Sulfur
Topical Keratolytic
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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).
Sulfur
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August 24, 2008
Product used: Murad (Acne Complex)

Pros:

It helps reduce my acne big time.

Cons:

I use about 3 other products with it.... Rubbing alcohol. The insides of aleve liquid gels, tea tree oil and some avon stop treatment.

i love they way it makes my skin feel but i will never use it all by itsef.
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August 20, 2008
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Refining Mask)

Pros:

Easy packaging/delivery

Cons:

Did not work for me at all
Had the same acne/pimples as I would have WITHOUT using it, left my face feeling haggard
Expensive monthly cost with a long system making it very time consuming

It doesn't work for everyone. (by everyone, probably most people.) If you're in a rush in the morning, Proactiv is something you will not decide to do because it's 1) Time consuming 2) Fills up space 3) Leaves skin feeling haggard. But that's just me.
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August 20, 2008
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Refining Mask)

Pros:

The refining mask is the best part of Pro Activ! It always works for me.

I got acne when I turned 22 and it made me really upset of using it I saw an improvement. My family and friends noticed it right away. All the products are great and the refining mask is key!
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August 14, 2008
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Refining Mask)

Pros:

On day 2 of using proactive, including the refining mask. t1.5 years ago I started having the worst acne ever - at the age of 26. I tried everything to make it better. In two days I am shocked at how much better my skin is!

Cons:

None I can see. If people are bitching about the cost, imagine the savings you will gain by not wasting money on other products that do not work.

I held off for over a year to try Proactive - primarily because I always think that anything I see on an infomercial is a piece of crap. All I can say is that I wish I had tried this a long time ago - I had the most painful and terrible acne in the past year - and in two days, it's already 80% gone.
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August 13, 2008
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Refining Mask)

Pros:

works great, easy to use, worth the price

Cons:

smells nasty and is sort of expensive

i got this free with the system and it works great!
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August 10, 2008
Product used: Bye Bye Blemish (Drying Lotion)

Pros:

I really did see a diffrence! Was easy to use.

Cons:

None really

I was able to see a diffrence when I used this product. For me it works much better than the sal- icylic acid based products. (This does have it but not as much as most of the acne treatments out there.) It was not as drying as those were.
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August 9, 2008
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Refining Mask)

Pros:

It's really helpful for overnight spot treatment...and then you wash it off in the morning. The pimples are a lot smaller and the pores are tighter as well.

Cons:

Wee expensive. Use sparingly, so that one bottle can last for 6 months.

It's a great refining mask, but just don't over-do it. Great for moderate acne-severe acne.
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August 8, 2008
Product used: Bye Bye Blemish (Drying Lotion)

Pros:

Very noticable improvements after first application
Doesn't smell too bad

Cons:

Depending on where you apply the product, it can dry out the skin around where you applied it.
Other than that, none.

This is a great product. GREAT PRODUCT, my skin was pretty bad, i had a good few spots, and this cleared it up.
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August 7, 2008
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Refining Mask)

Pros:

really reduces inflamation and dries out pimples quickly

Cons:

overly expensive like all proactiv products (get it on ebay cheaper)

the stuff works, but only use a couple times a week, because it will dry ur skin if overused. don't use the other proactiv products, all proactiv is, is benzol peroxide get for a lot cheaper somewhere else anyways, its a great product, worth the price i'm actually wearing the mask right now! haha
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August 5, 2008
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Refining Mask)

Pros:

Effective at reducing redness/inflammation.

Cons:

The actual price.
The sulfur smell.

When I started using the ProActiv system (after a year, I gave up on it...), this came as a free sample, and I really liked it. It made my skin smoother and helped to reduce the size of my blemishes quickly without irritation. I'm not a huge fan of ProActiv -- they're expensive and I didn't have much luck with their system -- but I thought this was a nice mask.
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