Exposed Skin Care Acne Treatment – Review

Posted by John

April 7, 2010

Exposed Skin Care acne treatment not only works to get rid of your acne but goes further to improve the overall health of your skin. This results in smooth acne free skin that is radiant and the envy of others. To get such great results you need to be able to address the fine balance between using scientific ingredients that are really effective at acne removal and natural ingredients that also work but are kind to your skin. We love it here at acne treatment advice because it is a “one stop shop” for skin care and all the products are designed to work against acne.

In this Review we will look into the ingredients that Exposed contains, independent reviews of the Exposed Skin Care and conclude as to why we have selected it as our top treatment for acne.

How Exposed Works

Exposed has a three step process to clear your skin in 30 days guaranteed or they will give you your money back no questions asked. The following three steps combine powerful scientific ingredients with soothing and healing natural ingredients to give the best results

Step 1: The Purifying Facial Cleanser detoxifies the skin and cleans deep within the pores. This contains Salicylic Acid to unblock pores and sage and vitamin B5 to remove toxins and regulate the production of oil.
Step 2: This Refreshing Clearing Tonic restores the natural PH of your skin, exfoliates it and contains Anti-oxidents to keep it youthful, healthy and clear.
Step 3: Two powerful serums, one that is applied during the day to remove oil and prevent new pimples and a night serum that promotes healing and further detoxifies the skin. These serums contain low levels of Benzoyl Peroxide that clears the excess oil and kills acne causing bacteria.

Ingredients

This is the most important aspect of any acne treatment, it is what separates it from an acne treatment that actually works from a treatment that is just well hyped and marketed.

For a treatment to be successful it has to do 4 things:

Remove Excess Oil (or Sebum) from deep within the skin
Stop blockages in the pore so that acne symptoms can not form
Kill bacteria that makes acne worse and causes a mild symptoms to increase in severity
Reduce inflammation of the symptoms so that it lessens the appearance of acne reduces the impact on the skin which in turn reduces the chances of future acne scars

Main active ingredients:

Polypore Benzoyl Peroxide (2.5%) – This is the most common ingredient in acne treatments and it works to reduce sebum production and kill bacteria know as P. acnes which are two root causes to acne.

Salicylic Acid (low concentration) – Another very effective acne treatment, and it is rarely used in conjunction with Benzoyl Peroxide as both ingredients are normally effective on their own but Exposed Skin Care acne treatment gives you a two pronged attack by using them together (but not at the same time). Salicylic Acid helps to unblock the pores and reduce blockages due to dead skin cells. Not only does it work by itself to help reduce acne but is essential in helping other ingredients to work effectively.

Secondary ingredients (top 9):

Pro Vitamin B5 – Helps to take the shine out of oily skin and keep it healthy and soft

Aloe Vera Extract – A great healing aid. With keep skin moisturised and combat the drying effects of the active ingredients

Glycolic Acid – Helps to shed dead skin cells and is known to maintain an even skin tone (this is also used in products that prevent wrinkles)

Green Tea extract – A skin detoxifying agent that also has antimicrobial properties that clears pathogens and purifies the skin.

Passion Flower extract – Sooths the skin and has anti-inflammatory properties that will lower the appearance of pimples that are already there.

Azelaic Acid – Kills bacteria and helps reduce inflammation

Liquorice Root extract – Aids healing thus reducing future scars

Pumpkin Seed extract – Skin conditioner that retains moisture (also helps reduce fine lines)

Caffine – Reduces puffiness and redness whilst also blocking UV rays which helps in skin healing

Testimonials

Testimonials are an important step in comparing acne treatments as you can see that not only does the treatment have the correct ingredients but they are combined in a way that is effective and actually works. If it works well for other people than there is a good chance that it will work for you. Also it is a good way of finding out what to expect when you use the treatment. Here are some that we collected from independent sources.

Testimonial 1

Francois has seen an improvement from using this treatment which is a plus. It doesn’t say here how long he has been using it so it might take a bit longer to get the full benefits as others have reported that it takes 2 months for clear skin (longer in severe cases). He hasn’t listed any negatives about the product which is a shame as it is always good to get two sides of every story.

Testimonial 2

Markus here is also very happy with the product and said that it works well for him. One the “cons” side he said that the toner is a little harsh and stings a bit at first. This is common with first time users to acne treatments as somethings they can sting a little bit if your skin is not used to it. However, this means that it is doing it’s job. It can be likened to putting alcohol on a cut, it will sting but that is because it is helping.

Testimonial 3

This is a useful review if you are thinking of buying the product. John says that he ran out of the cleanser first so be careful not to overuse it when you buy it. It looks like he has tried several other products (and we have tested the ones he has mentioned) but with exposed he has found that he doesn’t need to. We have heard this a lot and that is why it is our top product.

Testimonial 4

Another glowing review, albeit a little enthusiastic

Testimonial 5

Tiffany here mentions another interest point which keeps coming up about the well known Proactiv Acne treatment. In our experience we found that it did not perform as well as Exposed. One reason that we prefer Exposed (other than it working better) is that with Exposed you get both the scientific ingredients with their system. With Proactiv they offer a mild course with Salicylic acid and a more intense course with Benzoyl Peroxide but you can not get both on the same course of acne treatment. This is why we think that Exposed gets better results as well as it having a larger host of natural acne treatments.

Another “Con” that other people have mentioned is that it is only available online. This can be an issue but they have excellent customer services and ship the products quickly so shouldn’t be a real problem for most.

Click here if you would like to go the official Exposed Skin Care Acne Treatment website

testimonials from acne.org

Exposed Side Effects

Few people experience side effects with Exposed Skin Care because it keeps the levels of Benzoyl Peroxide and Salicylic Acid at levels that the skin can cope with. However, some people with senstive skin might find that they feel a slight stinging when they first use it if they have never used Salicylic Acid before but the skin quickly adapts to this and this stinging sensation goes away quickly.

In vary rares cases people can find that for the first week their acne can get worse. This is because of the irritation causes by new ingredients being used and the bringing of dirt and grease from deep within the skin to the surface. However, this usually subsides after a maximum of a week and then they start to see positive results.

If you have sensitive skin you can avoid these side effects by using smaller amount than you would normally for the first week as you skin acclimatises to the new ingredients.

Most people will not experience side effects because Exposed contains natural soothing agents that keeps the skin from irritation.

Conclusion

So, to conclude, we can say that Exposed Skin Care has some great positives. The ingredients work to fulfil the 4 main duties that a treatment needs to perform. Not only that but it goes that bit further than other treatments by combining the powerful effects of the two most popular scientific acne treatments (benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid). Most treatments will rely on just one of these ingredients to do the job but that really limits the potential benefits that a treatment can have. By using both and also adding some great natural ingredients the team at Exposed have really developed an all round acne wiping formula.

The formula that they have developed clearly works as we have found great testimonials on the web, the feedback that we have received has all been positive and some of us here at AcneTreatmentAdvice have used it and experienced great results. Therefore all signs are pointing to the positive.

All this combined with their money back guarantee means that anyone can buy this product in full confidence.

We highly recommend Exposed and last year a survey was taken of Exposed users and 98% of them said that they got clearer skin. This is an amazing result for an acne product as there are few that have such broad success.

We at Acne Treatment Advice believe that to be because of the combination of two important ingredients combined with the healing and health boosting effects of the natural ingredients.

With these three things we can really tick all the boxes that are needed when looking for the best acne treatment: