Obagi CLENZIderm M.D. System

I've had clear skin all my life and started breaking out a little over a year ago. I know that's not a long time but I honestly couldn't stand it and had to find something to fix it. I got topical prescriptions, tried a million over-the-counter solutions, diet solutions, etc.... nothing really too drastic but I tried A LOT and nothing worked. I randomly found out about Clenziderm and tried it because of all the reviews and it is the best thing I could have done. I've been using it for about a month and yesterday, I went outside with no makeup on for the first time in over a year!!! It is a miracle product. There are a couple things that people should know about before going into it though, because I went through some things while first using the product that, if other people experienced them, may deter people from seeing the product all the way through to the clear skin part! It definitely dries your face out when you first start using it. I didn't start using the system twice a day until I was about 3 weeks in, and even then, I don't use the lotion twice a day because that, for me, is what really did the dried out my face. I use a good moisturizer with it during the day after everything has dried/settled on my face just to counteract the drying effect, and ever since I started doing that I don't really see flakes on my skin during the day. All that said, I don't care about a little temporarily dry/flaky skin when I get results as good as these. I haven't seen too many other people post about this, but after about a week of using the product, I had a huge flare up of acne. Prior to this, the acne I got was always the under the skin kind, but this flare-up was huge, red, painful bumps all over my face. It was awful and lasted about a week and a half but then everything subsided. I like to think that it was just my skin purging itself due to the new treatment maybe? But it did go away and now my skin is clear. Not the worst thing to endure for 1.5 weeks to get to the end result. I'll definitely be purchasing this system again to help maintain the results I'm seeing already!

I don’t know if many can tell a difference but I’m 30 and I’ve struggled with cystic acne in high school, then went on accutane when I was 25 and that was the only thing they ever gave me the privilege of ZERO breakouts. I don’t know what life is like without acne or breakouts unless I was on accutane. Well I’m a mom now and pregnant so accutane is not an option. THIS is the first time I haven’t had breakouts the whole time I’ve used it. My skin is smoother and I don’t have any active acne

I have been on the Clenziderm system two months now, and I believe it is working for my mild to moderate hormonal acne. It did dry out my skin considerably at first, even using the product every other day, so I purchased the Clenziderm Therapeutic Moisture separately, and I believe that is a must have if you buy this product -regardless of how oily your skin is (I am medium to dark complected and very oily). The toner and therapeutic lotion does burn a bit at first, but that subsided for me after about a week. I cannot say it has cleared up my skin 100%, but it has helped more so than Murad and Rodan and Field's Umblemish did. I got a glycolic peel recently and was not able to use any of the Clenziderm 3-step system for 3 days prior and 5 days afterward (per my Dr.) and in that time I did break out slightly, so my guess is that you do need to follow it continuously or you will be prone to break out. I have worked up to using this once a day as my nighttime regimine, and have no problems with burning or over drying. I will say that honestly, the best remedy for my hormonal acne has been taking the prescription drug, Spironolactone. If you are constantly battling hormonal acne, I suggest talking to your doctor about starting Spironolactone, and using Clenziderm as your topical treatment.

I don't know what miracle is in these bottles but it reduced up my severe cystic acne in three days and completely cleared it in two weeks. This product is better than any prescription I received from my dermatologist. Make sure you wait 10 to 15 minutes after applying the face wash before proceeding to apply the other products. I am going to sign up for a subscription to make sure I never run out.

I love this product. This is my 2nd time buying this product. Dries acne within 24 hours. ( it is very aggressive on drying skin) you got to be careful on sensitive skin.