Ecological Formulas Melazepam Cream, 2 Ounce (Pack of 1)

This product, as cliche as it may sound, has really changed my life. After 11 years of actively fighting moderate acne, I found the ingredient that works best for my skin! I have used antibiotics, spironolactone (which worked GREAT, but didn’t help with redness and can’t use while pregnant), MANY forms of benzoyl peroxide, many prescription creams, many 3 step kits, Asian skincare, oil method, caveman method, just about EVERYTHING (besides acutane- I was never severe enough and didn’t want the side effects). It wasn’t until I found out about azelaic acid that everything changed. I found out about it through research and got ahold of it first through curology. However, their percentage was minuscule compared to this stuff. So I headed to amazon. At first I tried another azelaic acid on here, but then decided to try this one. No added fragrance, stellar price AND the highest percentage of azelaic acid I’ve found. This stuff is truly incredible. I started seeing a change in my skin very quickly. On top of acne, I have also dealt with redness and discoloration in my skin for as long as I remember. I was always very self conscious about it and it wasn’t until probably a month ago that my mom told me that rosacea runs in the family and she wouldn’t be surprised if I had a mild case. I’m convinced. This stuff has helped the acne and the redness and for the first time since probably 15, I don’t wear foundation anymore. Just concealer. It really has changed my life. My skin looks great. It doesn’t work wonders on blackheads nor the persistent skin-colored bumps, but those aren’t really a huge bother to me and glycolic acids are way too harsh on my skin. That’s the other thing- this stuff is gentle on the skin. You may feel a slight burn immediately after putting it on but it passes. There is no peeling, initial breakout, or sensitivity that comes along with it and I can’t say that about many products. I want to tell EVERYONE about this product. I know it won’t work for ever type of acne but for my specific case, it has been exactly what I needed. For 12 dollars, you should give it a chance!

I have rosacea, which got especially bad in the last few years after age 40. Combo leaning oily skin. I hadn't had acne in many years but started getting the rosacea pustules in the last couple of years, mildly. I tried The Ordinary's 10% formulation and found it was helpful... but only moderately. I would still get some redness and pustules- less so, but not totally gone. (Quite possibly wearing a mask 7 hours a day doesn't help my skin any! Could be a mix of rosacea pustules and mask acne :/ ) So I gave this one a whirl. WOW. Within a week it had nuked all the pustules and/or mask acne. Perfectly clear again! And my redness has gone down a lot too. It is like turning back the clock 5 years on my skin... my face is FINALLY clear again. Yeah, it stings a bit, but applying moisturizer first helps a lot. It is a little gritty feeling but that doesn't really matter to me- I apply it at night and it is totally fine under makeup in the morning, no pilling or anything. (The Ordinary's did pill a bit, even the next morning.) Absolutely amazing for rosacea. 10/10 on my skin. Far more effective than the lower content from The Ordinary. Price is great. I don't think I've ever used such an effective topical treatment, it is fantastic.

I would say this works well if used correctly. If I’m correct, this product has a ph of 5-6 so make sure you put it on before heavy products. I’ve noticed that if I were to get a dark spot from popping a pimple when I shouldn’t have, it comes out wayy lighter than it normally does. No more dark brown spots on my face, more like light to medium brown. The texture isnt great but can still be rubbed nicely into the skin. I easily break out but have not since using this product.

My biggest concern is that the cream seems to have crystallized, not sure if it is suppose to be like that. Some of the Q&A seems to suggest that it is normal. The cream came with no box, just a plastic bag. The tube has a sticker with the name of the product. I mainly bought it for hyper-pigmentation, i. e sun spots. I am almost half tube down and used it twice a day, I didn't notice dark spots going away, but nothing seems be getting worse. On the other hand, I did notice that it helps with breakout. I occasionally have breakouts around certain time of the month on my chin and jaw area. After using it, those breakouts are gone but I will breakout on area that I don't apply the cream.

This is an excellent product. I have developed brown spots on my face from sun damage. The only reason these formed was because I was doing medical grade chemical peels at home, but I was in the sun with unprotected skin. I obviously did not do my research, because I did not realize you could develop brown spots while you were doing chemical peels or using products like this if you do not have sunscreen on. I knew skin could easily burn, but I didn't realize because the protective layer is gone it opens you up to get dark spots. You also can get brown spots that you can't get rid of. I did not have these issues on my face at 40 years old until I did this, so it has been weighing heavily on my heart since it is my face and does not make me feel pretty. If you were going to use this, please put sunscreen on. I was using this with a combination of other products such as retin a. I have been doing heavy work on my face for a long time, so my skin can handle it, however, this product alone is strong and can irritate your face. I was using it a couple times a day and my face felt irritated and it slowly allowed my skin to peel off. I noticed my brown spots got darker before they got lighter. You do not need a lot of this product, and your skin may feel irritated if you use it too much. because I use so many different things, I will take several day breaks. it's an interesting feel sort of like paste when you were in school. I still have quite a bit because you really don't need much. I highly recommend this for brown spots.