| | |  | Oil & Blemish Control | Home » » » » » » AcneFree Severe Acne Treatment System | | | | | | | Description: | | Significantly better faster than Proactiv, plus 4 times more powerful. With time-released 10% Benzoyl Peroxide & Retinol. Accelerates healing fast - improvement in just days. Attacks the 3 stages of severe acne formation. Stops new outbreaks 24/7. The most powerful dermatologist-preferred acne-healing medicine available without a prescription. Maximum acne fighting power. So even severely troubled skin can look clear & healthy! University Medical's Acne Free Clear Skin System, the sensational acne-fighting program used and trusted by millions, is now available in this 4-step Severe Acne Treatment system. With maximum strength time-released 10% Benzoyl Peroxide and Retinol. It has been developed specifically for people of all ages and skin types who suffer from severe on-going acne and who have tried traditional prescription and over the counter treatments without success. Exclusive time-released formula attacks the 3 stages of severe acne formation 24 hours/day; Keeps pores clear of the impurities that cause acne: dried oils, dead skin cells and bacteria. Fights acne at all points of its progression to acne lesions & blemishes can virtually disappear. Encourages even the most troubled or damaged skin to look radiantly blemish free & healthy. The 3 harmful stages of acne breakouts: Stage 1) Skin glands overproduce an oily substance called sebum. Stage 2) Dead skin cells accumulate to cause a blocked pore. Stage 3) Common skin bacteria break down the sebum & cells within the pore. This leads to the inflammation, infection and eruptions that are called acne. Severe to clear starts the next day - guaranteed! | | | Features: | |
• Severe acne system
• Dermatologist preferred
• Benzoyl peroxide plus retinol formula
• For all ages and skin types
• 4 easy steps-clinically proven to fight acne 24/7
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 8.25 inches | | Product Width:
| 2.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 6.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.69 pounds | | Package Length:
| 8.3 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.05 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 169 reviews |
| | | Label Information: | | | Ingredients:
| Antibacterial Cleansing Wash - benzoyl peroxide, water, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, isopropyl palmitate, magnesium aluminum silicate, xanthan gum, sorbitol, cetyl esters, polyethylene. |
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49 of 51 found the following review helpful:
 Worked BETTER than Proactiv!!Jan 29, 2007
By G. Holder
First off I want to explain that I have had terrible acne off and on (mostly on though) for the past 8 years. I had to be put on Accutane my sophmore year for 6 months in high school and then again my freshman year of college for another 3 months. I have been struggling ever since then and needed an alternative to dermatoligist bills and prescriptions for acne treatment.
I was having extremely painful and frequent breakouts in the later half of last year and in early November I happened to stumble upon this product. I had my doubts because I had already given Proactiv a couple of tries in the past.
The first week of using the 4 products in the package my face became EXTREMELY dry! At first I was worried because it would always be a little red and irritated for the first hour or two after going through the routine. However, within 4 days ALL of my blemishes (big and small) had cleared up! Within a couple of weeks my skin even became smoother, softer, and more even-toned. Trust me, if you have problem skin and want to try something new, this product is definitely worth a shot!
Also, I love that you can buy this in pretty much any Walgreens and Walmart so it's very convenient...no waiting for it to be delivered. I purhased mine at Walmart for $20-something in November 2006 and still have more than half remaining of each product in the pack.
Thank you University Medical for making an affordable product that actually works! Best of luck to all of you who are struggling with acne...and don't mark this one off your list!
44 of 47 found the following review helpful:
African American woman's review. Thumbs up!!!Sep 06, 2007
By S. Knight
"sknight25"
I only started breaking out with acne in my early thirties. After trying the Loreal adult acne system for 2 months & Proactiv for 6 months with minimal results, I decided to give this a try. Yes, it made my skin very dry the first few weeks but I used a moisturizer over it kept using it and got fantastic results. I had the hard, large painful nodules on my face and this not only cleared them but I don't even break out anymore. One kit lasted me 6 months and my skin is soft & smooth. After the acne went it away, it did leave behind the black marks but Avon's skin brightener faded those out almost overnight. I highly recommend this product.
20 of 20 found the following review helpful:
Amazing!Dec 27, 2009
By Maddy's mama
Let me start this out by stating that I am in my 30's and have tried every acne product known to man for about 15 years. I have seen a dermatologist, resorted to birth control and used everything from neutrogena to murad, as well as proactiv. None of these worked for me, and most actually made my skin worse.
When you're in your 30's and are STILL dealing with acne, you start to wish for wrinkles, because who has wrinkles and acne, right?!?! I was starting to think I would be one of the few dealing with both, and that was a pretty depressing prospect.
I usually check out reviews on everything before I buy it, but when I saw this product at target, and saw that it was marketed specifically for severe acne, I bought it without knowing a thing about it (sidenote: this product was 21.99 there).
I know it sounds crazy, but I saw a difference in my skin the next day, after only applying it before I went to bed. Prior to purchasing this, I had just had a terrible experience with Burts Bees acne products, which had made my skin red, even more oily, and had produced terrible pre-pubescent breakouts along both sides of my chin. After one application of acne free, the redness was reduced significantly, and some of my more painfull bumps had gone down in size...which is huge.
I was ecstatic, but had experienced these results with other topical treatments, only to be let down a week or so later, when my skin would eventually return to its angry self. So I waited two weeks before sharing my review.
It is now three weeks after starting application, and my skin has honestly never been so clear. I still have a few bumps, but compared to what I was dealing with before, I'll take them. Because this is a benzoyl peroxide based product, after a few weeks my skin became really tight, and that led to a few minor bumps. I started using an oil free, fragrance free moisturizer (olay regenerist), and that cleared everything up.
My husband has remarked on how much brighter my skin looks, and I am over the moon. I have even gone to the grocery store without makeup (and not wanted to die of humiliation). If you have skin like mine, you know what a huge, amazing thing this is.
Prior to using acne free, I had small bumps, whiteheads, and periodic cystic bumps that were super painful. It may not have looked severe to other people, but it felt pretty darn severe to me after dealing with it for so long. I would absolutely, whole heartedly reccomend this product to anyone dealing with acne. Just invest in some great moisturizer if you have sensitive skin.
14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
Worst skin to best skin in less than 5 weeks!Mar 01, 2011
By Nicholas P. Hreha
"Organized Chaos"
I'll start with a little background about me. I have had acne issues since I turned 16. I only really had it on my face but I got a lot of it and they never really seemed to go away. My breakouts would mostly be on my cheeks, chin, forehead and around the edges of my nose. I took many trips to the dermatologist's office with him promising me one day where I'd have clear skin like the Photoshopped models that were hanging all over his wall.
My family knew too many people that were on Accutane that had issues with it so I never got to try that remedy. My immune system is horrible and that's half of what my problem was (or so I think). My immune system got bad throughout my life from having too many antibiotics. It got to the point where the antibiotics were also killing my good bacteria so common colds would even take me 1 month or more to get rid of.
I did, however, try multiple solutions in high school to fix my acne-related issues. I tried pills, topical creams, lotions, special face wash, mud masks (I'm a guy so this was awkward), even my girlfriend's concealer to try to cover up the issue. I was determined to get rid of it but nothing was working. I figured my only true way out was to grow out of it or get some kind of laser skin treatment.
I'm very tall at 6'8" and I have very large pores. My skin is very oily and where some guys have a 5 'o clock shadow I have a 5 'o clock glaze. When I finally got the ability to start growing facial hair it was helpful in covering up some key areas of my face. After college, my skin seemed to start improving. Maybe I was in the sun more, maybe my diet improved, maybe I was just finally growing out of acne. It was never great or gone but it seemed to at least finally be manageable.
Fast-forward to 2 months ago. I'm 29 and living the healthiest life I've had in as long as I can remember. I'm finally eating 3 meals a day (compared to 1), eating less junk food, drinking less pop (soda) and yet somehow I got hit by the worst breakout of my life. At one point in the midst of this breakout I counted 35 separate zits or red spots on my face. Some started as white heads, some were just red bumps, some just red marks but the key point was that none of them were going away. I'd pop the white heads and within 2 days they would be full-size again and now spreading like an infection across my face.
Hiding it was not a possibility anymore. There was no makeup or magic solution to fix this problem. I had no idea and still have no idea what the root of the problem was...I just needed to find a way to get rid of it. I got a face wash/lotion combination called Rapid Clear from Neutrogena that was supposed to help bad breakouts like this one. I went through that tube of face wash faster than I ever had before in my life (washing my face 3 times a day) and using the lotion when specified.
After one month of using this special combination I barely noticed any kind of difference. What else could I try? I happened to be at Wal-Greens one day about 5 weeks ago and saw the AcneFree Severe to Clear System and bought it for $30 after reading some quick reviews. I know what you're thinking...after all this it's time to finally get to the review!
A lot of people mentioned how quick they noticed a difference and for me it was the same way. I was completely blown away. After just 2 days I already began to notice that the overall redness was diminishing and I did not seem to be getting any new red spots on my face. Now it was time to see if the system could clear up the monstrosity that my face became. I followed the directions and used it exactly as prescribed for 3+ weeks. My skin is very oily, as mentioned earlier, but apparently not very sensitive. I never had any issues with my skin feeling like it was burning, nothing ever felt like it was on fire (no matter how close I got to my eyes) and my skin did not dry out anymore than usual. We have hard water at my house so my skin is always dry when I get out of the shower.
I love how this system has 4 separate parts that you can use whenever you want. Granted, you'll definitely run out of the face wash a lot sooner than everything else but by that point you should be able to just use a regular face wash again. So how good was it?
-- After 2 days, I noticed redness going away.
-- After 1 week, I noticed swelling dying down.
-- After 2 weeks, I noticed entire sections of my face starting to heal.
-- After 3 weeks, I noticed my skin feeling the softest and smoothest it's been since before hitting puberty.
-- After 5 weeks and current time, I notice that I'm no longer needing facial hair to cover anything up on my face. This is by far the best my skin has ever looked in my adult life. For the first time ever that I can remember, I can walk out of my house with confidence in how my skin looks. A "breakout" for me now means one whitehead that goes away in 2 days. I wish I could show pictures of what my skin looked like before and what it looks like now.
Words truly can't explain how satisfied I am about this product. It's the only thing that actually worked and it seems to have even "cured" whatever skin infection I've been dealing with since I was 16. You can buy this system in some places for $20 and for the price of an average dinner, drink, & dessert at a decent restaurant you can get the best looking skin in your life!
I only write reviews for products that I either COMPLETELY LOVE or COMPLETELY HATE. This is one of those things that I wish I could give 6 stars out of 5. I feel bad for the people that did not get the same results but I can definitely attest to the fact that it DOES work for some people. Absolutely incredible!
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
I LOVE THIS PRODUCTMar 21, 2007
By Sean Evans
"SEAN EVANS"
ok, i must warn you that i may sound like an infomercial, but i am hooked on this product for my acne problems.
i have tried proactiv, murad, another acne kit that i can't think of the name in addition to separate topicals (e.g. noxzema, clearasil, etc.) and none have given me the results that this product gives. i have even tried the milder version of the acne free system and didn't have as good results as i get with the severe acne free system. i wouldn't recommend this product for those with dry or sensitive skin and acne. this is a very drying formula that works on my very oily face.
i never thought of my acne as severe, but i would always have a big zit in one place or another on my face that would leave big scars after the zit went away. now, i have not had a breakout since using this product (3 months). i hope it works for you!
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