ACNE PRODUCT REVIEWS

This section of the website is an evolving directory of acne treatment products. Reviews are provided for each product included. 

Reviews are compiled from:

• Vendor documentation for factual data re product specifications, ingredients and pricing
• direct reader feedback of user experiences
• other user comments in internet forums and blogs
• study of other published reviews

Individual anecdotal reports and third party reviews may be self-serving, malicious or otherwise non-objective.  So it is a pattern of comments that we look for and pay most attention to.  We also employ editorial judgement to identify and discount self-serving comment.

Products are evaluated for:

• scope and effectiveness
• comfort and convenience of use with absence of side effects
• price and value

to arrive at a combined score. 

Any product scored 3 stars or better delivers effective topical relief  evidenced by a sufficient body of favourable user reports to convince the editor of efficacy and absence of serious side effects. 

Higher scores reflect superior value or specification.  Higher scores do NOT denote differences in volume or percentage of users claiming effective relief.  We do not believe such figures to be statistically valid unless derived from supervised blind trials with placebo controls.

First products rated are our Recommended Acne Products -

Clearpores - 5* rating - cost $65 monthly

Exposed Skin Care - 5* rating - cost $25-30 monthly

AcneZine - 4 1/2* rating - cost $ 26 monthly

ZenMed - 4* rating - cost $67 to $100 monthly

Vilantje - 4* rating - cost $ 90 monthly (including topical option)

Proactiv - 3 1/2* rating - cost $20-$30 monthly