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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May 1, 2010
Product used: Clearasil (Daily Face Wash, Sensitive)

Pros:

I can feel it working and it reduce the redness

Cons:

None

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April 22, 2010
Product used: Neutrogena (Oil-Free Acne Wash Redness Soothing Cream Cleanser)

Pros:

relived my reddness
made my skin so soft and smooth

Cons:

made me break out even more
gave me some reddness
did not help with acne

it's ok not the best but i can not use this anymore
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April 13, 2010
Product used: Clean & Clear (Dual Action Moisturizer Oil-Free)

Pros:

-good smell
-non-greasy (doesn't make my face oily)
-light
-protects against acne without drying

Cons:

-may be drying if used with strong acne medications and/or face washes

I loved this moisturizer. It has a great smell, and a light feel that I like and that doesn't make my skin greasy. I also like the fact that it does protect against acne. For me it did not get rid of acne, but it kept my skin moisturized and not-as-flaky with the other products I used on my skin.
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February 25, 2010
Product used: Biore (Pore Unclogging Scrub)

Pros:

I didn't have a very good experience with this scrub at all, so i can't really say any pros.

Cons:

Waxy texture
Strange smell
Didn't really work for me
Made my face, especially around my nose and cheeks, red.

I wouldn't recommend this product to anyone that has sensitive skin. It did take away most of my blemishes, but i hated putting layer upon layer of moisturizer on my face because of all the dryness this caused me.
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February 19, 2010
Product used: Neutrogena (Acne Stress Control Triple-Action Toner)

Pros:

It cleans good.

Cons:

It doesnt work. I used it for a long time and; no results. No acne improvement or nothing.

For me it didnt even clear acne. So I must say its a no product for me.
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December 2, 2009
Product used: Clean & Clear (Advantage Acne Cleanser)

Pros:

It smells nice and wakes me up, plus is cleans off my oily patches

Cons:

It is not affective it may prevent some break outs but I have severe acne and it does nothing for it but clean up access oils.

I would not recommend this product for severe acne. It does not work I used it 1 a day for 3 weeks and it did nothing for my sweat breakouts or menstrual breakouts. It was cheap but definitely not effective
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November 29, 2009
Product used: Neutrogena (Rapid Clear Acne Eliminating Spot Gel)

Pros:

it works well, it has some healing aloes, its not so intense, it doesn't make my skin react

Cons:

you have to use A LOT and OFTEN for it to work well, not good for open pores/zits

i like this a lot, but i have to put on a fair amount every few hours for it to work. if you have a sudden breakout, this is great!
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October 5, 2009
Product used: Neutrogena (Rapid Clear Acne Defense Lotion)

Pros:

None, really.

Cons:

None, really.

All I can say is that this product didn't clear anything on my face, nor did it sting/burn. So, basically, it was worthless on me.
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September 28, 2009
Product used: Clearasil (Daily Face Wash, Sensitive)

Pros:

not much, washes your face

Cons:

Did not do much, i still had a couple of breakouts when using this product, and i dont break out often.

I wouldn't recommend it, unless you have no acne and you are just looking for something to wash your face with
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September 17, 2009
Product used: Clearasil (Daily Face Wash, Sensitive)

Pros:

the first week it cleared up my skin completely

Cons:

after using the face wash, toner, and moisturizer for two weeks it completely stopped working and made my skin even worse then when i first started using it. It also left me with red spots on my face.

don't buy it.
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