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5 Lifelong Acne Sufferers Share the ONE Thing That Finally Worked

From acne systems to diet changes, these are the treatments real women swear by

by Lindsay Tigar | COMMENT

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"I Tried a Sulfur Mask." Since the sixth grade, blogger Olivia Frescura started putting up her dukes with acne. She continuously picked her skin after being bullied and her mom finally took her to the derm. Though an antibiotic worked for a few years, it turned part of her tongue black (no joke!). Going on birth control was a game changer for her — instead of near-daily breakouts, she only found zits once a month.

Even so, to manage those zits, she uses Proactiv Skin Purifying Mask, $38. She says this has worked the best, thanks to one major ingredient: Sulfur. "I don't use this mask on my whole face, just a thick layer on any breakouts. I use it overnight, which can make a bit of a mess but your pimple literally shrinks overnight — it's amazing! I like this mask because it's the first sulfur product I used, and even though the full Proactiv line doesn't work for me, this product is the best and significantly cheaper than other sulfur masks on the market," she explains.

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