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Works for clogged pores, but not hormonal acne |
December 7, 2012 |
| Reviewer:
ariatnya
from hartselle, AL
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I never had a single zit until the age of 27, but I did have terrible clogged pores despite washing multiple times a day and trying dimestore scrubs (I'm perennially poor). When I suddenly broke out with awful acne at 27, I had no idea what to do. I went to the dermatologist, who didn't much help, but when I told him that no matter what I did, my skin didn't feel clean, he recommended this. To elucidate: my chin and nose had such awful clogged pores that I could run my hand over the areas and literally FEEL the clogged matter on the surface, not to mention seeing it. It was disgusting, and nothing made it better. So I tried this. It actually worked. After one use my skin was soft and the all the clogged grossness was gone. I have been using it for eight years now and my skin is very smooth and the pores free of yuck.
What it doesn't do (for me): It doesn't clear up or treat my hormonal acne (nothing really does, not even birth control + Proactiv), it doesn't reduce acne scars (I don't have a clue if it's intended to, just letting you know it doesn't), and it doesn't reduce oil or shine. I have yet to find anything that treats any of that. Also, when I made the mistake of going on Lithium (result: cystic acne and whiteheads) it didn't do anything for those problems either. BUT, it does clean out the pores. You do have to be patient when using it: it can take me three or four minutes of rubbing my skin for the peeling to start. And I've found the bathroom MUST be dry (so don't do it after a shower). If it's humid in the room, it won't peel.
Reviewers who don't have hormonally or medication-induced acne and skin problems will probably have different results.
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