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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October 19, 2007
Product used: Clearasil (Daily Face Wash, Sensitive)

Pros:

Left skin looking fresh and clean.

Cons:

It didnt stop breakouts, it didnt make the pimples go away or anything.

Good cleanser but dont expect it to be an acne solution.
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October 19, 2007
Product used: Aveeno (Clear Complexion Foaming Cleanser)

Pros:

Nice lather and smell.

Cons:

Causes more than normal break-outs.

I used this product for a week and my face was getting bad so i stopped for 2 days and then my face started to clear up. I tried it again and thought it could have been an "intial breakout" but after 4 days IM DONE!! I have acne in the places I never even had acne before. Quite aggervating!
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September 19, 2007
Product used: Clearasil (Ultra Acne Clearing Scrub)

Pros:

cleans your face

Cons:

aggravates your acne

its a good cleanser but don't think it will clear your acne
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September 10, 2007
Product used: Biore (Pore Unclogging Scrub)

Pros:

clears some pimples, smells good, cute packaging, nice texture.

Cons:

it only clears up pimples sometimes, its probally cause i only use it right sometimes, but w/e. it didnt clear my acne up that great tho.

its ok.
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September 2, 2007
Product used: St. Ives (Medicated Apricot Scrub for Oily or Acne Prone Skin)

Pros:

Has acne fighting ingredients. Helps slough off dry skin.

Cons:

Too harsh for the face and aggravates acne even more.

What I have learned is to stick with a gentle face wash instead of harsh scrubs. After I stopped using scrubs on my face, it started to look alot less irritated and red and actually started getting better. If you are using things like benzoyl peroxide on your face, its better to be as gentle with your face as possible since these other medications can being drying.
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August 30, 2007
Product used: Philosophy (Clear Days Ahead Kit)

Pros:

Cleared up my skin fairly quickly. I saw results in a couple of days. This cleared up my chin from one of the worst break outs in my life. Now all that is left are a few scars. Benzol Peroxide seemed to really irritate my skin.

Cons:

Price

It's worth the try, because its the only thing that worked from me.
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August 14, 2007
Product used: Neutrogena (Deep Clean Astringent, Oil-Free)

Pros:

It really cleans out my pores and doesnt dry out my sensitive skin or produce more oil and it doesnt sting.

Cons:

I cant find it anymore. Walgreens said they changed it to deep clean dual action toner and its blue. Smells better but the ingrediants are different and I dont like the blue dye.

Its the best and I want more.
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August 10, 2007
Product used: Clean & Clear (Dual Action Moisturizer Oil-Free)

Pros:

- smells good
- it works ok, good for light acne
- It does moisturize skin and kills acne without being oily

Cons:

- too little salicylic acid to be very effective, I have to use with Neutrogena's Oil free acne wash
- it burns sometimes!

Unless you have very light acne, use with another acne product with salicylic acid. Not very effective on its own, but still good to use.
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August 6, 2007
Product used: Clean & Clear (Dual Action Moisturizer Oil-Free)

Pros:

nice texture, goes on pretty darn matte for a moisturizer, CHEAP!, would be a good moisturizer for someone with very oily skin

Cons:

not very moisturizing for someone who uses large amounts of benzoyl peroxide or has dry skin, the 0.5% salicylic acid in it doesn't do very much besides dry your skin out

This was the moisturizer I used as my only topical treatment for several months between recovering from Proactiv and starting the regimen. It did as good of a job as Proactiv did at managing my acne, which isn't to say very much of course, but kind of impressive for a $5 drugstore moisturizer. I kept using it when I started Dan's regimen, though, which was a mistake because between my skin adjusting to large amounts of BP and the harsh winter weather at the time, my face was crying for help. It just wasn't doing the job. I was red and flaky and not very comfortable until I switched to another moisturizer. After I switched I was like, oh, THAT'S what real moisturizer feels like. That said, I do think this product is good for someone with a very oily skin type who is not trying to deal with flakiness, but just wants a basic moisturizer for whatever reason. It is pretty matte, it definitely has that going for it.
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August 5, 2007
Product used: Biore (Blemish Treating Astringent)

Pros:

It feels cooling on your skin and has a great scent!

Cons:

Broke me out and gave me bulbus pimples on my forehead and right cheek that I am still trying to diminish!

May work for some but NOT for me..
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