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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January 31, 2009
Product used: Neutrogena (Oil-Free Acne Wash Cream Cleanser)

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after near one week it cleared up my skin by more than 50% and i had kinda bad acne

Cons:

a pimple or two forms even when your using the product

its a good cleanser. you will see and feel resulta in a few days...i saw in 1 day
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January 30, 2009
Product used: Clean & Clear (Advantage Acne Spot Treatment)

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it shink my acne a little bit

Cons:

it burns and make my acne red and dry........................the product says it doesn't overdry but it bullsh*t

hate the product
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January 9, 2009
Product used: Clearasil (Ultra Acne Clearing Scrub)

Pros:

i love the smell, very good packaging, works for a few days

Cons:

strips your skin of oil which makes your skin make more oil which makes you break out, agrevates pimples

you really need to try it out and see what it does for you. i used it with the gel wash and for the first few days of using morning and night it seemed to be clearing up but then nothing changed and then it got worse. you really need to try it out yourself and see what it does for you
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January 7, 2009
Product used: Oxy (Balance Maximum Deep Pore Cleansing Pads)

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great buy for five dollars I use three times a day 90 pads that equals one month per container so $60 a year for no acne YAY! first time iv'e used pads of any kind THEY ARE SO EASY to apply! and fast!

Cons:

drys out a little, i might try the sensitive it has 0.5% salicylic acid for after showers rather than 2% in maximum. I think its just me,this happened to me during benzoyl peroxide usage but with any non-natural acne treatment i see freckles appearin

I've been using Oxy Cleansing Pads Maximum, it dries out my face a little only when i take a shower and use cleanser before i apply ( really open up my pores before).I was so happy when I picked this up at walmart. I'm not kidding i've used alot of acne things from acne. org to proactive (similar i know ) then alot of natural remedies i love the natural stuff. this stuff really worked for me and i think in about a month i will be acne free!.......nothing works for everybody because every one is differen't. iv'e had acne for about 3 years now and i thought this was just another stupid thing. but it worked! i wish i would of tried it earlier!
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December 1, 2008
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Gentle Formula)

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made my skin a little bit brigher, light weight and does not make my skin oily

Cons:

burning sensation, smells weird, very small yet expensive, made my skin so dry to the point I got tiny wrinkles

I started using Pro active couple of month ago, I have not seen change at all
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November 30, 2008
Product used: Oxy (Balance Maximum Deep Pore Cleansing Pads)

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Easy to use. Other products NOT needed.

Cons:

Dries fingers.

I have been using this for about a month and it has been working. I actually like looking at my skin now. It never dried my face, just my fingers but with moisturizing lotion, your hans will be ok. I dont need to but a whole packet of things anymore. This is all i needed!
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November 26, 2008
Product used: Neutrogena (Advanced Solutions Acne Mark Fading Peel With CelluZyme)
Ive been using this for about a week, and i use it EVERY NIGHt, and i leave it on all night long.( I dont recommend that everyone should do this, but i know my skin and i know its limits.) and so far i am LOVING this, i havent gotten ANY pimples at all since i've been using this, which is quite unusual, since i usually would've gotten atleast a small one by now. My acne has been very mild for the last couple of months, and i bought this mainly to treat the left over red marks. I think it's been fading the red marks a bit, but the fact that I havent broken out once yet, and that it leaves my face EXTREMELY soft, and has made my pores basically non existent makes me wanna scream HG!!!! I hope im not jinxing anything by typing this! oh and ps. stop complaining about the smell, it fades in 3 mins.
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November 17, 2008
Product used: Aveeno (Clear Complexion Daily Moisturizer)

Pros:

I used to break out very badly on my chest- after taking a shower I rub this into my skin, and since then my breakouts are all gone. This stuff is great.

Cons:

Would not use this on my face. Way too fragrant and made my skin irritated..

Works wonders if you have chest breakouts.. too harsh for face in my opinion
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November 13, 2008
Product used: Neutrogena (Oil-Free Acne Stress Control, Power-Clear Scrub)

Pros:

This product smells great, and really cleans my skin well. It helps get rid of all the dead skin, because of the microbeads in it, but doesn't clog pores.

Cons:

Difficult for me to find in stores.

I searched long and hard to find a product that worked for my acne. I had mild-moderate, with about 5-10 zits at a time. I use the scrub twice a day, and it has dramatically cleared up the acne, and now I am left with a few pimples here and there, and the red marks left over. Overall, this is a great product. It seems to work for some people more than others, so I would try it...it can't hurt. I love this product!
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November 8, 2008
Product used: Clearasil (Ultra Acne Clearing Scrub)

Pros:

for the FIRST couple times it worked fine.

Cons:

your skin gets used to it...so it stops working.

works great at first, but if you use it everyday for 2 weeks, it doesnt work anymore..at that time it just makes you break out
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