Treatment*

Treatment Effectiveness Rating, n (% treatment-specific response)

 [n=106 (total # of responses from crowdsourced data)]

Made it worse

Made it slightly worse

No effect/

Uncertain

Moderate Improve-ment

Major Improve-ment

Rating Not Reported

Total N for each treatment

Antibiotics

2 (10.5)

1 (5.3)

3 (15.8)

5 (26.3)

5 (26.3)

3 (15.8)

19

Wear sunscreen

1 (7.1)

0 (0.0)

7 (50.0)

4 (28.6)

1 (7.1)

1 (7.1)

14

Avoid alcohol

0 (0.0)

1 (7.7)

6 (46.2)

6 (46.2)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

13

Keep skin moist

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

6 (46.2)

6 (46.2)

0 (0.0)

1 (7.7)

13

Avoid cold weather

0 (0.0)

1 (14.3)

4 (57.1)

2 (28.6)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

7

Metronidazole

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 0 (0.0)

3 (50.0)

0 (0.0)

3 (50.0)

6

Doxycycline

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

3 (60.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (20.0)

1 (20.0)

5

Minocycline

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (20.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (20.0)

3 (60.0)

5

Avoid hot spiced foods

0 (0.0)

1 (25.0)

1 (25.0)

2 (50.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

4

Benzoyl peroxide

2 (50.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (25.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (25.0)

4

Azelaic acid

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (50.0)

1 (50.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2

Finacea

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (50.0)

1 (50.0)

0 (0.0)

2

Glycolic acid

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2

Retinoid

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (50.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (50.0)

2

Sulfacetamide

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (50.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (50.0)

2

Sulfur lotions

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (50.0)

1 (50.0)

2

Avoid meat

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

1

Laser surgery

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (100.0)

1

Retin-A

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

1

Use fresh lemon juice on skin

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

1