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Sulfur may help dry and peel the skin as well as reduce acne bacteria.

It is usually applied 1-2 times per day.

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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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April 2, 2008
Product used: Bye Bye Blemish (Drying Lotion)

Pros:

it sucked , did nothing for my skin what so ever.

Cons:

drys your skin

didn't worked used the bottle up & still my blemishes were they're , didn't doo nothing for my skin.
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December 23, 2016
Product used: De La Cruz (Sulfur Ointment)
very good!
i love this product! i use this once a week as a mask for a couple hours then exfoliate the dead skin! leaves face smooth and helps acne vanish :)
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July 22, 2015
Product used: Murad (Acne Complex)
Horrible product, will ruin your life.
This product made my skin blow up with acne, and for the first time in my life (I'm actually past my teenage years), I was nicknamed pizza face. I started this treatment when I was applying for a new job and since my forehead made me look like I had leprosy, I had to cut my own bangs to cover up my forehead. I switched back to Proactiv and now the damage from this sh*tty product has been reversed. AVOID MURAD AT ALL COST!
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September 5, 2014
Product used: Mario Badescu (Drying Lotion)
the best
this stuff is the best for drying up pimple and the bottle will last you a long time !!
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August 17, 2014
Product used: Murad (Acne Complex)
THIS STUFF IS MAGIC
I am a teenage girl with lots of acne. I have been using this for about a week now. A week ago my skin looked like a red swollen mess with big zits everywhere that needed to be popped. Today, my skin is FLAWLESS! I am in love with Murad, IN LOVE! I love the way the clarifying cleanser feels on my face, it feels fresh and clean when I am done using it, and it smells good when it's on, it's easy to rub on and off of my face. Then, the next step feels like a nice lotion, but it's acne treatment/repair. I don't feel any burning or stinging with this one. The next Treatment and Repair step is if you have a prominent zit on your face, you apply it directly there. I noticed the size of my zit shrink in about 3 mins! At this point, I am not even needing that step though, my skin looks great, no more big zits!!! After about 3 days of applying that to the zit area they were all gone! I honestly believe that Murad is magic, at least for my skin. The lotion also feels good, and is GREAT sun protection! My only complaint is that Murad makes your face look a little shiny, so while using you may want to use a powder based foundation. But my face feels radiant! I have never felt so confident in my skin before! I LOVE this product and recommend it to everyone! If you are comparing this to Rodan and Fields or Clinique, look at my reviews for those, too (POST OF SHAME, and OUCH)! I hope this helped!
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March 26, 2013
Product used: Grisi (Sulfur Soap With Lanolin For Acne)
From the box. Active Ingredients: Sulfur 10% Inactive ingredients: sodium tallowate, sodium cocoate, corn (zea mays) starch, fragrance, lanolin, tetrasodium edta, polysorbate 80
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January 23, 2013
Product used: AcneFree (Therapeutic Sulfur Mask)

Pros:

- shrinks pimple overnight
- makes your skin soft

Cons:

- sticky
- bottle gets clogged and messy

This stuff is amazing. It works better than proactiv's sulfur mask and is way cheaper. I randomly get really bad hormonal breakouts on my chin and use this as a spot treatment. By the next day my cystic bumps are half the size and on the second day are almost flat completely. I highly recommend this mask to anyone who wants a quick fix for their skin.
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May 24, 2012
Product used: Murad (Acne Complex)

Pros:

Feels refreshing..

Cons:

Little bottles, Expensive, MAKES SKIN WORSE!!!

I bought Murad two weeks ago , i used it for FIVE DAYS and the first day it felt refreshing then the second day my face started itching like crazy.. I though it was normal but then the third day i got a LOT of white heads in spots IVE NEVER broken out.. then i called and they said it was normal and part of the "purging process" . The forth day i saw my face and Makeup couldnt even cover the bumps i literally started crying , my mom saw my face and said it made me get a rash..Im still waiting for my face to heal.. DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS , GO TO A DERMATOLOGIST . Ive been using my old skin routine and its helped a little. DONT PAY MONEY TO MAKE YOUR SKIN WORST PEOPLE.
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