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Spot treatment for acne
- Smoothes blemished skin for easier make-up application
- Contains salicylic acid
- Dries quickly
- Contains alcohol and other irritants
- Dries out the skin
- The patch eventually flakes off
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Excellent to get rid of existing blemishes, March 7, 2009I have tried, like other reviewers, to apply this under make up. I agree that it just flakes up and looks awful. I gave it 5 stars because I can put it on an angry pimple at night (or a red spot of broken… skin where a blemish once was) and it dries it out really well by the morning! Sometimes so well that it is hard to tell there was one there the previous night. Or it shrinks it to at least a quarter of its size. I always have a stick in my make up case in case too many unwanted bumps appear and I can't wait the normal 3 days or so for them to disappear (esp around hormonal fluctuations). Therefore, I highly recommend this product for that purpose. It is like the little dots they used to make in a liquid form almost.
works well enough, November 7, 2007this works, January 10, 2007Very disappointed, December 10, 2006I was very excited when I saw this product because I thought it seemed like such a perfect idea. However, upon trying it I realized the description on the package is just a fantasy. It was almost impossible… to apply make-up over this product, even when being very careful. It seems like a good idea in theory as it forms a second "skin" over the top of the pimple, but the "skin" just rubs off and breaks apart as you try to apply a cover-up. Using just a powder worked best for me, but it didn't conceal the pimple and there was still a noticeable difference in texture in the place the medication had been used. If that weren't bad enough, it started to peel away about an hour after application. I was at lunch with a friend and she said, "Eww... it looks like the skin on your chin is peeling off! What happened??" Not exactly the type of thing someone wants to hear announced in a public place. I also found that this product didn't last very long, I didn't want to dish out another $10 for another acne spot treatment so I went ahead and used the whole thing... but I never felt like it helped fight my breakouts. I'd probably have better luck putting a layer of Elmer's glue on my face. I gave it 2 stars instead of 1 because it never made my skin break out worse and I never felt like it dried my skin it. It just didn't do anything really. Not recommended.
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1. Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without MeDetails/Subscribe
Paula Begoun bases her review of Clean & Clear Advantage Invisible Acne Patch on scientific research of its ingredients. She gives the product her lowest rating ("poor - don't buy") because it includes alcohol as well as cedar and cinnamon bark extracts in its ingredient list. Begoun claims that all of these ingredients are skin irritants and doesn't recommend them for any skin type.
Review: Clean & Clear Advantage Invisible Acne Patch, Paula Begoun, 7th edition, 2008
2. HealthDetails/Subscribe
Top dermatologists rate beauty products for Health magazine's annual Healthy Beauty Awards. Clean & Clear Advantage Invisible Acne Patch is chosen as the best blemish treatment because it treats acne with salicylic acid and flattens pimples with chitosan, a film-forming agent.
Review: Best in Skin Care, Jolene Edgar, Nov. 2007
3. InStyleDetails/Subscribe
Clean & Clear Advantage Invisible Acne Patch is chosen as the best acne spot treatment for InStyle's annual beauty awards. Industry experts rave that it allows for makeup application over breakouts and fights acne at the same time.
Review: Acne, Editors of InStyle, April 2007
4. Real SimpleDetails/Subscribe
This article discusses the causes of acne as well as various treatment options. Products, including Clean & Clear Advantage Invisible Acne Patch, are recommended for their "proven" ingredients. The acne patch is chosen for its inclusion of salicylic acid and for creating a smooth base for makeup application.
Review: The ABC's of Acne, Stacey Colino, Oct. 2007
The overwhelming majority of consumers here are not impressed with Clean & Clear Advantage Invisible Acne Patch. Many claim that the film produced by the product eventually flakes off and that makeup coverage looks worse with the acne patch than it does without it. Several users recommend using it at night as a spot treatment.
Review: Clean & Clear Invisible Acne Patch, Contributors to MakeupAlley.com
The majority of consumers posting to Drugstore.com is dissatisfied with Clean & Clear Advantage Invisible Acne Patch, stating that it dries out the skin and flakes off. Several claim that it is not compatible with makeup, as the manufacturer suggests. A few users, however, point out that the acne patch makes a great spot treatment when used overnight. One consumer claims that their pimples are "significantly smaller" in the morning after applying the acne patch the night before.
Review: Clean & Clear Advantage Invisible Acne Patch, Contributors to Drugstore.com
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