Neutrogena Rapid Clear Stubborn Acne Spot Gel, 1 Oz

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 prescriptionCons:- 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 routineMy 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.

a lot of people put too much on there face and put it all over there face which is incorrect i started putting supper little pinches of it on the heavy active or old acne spots and it works very good it drys them out good. After a week or 2 of putting little bits of the cream i started putting a bit more of a smudge so my skin can get used to it which i found out it’s a good way to prevent this cream from making ur skin all red or irritated

It works for different skin types, bought it to try for myself and my daughters tried it as well and it works for all of us.

I have acne associated with rosacea and was using an anti-biotic prescription medicine. I was thinking of calling my doctor to get another different antibiotic prescription because it just wasn't working. Luckily I decided to try Rapid Clear instead. The first two nights, my cheeks turned a deep red and so did my chin. I continued to use the gel once a day, after my shower. This morning, day 3, I got up and the redness was gone and so was the acne. I can barely tell where the blemishes were. All that is left are a few pinkish spots here and there. I am 76 so I have to be very careful of drying. I use in once a day and after about a week I will cut down to every other day. I am extremely happy with this product.

Had a pretty bad breakout after shaving and for the first time in my adult life had to resort to finding a treatment for it. This seemingly dried out all of the breakouts and within a few days after the initial redness and dryness went away, healed and I was back to normal. Great stuff and highly suggest it to anyone for the price!

I tested out the whole “clears away in 3 hours” thing and the area i applied it on looked better. Not clear but it was better than it was so it does work. The 3 stars is because I woke up red all over covered in itching burning hives the next day and after a week of it not going away with otc meds I had to go to the immediate care for steroids to fix it.

This product is so good and so efficient. I bought 3 of it and apply on my stubborn acne every single night.Thank you so much for this product

Works great for spot treatment, but it does dry the skin out a bit.