There are two primary ingredients that most successful acne skin care treatments use, Benzoyl Peroxide and/or Salicylic Acid. Exposed’s 3-step system uses both of these key acne fighting ingredients in their Acne Treatment Serum and Clearing Tonic respectively. They are the only acne product we compared that contained both.

On top of being one of the most potent and effective acne treatments Exposed offers a 1-Year money back guarantee to all of their customers. That means if you don’t get results, you get your money back.

Their website claims they have less then a 5% refund rate which speaks volumes about the effectiveness of their acne system.

Their basic 5-piece kit includes the 3 main components of their acne treatment system (facial cleanser, clearing tonic and treatment serum) as well as an all night clear pore serum and Derm-x cloth used for facial exfoliation. An important point to note is that some people do have a sensitivity to Salicylic Acid, so while Exposed appears to work well for the majority of folks who try it, some do experience issues from their cleanser due to this ingredient.

ClearPores is the only acne treatment in our top 3 to include an oral supplements. Oral supplements work on your acne from the inside out. They attempt to regulate healthy hormone levels in your body and reduce toxins. While the benefits derived from taking the supplement each day are tough to measure users of the ClearPores system appear to be getting results.

ClearPores is also the only product in our top 3 which doesn’t include Benzoyl Peroxide or Salicylic Acid. This has it’s pros and cons. While these chemicals can produce amazing results for acne suffers, they can also reek havoc on those with sensitive skin.

The all natural acne treatment approach used in the ClearPores system is an excellent alternative to those who want to avoid the chemicals used in a product such as Exposed Skin Care.

One other unique feature of the ClearPores product is they offer a facial and body acne system designed to target facial acne caused by hormones, diet and stress as well as body acne.

Proactiv has what is quite possibly the largest marketing budget in the acne skin care industry and of course, their product works well. In saying that when you peel back the expensive marketing campaigns and Celebrity endorsers the Proactiv 3-Step system is more or less the same or similar to other products on the market.

Their cleanser uses Benzoyl Peroxide, a popular acne fighting ingredient, to reduce and get rid of acne causing bacteria. How ever there is no sign of Salicylic Acid in any of their acne products.

Reviews and feedback from actual Proactiv users is mixed. Those that it works for seem to get great results, while some others experience their acne getting worse before it gets better and others still experience no results what so ever.

The customer service line for Proactiv seems to take the biggest beating when you read about what other customers think. While this doesn’t reflect on the effectiveness of their acne treatment products when there are so many products to choose from why choose one with poor customer service.