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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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May 11, 2010
Product used: Grisi (Sulfur Soap With Lanolin For Acne)

Pros:

IT WORKS! CLEAR BLEMISHES FAST NO JOKE! CHEAP

Cons:

Can Dry your skin up pretty bad, idk if it was the sulfur but can cause sun sensitivity like alot of other products

I Open my pores with hot water, do studs with this sulfur bar, wait 10 minutes to dry skin, rinse with cold water and now my redness and hyper-pigmentation is near gone :D
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April 1, 2010
Product used: Nelsons (Pure & Clear Acne Treatment Gel)

Pros:

It really reduces the inflammation of a blemish.

Cons:

Can't wear it under makeup, it's more of a night time treatment.

I had these tiny bumps on my forehead for months, they weren't even pimples and tried all conventional means of fighting acne on them. I came across this stuff and it completely got rid of the bumps in days. I now use it as a spot treatment on pimples and it works great without the drying out of benzoyl.
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February 9, 2010
Product used: Murad (Acne Complex)

Pros:

ah....nope

Cons:

red iritated skin, expensive, makes it worse

i had mild acne, and i was hoping it would clear me up all the way...but nooo. This stuff is the devil!(at least to my skin) it made it a very weird combination of shiny and red, bottom line it made my skin about 3 times worse(it said you would experience a breakout in the 2nd week and then it would clear up...thats not the case for me though) So thanks Murad for making my skin horrible befor prom...RAWR
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January 13, 2010
Product used: Murad (Acne Complex)

Pros:

smells nice and feels good when applied to skin

Cons:

Made acne worse and didn't stop breakouts.

Only useful for mild acne because salicylic acid won't do the trick for moderate to severe acne.
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December 17, 2009
Product used: Murad (Acne Complex)

Pros:

Nothing.

Cons:

itchiness, redness, more breakouts than ever, big hard zits.

For the first two days, I thought "Wow, this is really going to work". My skin seemed to glow, and I seemed like it was clearing up. The next day I woke up with like huge, hard, big, red bumps on my cheeks. They are the worst they have ever been. I have little bumps all over my my forehead---when it was completely clear before. I went from having mild acne to severe acne in less than a week. I'm just going to stop using it before I get horrible scars because I scar so easily. They tell you your skin is going to "purge" just so they can get money from you, this product is just terrible. I wish I would have never used it.
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October 12, 2009
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Refining Mask)

Pros:

Got rid of almost all of my blackheads on my nose; saw those results after just one use. Dries out pimples well; saw that immediately as well.

Cons:

none

the refining mask is def the best product in that kid. the res of the stuff burns and dries out my skin but this step def works. i havent tried using overnight just yet but i will prob do so soon just to see if that makes much of a difference.
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October 10, 2009
Product used: Murad (Acne Complex)

Pros:

Cleanser seems to cleanse well. Takes time. Be patient.

Cons:

Takes a really really really long time to work. But i think it works.

Well I'm African American. Bottom line is when i got this product it made me break out even worse. All over. It really sucked and was very uncool. This product works product but not in 4 weeks. Not for me atleast. It took me about 4 months until my skin was completely clear. I had only 1 or two pimples and they would stay small and go away fast. I stopped using this product because i read some GREAT reviews on how applying lemon juice on your face WORKS WELL AGAINST ACNE. I was skeptical but I went for it and tried the lemon. I've been using lemon for a month now and i think it's working very well. i've had two pimples in one month and they were fairly small. Try the lemon. I highly recommend it people. I still have my last shipment of murad acne complex that i have not opened yet. If the lemon does not work i'll definitely go back to murad. Murad works very very very slow but i think if you're patient it will work. Your skin just has to get used to it.
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June 19, 2009
Product used: KAVI (Coral KAVI)

Pros:

kicks acne's butt

Cons:

Are you serious? NOTHING!!!

Ok this is sooo crazy! i have never in my days seen something that works the way this stuff does. i have the most sensitive skin there is! if i sleep wrong, touch my face, go a day without water, or don't wash my face twice a day i break out crazy!!! this stuff has my acne under complete control! you better say bye bye to BP, accutane or watever dumb harsh product you're using and make way for this stuff!!! I go on the net and never in my day have a seen a product with NO bad reviews. that should immediately tell you this stuff will have ur acne vanish! anybody who reads this im BEGGING YOU pleaseeeee buy this product!
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January 25, 2009
Product used: KAVI (Coral KAVI)

Pros:

Works fast, soft skin, affordable, easy to use
lasts a long time

Cons:

None, the smell maybe
Sulfur, but after your skin
doesn't smell like anything bad

It works. I've had acne since I was a teen, 20plus years. At one of my worst breakouts I began using Kavi, it was completly gone in 1-2 weeks, I've use the Kavi aqua ams, Kavi coral pm and I'm basically acne free for 2yrs. A few small ones here and there, they go away 2-3days with regular use. I use light moisture for day. I have not had any poor results and I've tried everything out there and everything a Derm could dish out. These 2 soaps have lasted me 2 years. Try it.
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July 28, 2008
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Refining Mask)

Pros:

it is the only product i have ever tried that has actually worked. i dont break out very often anymore but a very thin mask followed by the lightest moisturizer you can find on the night of the first signs and after a day its gone and another break o

Cons:

terribly expensive, funky smell too but its better than the complere sulfur rotten egg experience, thats a hard smell to combat. and i so wish i came in a bigger quantity.

you dont need a lot, litterally. used as a mask combined with a very sensitive cleanser and moisturizer and this is your best friend for life.
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