Stri-Dex Med Pads Size, 90 Count

I can't say enough good things about these alcohol-free Stridex pads. I started incorporating them into my nightly skincare routine a few months ago and within a month after starting to use them I was completely free of acne for the first time since I first started getting acne as a teenager. The packaging says you can use them up to twice a day, but I only use them once per day and have still gotten great results. Since my skin cleared up initially I've only had one or two small blemishes when it's getting close to that time of the month and even those go away within a day or two as long as I keep up with my skincare routine.They're very affordable considering there are 90 pads in the container, and I often cut them in half to stretch them even further since half of one is enough to give my face good coverage.I haven't found them to be irritating or drying to my sensitive skin, but I do use several moisturizing products, including essence, a sheet mask, a thicker moisturizer and a sleeping mask, after these before I go to bed for the night. After I wash my face, I use my toner and then apply these pads. I let the medication sit on my face for 20 to 30 minutes before following up with the rest of my products, and I think that's made a big difference in getting me better results than I've had when trying other salicylic acid products in the past.This is my holy grail BHA product, so I'll be buying these for a long time to come.

I tried these in my early teens and hated them. But back then I hated a lot of things. I wasn't using these right at all! I had no skincare routine outside of face washes, so this dried my skin to hell.But now in my early twenties, still battling with acne, I came back to these pads. They have rave review and recommendations all over the internet in skincare forums, so I thought I'd give them another chance. I wash my face with a gentle cleanser, a exfoliate with one of these pads, I moisturize. And my skin has never been so consistently smooth! My pores also stay clean. It's a freaking miracle. I did a 'grit cleanse' the first day these pads arrived and since then with daily 2x use of these pads my pores have stopped being full of gunk!These pads haven't magically gotten rid of my acne, but they have done wonders for keeping my pores cleaned out and keeping my skin smooth. And really, that's the most I could hope for! I'm so so so pleased with these pads, total holy grail for me.

Dries my face immediately after application. Had dry patches everywhere. Wonderful that it works for some people, but sucks that I'm not one of them.It does work well for post shave care for the body, which is why I'm giving it 2 stars. What my face rejects is what my body gets.If this is drying for you as well, I recommend the Corsx BHA blackhead power liquid. It leaves your skin comfortable after application and it helps with acne, blackheads, sebaceous filaments, etc.

I'm in my mid-late 20s and fight a never-ending battle against pimples on my nose and chin, which are my oily zones. My chin is the worst. At any point in time, I have a series of small bumps on my chin. Fortunately, they can't be seen unless you were to use a magnifying glass, but they can be felt when running a finger against my chin because they're lurking just under the surface of my skin. At least twice a month, one of those bumps will grow to become one of those large, dome-shaped, slightly painful zits that take forever to go away and leaves a dark mark when it finally does. That was before I tried Stridex.I have to admit that these do not completely prevent pimples (for me). What they do is prevent most of them from emerging (I get significantly fewer pimples), keep those that do emerge at a reasonable size (they no longer become large), and reduce the life of pimples (they are gone within a couple of days when Stridex is applied as a spot treatment). I actually have not had a real pimple on my nose since starting this product. (I'll sometimes get the red spots which indicate that a pimple is ready to surface, but none have actually emerged.) I've also noticed that any pimples that I do get on my chin do not leave marks.I use this product twice a day after washing and toning. I use it on my entire face in the morning and on trouble areas only - my chin, nose, and on pimples - at night. I find that using it on my entire face twice a day is too drying and causes flaking. I also make it a point to go over an area only once, which lessens the drying effect. Applying too much product by continuously rubbing the pad in the same area will cause your face to feel extremely dry. After giving it about 20 minutes to work, I apply my moisturizer as usual. Another note: Because I'm cheap and also because I simply don't need an entire pad, I cut my pads in half.I was skeptical about trying this product, as I'd heard that it could be harsh and drying, but I now consider it to be an indispensable part of my skin care regimen when used consistently and in moderation.

I tried these pads based on multiple reviews from /r/SkincareAddiction.They work great! I didn't feel the tingly sensation (from the acid) that some feel, but I do feel my face tightening as the pad liquid dries. I would recommend inverting once or twice prior to using the pads so the pads on the top get soaked with the acid solution before you apply it to your face.I did have an acne breakout the first week I was using it, but one week later, my acne has mostly gone away. Parts of my skin feel softer, others are unchanged--I have some closed commodones along my jawline or something that the Stridex couldn't quite get rid of. I will say, however, that my skin is more sensitive to physical brushing (that I do in the shower), which indicates to me that my dead skin cells are indeed being sloughed off.