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treatment
CeraVe

Acne Control Gel

Type
Treatment
Size
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Key ingredients
2% salicylic acid, glycolic acid, lactic acid
Skin types
Acne-prone, oily skin
Fragrance
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What users keep saying · from 4 reviews

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After four years of acne, the CeraVe Blemish Control (Acne Control) Gel is the only thing that has helped them.

“I’ve found that the cerave blemish control works wonders! In the US it’s acne control gel”
positivecleared breakouts

The Acne Control Gel seemed to work at first, then less so, so they moved to something else.

“sometimes i use the acne control gel it seemed like it worked at first but now i feel like maybe not as much so i switched to something else.”
mixed

Using it nightly after cleansing, they quickly noticed what looked like purging and, a week in, wondered whether they should have introduced it more slowly.

“I started using it once a day every day before bed after washing my face. I started to notice pretty quickly what I thought might be skin purging.”
mixedbroke me out

Older than 36 months. These may describe an earlier version.

A few days in, they say it works and they like it better than LRP Effaclar Duo+; the clear gel texture makes it easy to apply just enough product evenly, so the tub should last longer.

“I can honestly say it works and I think I like it better than LRP. It's a clear gel texture”
positivecleared breakoutslightweight

Helped their closed comedones a lot.

“The cereve acne control gel helped me a lot for closed comedom if that’s what it it”
positivecleared breakouts