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 23, 2012
Product used: Aveeno (Clear Complexion Foaming Cleanser)

Pros:

Good fresh clean.
No irritation whatsoever.
Soft and gentle, makes for nice even skin.
Does it's job. CLEANSER.

Cons:

This isnt really an "acne treatment".
Its a good cleanser, but if you have spots dont expect this to magically kill them. Youll ned a complete regimen, my firend.

Does not leave skin tight or dry, leaves it soft and even and fresh. Gets out all impurities, takes off makeup. Its basic, no redness or irritation. A good cleanser. But agian, doesnt really get rid of spots, it makes your acutal skin lvoely, but its not a spot treatment. Works well and a reccomend it for anyone looking for a good, gentle and refreshing cleanser. Been using it for a few months and it is a very nice cleanser.(:
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February 4, 2012
Product used: Clearasil (Ultra Acne Clearing Scrub)

Pros:

- Keeps skin under control
- Skin feels fresh, clean, smooth
- Good for imflammatory acne

Cons:

- Not going to clear up severe acne

The exfoliant particles are spherical which massively helps reduce inflammation. A lot of face scrubs use staggered shards of random things that actually tear your skin up even worse I think as a daily facial cleanser for someone with acne this stuff is the business. Once I started using it I kept buying it again and again. It isn't a miracle cure but it does help reduce redness and generally calms your skin. The whole range is great, I use the one for sensitive skin now which is just as good.
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January 23, 2012
Product used: Clean & Clear (Advantage Acne Cleanser)

Pros:

Nothing

Cons:

I also had a terrible reaction to this; my skin came up in a itchy red rash and still feels really tight and horrible. Ive never had an issue with anything on my face before and have never suffered from spots.

Way, way too harsh,
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December 28, 2011
Product used: Clean & Clear (Advantage Acne Spot Treatment)

Pros:

Clears acne fast
Gets rid of acne fast
Cheap

Cons:

Nothing

This stuff works amazing!!! This stuff well work amazing! I have had sensitive skin since forever and this did not dry my skin at all!!
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December 27, 2011
Product used: Neutrogena (Rapid Clear 2-in-1 Fight & Fade Toner)

Cons:

made me break out more- i used it for 2 months & it gave me more blemishes & the pimples that hurt

dont waste your money
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December 21, 2011
Product used: Oxy (Balance Maximum Deep Pore Cleansing Pads)

Pros:

Works well at getting rid of pimples
Easy to use
Tingles & feels nice

Cons:

Pads are a bit small in size

I've tried Clean & Clear, Neutrogena and other bunch of products, but this one by far worked best at getting rid of my pimples
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December 14, 2011
Product used: Burt's Bees (Natural Acne Solutions Kit)

Pros:

-all natural
-hasn't made my acne worse
-smells natural
-helps redness
-natural salicylic acid
-scrub leaves your skin smooth
-pimples appear smaller

Cons:

-the moisturizer is terrible (leaves you shiny and greasy....not best for under makeup)
-cleanser and toner dries skin (just put on a good moisturizer after)
-target spot treatment stings (shows that it's working then)
-hasn't cleared acne 100%

Im 22 and suffer from hormonal jaw and chin acne. I have gone back to using this back and forth. I truly believe that this does help your skin, however, I dont believe that it helps in the long run. this does help get rid of my redness (around my chin) and when i stopped using it, i noticed that my redness came back so then I used it again. My pimples haven't gotten worse but they appear a lot smaller. The spot treatment does help diminish the pimple but I can't tell you for a fact that if it really does help get rid of it. When I use the spot treatment on some pimples, it will get rid of it on some and on others it will diminish. What I love about this is that its all natural without harsh chemicals in them that's the only reason why I would repurchase. Yes, the cleanser does dry your skin so put on a moisturizer after (DO NOT use burts bees moisturizer). I also bought the toner which they didnt include in the picture. The toner gets rid of oil and dirt and again, I love that it's natural. All of these products include natural salicylic acid derived naturally from willow bark extract.
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December 11, 2011
Product used: Clearasil (Ultra Acne Marks Wash and Mask)

Pros:

My skin felt nice after using it...

Cons:

Caused extreme breakouts
Made skin really dry
Doesn't get rid of scars
Waste of money

After using this product for about a week, it caused me to breakout with huge, deep pimples that showed up in areas that I never normally get acne in. At first I thought it was working well, but then the breakouts came and it wasn't even reducing scarring. I really disliked this product.
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November 28, 2011
Product used: Clearasil (Daily Face Wash, Sensitive)

Pros:

cheap
not much of a smell

Cons:

makes skin feel tight
dries out skin

i don't recommend this!!
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November 27, 2011
Product used: St. Ives (Medicated Apricot Scrub for Oily or Acne Prone Skin)

Pros:

Makes skin smooth
Smells great
Feels refreshing

Cons:

Doesn't do much for acne

I believe this scrub has those little microbeads which help exfoliate skin. Overall, it smells fantastic and does make your skin smooth afterwards. As for a treatment for acne, it doesn't do much, which comes from the fact that the active ingredient is salicylic acid. Aside from being incredibly mild, salicylic acid doesn't do much outside of opening up your pores and exfoliating your skin. As we all know, this is just one small part of why most people get acne. You really need to incorporate a benzoyl peroxide product along with this treatment. I would recommend using this first, followed by a benzoyl peroxide scrub. I think it's a good product. I'm not sure if it is advertised to be specifically for acne, but it doesn't really work.
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