Neutrogena Rapid Clear Stubborn Acne Spot Treatment Gel, 1 oz

It really helped me with acne on my jaw line. First time I applied it felt like burning a little bit. And after using it for at least 4 days in a row (always at night) I noticed the difference. Acne was way less swollen and redness. But then you have to keep in mind another product for possible scars.

Pros: - This product doesn’t have much of a smell. (slight chemical scent at first but dissipates quickly) - It does kill acne / active breakouts - Works quickly, 5-7 days to see visible improvements - Strongest concentration available without a prescription Cons: - Very strong which means it is highly irritating and drying - Does not dry clear - Bleaches everything - Will cause skin sensitivity, a good SPF will be needed daily, as well as a moisturizer. A con only if you don’t like having a skincare routine My skin is oily, acne prone, and slightly sensitive. Benzoyl peroxide is very harsh and drying, so if you are a beginner, I wouldn’t recommend this only because of the common beginner’s error of using more than you need, thinking it will work faster. Start with 2.5% or 5% first, and then switch to this once your skin adjusts and you have a feel for how much you actually need. This product in particular is very strong, it is harsh, but it works. When used consistently, it will clear active breakouts and prevent new ones from forming. As I mentioned above, you will need both a moisturizer and a facial sunscreen of at least SPF 30, because Benzoyl Peroxide causes photosensitivity. Sun exposure will also cause any leftover scarring to darken and stick around on your face for much longer. As a side note, if you have sensitive skin and this is too irritating, you can try out a benzoyl peroxide based face wash. Those do work - there are studies proving benzoyl peroxide to be effect with short contact on skin. A leave-on BP product is infinitely more harsh on the skin than a wash-off formula but for some breakouts, a leave-on is necessary. For active breakouts, Neutrogena's Rapid Clear Stubborn Acne Spot Gel works well. Benzoyl peroxide is a powerful ingredient, 10% is the maximum recommended concentration which is what this product contains. 10% is very drying, so you will need a moisturizer with this, otherwise you will probably experience a breakout due to your skin being overdried. This product is a white cream that does NOT dry clear. I like to use it as a spot treatment (at night only, because it is streaky and white) on active pimples and as a cream over areas that I get breakouts (chin, forehead). It also bleaches everything, so keep your hair pulled back and sleep with an old towel on your pillow. I don’t think you could use this during the day, even when it dries if you try to apply make-up over it will flake (and it dries white and tends to “crackle” and flake) Overall, 5 stars because it’s benzoyl peroxide, and it does what it is supposed to do. This is packaged well, the cap seals it well so there’s no problems with oxidizing. It only works if you use consistently. I went with Neutrogena because it’s a trusted brand I have had success with in the past, and I also enjoy their lines of moisturizers.

This treatment started fine. I applied it once a day. First, it got super flaky and started peeling off. It dried out my skin. But... it was kinda worth it when I saw how much tinier my pimples were getting... For reference, I'm a teenage girl with mild acne. Best of luck...

The stuff is amazing. I don’t have super active acne anymore, but when I do get a pimple, it’s a giant cystic pimple and it usually takes over a week for it to flare up real big and eventually hopefully decrease and it gets ugly nasty and painful when I put the stuff on, I literally wake up the next morning and it’s completely gone. I wish I would’ve known about this in my teenage years. I put it on for maybe 2 to 3 days in a row worst case scenario but every single day it’ll shrink I just put them on at night on the pimple.

Both of my teens use this and so far has helped with breakouts around nose and chin

I was really hopeful for this product to work out on my oily, acne-prone skin. Usually Neutrogena products are easy to use and pretty effective. Sad to say this one wasn't. The biggest thing I noticed was that wherever I applied it, my skin became extremely dry and looked flaky and crumbly. I made sure to use it correctly and even followed up with moisturizer, but the dryness was inevitable. No matter what I did to pre-moisturize, use smaller amounts, or only put it on the pimple, nothing worked. The real problem with this is that even though I knew these are benzoyl peroxide properties, nothing actually happened to the pimple. I'll give credit for making it a little more pink than red, but the size and amount seems to stay the same. Even after consistent use, the blemishes themselves didn't really shrink or clear up any faster. Overall, I think this product may simply not work well with my skin type.

Results are within 12 hours of using the treatment. AMAZING. I’ve been having trouble with chin acne the past 6 months or so. Buy this. You won’t regret it.

8 hours and immediately see the acne diminishing, redness subsiding and clear skin in my immediate less than 24 hour post use. I have spent hundreds of dollars on acne creams and none come close. I am dealing with adult acne after having clear skin most of my life. I also have rosacea and you can see in the after photo, the redness on my face has subsided and it has not even been 24 hours since initial use. This didn’t even come close to my prescription medicines and is nominal cost vs other high end skin care products. I will update a photo after 72 hours. To purchase this would be a mistake to your wallet and a failure to your skin.

With having to wear a face mask, haven breaking out very bad along my cheeks and jawline and under my chin into my neck. Within two days the breakouts have cleared and even the dark marks left from my scratching and damaging my skin is less visible. Using this now on break outs that appear all over my body.

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It’s great to dry out ur acne in da spot and it’s true within 2 hours ur acne start heeling But!! You need to use daily once or twice for 4 weeks to have the best result and apply only in pimple not in the whole area

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I applied it on breakouts twice daily, they disappear by two days, but still leave an after scar. I was mostly getting small spots, so I am nit sure how effective it would be on larger pimples,