Aczone and Hyperpigmentation: What Users Say

• Kir...
• June 4, 2015

For Acne "If you are a female suffering from cystic/hormonal acne, please give Aczone a try. During my sophomore year of college, I developed cystic acne on my jawline. I felt miserable all the time, caking on so much makeup just to feel normal. Aczone cleared up my skin in a week and is still clear a month later! However, I am still dealing with hyperpigmentation spots on my jaw/cheeks. Best of luck to you!"

• Ann...
• December 11, 2019

For Acne "I am a 23-year-old woman with dry-combination skin. I have slightly struggled with acne, mostly in my teen years. But once I turned 23, my acne flared up, and I would constantly have 5-10 active pimples at a time. I decided to visit a dermatologist, and I was prescribed Aczone 7.5% because my dermatologist said that I was suffering from hormonal breakouts. About a week after using Aczone, I started experiencing even worse breakouts, extremely oily skin, and the hyperpigmentation from healing acne lasting longer than ever (2-3 weeks). It did help cystic/nodule pimples heal faster, but the oiliness caused more whiteheads and blackheads. After using it for 5 weeks and seeing absolutely no improvement in my skin, I decided to stop. Within 1 week of stopping, my skin is no longer oily, the hyperpigmentation faded, and I have fewer breakouts than I did before Aczone. Aczone did not work well with my skin, but each skin type is different, just wanted to share my experience."

• Sta...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 3, 2017

For Acne "While the gel itself had marginal results with my acne, the fact that it is so expensive and has completely ruined all the towels that it came in contact with has caused me to stop using it. If you use it, use towels that you don't care about because it will discolor them. I didn't have issues with clothing or bed sheets, but I think that was by luck/chance."