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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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October 29, 2008
Product used: Murad (Acne Complex)
Pros:
-Makes skin very smooth, and has started healing scars
-Seems to be working as advertised so far
-Strikes a perfect balance between drying/moisturizing complexes for my skin
Cons:
-The "Purge" is occuring on my skin, though it doesn't seem nearly as severe as some have put it
-Toner works well, but causes terrible redness and inflamation on acne/scars for up to an hour after. Subsides after a while tho, and is a good AHA
Right now I am cautiously optimistic with the Murad solution. I don't have terrible acne, more just whiteheads scattered around. I've only been on the solution for a couple days, but as of right now it seems to be working. Over the first two or three days, I had numerous small whiteheads show up, nothing massive, but annoying. Over the past couple, their surfacing has seemed to slow. Let me be clear that these were very tiny, managable blemishes, no huge cysts. Hopefully my skin takes to the product more, and the clearing part of the ad will follow the purging part. On a side note, this product makes my skin feel very exfoliated and just great overall, not too oily, not too dry. Its much less harsh than Dan's or Neutrogena's regimens, and I hope the great skin quality is a promise of things to come. I only have a 30 day sample, so if no progress has been made by then, I will go back to just gentle cleanser and moisturizer. My skin afterall isn't terrible to begin with.
October 22, 2008
Product used: Murad (Acne Complex)
Pros:
money back guarantee
Cons:
made my skin super dry (even using tons of the lotion), worsened my breakouts significantly, caused breakouts in odd, previously (& post Murad) unaffected places like my ear & deep hairline
stupid stupid stupid!! I stuck with it because of "purging".. but after three weeks i'd had more than enough. Even if i put makeup on it looked HORRIBLE because my skin was soo broken out AND dry!! Proactiv had worked well and was cheaper!! I got back on it for a week and it calmed down considerably! (my skin was light/moderate when i started, moderate when i ended)
October 17, 2008
Product used: Murad (Acne Complex)
Pros:
-smells like lemonade :)
-good cleanser
Cons:
-thins face
-toner creates MORE breakouts
-MY SKIN IS WORSE THAN EVER NOW!!! I HATE MURAD, AND DO NO SUGGEST USING IT :( :( :( I'TS NOT THE CAUSE OF MY ACNE!
DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT MY ACNE STARTED BECAUSE OF IT. EWWW
October 3, 2008
Product used: Murad (Acne Complex)
Pros:
Smells good. Otherwise NOTHING!
Cons:
Where should I begin? The uncomfortable burning and itching or the horrible breakouts that occur after you use it?
I've tried a lot of products for my cystic acne, lasers, antibiotics, proactiv, OTK products, etc. and this is by far the greatest disappointment of all. I used it for two weeks believing that perhaps the giant painful lesions that invaded my face worse than ever were just the so called "purging process". I called the company to confirm this and was told that I was probably allergic to it. Maybe it works great for some, but if you're allergic to it you won't find out until after you've wrecked your skin to the point that you don't want to leave the house. BUYER BEWARE!!!!
September 30, 2008
Product used: Murad (Acne Complex)
It does not work for me. my face is dry and i have huge zits all over me now..my face was soooo starting to clear up after using pro active for three months...well hmph what was i thinking...i am going to see my boyfriend for a week in october cuz hes deployed and i have to look like this....ughhhhh...murad is a rip off...thanks dr. murad for ruining my skin and life!
August 31, 2008
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Refining Mask)
Pros:
I bought the whole Proactiv line (Salicylic Acid type) and the Refining Mask. I immediately used it as a spot treatment b/c I had about three huge zits on my face that were so big, and out of control. I noticed improvement over night!
Cons:
It was kind of expensive but to me well worth it. When your face is less than what you desire I don't think that you can quantify what you would be willing to do to fix it.
I would hightly recommend this product. I do not have severe acne, however, with age I have continued to have break-outs and problems and this is the first time that I have had consistent results and look forward to waking up to my face in the morning
August 28, 2008
Product used: Murad (Acne Complex)
Pros:
The lotion is not to oily for my skin, it works well all day. The clenser feels great on my skin. The mask and spot treatment worked great also.
Cons:
The gell made my skin feel sticky, and somtimes it made it sting. Also, the gell dosnt smell very good.
Although i was a bit concerned in the beginning, because of the purging in the biggining, but i stuck to it and it was great. My skin cleared up... i had the occasional whitehead (about once a week) but all of my under the skin horrors where gone. I loved it!! i stopped using it about a month ago and my skin is right back to where it started :( im going to get some more tommorrow:)
August 25, 2008
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Refining Mask)
Pros:
i left it on for the entire night [and not just 15 minutes] and this morning the size and redness went down.
Cons:
i used this product a lot a while back. if you overuse it your skin gets immune to it
yeah you should use it for spot treatment. and where i live you can just by the mask [without all the other stuff] at the mall, but it wasnt like that when i got it and thats why the price was expensive
use it a couple of times a month.
August 24, 2008
Product used: Murad (Acne Complex)
Pros:
um, the acne spot treatment is my favorite thing EVER. This stuff is non-drying, non-irritating, and zaps pimples like a friggin laser. Sometimes i put it ALL over my forehead and chin/cheeks, etc. (t-zone) and it doesn't bother me
Cons:
All the other stuff is irritating, greasy, made my face painful
I wish you could just buy the spot treatment! (actually they sold it separately next to the counter in sephora)
Pros:
Works well as a spot-treatment and as an all-over face mask