't know if I'll go back to my prescription.
So every morning I wash my face with the burt's cleanser and use a simple neutragena moisturizer. Then after a few minutes I'll apply the blemish stick. Then I take the miracle vitamin e pill with breakfast (don't take it on an empty stomach since it needs fat to be absorbed). At night I do the same thing but after I apply the blemish stick I wait a few minutes and dab the benzyl peroxide gel in spots I still have some issues with.
I'm convinced that vitamin e is a key player here, since it promotes circulation, cell turnover, controls oil and even dryness. Before I was using it my face was extremely dry even with a moisturizer but the results are amazing even after just a week.
April 15, 2011
Product used: Clinique (Acne Solutions Cleansing Bar)
Pros:
Cleans well
Doesn't make acne worse
Creamy lather :)
Fragrance free
Cons:
BURNS REALLY BAD
Leaves face so tight it's hard to smile
Drying
At first, I liked this bar. It didn't do much to clear my acne but it felt good.I had to stop using it at one point and decided to try it again last night.It burned so badly I almost screamed!After using it my face burned and I couldnt smile! Just because I had a bad experience with it should hold you back from trying it because our skins always react differently to different things.
March 29, 2011
Pros:
Leaves soft, clean skin
Inexpensive (£4 in the UK but frequently in half price/ BOGOF deals)
Easy to locate
Not tested on animals
Natural ingredients
Cons:
Can cause dryness
Has walnut shell powder so not suitable for severe acne
After a week of using this my skin felt much smoother, after several weeks the redness has gone right down. This is not going to 'cure' acne but it does feel like it helps as the acne that I have is a lot less obvious and the areas of my skin without acne are much smoother now than they were. This is a scrub not a cleanser so it should be used fairly sparingly alongside your own cleanser- I tend to use it on average once a day, but sometimes every other day as it can dry the skin out a bit. Also, do not rub too hard with it as it has walnut shell powder and you do not want to go damaging sensitive skin.
Pros:
-leaves skin looking bright & refreshed
-possibly keeps pimples away (haven't used long enough to know)
-good smell, creamy consistency
-feels good on face