<p>I heard a coworker describing this as a miracle product for her son. When I checked out their website, it was very rudimentary and gave no information about ingredients or how it works. Would like another testimonial before ordering it.</p>
<p>Has he tried Proactive? (sp?) My son swears by it and that was after visiting 2 dermatologists where nothing seemed to work.</p>
<p>S uses Differin. It isn’t a miracle, but it does help. </p>
<p>What worked absolute wonders for my D is Yaz. Too bad guys can’t take it, ha ha.</p>
<p>Yes he has used Proactiv and currently uses Differin in combination with other things. Just thought this might be a new avenue to explore. Thanks.</p>
<p>We had a good experience with AcneFree:
[url=<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/AcneFree-Treatments-Purifying-Cleanser-Renewing/dp/B00070QF20]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/AcneFree-Treatments-Purifying-Cleanser-Renewing/dp/B00070QF20]Amazon.com:</a> AcneFree Clear Skin Treatments, 3-Step Kit- (Purifying Cleanser, Renewing Toner, Repair Lotion), 10 Ounces: Health & Personal Care<a href=“similar%20to%20Proactive,%20but%20stronger%20and%20cheaper”>/url</a></p>
<p>You can buy AcneFree at Costco and Samsclulb much cheaper. It worked miracles. I have never heard of Buzz on Acne. Let me know how that works.</p>
<p>My son is having good results with AcneFree Redness Relief. He does the three steps at night but then in the morning I have him substitute out the third step with Nurtrogena Rapid Clear Acne Defense Face Lotion. That means he uses Benzoyl Peroxide 3% at night and Salicylic Acid 2% in the morning. He’s used both but never in combination.</p>
<p>I hope that something works out soon, I know how frustrating this can be.</p>
<p>Thanks for your suggestions.</p>
<p>hello,
actually there are loads of acne products on the market. A friend of mine was fortunate enough to get clear with one product discussed at this website [Acne</a> Skin Answers](<a href=“http://www.acneskinanswers.com%5DAcne”>http://www.acneskinanswers.com)</p>
<p>I see I posted in this thread so I thought I’d update.</p>
<p>The AcneFree Redness Relief was great for a few weeks, then it was back to square one. Just went through the same thing with a rather expensive prescription from his dermatologist.</p>
<p>We’re seriously considering some kind of UV or laser therapy. We’re going on three years of this. Luckily my kid takes it well but it is so, so frustrating for him. And, frankly, for us. If anyone has gone that route, I’d love to hear about it.</p>
<p>For one of mine the ONLY thing that worked was the prescription Accutane. He and the dermatologist went through everything, prescription and OTC, and he finally agreed to Accutane. It was truly a miracle for him, and his scars even disappeared. It’s been 6 years and he’s still acne free and has had no long-term issues.</p>
<p>D’s moderate (not cystic) acne responded well to Retin-A. We started out with ProActiv, which did next to nothing for her, then moved on to Differin and Benzaclin (benzoyl peroxide with a topical antibiotic). That helped for a while, but then things flared up again, and the Retin-A has really cleared things up for her. When using it, you do have to be careful about going in the sun, but since she’s ghostly pale anyway, she’s used to covering up and slathering on the sunscreen.</p>
<p>Lafalum - how has your daughter found Yaz overall? My daughter was just prescribed it to try and control cramping that makes her throw up and the Doc said it should help with her break outs (has never had much of a problem till this year with acne then suddenly at 19 - boom). As luck would have it I had just changed our insurance to a high deductible plan that covers no prescriptions at all till the deductible is met (my retired husband is the only one taking regular meds and thanks to his sucky ex employer he and thousands of retirees will be booted off the the company plan and onto medicare) and the kids and I have never had regular prescriptions. Now all of a sudden my daughter is having a few health problems and it looks like she will be on some regular prescriptions so I was searching for the non insured price for Yaz and the other prescription she has so far. Came across some negative reviews of Yaz - depression, weight gain, skin problems rather than improvement so now I am nervous about her taking it. Has your daughter found it OK?</p>
<p>My friend’s daughter had awful acne and the doc finally put her on accutane. it worked wonders -her skin seemed to almost glow. She has some scarring and cannot have laser treatments for a while after she finishes the accutane. And being a girl she had to go on BC, despite not being sexually active, as accutane causes severe birth defects.</p>
<p>My kids tried various things, (for DD, BC pills - which she says made her feel depressed - and retin-A and Benzaclin etc., antibiotics etc. for DS, and the copays for some of the namebrand stuff were $40 per month). Then we found this website ([Acne.org</a> - Acne treatment and community](<a href=“http://www.acne.org%5DAcne.org”>http://www.acne.org)), and I watched the little video of him washing his face, and I thought “we’ve tried all the expensive and nasty chemically stuff and it hasn’t worked very well - let’s try this.” My kids started gently SLATHERING large quantities of the 2.5% Benzoil peroxide on twice a day - and it really worked. I know that benzoil peroxide is in some of the other products my kids had used, but in much stronger concentration and in a less liquidy form. This stuff ends up being pretty cheap, and since it works mechanically by killing the germs, I don’t worry too much about chromosome damage to my future grandchildren. Downside is that it bleaches pillows, towels and anything you sweat on, but the upside is it is gentle and works. My son exhibited allergic reactions to bezoil peroxide the first time he tried stronger stuff (swelling, redness, itching), but strangely enough, when he used this stuff he was okay after a few days. [Acne</a> Products](<a href=“http://www.danielkern.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=22]Acne”>http://www.danielkern.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=22) this is the stuff my kids buy, and they have been using it now for about 3 years and their faces look pretty dang good. (and I have no financial connection or any affiliation with this company! 
really. )</p>
<p>Two of my boys take care of their skin and use the OTC products I buy them with great success. One has never been consistent with using these products, and it shows. I never took him to a dermatologist, because the OTC stuff never got a fair trial - he’d use it until his skin cleared up a bit, but as soon as that happened, he’d stop, and then, surprise! more breakouts. If he used the products as directed, and they didn’t work, I’d have him to a specialist ASAP. But I just couldn’t see paying the $$ for more stuff that he might or might not use.</p>
<p>My son took Tetracycline daily for about a year. It worked at first and then didn’t do a thing for him. He now takes a zinc tablet and fish oil supplements with greater effect than the antibiotic and uses OTC Benzoyl Peroxide, too. The Differin the doctor prescribed did little and cost a fortune.</p>
<p>[Zinc</a> Supplements | Zinc Products | at Puritan’s Pride](<a href=“http://www.puritan.com/zinc-166?searchterm=zinc%20for%20acne&rdcnt=1]Zinc”>http://www.puritan.com/zinc-166?searchterm=zinc%20for%20acne&rdcnt=1)</p>
<p>About benzoyl peroxide in the morning - the dermatologist recommended that, but my kid is reluctant because it seems to leave a white film on the face. Can you put it on and then rinse it off, or does that remove all the benefit along with the whiteness?</p>
<p>swimcatsmom, our dermatologist recommended that dd try Yaz to see if it would clear her acne. She stopped after 3 months because she was basically having PMS non-stop. She wasn’t on it long enough to see if it would clear her skin up though. She decided to just keep taking the antibiotics which keep her skin clear. We may try another pill this summer, but I really didn’t think it was a good idea to experiment with hormonal issues during her first year of college.</p>
<p>Dd didn’t like Yaz at all and she says it made her depressed - (I think that’s the BC she tried in High School… low-dosage and marketed as good for acne). She only used it for a couple of months but it did really clear up her skin. Re: benzoyl peroxide - that’s why my kids buy the daniel kern stuff off the acne.org website- it is really thin gel and soaks into your skin (and is only 2.5% strength) - you basically massage it very, very gently onto your face using just your fingertips. (acne skin is inflamed, so you don’t want to inflame it anymore by pushing or poking or scrubbing.) The overthecounter stuff in the little tubes at the stores are more thick creams and don’t really soak in. To work, it has to get down into the pores and kill them germs!</p>