I recently reviewed Kate Somerville's EradiKate Acne Treatment. Now I'm following up that post with this review on Ciracle's Pimple Solution Pink Powder, which is another sulfur based product, yet with a twist - the sulfur solution is mixed with the added benefit of BHA's!
Packaging: Bottle with screw cap, 16 ml approximately 0.5 ounces
Pricing: $19, you can purchase from these retailers:
Pricing: $19, you can purchase from these retailers:
Color / Consistency: Light pink in color. Thin and watery.
Scent: Smells actually decent - almost like tea tree oil, probably because the solution is mixed with volcanic ash
Usage Tips:
Usage Tips:
- Do not use cotton swabs that are overly "fluffy" - by that I mean where the tip is very thick - this will soak up too much product / waste product.
- Do not mix the layers by shaking the product - you need to see a clear liquid layer and the pink layer
Pros:
- Unlike the EradiKate solution, this one:
- Heals acne scars - I could slowly see them lightening up over the course of the week that I've been testing out this product
- Has a nice cooling sensation when you apply
- Has better staying power than the EradiKate solution - a lot of the EradiKate product rubs off often when you are sleeping at night, however because the Eradikate product is thicker, it makes up for what is lost
- The yellow layer is a BHA / AHA combination, which is useful for exfoliating dead skin cells, the EradiKate product only has AHA
- Lighter smell than the EradiKate solution
- This is not really a pro / con but this product has salicylic acid for those ladies who have trouble using salicylic acid, this may not be for you. However, I haven't had any trouble with it despite having skin that is sensitive to this type of acid
- The liquid consistency makes you not want to pick your pimples
- Dries out pimples that you have squeezed recently, works best on the smaller pimples
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| Ciracle Pimple Solution on the Left | Kate Somerville's EradiKate is on the Right |
Cons:
- Unlike the EradiKate solution this one:
- More expensive per unit price, you almost are paying double to get this product over the EradiKate product
- Watery consistency makes the messy application even messier
- MESSY application! I am constantly getting this all over my hands when I use it
- Dries out fast / runs out quickly - I waste what is at the bottom because the liquid at the top that helps the sulfur solution at the bottom stay liquid gets absorbed quickly by the q-tips that you absorb
- Does not work on whiteheads
- Stings slightly for those of you who do not like pain
- Does not work to reduce / lighten the appearance of scars
Overall rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Despite the messiness, I still think this is a great product as a general spot treatment. When comparing the Kate Somerville's EradiKate product with this product, in terms of efficacy, both treatments come out pretty evenly. However, I haven't used Ciracle's Pimple Solution on cystic / very angry acne yet since I haven't had an angry pustule recently. However, I do know that Kate Somerville's product has some efficacy on cystic / angry acne.
Overall, the EradiKate product will win out because of the price - Ciracle's Pimple Solution does have some nice additional benefits, but I don't think it is worth almost double the price of the EradiKate formula.
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