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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April 17, 2009
Product used: St. Ives (Medicated Apricot Scrub for Oily or Acne Prone Skin)

Pros:

Smells good :D

Cons:

Will destroy your face

My friend has used this for years, because she's just never bothered to get another facial cleanser. She has the most rediculous blackheads all over her face, which isn't caused by this product; that's just the way her skin is. Her face looks rough and flaky, and it's red almost all the time. If anything, the product hurts more than helps your skin. It's simply way too harsh :'( Tip: try using a basic, but effective cleanser, combined with baking soda. Baking soda is seriously the best exfoliant ever; it's so gentle, yet extremely effective. ;)
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April 16, 2009
Product used: St. Ives (Medicated Apricot Scrub for Oily or Acne Prone Skin)

Pros:

It smells amazing and is cheap

Cons:

The beads are HUGE and it burns after a while.The breakouts stoped after a few weeks but came back

I used THREE tubes of it and my acne did not improve or got worse PS.This product is cheaper in Trinidad than the US because the conversion rate is $1US to $6TT
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April 16, 2009
Product used: Clean & Clear (Clear Advantage Daily Acne Clearing Lotion)

Pros:

Smells great, freshens skin

I bought it tinking it wouldn't work, but it actually did! and it doesn't smell like other skin products, it actually smells greatAfter you put it your face feels fresh...a little ticklish, cold felling and then pimples gone in less than 10 hours! Does amazing things on skin!
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April 12, 2009
Product used: Neutrogena (Rapid Clear Acne Eliminating Spot Gel)

Pros:

Got rid of pimple in under 8 hours..kind of!

Cons:

Left HUGE red marks on my face.
They look like giant red pennys and burn.

This product is not effective on sensitive skin. I have horrible marks that I'm afraid will never go away!
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April 3, 2009
Product used: Biore (Pore Unclogging Scrub)

Pros:

It cleared up my skin the first couple of days, especially my forehead and cheeks. Just a little bit of lotion over my face and i was ready to go in the morning.

Cons:

I find the white and green grains on my face and pimples form around them, which is very irritating. Also, after a few weeks i began to break out again.

this is a nice product for someone with light acne, but when you're more intense, this is not enough. i would recommend it though because all skin is different.
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March 31, 2009
Product used: Clean & Clear (Advantage Acne Cleanser)

Pros:

Easy to use + cleans well. I don't use any other lotions but I wear a sunscreen product in the daytime and a moisturizer at night. It improved the texture of my skin + got rid of the blackheads and pimples and prevents new breakouts

Cons:

Since I have sensitine skin, I can't use any other acne treatments while I use this cleanser because my skin would get too try and itchy so I only use this cleanser + moisturizer.

For me it's been a good and easy product to use and it greatly improved the texture and feel of my skin.
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March 29, 2009
Product used: Clearasil (Ultra Acne Clearing Scrub)

Pros:

this seriosly helps with red marks and acne !!!

Cons:

you wont want to go out without using it first

good ive been using for yearss
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March 21, 2009
Product used: Aveeno (Clear Complexion Foaming Cleanser)

Pros:

smell great nice bottle

Cons:

used it thenface start to dry very badly but they said it would not overdry face but it did now face is flaking very bad i stopped this product

did not work for me
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March 20, 2009
Product used: St. Ives (Medicated Apricot Scrub for Oily or Acne Prone Skin)

Pros:

the smell! it smells amazing; like an apricot candy. Ah, i love it.
the scrubbing beads leave your skin smooth and clean feeling.
it helps prevent acne pimples. the price is also affordable.

Cons:

if i use it too often, it makes my skin dry and flaky. so i just use it once a week.
some people say that the beads aren't good for your skin since they aren't "round" so they could, overtime, tear your skin. doesn't help my stubborn blackheads.

this scrub is excellent. i don't think that i'll ever use another scrub.it feels amazing and smells even better.it takes some experimenting to know how much exfoliation your skin needs, and after you figure that out, this scrub will benefit you. it also helps my acne pimples a lot, but i have to be gentle so they don't become inflamed. it reduces most of my blackheads, but i have some VERY stubborn ones, so i just use a biore pore strip every month and that helps. if you are thinking about trying this, i would recommend it. you can't go wrong with the price: $3-4. it also lasts you a long time.
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March 15, 2009
Product used: Neutrogena (Rapid Clear Acne Defense Lotion)

Pros:

Works well. Doesn't trash my skin like benzoyl peroxide does. Smells nice. Cleared black-heads in around two weeks. Has controlled most break-out in the two months I've been using it. I don't need a lotion when using it, as it moisturizes.

Cons:

Doesn't preven ALL break-outs. I've gotten a couple cysts on my chin while using it. But for sensitive skin like mine it's been SO much better than BP. I still have a little redness in the areas around my mouth that are most sensitive to products.

Works better than I would have expected for so something that seems so mild. Is able to penetrate the pores much better than the alpha hydrox lotions I've been using for years. They help prevent acne, but dry quite a bit more, and for me, don't clear the pores unless I use in conjunction with BP. This product, however, seems to clear the pores and prevent acne without the BP. Plus, my skin is soft, and doesn't peel every twenty-four hours. Before using this stuff, the area around my mouth began to look flaky like lizard skin by around 3pm every day. Yikes.
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