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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May 4, 2011
Product used: Neutrogena (Oil-Free Acne Wash, Pink Grapefruit)

Pros:

-cleans your face

Cons:

-drys out your skin like no ones business
-smells nasty (in my opinion atleast)
-doesn't do much to clear breakouts

This was the first acne wash I started using. I didn't realize how horrible it was until I stopped using it for a little while. This dried out and made my skin flake horribly, and now that I think about it, it never helped my break outs at all. It might have made them worse considering how much it dried out my skin, and my skin was excreting so much oil to make up for it. the only pro I really have is that it foams up and feels like it cleans your face pretty well... but any other face wash would do that anyway.
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May 1, 2011
Product used: Clean & Clear (Advantage Acne Spot Treatment)

Pros:

Vanishes breakouts.

Leaves my skin soft.

Cons:

NOTHING.

I LOVE this product! It's an amazing spot treatment and it does exactly what it says. It always works whenever I breakout and it immediately erases it! It's my favorite product by Clean & Clear. I recommend it to anyone with sudden breakouts. You won't be dissapointed (:
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May 1, 2011
Product used: Neutrogena (Oil-Free Acne Wash, Pink Grapefruit)

Pros:

smells okay.

clears breakouts.

Cons:

Drys out my skin.

This product worked pretty well for me. I've been using it for a while now, and it has really improved my skin and dissapeared breakouts. Drys out my skin a little bit, but overall it's a great product.
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April 21, 2011
Product used: Neutrogena (Oil-Free Acne Wash, Pink Grapefruit)

Pros:

Smells alright.

Cons:

Makes your face dry, itchy and makes you breakout even more. After awhile the smell gets irritating and too smelly.

NO, not a product i would ever recommend. It drys and makes your skin really itchy.
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April 19, 2011
Product used: Clearasil (Daily Face Wash, Sensitive)

Pros:

Makes skin,...
-soft
-smell nice

Cons:

Don't know yet...

Well I got this today at the store because I needed a facial cleanser. So I just use it and it made my skin feel soft and smell great and the texture is cool!
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April 9, 2011
Product used: L'Oreal (Go 360 Anti-Breakout Facial Cleanser)

Pros:

It was absolutely great!
Fast, simple and it leaves your skin fresh, smooth and silky. I had no pimple the first time I used it! Great!!

Cons:

Cons ? What cons?

I was skeptic at first when I was at the store but I bought it and I absolutely do not regret it! You will not too! I guarantee it!! FANTASTIC!!!
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April 5, 2011
Product used: Clean & Clear (Advantage Acne Spot Treatment)

Pros:

Inexpensive

Cons:

Oily
Stings (slightly)

Waste of money. I bought it because there were tons of magazines that raved about this product, but I couldn't tell you why. I used it consistently on a few white heads and cystic pimples a.k.a the ones that swell up and are painful but don't come to a head. After almost a week passed I finally couldn't take using the product with no significant results and just popped them.
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March 30, 2011
Product used: Clean & Clear (Dual Action Moisturizer Oil-Free)

Pros:

Great smell, works good to moisturize your skin. Helps make skin glow and feel refreshed. When applied skin feels a tingle but its light and feels good...lets you know its penetrating into the skin.

Cons:

No cons.

Good product, no complaints. Pretty cheap, OTC.
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March 24, 2011
Product used: L'Oreal (Pure Zone Skin Clearing Foaming Cleanser)

Pros:

AMAZING!!! only cleaner that worked. everyone call loreal and ask for it back if enough people want it back im very sure they will bring the line back!!!!!

Cons:

they stopped making it

call loreal and ask for it back if enough people want it back im very sure they will bring the line back!!!!!
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March 18, 2011
Product used: Neutrogena (Oil-Free Acne Wash Redness Soothing Cream Cleanser)

Pros:

None

Cons:

Dries out face
Doesn't clean face

I was hoping this product would be that this-is-it one, but it wasn't. It did nothing for my face. If anything, my face felt dirtier as time went on because it doesn't cleanse well enough. I would give it a negative 10 if I could.
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