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Topical Keratolytic
Acne.org’s Real World Take
Due to its antimicrobial properties and ability to absorb skin oil and dry out the skin, sulfur has been used for thousands of years for various skin conditions, including acne. However, it is normally reserved for noninflammatory acne (whiteheads and blackheads), because it doesn't work as well as other over-the-counter medications for inflammatory acne (papules and pustules).
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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June 28, 2008
Product used: Grandpa's (Thylox Acne Treatment Soap)
Cons:
doesn't work
i bought this after reading all of these reviews. i've suffered from back acne since my early teens and just recently started getting a bad case of chest acne. i use this pretty regularly and every day, just as before, i have a new pimple in my chest area, or on my back. i have been using this product for a bit over a month and i have seen no results. once again, i am disappointed :( especially since i was really expecting this to work.
June 23, 2008
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Refining Mask)
Pros:
Results the very next day!
Clears skin fast, improves look and feel of skin. Doesn't dry skin out.
Cons:
Expensive for amount, not readily available in stores, you have to buy over the internet.
This product works better than anything I have tried. I do not like any of the other proactive products but I thought I would give this a try and I literally woke up with a different face. I have been having a really bad reaction with the most horrible break-out of my life from Clinque products and I have been trying everything to get rid of it from green tea, tea tree oil, nutrogena scrub and face wash and nothing was working until I used this mask. If you want actual results and quickly, this is the product. Just make sure you are not allergic to sulfer, which is what makes this product so effective. I ran out of the proactive so I did buy Queen Annes Masque because it also has sulfer, hopefully it will be just as good.
June 18, 2008
Product used: Murad (Acne Complex)
Pros:
Eventually it cleared up my mild acne, and the 30 day supply has actually lasted for months. It dried out my skin and caused a few eruptions in the first week, but after continued use it worked.
Cons:
My friend (who started using it at the same time) and I agreed that it made our skin look gray, dull, and lifeless even if it was relatively acne-free. So it won't provide "glowing" skin, but it does seem to clear up little blackheads.
You really only need the acne gel to get the results, so you don't have to buy the whole kit. I found the cleanser too harsh so I stuck with my own Spectrogel, and the mask is equal to any clay-based mask. The moisturizer is ok, but the tube is too small compared to the other products in the kit and it smells weird (a little like parsley and lemon). You have to ride out the initial dry skin and breakout phase - by the end of the second week I definitely saw results. Six months later, I now use only the gel every other day to keep my skin clear.
June 8, 2008
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Refining Mask)
Pros:
makes your skin feel very clean.
Cons:
It's a sulfur mask so it smells like sulfur/eggs. The smell lingers on your face all day. I recommend using this mask ONLY at night and washing it off, then washing your face again in the morning to get rid of the smell, or else it will linger.
It works, as a mask. Not as a spot treatment and it smells really bad.
June 2, 2008
Product used: Murad (Acne Complex)
Pros:
This product has no pros
Cons:
After the first time a used it, I woke up with a huge zit on my face. Piece of sh*t product thats sucks!
Don't waste you money. This is nothing to get excited over.
June 1, 2008
Product used: Murad (Acne Complex)
Pros:
NONE
Cons:
IT MAKES YOU HAVE SEVERE ACNE
IT MADE MY ACNE WORSE. I NEVER BROKE OUT AS MUCH. I HAD MY OCCASIONAL ACNE. AND A SMALL BREAKOUT DURING THE WINTERTIME AND DECIDED TO GIVE MURAD A TRY SINCE IT SEEMED AS THOUGH IT WORKED. BUT ONCE I USED IT, IT TURNED MY ACNE INTO SEVERE ACNE. EFF THAT! THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE WORSE PRODUCT IVE EVER USED. IT MADE ME BREAKOUT ALL OVER MY CHEEKS WHICH I'VE NEVER HAD BEFORE!! I USED IT FOR THE 3 WEEKS SINCE IT SAID I WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH A PURGING SYSTEM IN ORDER TO REMOVE IT. BUT THATS SOME B.S!!!
May 29, 2008
Product used: Murad (Acne Complex)
Pros:
Nothing
Cons:
The Lotion smells like old Elmer's glue.
The acne treatment bottle is tiny as hell! Plus it makes you break out more!
IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL!!!!
This product is a piece of sh*t! It should not be on the market. This product made my mild acne explode into severe acne on places I had never ever ever had pimples on before. I suffer from mostly under the skin acne on my nose and forehead, but after using this crap product I got several white heads (30-40 on each side)on my cheeks! I rarely used to get any sort of pimples on my cheeks so I was horrified and I promptly discontinued the product. After a few months (and I switch BACK to proactiv) my face STILL hasn't fully recovered! The blemishes are very slowly going away, unlike before I started using Murad. My pores remained severely clogged after this product though they are getting better. I will NEVER recommend this product to anyone!
April 30, 2008
Product used: Murad (Acne Complex)
Pros:
Cleanser felt nice. Simple routine.
Cons:
Very expensive! Made my skin break out for the first few weeks, and then it looked oily for a while. Still getting breakouts, but not as bad.
Go to Wal-Mart and purchase a cleanser with salicylic acid, an acne treatment with salicylic acid, and some oil of olay lotion. Follow the same routine Murad said to. Works better, costs way less. I also picked up some Panoxyl for night time treatment and bad breakouts. Face is clearing up great :)
April 18, 2008
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Refining Mask)
Pros:
this product works very well!
Cons:
it smells horrible.
overall. its a pretty good product.
April 17, 2008
Product used: Murad (Acne Complex)
Pros:
only if you like wasting money
Cons:
expensive. DOESN'T WORK. i used this for almost 6 months and nothing got better. in fact it got worse. this is a scam scam scam. i can't say it enough. I have literally spent 400 hundred dollars on Murad products and I am so disappointed.
do not buy if you have moderate acne. this is an incredibly unhelpful, frustrating product. I have been dealing with acne for so long and I thought this would cure it. i have no self confidence because this product not only failed but made my face worse! if you like depression and an empty bank account, i recommend this for you!
Pros:
makes skin soft