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I Spent Thousands Battling Hormonal Acne, and a $20 Regimen Cured It

Through a four-year trial-and-error method, I finally found what keeps my acne under control

by as told to Emily Woodruff  |  10 COMMENTS

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High-End Skin Care - $300
High-End Skin Care - $300 When the drugstore treatments failed me, I figured it was because they were too cheap. In my mind, expensive = more effective. So I plunked down my cash for high-end skin care in the department store. Some of the products I tried: Clinique 3-Step System ($89.50 for the bundle), and Bath & Body Works Patricia Wexler products (now discontinued). I also tried Shiseido's blemish-clearing products, which are around $22 to $33 each.

These products work great for some people — I wasn't one of them.

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