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


5.0
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15 years ago

Lately I have been experiencing cystc breakouts and my Mario Badescu Drying Lotion wasn't cutting it. I bought this on a friend's advice and must say I love it! I dab a little bit on the cyst at...

About reviewer (117 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair

HairBrunette

EyesBlue



5.0
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15 years ago

Ok, so I really don't know why I ever try to use anything else. My skin is pretty clear for the most part, except for those nasty skin colored bumps that you can't pop, on my chin. I also recently...

About reviewer (7 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairBlond

EyesGreen


5.0
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15 years ago

I got this product as part of the Mario Badescu Acne Repair Kit. I use this buffering lotion after I apply moisturizer to my blemishes. I use it at night time and during the day. It says to use it...

About reviewer (89 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinSensitive, Fair-Medium, Cool

HairBlond, Other, Fine

EyesBlue


3.0
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15 years ago

As other reviewers have said, this sometimes works and sometimes does not. It does relieve the soreness and redness of those big cystic zits, as well as obliterates smaller ones. It seems to speed...

About reviewer (67 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinAcne-prone, Fair, Neutral

HairRed, Straight, Fine

EyesHazel


3.0
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15 years ago

so i just returned this product to ulta today. and let me tell you how pissed i am that this did NOT work for me. had such high hopes for it.... i first saw it on youtube, lorraine stanick, she...

About reviewer (13 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinAcne-prone, Fair, Cool

HairBrunette, Other, Other

EyesBrown


3.0
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15 years ago

I am 27 years old, & have such awful cystic acne on my chin area. I use the Buffering Lotion at nighttime, and by morning the redness is usually gone. It does reduce the inflammation by at least...

About reviewer (1 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinAcne-prone, Medium

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


4.0
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15 years ago

Sometimes this works for me and sometimes it doesn't. I like the packaging and I like how it doesn't ever dry out my skin as I like to pile this one sometimes. I would buy it again just because...

About reviewer (44 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair, Not Sure

HairBlack, Other, Other

EyesHazel


5.0
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15 years ago

Another one of my HG skincare products! I used it before and after the Mario Badescu drying mask a few times a week and it keeps my acne-prone skin CLEAR!

About reviewer (12 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinAcne-prone, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairRed, Other, Other

EyesBlue


3.0
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15 years ago

I use this product on my cystic spots and I don't really think it works. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. I use this every night on my cystic spots and the next morning, some of the bigger...

About reviewer (15 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Medium

HairBrown

EyesBrown


4.0
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16 years ago

Effective for cystic acne, but does not make pimples disappear. You're supposed to shake this up and apply to areas with cystic acne at night. In the morning the swelling and redness of the pimples...

About reviewer (31 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBlack, Straight, Medium

EyesBrown


5.0
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16 years ago

CYSTS!!!!!!!!!! This helps so much with the nasty gigantic cysts I end up getting during the month. OMG I could not tell you about the most embarrassing biggest cyst I just had. It was so...

About reviewer (32 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinAcne-prone, Olive, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Straight, Medium

EyesBrown


4.0
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16 years ago

I frequently get cystic pimples, that never come to a head, but linger under my skin, painfully, for days. I bought this solution in hopes that it would help. And it does. However, the packaging...

About reviewer (20 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair

HairBlond

EyesHazel


4.0
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16 years ago

Awful packaging? I thought it is pretty alright... I'll address the packaging problem first, since it has been mentioned so many times. Personally I thought it was alright. What I do is I...

About reviewer (16 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinDry, Fair

HairBlack

EyesBrown


5.0
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16 years ago

I had a gigantic- monster looking cystic pimple on my chin, I tried popping it like an idiot and it got infected than i decided not to touch it anymore the first night i put this lotion on the next...

About reviewer (9 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Medium

HairBrown

EyesBrown


5.0
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16 years ago

i LOVE buffering lotion. so the drying cream works okay, and the drying lotion works good. the buffering lotion works GREAT. it's perfect for those deep blemishes+&acne cysts as well, though i...

About reviewer (19 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinAcne-prone, Fair

HairBlond

EyesBlue


3.0
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16 years ago

Ok, so I really, really, really wanted this to work. I've had mixed results though and am not sure whether I like this or not. I've had some really bad cystic and blind pimples on my forehead...

About reviewer (22 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinAcne-prone, Fair, Neutral

HairBrunette, Wavy, Other

EyesBrown


5.0
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16 years ago

This is the only thing that I have found to help heal my existing cystic pimples! My skin reacts really well to sulfur. The Buffering Lotion has a water soluble form of sulfur so it sinks into...

About reviewer (83 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinAcne-prone, Fair

HairBlond

EyesOther


1.0
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16 years ago

I am oriential yellow skin toned and my skin is quite thin though it is tough, my biggest problem is getting 3-4 BIGish (3-6mm in diameter) Cystic acne per month usually comes before my period....

About reviewer (50 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinVery Oily, Fair-Medium

HairBlack

EyesBrown


2.0
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16 years ago

This product did nothing for me. I heard such good things about it, but my mild acne didn't budge at all with this product. It's a funny liquid substance that is hard to apply without making a...

About reviewer (21 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinNormal, Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Curly, Medium

EyesHazel


5.0
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16 years ago

Well, I really thought I would never like this product and would have no real use for it, as I really don't get true cystic acne but I am so glad I tried it! I use this twice a day, before I...

About reviewer (36 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinAcne-prone, Fair, Warm

HairBlond, Straight, Fine

EyesOther