TreeActiv Cystic Acne Spot Treatment Paste with Sulfur, Bentonite Clay, and Tea Tree Oil, Deep Breakouts, 20-Minute or Overnight Application, Suitable for Face and Body, 0.5 oz

I've had moderate acne for 35 years. Nothing that was reputed to treat acne ever helped. No, I did not go the route of tetracycline or Accutane. Birth control pills, UV light, and countless topical products and washes stressed my skin but did nothing for acne. There are more options on the market these days than there used to be. That means more ineffective options, but I came across TreeActiv's Cystic Acne Spot Treatment while browsing and noticed the rave reviews. It's expensive stuff! The pot only holds 0.25oz/7ml. But I saved my points up and bought one. This is a green cream that smells like peppermint oil. It is "100% natural", non-GMO, vegan, "cruelty-free", palm oil-free, paraben-free, SLS-free, aluminum-free, and Made in USA. But does it work? Its active ingredients are bentonite clay, tea tree water, witch hazel, peppermint water, spearmint water, pink grapefruit essential oil, lemon essential oil, tea tree essential oil, and aloe vera. Instructions are to massage a small amount into your blemish, allow to dry, and rinse off 30 minutes later. Or you can leave it on overnight, which is what I do. I use a Q-tip to apply the treatment. I use one end to scoop a little out of the pot and apply to blemishes. I wet the other end and use it to remove excess product from around the blemish after it has dried. This product is fairly drying and can sting delicate skin near the eyes, so I don't want it to sit on my skin except on top of the blemishes. I rub it in a little, leaving some on top of skin, then wipe off excess that has been smeared far and wide. It dries to a green-grey crust. It doesn't flake off. It will stay on all night. In the morning, my blemishes are reduced. I've used this spot treatment through two rounds of hormonal breakouts, about half a dozen pimples each. I apply it as soon as I notice a blemish forming under the skin. It has stopped the blemishes in their tracks. I reapply the next night if the blemish still looks active. This is keeping my breakouts to a low level, and, since every little pimple scars these days, it's minimizing scarring. I can tell you that benzoyl peroxide never did this. I've used it since I was a teenager, and it never did anything except dry out my skin. The TreeActiv treatment is drying, but it works. If a blemish gets away, I apply a hydrocolloid patch (e.g. Nexcare Acne Cover, Hero Mighty Patch) once it comes to the surface. It will draw out the gunk and shorten the blemish's lifespan without the damage that a comedone extractor or fingernails might do. But I have not had a fully-developed blemish since I started using the TreeActiv Cystic Acne Spot Treatment. Amazing. It's a bunch of plant ingredients, silicone, and a preservative. I have super-reactive skin, by the way, and this has not caused any trouble, but I am careful to wipe off stray product. Ingredients: Bentonite Clay, Tea Tree Water, Witch Hazel, Peppermint Water, Spearmint Water, Spearmint Essential Oil, Pink Grapefruit Essential Oil, Lemon Essential Oil, Tea Tree Essential Oil, Aloe, Cyclomethicone, Liquid Germall Plus (preservative).

It doesn’t matter how clean, how toned, how moisturized, what topical, what Clarisonic, or vitamins etc I take or what I do, I get cystic acne, every month. No matter what. This stuff, though, is a life saver. Works great. Very potent so be careful on sensitive skin, use a thin layer on sensitive to avoid unintentional burning of the skin. Like I said, I suffer from chronic cystic acne and this product is the first I have tried in decades that either stops a cystic pimple from fully rising, and/or greatly reduces the timeline of one, or stops on in its tracks. It often heals one in days or less where they used to take weeks to fully heal. I have used straight tea tree oil before and this product works better than anything I’ve tried. It’s truly life changing, am so grateful. Be careful: I put a band aid on a spot treatment thinking to intensify/concentrate the product and ended up burning my skin. I now just apply as a spot treatment per directions, let it dry, and immediately reapppy. No burns now. Be careful. The *only* super minor downside is aesthetics in terms of this being a clay-based product, so it isn’t something you can apply under makeup or wear out. It’s for sitting around the house or for wearing to bed. So just plan accordingly. It is pricey, but a tiny dab with a qtip will do you, so it will last. You have to remember this is a spot treatment. Apply daily, or twice a day if you can. Yes, it’s supposed to tingle. Someone complained that it dried out. Mine is not doing that, but I also ensure I tightly close the lid, so I’m thinking any issues with the product drying out is human error. The recommended partner to this product is the daily moisturizer and I also love that product. It’s soooo soft and works. This is not an eye product, it will sting. Avoid the eyes. Apply eye cream first before working with tea tree oil products. If you suffer from cyclic acne, please give this a try. Used in combination with a face cleaning routine, this does work. Again, used with a face cleaning routine. You can’t NOT wash your face or go to sleep with your makeup on and then not expect to break out if you suffer from acne already. This stuff doesn’t fix poor hygiene. You have to have some responsibility for addressing the basics, while this stuff will address what you can’t.

I bought this product for the ingredients, and it's the first thing I've tried from this particular company. BUT LET ME JUST SAY. I have not found a product which is so clarifying, healing, and quick in it's treatment as this product. It just zaps anything you've got under your skin - I've used it on my cystic pimples and normal pimples, and with cystic, it'll take around 2-3 days to truly make a difference. With normal pimples, overnight is all you need. Texture wise, it's basically your standard mud mask. It's very creamy and has a strong scent of tea tree oil. When it dries, it leaves a crusty and cracked cover which has a slight tendency to flake off during the night. I love how natural this product is, and how it's the essential oils doing the work rather than a ton of strange chemicals. I can't wait to try many many more of what this company offers! However: I shall warn you. Prepare to be shocked by how small this jar is. I talking maybe half of your thumb wide and tall. I know. But you don't need much product and it does make it easily portable for traveling.

This product is SUPER for acnes. I mean, I'm not even sure if I used it on "cystic" acnes or not because I can't really identify difference between different types of acnes, but when I used it on my usual acnes - one of those that looks like a white bead sized bump and/or ones that would turn yellow and leave pretty bad acne scars - I was really surprised how it soothed down the inflammations and infection overnight. It's best if you use it when the acne is still on its initial stage, meaning it hasn't developed too much yet. Also, it's best if you put on a thin layer. You don't necessarily need to rub or smudge it on the spot so that it might absorb (because it won't absorb and because it works like a spot "mask") and if you apply too thick of a layer, it will likely fall off when it dries (remember, this is like mud). And our goal is to keep it on the face as long as possible! So, with normal use (mostly overnight because you don't want mud on your face when you go out, but certainly, you can use it during daytime if you're willing), it will most likely reduce redness, soreness, and size of the acne-to-be bump overnight. I'm a student, so I don't go out everyday, so what I do if it didn't go away as I would like it to be, is that I put it on the morning and keep it during the day and apply at night again. And it usually works if you're taking enough sleep and rest and not too stressed out. It works with a healthy lifestyle, so if it's not accompanied with the healthy lifestyle, it won't just mightily work. Also, it's worked with acnes around ovulation and menstrual periods. Oh, and it's also important to be persistent to apply this until the acne is completely gone away because if you stop using when you think it looks like it's under control, it will pop right up again. At least, it has to me. Anyways, I'm so glad I got to know this product because ever since I used this product, I didn't have to go through the pain of seeing my face scarred with acne scars. In my opinion, it's best to keep it down before it even tries to develop into acne (of course, you can use this product on a fully developed on-going acne but it's harder for it to work, I think). I even use TreeActiv invisible acne spot treatment to acne suspects on my face (like those suspicious bumps) before they even start. And the two products worked wonders to keep my face clear of acnes. So, try this! And plus, if you leave a feedback, they will send you another one for free. Their customer services are awesome!

The product works really good, but the packaging is really small and the price is too much for a little dish of treatment. I probably will not be buying this again, because it’s too small.

I have been suffering from cystic breakouts for over a year now due to hormonal changes. I have never had acne or breakouts, even from a young age my skin was mostly clear with a few pimples here and there during that time of the month. So when I started having cystic breakouts it was devastating. Large, very painful cystic pimples would show up three and four at a time. I wouldn't be able to clear those up before more would show up. It has been a very difficult time. I was at my wits end with every product I tried since none of them seemed to work. I knew the breakouts were hormonal and there isn't much from the outside I could do to prevent them but I knew there had to be a product out there that at least helped treat them. I did a lot of research and came upon this product. I was skeptical as it was not as expensive as most and I had never heard of the brand but I figured its better to try out a cheaper product and it not work than spend a lot on one and it not work so I gave it a shot. Shipping was quick though I did have some issues with the delivery. Amazon customer service was very helpful and I did finally get the product. At first I was very surprised by the size as it looks much bigger in the picture. I have come to realize you don't need to apply much so it isn't such an issue. It has a strong mint smell which is nice. It does tingle a god bit but that makes me feel like it working =) After just one application I could already see results. I put it on existing pimps and on the spots where I could feel new ones coming up. It immediately cleared up the current ones and the swelling went down over night. The ones I could feel coming up hardly even show their face when I use this product. They barely even swell or turn red. I use it at night when I get home from work and have washed my face. I use a Q-tip to apply a small amount on the spots and leave it there most of the night. It says you can sleep in it but I have noticed it dries and tends to flake pretty easily so I just keep it on until before bed when I wash my face again. I would compare the flaking to how a face mask dries and tightens. It dries and once you talk or move your face it breaks apart and flakes off. That is the only thing I don't like about it. It has seriously been a game changer for me and I have told everyone I know who suffers from cystic breakouts about it. As long as I have these issues I will continue to use this product. Someone from the company even personally emailed me after my purchase asking if I got it and how it was going. I felt they really did care. If you are on the fence about this product just give in and buy it, you wont regret it!!!

Works great. When everything else failed , this worked great. I recommend leaving it on overnight for best results.

This is the BEST treatment for cystic acne. My before and after are jaw dropping. I use it over night and love seeing the difference in the morning. I’ve used it everyday for a whole month and just ordered my second bottle.

The treatment comes in a small bottle that is extremely expensive for the quantity and runs dry after a few weeks of opening. Also it did not help me with acne at all. Total scam!

I have had adult onset cystic acne for several years and this is one of the best products I have tried. It reduces the inflammation and redness and clears up my breakouts much faster than any other product I have used. This is meant to be used as a spot treatment and can be very drying on the skin so do not spread this over your face. The pot it comes in is quite small and at first I was not impressed. However you need such a small amount to see results that the amount you receive should last a long time. In my opinion it is worth the money and I will be buying this again.

Apply boroplus that will give better results than this product, if not, you will not regret because you have spent less than 200 rupees. Completely waste of money, don't even think to try it once as I did.

I NEVER hock products on Facebook and rarely give reviews, but this cystic acne treatment has changed my life! I started developing cystic acne about 2 years ago, along my jawline and on my forehead and nothing has helped the pain or made them go away the way that this product has. I’ve only been using the TreeActiv product for a couple weeks now, but it’s helping the cystic pimples shrink so much faster and greatly reduces the pain. Plus it clears up any little white heads in just a couple hours and smells amazing! I hope they make a body lotion with those same oils. This is a great product! 💜

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