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 29, 2006
Product used: L'Oreal (Pure Zone Pore Tightening Astringent)

Pros:

(do i have to say any? it just works well WHEN you use the whole treatment TOGETHER) also quite cheap. been lots of places, its like, what, 2.99 RM i think...

Cons:

there are only cons when the whole treatment that includes this product isnt followed the way it should be

this product always works, BUT YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THE FREAKIN PRODUCT LINE! MUST USE THE CLEANSER,ASTRIGENT,MOISTURIZER AND BLEMISH GEL TOGETHER. OTHERWISE, YOU GOT THOSE STUPID PROBLEMS, eg omg my face got soooooo dry after using this, UGH worked for a few days then some ugly stuffs appeared, etc... oh and the price, i kinda forgot how much it cost, so i did an estimate, sooooo plz dont get mad if i got the price wrong :)
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October 29, 2006
Product used: Clearasil (Ultra Acne Clearing Scrub)

Pros:

It smelt nice...

Cons:

I hate this product. it totally ruined my skin. I had a low level of pimples, but now the product made my skin break out like crazy! My skin was also irritated by it and made it redden with severe burning and skin peeling off.

I feel so miserbale now that my skin is a moon crater. I don't feel as good as i was before. I wouldn't recommend this treatment, but i guess people's skin reacts differently so go ahead and buy this product if you wish.
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October 20, 2006
Product used: Clean & Clear (Advantage Acne Spot Treatment)

Pros:

A very good spot treatment, worked really well.

Cons:

I found when I used it on my nose, it made whatever what was on my nose worse. But everywhere else, it worked amazingly.

It is a SPOT treatment. DO NOT USE IT ON YOUR WHOLE FACE! I also suggest using it at night.
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October 19, 2006
Product used: Clean & Clear (Advantage Acne Spot Treatment)
ok. this product should not be used on the entire face. It's not meant to be used like a lotion at all. I just use a very small amount and put it directly on a pimple at night. It is sticky, so i suggest using it before bed. The next morning, wash your face and you'll see the pimple had either lost some redness, or has shrunken a bit. This should be ised along with some other kind of scrub or exfoliator.
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October 19, 2006
Product used: Neutrogena (Body Clear Body Wash)

Pros:

Clears up most mild acne.

Cons:

Not strong enough for moderate to severe.

It cleared up a lot of my body acne, but I've been using it for over a month now and it still hasn't cleared it all up. Although it should work fine if you don't get much body acne.
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October 8, 2006
Product used: Clean & Clear (Advantage Acne Spot Treatment)
i hate this product, it made my acne worse!
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July 15, 2012
Product used: Clean & Clear (Advantage Acne Spot Treatment)

Pros:

-reduced pimple size after about a week

Cons:

-stings when you put it on
-made my skin peel off
-made me look like i had worse acne than i do as it made the area around the pimple red
-caused my skin to be very very dry
-made the zit last longer because my face was so raw

I'm not usually one to complain but this spot treatment ruined my skin for about two weeks even after I stopped using it. The decreased pimple size doesn't even matter because first of all it takes so long to actually happen and secondly it aggravated my skin so much that even after the pimple went away on its own i still had a large red area where it had been. If i hadn't put this stuff on it all the zits would be gone by now. I hat ego say it but this product is really not worth it.
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May 4, 2012
Product used: Aveeno (Clear Complexion Foaming Cleanser)

Pros:

Easy to use
Lasts a long time

Cons:

Caused breakouts

I gave this the benefit of the doubt, despite reading a number of reviews that claimed it wouldn't work well for anyone with more than mild acne. It seemed alright at first. My skin settled down for about two weeks, then I broke out strongly on my forehead and upper cheeks. I also used it for my chest and shoulders. It worked better there, for whatever reason. This may have worked for me if I wasn't using it every night, but it's hard to tell.
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April 19, 2012
Product used: La Roche-Posay (Effaclar K)

Pros:

Lightweight
smells refreshing
fairly moisturizing... but did not leave skin dewy
helps prevent new breakouts from forming
no pore clogging ingredients(:
paraben free
contains salicylic acid

Cons:

Left skin red and irritated when i put it on overnight (I have sensitive skin)
Did not deal with already existing acne
expensive (only a 30 ml tube)
When I bought this product, the assistant helping me said it would also work as a makeup primer.. but after I had put my makeup on over it, the effaclar k and the makeup started peeling and sliding off.
The combination of makeup and this product also made my skin look shiny with oil, even though my skin was actually very dry bc of this

For me this product was too irritating... red marks left by old acne are much more pronounced now, and they will take forever to fade to what they were before effaclar k :P and it also made my face look like an oil slick whenever I tried to put on makeup, haha. However, I obviously don't want to let the whole 32 dollars go to waste, so I still use this product, but now mix it with 100% aloe vera gel. (I use a combination of half effaclar k and half aloe vera gel on my skin morning and night) The oily appearance issue is solved and it is a good 60-70% less irritating to my skin! plus now it works as a great primer(: so for me this effaclar k didn't work. But I still think it would be worth trying -- it has great potential. i recommend at least getting a sample and testing it out(:
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February 16, 2012
Product used: Neutrogena (Oil-Free Acne Stress Control, Power-Clear Scrub)

Pros:

Smells really nice, the beads do not irritate my skin

Someone gave me this face wash, so I decided to try it out. I really liked it! I don't think it made me break out, probably because right before I used this I was using the acne stress control power WASH. And although I liked the scrub, I think I like wash a lot more.
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