Paula's ChoiceCLEAR Anti-Redness Exfoliating Solution, 2% Salicylic Acid Liquid Exfoliant for Face, Face Exfoliant for Mild to Severe Acne & Breakouts, Blackheads and Clogged Pores, Fragrance-Free

i've been eyeing Paula's Choice BHA products for months now and could never justify spending $20+ on a toner/acne treatment, even if my skin was acting up as much as it has been. i took the plunge a few days ago and ordered this extra strength BHA treatment to help combat my moderate comedonal acne (mostly nasty whiteheads covering my jawline ): ) that even the best makeup couldn't hide. i received this product saturday evening and immediately cleansed my skin and applied, it felt a little greasy, but i read that this feeling is just due to the helpful penetrating ingredients, so i wasn't worried. it almost instantly started to reduce redness of my existing enflamed acne and scars, and the next morning i noticed a few less comedones and that my pores were a bit smaller/clearer. each time i've used it, my skin had gotten better, and it has not yet dried out my skin, even with twice daily use. in fact, my skin feels hydrated and not tight at all after i use this. this morning was the 6th time i've used this since receiving it, and i noticed something seriously amazing (and maybe a little gross) -- after cleansing, as i wiped this BHA across my skin with a cotton round, comedones started popping out of my pores and clinging to my cotton! i've never seen this with any toner or treatment i've used in the past. i almost cried. i have been so sensitive about my skin over the last few years, being a college student and nearly full-time server. i see so many people daily, and it's really been a struggle trying to keep my skin under control, that is, until now.i will caution you though, that this has brought a few breakouts to the surface of my skin, but is working to clear them quickly while reducing redness, itchiness, and soreness of both the new breakouts and every one of my existing breakouts.if you're iffy about the price of the PC products, i say don't be -- they are completely, 100% worth it.

great for my sensitive skin but also helps clear my blemishes!

I have rosacea with enlarged pores but dry, sensitive skin. This keeps my pores clear and is helpful in making them look smaller, and doesn’t dry or irritate my skin. It has the consistency of water and no fragrance, and absorbs quickly, making it easy to layer under other products.

I was taking this medication and stopped. I noted I started suffering from what looked like heat rash after. I was using this rash cream from the dermatologist to help it but it will still come back. My pores were also big so I decided to give this a try since it was recommended for sensitive skin. So happy I purchased this. Its been about two months and my pores are much smaller and the tiny bumps are no longer there. And since this is pure liquid like water consistency a little goes a long way. I use once a day and still have half a bottle left. Highly recommend

This stuff is AMAZING. I use it with the Skin Balancing Oil-Reducing Cleanser and my really sensitive skin isn't irritated by it. Physical/abrasive exfoliants (including my Clarisonic w/ a sensitive skin brush and less expensive knock-offs) leave me with red patchy skin… I do use my brush a of couple times a week at night but with this, I don't have the same kind of flaky skin even in the dry winters. My flaky/ oily/dry/blotchyskin that was constantly broken out, I had a breakout that wouldn't clear up for over a month in the same spot & bumpy skin texture and horrible blackheads have cleared up. It's also lightened old acne scars.I’ve tried tons of other products before this. New things, things I used in the past that have cleared my skin up when I was in my teens and early-mid 20s all w/o luck. I’ve been hearing about this stuff for a few years now in skincare groups and it gets great reviews so I decided to give it a shot. I'm glad I did finally. I'm super protective of my bottles of this.Worth the extra bit of money. I spent so much more looking for something that would work until finding this.The 4 stars isn't a problem w/ the product. My problem is the bottle it’s in. I went out of town the day after I got it, so the bottle was basically full when I packed it. I could tell it leaking was going to be an issue if I didn’t tape it up.Both on the way to where I went and for my return flight, I duct taped it so much that getting it off took about 10 minutes. I made a seal inside the lid, taped every gap from the bottle to the cap, taped the cap shut, etc., and it STILL leaked. Before I left for my return flight, I had 2/3 bottle left. Got home, unpacked, I’m at 1/2 bottle or slightly less.I’m pretty irritated to have spent a going amount of money for it and then travel, tape it so there’s no way it should leak, but in a 5 days I have 1/2 bottle left because of it. It may work awesome but I’m sure there’s other products that do and don’t leak all over.I’ll post a picture of how much I taped it and it still leaked.(Edited to add stars because I love the product, it's one of the few things that keeps my skin clear — just beware when you travel & buy an empty travel size bottle & fill that up and pack it instead. I travel pretty often so I needed a solution, that works great. 🙂 Still rating 4/5 because of the bottle.)

I was shocked it actually worked. I use the face wash as well and it did good but once I added this my skin hardly ever breaks out now. I take my makeup off with a Beekman milk wash and then use the Paula’s exfoliant and then the Paula face wash. Then I use Beekman RX moisturizer. My face never has zits anymore. It’s amazing!

Vey irritating for you akin use with precaution and with a good moisturizer