Action Medicated Lotion Contains 20% w/w Azelaic Acid — Reddit Reviews
by Azclear
Updated September 22, 2026
20% azelaic acid lotion for redness and post-acne marks; dries some people out.
What the community says
A 20% azelaic acid lotion people use for redness, acne marks, and sometimes rosacea or perioral dermatitis. The lotion base feels more moisturizing than the usual azelaic acid gels, but twice-daily use can dry skin out and trigger breakouts.
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Real Reddit threads — 13 mentions across 12 threads
Azclear Action Medicated Lotion Contains 20% w/w Azelaic Acid on Reddit, in one place — 12 threads from r/tretinoin, r/acne and 3 more, summarized.
“AZclear Azelaic acid 20% to scarring/redness areas”
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“Yeah! I use the AA on my redness/scarring only, leave for a few minutes then apply the tret cream all over.”
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“The combo changes the game. Definitely made a massive difference for me after adding it to my routine.”
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“azclear azaleic acid 20% lotion,”
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“i just started the azclear yesterday, im hoping ill have another even better after picture to post in a month ❤️🩹”
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“yup ! the azclear is formulated into a lotion so it’s moisturizing at the same time, really gentle on my skin !!”
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“Using azclear azelaic acid 20% in the morning.”
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“Tried using it both morning and night and it dried my skin out”
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“-Azclear azaelic acid 20% OR Skinceuticals retinol 0.5 OR Tosowoong copper peptide (alternate nights)”
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“PM”
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“This is my current skincare routine:”
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“Spot treatment with Azclear Azelaic Acid OR Benzac Benzoyl Peroxide 2.5% (sometimes I just apply both).”
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“I also attached old photos from before I started any skincare at all around 7-8 months ago (especially before using Azelaic acid).”
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“I'll revert to a simple cleanser, Azelaic then moisturizer to see if it gets better results.”
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“Update: for the last week I’ve stopped moisturising on the PD patch and just used Azclear on it/my face and LRP cicaplast and it’s looking so much better.”
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“AM Cetaphil gentle skin cleanser Azclear 20%”
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“I just started using Azclear about two weeks ago which helped with redness.”
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