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Dr. Song's Benzoyl Peroxide Wash is a potent acne treatment featuring 4% benzoyl peroxide and hyaluronic acid, designed to tackle moderate to severe acne on both face and body. This 8oz wash is cruelty-free, paraben-free, and formulated for deep cleansing without irritation, making it a must-have for anyone seeking clear, healthy skin.
J**N
The ONLY treatment that has worked for my cystic acne due to medication.
First of all, let me say I have tried all of the highly rated skin cleansers and acne treatments for the last 6 months with ZERO success to completely eradicate my acne. For anyone else out there who is prescribed adderall or ADD/ADHD and have constant breakouts with some acne being so deep and cystic this is THE only treatment that has worked for me. I have previously used the Aztec healing clay which definitely helps but I still have at least 20 or more pimples that would constantly form on my forehead and scalp and just could not keep it all away. I have always had very oily skin but washed my face every day and always had great looking skin with almost no acne (grateful for that). After being prescribed amps for severe ADHD for the last 6 months it has made my acne explode uncontrollably. I also found out anything with Salicylic acid in the ingredients made it worse. If you have tried everything and are considering this here is what I would recommend and how I use it: First of all definitely get the Aztec healing clay and mix about 3 tablespoons of the clay powder with 1tbsp of apple cider vinegar and watch it bubble. I use a wisk to mix it while it's bubbling and let it sit for a couple minutes. I do not wash my face before doing this to rule out any possibility of a reaction between the ingredients. I do try to use very high quality microfiber towels to wipe my face throughout the day or before washing but they must be clean towels without any fabric softener used to dry or wash them. Try to get the thickness of the clay/ACV to look like pancake batter. It's ok if the solution is runny but I find this works better if its thicker because the more clay on your skin the more oil/impurities are drawn out of your pores. If you leave it out overnight it will thicken over time. I usually make 3 batches in a small plastic container I use throughout the week. I have tried using purified water instead of the ACV and it just did not work as good and it makes sense because ACV has healing properties most people don't know about. I also shave my head which does have breakouts all over not just on my face but definitely on forehead and back of my neck. Use your hand and put clay all over your face, head wherever and let sit for about 20 minutes if you can. It will tingle and it will tighten up a lot and pull your face where it may feel uncomfortable at first but that is the clay pulling out all the oils and dirt as it dries and shrinks. I will sit in front of a fan to speed up this process when I have little time. You want all the clay to be completely dry before rinsing off. Once dry, rinse with warm water. I personally do not use soap to ensure there is nothing else going on my skin or in my pores that may cause irritation or more acne problems. You should be very careful not to use dirty sponges or facial cleaning pads that may have bacteria if they sit on your sink or shower. If you have those get them wet and put them in the microwave for a minute or two to kill any bacteria you may be putting on your face every day. After you are rinsed completely try your face with a clean towel with no fabric softener used to dry/wash it. Now use the Dr. Songs. I apply a full pump squirt or two to cover my entire forehead and scalp so you may use less. I use just enough to cover the area needing treatment and I let it sit for at least 5 to 10 minutes sometimes up to 20 but no more. For some people 10 to 20 may be too long because you might experience a slight tingle almost irritation feeling. I can tell you after using this every day, twice a day (morning and night) I have not experienced any discoloration of my Hispanic brown skin nor has it bleached my hair or eyebrows. It will turn your colored pillows white though. Be sure to rinse off very well to prevent this. I have not had any negative reactions to using this product and I would consider my skin to be somewhat sensitive. I noticed results within two days and after using this product for 5 days almost all my acne was gone. I do notice if I miss a treatment or two the acne immediately comes back. So to recap, my weekly treatment is (YMMV): Sunday - Clay for 20 minutes, Song for 10 mins. in morning then Song only for 5-10mins at night. Mon & Tues: Song for 10-20mins once in morning once in evening. I usually will apply then shower allowing it to set. Wed: Song for 5-10mins in morning then in evening Aztec clay (light coating) till dry then song for 5-10mins. Thurs/Fri/Sat: Song 10-20mins in morning and again at night. I do not use any moisturizers especially any that say you should not be in the sun when using their product. I'm sure man people will need to use moisturizers to rehydrate their skin and you may need to gradually build up to this or back off of this if you have severe acne but I wanted to let people know this is more on the extreme side and these are the effects and results I had when using this regiment. Hope this helps anyone else out there having same frustrations with their cystic acne.
J**M
Effective
My dermatologist recommended this brand and I've found that it worked quickly.
V**Y
Inoffensive scent, works well on sensitive skin.
So to preface this: I'm a mixed-race male with asthma, and most aftershaves set off wheezes and attacks. To compound this, shaving is actually quite the pain because my skin is sensitive enough that my normally cystic acne forms pustules all over the shaved area- like an acne version of razor burn. My facial hair is thick, coarse, and extremely curly, which usually makes shaving it an issue as I'll need to run the razor over it multiple times in order to actually cut it (to make matters worse, my facial hair has an annoying habit of curling around and growing back into my face, furthering irritation. This is on top of the cystic acne I already have). My cystic acne is a pretty mild case, but using a razor would create tons of surface blemishes (20-30+ depending on if I shaved my neck the day before) and several new, very large, blemishes deep under the skin.This wash works... well enough. Honestly.I've loathed shaving for the past 5~ years because I basically avoid doing it as much as possible, and then had to run things like alcohols or alum blocks over my face to try and reduce the razor burn acne flare ups. This wash isn't 100% perfect, I still get 1-2 occasional zits on the days after I shave, but I'm getting better results than I ever got with Proactiv or other benzoyl peroxide products. 1-2 zits deep under the skin is a far cry for the inflamed, red mess that would usually result on my neck. It handles the surface blemishes pretty well, too, which is pretty important as I need to keep on top of that to shave every day or every other day.I still get blemishes on my neck but my neck at least isn't super painful from them which is a tremendous improvement, overall. There were days when I could hardly touch my neck, especially bad during the summer time.As for how to use the product... I dunno. The instructions say to put it on then wash it off, so I shave before I get into the shower, wet my face well, slather some of this on then leave it on for however long it takes to soap up the rest of me and then rinse everything off. Seems to do the job, but if you need to leave it on longer than 30-60 seconds, I wasn't told to do so. I hit my face again with it at night, making sure that I at least take my shirt off before doing so because this will bleach and ruin your clothing if it touches it.Overall, it's not too bad. Doesn't dry my skin out like other reviews have stated and by the time the day is halfway through my face is already very oily, so I'm sure that has something to do with it. Not a bad product, definitely made daily shaving much more comfortable.
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