Mario BadescuDrying Cream for Combination & Oily Skin | Clarifying Cream that Targets Bumps and Spots | Formulated with Sulfur & Zinc Oxide | 0.5 Ounce (Pack of 1)

Wow!!! Incredible product that miraculously WORKS!!If you've EVER had a boulder-sized zit begin to rise beneath your skin, you know you're in for DAYS of "ugly."Mine seem to slumber until "that time of the month," then WHAM!....I've suddenly got one or two hideous andpainful disfiguring red lumps percolating on my face.They've always been too deep to do anything about except endure-UNTIL NOW!The FIRST time I used it, I was stunned to see that Mario Badescu's Drying Cream had shrunk a disgusting, red and painful cystic "boulder" on my cheek by more than HALF by morning!The next night, I slathered the "boulder" again, and again-was amazed by morning. What had begun as another week-long (or longer) deep, painful, disfiguring giant red "zit," was little more than a minuscule "nothing,"- an invisible, internally dried, itty-bitty "bump," invisible-painless-gone!Whatever is in it-whatever the ingredients-this stuff WORKS! Amazingly so, and incredibly fast.Yes-it's expensive, but it WORKS!! Also, you don't need much, simple a q-tip full of this clay-like product (but be sure to slather it thickly) spreadover the pimple. It dries in 10 minutes, working its bacteria and oil "slurping" properties as you sleep.I've never used anything that's come close to Badescu's Drying Cream-and I hope, hope, hope that those of you who either suffer from these painful, disfiguring "boulders" once a month, get them once in a blue moon, or worst of all-fight them all the time, will PLEASE give this product a try!It's that good-really!

This cream works excellently. It has cleared up my skin in the week I've been using it, and its tone also corrects redness. I've found that it also makes my makeup last longer.I'm 23 with very oily skin, and I've been using OXY products for years. After using the Mario Badescu Cream, I'm beginning to think OXY was part of the problem. This is not as harsh, and the difference is almost night and day.It does have an odor...somewhere between tarmac and bug repellant, but not nearly so potent. It's not the "rotten eggs" smell I was expecting from a sulphur-based product, and I actually don't mind it. As other reviewers have stated, the thickness and color of the cream, and the fact that it works by laying on top of your skin, can wash out your natural color. For me it's worked best applied in a thin layer at night or at least 20 minutes before applying makeup or sunscreen in the morning.

One of the best acne treatments I’ve found for my adult acne. I actually use prescription meds to treat my adult acne. While my acne is not cystic or terrible by any means, without some kind of treatment I will consistently have 3-4 break outs at a time with no clear cycle in between and that’s embarrassing to me as an adult female in my late 30s. My prescription medication has not been doing the best job lately so I wanted to try this since I love the pink drying lotion. This has been like a miracle. It smells kinda like clay and it mostly rubs in but It’s been so worth it for me. I would highly recommend at least trying it. Using it I have zero breakout! Zero!

Was recommended this product by a friend, and it works surprisingly well. It takes a bit longer than those creams you dollop on your ache the night before but is far less harsh on the skin. Only real negative is the sulfur smell can be a bit off putting.

I have always struggled with cystic acne. This product keeps my acne in check. I still break out, but the breakouts are very mild. I have extremely oily skin, and the drying cream really dries my pimples up. I use it daily, and I put it all over my face. I use it as a preventative measure. The container is small, but the product lasts forever. I have recently added DIM supplements, and my skin looks better than ever.

Alright so I saw people complaining about the smell. And it is SO WEIRD. It smells like an old apartment that someone smoked in but it’s been cleaned so it smells like covered up smoke.My husband said it smelled like old leather seats in a car.Either way, it’s just not a great smell to have on your face.I’d look past it if it was like amazing but I prefer the pink Mario blemish spot more than this. The only good thing is you can put this on a large area. It does help to try up small pimples. I don’t think it works great acne “postules” and doesn’t do anything for cystic acne. I use it for small little bumps and breakouts. And try not to smell myself.

This cream damages my skin barrier, dried it out, and caused me more breakouts. The smell was expected due to the sulfur in it. That wasn't a problem. However, every time I'd apply this cream, for about a day my acne would get better and then suddenly even worse. I was stuck on a cycle of using this cream and breaking my skin barrier. Do not buy!

I have used a lot of skin treatments to treat standard blemishes, and this is the only one that has ever worked. I have tried toner, astringent, acne cream, but only the Mario Badescu Drying Cream has ever helped me to actually remove a pimple. I put it on all my noticeable pimples every night, and they scab over and disappear. It does not all happen in one night, but as time goes on my skin is getting clearer and clearer. Great price, and easy application. I highly recommend this product to anyone who feels blemishes on their skin and is dying to help them go away.