"i had cystic acne, although not much of my face is affected by it, but the area i do have it is extremely bad! .. i have just been put on a 6 month course of antibiotics and epiduo. i have only been using it for a week and like many of the reviews say, my skin has been very sore and even the mildest of wash/moisturisers still sting when applied. but i think i have found a solution!! .. when i apply the marino badescu healing soothing mask after washing my face, i rinse that off and then apply epiduo, i have absolutely no sting at all !!! i would recommend people trying this! as far as wether it works or not i think it&#039;s far to early to say but i hope i&#039;m one of the success stories!"