Sceptical buyer. I took hundreds of antibiotics, Proactiv, facial packs over the years — all failed, acne genuinely changed my personality and my whole life. When I started, first 2 weeks I slightly doubted it, not much progress. Don't quit there. Week 4 se the change started — new breakouts down, old marks fading. The salicylic at night is doing real work. I've cut my whole shelf down to these two. This one actually held.

For me the pimple was never the worst part. It was the daag-dhabbe that stayed for months after — that's what actually broke me down. I used to stand in front of the mirror and just hate what I saw. The night balm faded my old marks so much in 9 weeks, I'm genuinely shocked. Foundation kam lagta hai ab. Texture smooth ho gayi. First time in years I look in the mirror and don't flinch.

Daily helmet for work, forehead and jaw full of bumps and small acne. Tried benzoyl, numerous face-washes, nothing. The doc on the page said stop scrubbing — main toh ulta zyada scrub kar raha tha. Stopped, and it actually helped, I was making it worse all along. 8 weeks and my forehead is clear for the first time in years. Oily feeling bhi gaya.

I tried every damn remedy on this earth — changed 4 dermatologists, har course ke baad acne wapas. You once again become a face full of acne, that feeling toh you only know if you've lived it. I'd genuinely lost hope many times, acne had become a part of my life. This is the first thing I never had to 'stop.' 10 weeks and the cycle finally broke. Naye pimple aana kam ho gaye. I don't have the words honestly.

My mother once told me no one would marry me with a face like this — words so hurtful they used to drive me into panic attacks. I'm not writing that for sympathy, I'm writing it because for the first time my skin is something I don't have to hide. Mask acne on my chin and jaw was my issue. It took a real 9–10 weeks, not fast, but the breakouts are mostly gone and my skin feels stronger, not stripped. 4 stars only because I wish it were quicker. The night balm is the hero. I'll reorder.

No one ever explained acne to me the way this page did. The seed and soil thing just clicked — I was always fighting the pimples I could see, never the cause. Simple routine, 2 min day and night. Around week 6 the new ones really slowed down. Skin feels calm, not stripped.

The 'treating the smoke, not the fire' line literally described my last 8 years. Every product worked for 2 weeks then stopped. Stuck with this properly — 8 weeks, recurrence finally broke. Clear AND not dry.

Tried Minimalist, Plum, saslic, sab. Honestly was sceptical ordering one more thing. Day balm is light, not greasy, sits well under sunscreen — by week 5 my clogged pores and small bumps reduced a lot. 4 stars only because it's not instant, but they say that openly so it's fair.

Had acne since I was 13. I'd started thinking of myself as an ugly person, didn't want to talk to anyone, zero confidence. Came from a low-income family so fancy doctors and Accutane were never an option for me. This was simple and I could afford it. Two balms, 2 minutes, that's it. Week 7 ke around even my friends noticed. I finally feel okay being seen. I wish I'd found this at 16.

I shifted to Chennai for a job and within the first month my skin went crazy — breakouts everywhere from the heat. And then everyone starts a conversation like 'do you drink water?? use this cream' — relatives, neighbours, even strangers. It gives you such self-esteem issues. This calmed everything down in about 7 weeks. Fewer pimples, less oil, marks lighter. The comments have stopped. Mera confidence wapas aa raha hai.