Sulfacetamide sodium/sulfur topical User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)

• Anonymous
• March 14, 2012

Sulfacetamide sodium/sulfur topical for Rosacea "I used the brand name ROSULA yellow cream, which came in a tube, before they stopped making it. When used in the morning along with Duac at night, it helped my rosacea and skin in general. I went to another brand (only one active ingredient) when I could no longer get Rosula cream--it's a watery clear liquid; not as effective and drips everywhere."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 11, 2021

For Acne "Liquid gold. This literally saved my life. You can also use it as a spot treatment. It will take down cysts legit overnight. 20+ years of acne. I’ve tried everything under the sun. This is the only thing that’s worked for me."

• Anonymous
• December 5, 2009

Sulfacetamide sodium/sulfur topical for Acne "Clarifoam works great... My skin looks amazing. The only drawback to using this product is that you have to leave it on for 10 minutes. I leave it on in the shower... but you have to do it twice a day, making the second time harder because you have to wait to wash it off."

• nic...
• August 7, 2010

For Acne "It works great. Really cleared up any acne around my lips. So if you have acne around your lips, you definitely want to use this. My doctor makes me go to a dermatologist to get the prescription, though."

• Can...
• December 15, 2017

Sulfacetamide sodium/sulfur topical for Acne "I was prescribed Sumadan Wash by my dermatologist. My acne went away quickly. My face was so bad before I used this that I stopped going out because I had breakouts and dark marks everywhere. I use this along with Aczone and Tazorac. My dark spots are gone and so is my acne."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 19, 2020

For Acne "I have suffered from acne on my face and my scalp for over 20 years and have tried every medication under the sun with no success. This stuff, sulfacetamide sodium/sulfur, here has changed my life! Combined with an antibiotic, my scalp has gone from being riddled with pus-filled bumps to literally nothing. My facial acne has declined over the years, but still existed. This medication has me acne-free, and I can't believe it. Why wasn't I prescribed this stuff in high school!!!"

• Jul...
• January 14, 2016

For Acne "My dermatologist recommended Sumadan to me, and I used it for a couple of days. After about 3 uses, right when I washed my face with it, my face started burning. My face was covered in hives and was burning hot. The dermatologist said to keep it as the rash is common, but I just couldn't because I was in so much pain. Eventually, she prescribed me something else."

• Orl...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 9, 2016

For Acne "I 100% agree about the smell. It's pretty bad, do not let it touch your clothes or good luck getting rid of the smell. Your face smells like sulfur after the wash, and your sink smells like sulfur as well. I would recommend using this during a shower only due to not having it touch your clothes and to make sure it washes off completely. If it gets in your eyes, prepare for a lot of burning. For acne, it's pretty good, but just be careful."

• Bai...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 29, 2019

For Rosacea "I began using this wash, sulfacetamide sodium with sulfur, twice daily about 3 months ago, along with an antibiotic topical: Clindamycin lotion. Immediate results... thankfully, at age 64, not quite what I expected to deal with. I knew I had rosacea for years but never treated for it due to just having occasional water-filled bumps but mainly rosy red cheeks. The past two years, it became progressively worse. I have not had an issue with it drying my skin out, however, I still had extremely oily skin in the warmer months for my age. I use it faithfully twice a day with Clindamycin lotion. Not sure which works better, but together they work great."

• mel...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 28, 2019

For Rosacea "I have tried Acello cleanser twice, the first time for 2 months and the second time for 1.5 months (1 year apart). Both times it cleared my acne rosacea within days, and my skin felt great for about 2 weeks. Slowly it got more sensitive, and by month 1.5, my skin burned/stung so much that I had to quit using it. I was using it once/day and moisturizing. I am so disappointed since it did such a good job clearing my bumps. I'm wondering if I have a sulfa allergy. I may try plain sulfur as soon as I can heal my skin from this latest try with the Acello wash. I have not used the wash in 3 weeks, and my skin is still stinging/burning and feeling tight."

• ask...
• January 28, 2017

For Rosacea "I have to say being prescribed Avar cleanser and finding that it would cost over $400 for a 1-month supply with a drug company card the generic is just as good. The other cream that I was prescribed... Aczone was $711 with my plan. I am still using samples, but it has improved my face 50% on the right side and 65% on the left side so far over 2 weeks. My dermatologist called in Clindamycin to replace the Aczone. I am a little weary."

• Jay...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• November 13, 2020

For Rosacea "My rosacea drastically improved with this wash. The small cluster of bumps I had for over a year disappeared. I still have frequent redness, but the symptoms are far lessened. I only had a very mild case of rosacea symptoms-small bumps, redness, without any extreme texture or swelling of the face."

• Jja...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 17, 2019

For Acne "I have been washing my skin with Sulfacleanse to treat my acne for several weeks now (once nightly). I tend to get deep, painful acne on my face and back. I also have moderate to severe scarring on my face from past breakouts. So far, I am pleased with this product. I have very sensitive skin, and it did not cause any initial breakouts and is not considerably overdrying for me. I believe that the amount of acne I have been getting has lessened since starting this wash. I also think that it is aiding in fading some of my acne scars. The progress is slow, but at least it's progress! So far, so good."

• rev...
• December 19, 2017

Sulfacetamide sodium/sulfur topical for Acne "After 2 months of random bad breakouts, I went to the dermatologist and was told I had mild/moderate acne. I was prescribed the Avar cleanser to use at night with Differin gel and Cetaphil acne-prone face wash in the morning and to use Aczone as a spot treatment on breakouts. The Avar cleanser was very nice. It smells, but not that bad. I have dry skin, and this has little exfoliating scrubs in it. It made my skin baby smooth. My acne is a lot better, but I have also been on doxycycline for a month. I do recommend this product! I hope it helps you!"

• Anonymous
• May 12, 2009

For Acne "This medication was originally prescribed to use for boils under my armpits. It worked wonders for my boils, so I started to use it as a wash for my face. I love how it cleared up my face, and my face feels smooth."

• Jay...
• December 22, 2020

For Acne "I am about to be prescribed sodium sulfacetamide along with already started topical tretinoin gel. And I've been taking minocycline for like 6 weeks. My acne now is mainly comedones (bumpy, under the skin, flesh color, don't hurt). I'm hoping the tretinoin helps this plus some noticeable wrinkles from years in the sun. I've always battled with acne, been on Accutane twice, but wanted to say, the other night I spread selenium sulfide lotion 2.5% all over my face, left it on for 10 mins, and I was amazed. Not one blackhead I could find and completely cleaned out my pores. The med is for itchy scalp, but wow, something about it worked. That's why I'm getting the sulfacetamide tomorrow. I'll follow up to say how it goes."

• Nwa...
• November 8, 2019

For Acne "Used 10% sulfacetamide wash, no sulfur, made my skin so oily and red I’m dealing with repercussions 3 weeks later still. Completely ruined my skin texture, and now I have large inflammatory pimples and tons of comedones despite being on topical antibiotics that cleared my acne for two months before adding this. Have to start doing oral antibiotics now to clear this up. Don’t recommend. P.S. I have very mild rosacea or pre-rosacea skin."

• Jen...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 22, 2020

For Rosacea "I was really hopeful when my dermatologist prescribed this to me, but it only made the condition of my skin worse. I do have a sulfa allergy, which I mentioned more than once to the dermatologist, and she insisted that it would be fine since I'm not ingesting it. Well, whatever you put on your skin eventually ends up in your system. The skin is the largest organ! I tried this on three different occasions and had the same experience each time. The texture of my skin got much worse, I looked and felt super dry, wrinkly, and it turned me red in certain places, especially my cheeks. I battle both acne and rosacea, and this did not help either of those issues. I gave this a 2 because it's possible I was affected due to my allergy. Normally my face loves sulfur (I've used Prosacea with success), but the addition of the sulfacetamide was not a good fit for me."

• ari...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 4, 2012

Sulfacetamide sodium/sulfur topical for Acne "I was given Clarifoam EF by my dermatologist for my cystic acne. I must say it did not work at all for me, it didn't get rid of breakouts or stop them. I had been using it for 4 weeks and still managed to get 3 painful cystic pimples between my eyebrows."

• Lis...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 27, 2024

For Acne "I had severe acne on my face, arms, and back. I picked at the pimples until they bled, resulting in sores and scars. My dermatologist recommended a combination of a benzoyl peroxide body wash and the sulfacetamide sodium lotion. The lotion was drying and still caused me to pick at the scabs, halting the healing process. I then started putting a moisturizing lotion on top of the sulfacetamide lotion, creating a moisture barrier. Thus, cutting down on the dryness and itching. The acne improved greatly! You only need to put a thin layer on the skin to work. Since I had a bad habit of picking at the pimples, adding a non-scented moisturizing lotion alongside the medicated wash and lotion promoted healing and deterred further pimples from developing. Over-the-counter meds did absolutely nothing. Developing adult acne in your 50s is not easy to deal with, but I'm grateful for this lotion. It cured my acne."

• Sti...
• February 28, 2017

For Acne "I used the samples my doctor gave me for oily skin. It smelled terrible, but it really worked for my oily skin! I got the prescription and, guess what... it smells great and DOESN'T WORK! I brought it to my doctor and she compared the labels and they matched up. I thought maybe it was a fluke, so I got the medicine again and same thing... good smell, but doesn't work at all. It was so depressing because I had finally found something that controlled my oil, but I can't ask for a lifetime of samples! At $50 a pop (with insurance), I'm not going to keep trying it."

• Dee...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 9, 2021

For Acne "Made my son’s chin acne 100 times worse. Chin was clear but started this cleanser as a preventative to football chin strap acne but broke him out with huge, painful pimples. I would not recommend this. Should have just stuck with a basic cleanser like Vanicream and Clindamycin topical solution."

• Nur...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 8, 2021

For Acne "Very alarming symptoms. Joints in hands and big toes began hurting after using two weeks. I am talking constant pain. This medication causes lupus! I am so scared, I’ve stopped using it. This Rx is not worth the health risks. I am very upset with my dermatologist. I hope my joint pain goes away! I am most sickened by this."

• Kat...
• July 29, 2014

Sulfacetamide sodium/sulfur topical for Rosacea "I have used the facial wash 1 time a day for over 10 years, and it has done a great job. Occasionally, I get 1 or 2 cysts, which I care for with Finacea cream, and I have kept my rosacea in check."

• kbe...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• December 23, 2013

Sulfacetamide sodium/sulfur topical for Rosacea "The best thing there ever was, the only thing that works for my twin brother and me."