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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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August 17, 2014
Product used: Clean & Clear (Advantage Acne Spot Treatment)
Didn't work.
I have oily skin with moderate/severe acne. A yearish ago, I used this a few times a week as a spot treatment on pimples for almost a year and it didn't shrink my pimples or anything.
July 28, 2014
Product used: St. Ives (Blemish Control Apricot Scrub)
Okay ?!
I have mild acne and thought this would do a good job and it does with getting the dead skin but the acne and the blackheads were still there . I do love it but maybe it's for light acne ?
July 13, 2014
Product used: Clean & Clear (Advantage Acne Spot Treatment)
didnt work
Honestly, this product did work for a little bit but after a while it quite working. It doesn't clear up acne or any thing the product claims to do. I do not recommend this to anyone. It's just not worth the buy.
June 23, 2014
Product used: Murad (Clarifying Cleanser)
A bit too harsh
This product got a really fresh and nice scent to it, clear up the oil on my face, and leaving it quite fresh and dry. However, it really is too harsh on the skin, after a week of using this (day and night), my skin, though cleared up (a little) become more red than before. It contained too much acid in it that would really burn your face. I now only use this product maybe once or twice a week, I don't dare to use it more than that. Took me a long time to use half of the product, so it could be said as price-worth... maybe...
June 10, 2014
TRASH
NEVER PUT THIS TRASH ON YOUR PRECIOUS FACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had moderate acne and then I was making a lot of progress and I went from moderate to mild acne my face was almost clear, I was so HAPPY, I wanted to speed up the progress. So I purchased this product to help. The first day it started drying out my face my face was DRY AS HELL and I have OILY skin. so yeah, then it started burning into my flesh and oh my lawd this was painful and my face was red as hell and it sucks cuz my skin tone is fair so I looked very very strange, then I noticed that the irritation was causing a lot of pimples, I broke out so bad I have never had so many pimples in MY DAMN LIFE. I threw it in the trash, in 1 day and 1 night it totally ruined meeeeeeeee!!!!! It's been a month since then i have mild acne now but wow i suffered so much from that.
December 20, 2013
ehh
Cons:
Not for severe acne
Not for irritated or broken skin
No strong acne solution
This product is "okay". I would recommend this to someone who has very litte to mild acne. I've been using this for over a month and a half or two and i haven't seen much change in my skin, if anything it has gotten worse. I like the fact that it is a nice scrub, but the solution in this product hasn't done any wonders to me. What sucks is that if you have irritated or broken skin, the little scrub particles will get stuck into your skin and your skin will heal over it. I now have like 3 spots on my skin where the little scrub particles are stuck and i can't get them out without picking at it. This shouldn't be used for people with severe acne, only good for a fresh mask & scrub.
November 22, 2013
Works...then doesn't.
Pros:
Smell
Tingly feeling
Moisturizes
Cons:
Stops working after a while
It will work well for a week or so, and then it stops working.
November 9, 2013
Product used: L'Oreal (Go 360 Anti-Breakout Facial Cleanser)
Love it
This is the best thing ever, i litterally cannot live without it. no other facial wash thing helped me. im just going crazy right now because i dont have anymore and i cant find it anywhere >.<
October 1, 2013
Product used: SkinCeuticals (Blemish + Age Defense)
Doesn't work
Cons:
expensive
doesn't work well
I don't notice a difference, I often wonder if it even has all the ingredients listed, because other products with similar ingredients work.
September 23, 2013
Product used: Clearasil (Ultra Acne Clearing Scrub)
Just Horrible.
Pros:
Nothing.
Cons:
Irritated skin
Peeling
Didn't help get rid of acne
It left my skin red and irritated. Sometimes my skin would even peel! It did no good getting rid of acne... Do not use if you have sensitive skin.
Pros:
Feels fresh
scrubs away flaky skin
smells good