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    Ok, i've been using this Clear and Clear maximm strength for a few days now and whenever I use it, my face all of a sudden turns really red and starts burning. Does anyone use this and experience the same problems I have been going through or does it work?

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    i used this clean and clear advantage that promised clearer skin in 3 days... it made me clear up... then broke me out.

    my skin is clearing up finally... i use noxema cream, olay warming scrub, clinique ddmg, and persa gel.

    use persa gel.

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    I think id stop using it if it turns you really red

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    i agree, persa gel rocks.

    as good as anything prescription i have gotten

    I have found that everything else i have tried is crap at a drugstore and i am always picking up something else hoping it will work like an idiot.


    I have yet to find a face wash that really works for me. The only thing i like is (gulp) Dial bar soap. I know it is bad for my skin but damnit, it cleans it up.

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    ^ i used to use dove soap.

    every single person's skin is different. what works for you may not work for everyone... doesn't mean it's WRONG!!

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    Default Re: Clean and Clear acne medication

    I've got the Persa gel and thats what is making my face burn, so I stopped using it.

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    oh, i thought you meant the clean and clear maximum advantage.

    if anything burns, just dont use it. plain and simple.

    try tea tree oil.

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    You can use a lower concentration of benzoyl peroxide (the medication in persagel). Some studies show it's just as effective at lower concentrations.

    Try 2.5%. Neutrogena makes a product called On the Spot that has this concentration. Combine this with a gentle cleanser and be sure to moisturize.

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    Does this C&C stuff contain benzoyl peroxide? Lots of people have allergies to that stuff, so if its making you red switch to something with a different active ingredient. Salicylic acid, for example.

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    The best acne cream in the world is the Acne.org's 2.5 % benzoyl peroxide cream. It's smooth and mild. Clearasil makes 10% concentrations, which is horrible and irritating. I use it twice a day and have no breakouts except around my period.

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    Are you using the whole C&C line or just the persa gel step?

    I find that if I use a gentler cleanser (Like Neutrogena Oil Free Acne Wash - the cream one), skip the toner crap and then just use the persa gel on the breakouts my face is a lot happier.

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    I've been using the C&C for a while, some of it works really well, but some of it doesn't do anything for my skin.

    And yes Zabrina, its got 10% benzoyl peroxide in it. Might give the tea tree oil a shot and see if that works for me.

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    ^ you can get a bottle at the body shop for $8. that's what i did

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    10% benzoyl peroxide is just going to irritate your skin. Seriously, go for 2.5%. It's just as effective and a lot more gentle. Neutrogena makes a 2.5% cream, and the huge 4 oz bottles can be found above on the acne.org site. "Maximum strength" is just a big hype. Medicated washes and maximum strengths are not always going to get you the results that you want. I used to look like a pizza, but with a combination of birth control, Cetaphil oily skin cleanser, the acne.org 2.5% benzoyl peroxide cream, and light moisturizer/sunscreen, even Asians envy my skin.

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    Thank you for the tips, i'm gonna take this all into cosideration and get something thats going to make my skin look amazing

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