76%
would repurchase
3.2/5
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description

Buffering Lotion is a sulfur-based product designed to treat cystic acne. This product contains B vitamins and amino acids which nourish the skin for improved resistance against bacterial formation. Allantonin also provides healing and soothing benefits by reducing irritation and redness. This lotion has a deeply penetrating, fast absorbing formula which reduces cystic acne fast and help prevent further breakouts.

ingredients

Ingredients: Isopropyl Alcohol,Propylene Glycol, Zinc Oxide, Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein,Glycerin, Niacinamide, Panthenol, Allantoin, Biotin,Isopropyl Myristate,Stearalkonium Hectorite,Pyridoxine HCl,Propylene Carbonate

Reviews

Reviews


1.0
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10 years ago

This did not work for me. It didn't help my cystic acne in any way and wouldn't even work on the smaller pimples. I tried using it several different ways thinking maybe I was using it wrong. I...

About reviewer (71 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBlack, Wavy, Other

EyesBlack



4.0
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10 years ago

This is the only topical I've used that's done anything significant for cystic acne. What I love about this is not only does it help heal the spot, but it takes the pain out of cysts. I find that...

About reviewer (107 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinSensitive, Fair, Neutral

HairRed, Straight, Medium

EyesHazel


5.0
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10 years ago

This stuff is a staple to my skincare routine, and simply a must-have. The bottle lasts forever if you're using it the right way, and it works wonders on under-the-skin blemishes. I use it every...

About reviewer (20 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinOily, Fair-Medium

HairRed

EyesBrown


4.0
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10 years ago

Recently I have ready amazing reviews on this product and when I broke out in FIVE different places on my face I went to Ulta to get it. I have combination skin with some cystic acne and the...

About reviewer (6 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


2.0
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10 years ago

Unfortunately I'm going to have to give a low rating for this product-it just didn't work for my cystic acne, and the price definitely didn't help. I had about 2-3 large cysts on my chin on a daily...

About reviewer (27 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinAcne-prone, Fair-Medium

HairBlack

EyesBrown


5.0
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10 years ago

I'm obsessed with this product! I heard about it through a friend who told me to give it a try...now its my go-to product for blemishes. I rub it in the areas I normally break out and poof they're...

About reviewer (3 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinSensitive, Fair-Medium

HairBrown

EyesBlue


5.0
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10 years ago

First of all, a godly product. I have super sensitive and acne prone skin. SUPER. This buffering lotions blocks all the incoming cysts like no other. Especially when paired with the Drying Mask...

About reviewer (35 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Medium, Warm

HairBlack, Straight, Medium

EyesBlack


5.0
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10 years ago

For years I had a small rash of pimples on the side of my face near omy hairline. I was using Serious Skincare's Clear-Zit at the time and those zits just refused to go away. I went to Ulta,...

About reviewer (9 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair, Cool

HairOther, Straight, Other

EyesHazel


5.0
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10 years ago

I have long been in search of something like this. I had perfect (PERFECT) skin all through my teen years, through college, through early adulthood, and then right around 27, bam. I suddenly had...

About reviewer (1 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinAcne-prone, Olive

HairBlack

EyesBrown


5.0
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10 years ago

I LOVE this product. I have always suffered from acne and recently I have been suffering from HORRIBLE acne due to switching my birth control. I'm 26 and I have literally tried everything, and I...

About reviewer (5 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinAcne-prone, Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

EyesBrown


5.0
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10 years ago

OH MY GOSH!!! THIS IS HEAVEN SENT!!!! I've been suffering from this horrible allergy outbreak for the last week and a half but the redness finally died down but I was left with a couple of...

About reviewer (65 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Tan, Warm

HairBrown, Wavy, Other

EyesBrown


5.0
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11 years ago

This is one of my holy grail beauty products! I purchased this a few months ago and have been absolutely obsessed ever since. I get a bit of cystic acne around my chin area every now and then and...

About reviewer (9 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinOther, Fair-Medium

HairBrunette

EyesOther


5.0
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11 years ago

I only started using this product TWO days ago and can already see a huge difference! I haven't had much a problem with acne since I was a teenager, even then it was on my shoulders and not my...

About reviewer (2 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair

HairRed

EyesBlue


4.0
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11 years ago

I have some very stubborn hormonal cystic eruptions along my chin and bought this after reading that it is specifically for cystic acne. I didn't notice immediate results but after using nightly...

About reviewer (8 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinAcne-prone, Fair

HairBrunette

EyesHazel


5.0
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11 years ago

I LoVE this product. I have been dealing with cystic acne for years now and has spent an endless amount of time on YouTube and the Internet searching for something that will help and I am just...

About reviewer (1 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinOther, Other

HairOther

EyesOther


5.0
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11 years ago

I have found that this product definitely works for me. I have dry skin, that for the most part only breaks out in cysts. Every once in a while I will get a pustule here or there, but normal...

About reviewer (247 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Fair, Neutral

HairBrunette, Wavy, Fine

EyesGreen


5.0
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11 years ago

When i first started using the buffering lotion i was thrown off because of the consistency of it. When applied to the skin it almost felt like a microdermabrasion exfoliating wash. There is a ...

About reviewer (110 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinAcne-prone, Fair, Not Sure

HairOther, Other, Other

EyesGreen


5.0
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11 years ago

This is the only topical treatment I've ever used that legitimately works to target cystic acne. Most other treatments make them come to a head, or worse, do nothing and the pimples just sit there....

About reviewer (184 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinOily, Fair, Neutral

HairBrunette, Curly, Fine

EyesBrown


4.0
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11 years ago

I've been using this for about a month on my chin and jawline for cystic pimples. Sometimes there are just 1 or 2 but a few weeks ago I had a full on breakout of probably 15-20 just around my chin...

About reviewer (16 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinSensitive, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBrown, Other, Other

EyesHazel


5.0
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11 years ago

I have been using this product for the past night, and for today too (it is evening now). i noticed a big difference when i woke up this morning; my pimples that needed to be popped (they had a...

About reviewer (225 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Tan, Warm

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesBrown