University Medical Acne Free Clear Skin Treatments by University Medical, Blemish + Acne Control Review

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University Medical Acne Free Clear Skin Treatments 6.0 out of 10 based on 6.0 ratings. 6.0 user reviews.

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Definitely NOT Proactiv!
powerwoman033 (509 reviews)

My 15 year old daughter has been dealing with teenage acne for a couple of years now. I have had to use Proactiv to control my adult acne and it works well, as long as I am consistent! I picked up the University Medical Acne Free Clear Skin Treatment for her to try because it was supposed to work like Proactiv, but cheaper. Well, you get what you pay for! This system cannot replace or work as well as Proactiv. This system left my daughter's skin more irritated with more breakouts than ever before. This system is sub par! If you need an acne program that works, you will have to stick with Proactiv. Her skin started clearing back up the minute I had her change! — 2 months, 1 week ago

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Bad
RoleModel (100 reviews)

I tried this for my cystic acne and it just made it worse! The repair lotion had little grainy particles like in an exfoliating face wash. The cleanser was kind of harsh and dried my skin out. Overall very disappointing. — 11 months, 2 weeks ago

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Yuck!
MLC512 (272 reviews)

The cleanser made my skin feel greasy, actually the whole system made my skin feel greasy. I returned it. — 2 years, 9 months ago

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Not very good...and NOT a replacement for ProActiv!
amygab1126 (240 reviews)

I tried this three years ago when I couldn't afford to buy ProActiv anymore. I didn't have really bad acne (mostly blackheads and one or two painful zits per month), but I needed an anti-acne product. By comparison, I didn't like this kit at all. The cleanser is more watery and gritty than the ProActiv cleanser. The toner feels like it does nothing, while the ProActiv toner always felt soothing. The repair lotion - which we all know is the most imprtant part of the kit - isn't smooth and doesn't absorb that well. My face seemed to get more shiny than usual throughout the day when using it. And there are teeny, tiny little gritty bits in the lotion, like you'd find in an exfoliating cleanser. What are these doing in a leave-on product? They're not really visible on skin, but still...Anyway, after a month or so of using this, my mild acne seemed unaffected. I don't believe this product did anything to help, and he texture of it's components was too bothersome for me to buy it again. If you've been using ProActiv, and you're looking for something cheaper, AcneFree is not the answer. (As for me, I've had luck with Neutrogena's Acne Stress Control products.) — 3 years, 3 months ago

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Did nothing for me
heidindg (233 reviews)

I use proactiv and it works like a charm, this did nothing. They claim it is just like proactiv but the difference is proactiv very finely mills their benzoyl peroxide to get deeper in the skin and they don't. This doesn't work better than any other drug store cleanser on the market. — 1 year, 6 months ago

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10

I Love This Stuff
jessie2010 (28 reviews)

I have used proactive it burned my skin and made it worse! I have tried neutrogena and it just dried it out and made me look older. I have tried mixing different stuff and it didn't work. And then I found this and it's awesome! It's not drying, the toner is soothing, and the lotion it just a little moisturizing. This keeps my oil under control, but it makes my skin look radiant. It keeps my adult acne under control and I don't even get pimples at that time of the month anymore! MY only con is I wish the sold the 3 steps separately because sometimes I run out of the product at different times, but it doesn't happen very often so no big deal. — 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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10

Don't waste your $ on Proactive!
danarener (1 reviews)

This product works great! It will clear up your skin and keep it clear for a fraction of the price I Proactive. — 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Proactive to Acne Free
itisbekah (4 reviews)

When I first got to college and realized it was time to start cutting back, one of the things that had to go was the 50 or so dollar a month Proactive system. I was scared , I had terrible under the skin acne causing bumps all over my forehead and worse pinker acne on the rest of my T-zone but i started my research. I looked up a few different products but found this one to be the most comparable. I looked into the ingredients of proactive and that of acne free and they are almost identical. Both products use Benzoyl peroxide as their main acne fighting ingredient and Acne free's "repair lotion" even has a higher percentage then proactive's "repair lotion". Anyhow, so i went to my local walgreens (this was also an added benefit for me that acne free was so easy to get) and purchased acne free and have stuck with it ever since. If you do switch from proactive to acne free be warned your skin will dry out after about a week, but keep using the product regualry and within a month your skin should adjust to the slightly stronger repair lotion. — 3 months, 1 week ago

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10

Just bought it for my 16 year old son
amypeters (4 reviews)

So far in the few days he's used it his skins had improved tremendously!!! Also got the Terminator-10. Works great! So far so good!!! — 8 months ago

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Review subject
olga_cirlugea (19 reviews)

I've never used Proactive and I never had serious acne. However, I always had one large pimple, whether it was on my chin or my forehead. I've been using AcneFree for over a year now and I haven't seen a pimple since then. My only complaint is that it's very drying (which isn't ideal for my already dry skin). — 10 months, 3 weeks ago

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