Rosacea + Acne · Prescription Wash
Sulfacetamide Sodium · Sulfur
A daily prescription wash for rosacea-prone skin that gets oily.
$34.50/month
Starting with a 2-month supply
Rosacea + Acne · Prescription Wash
The Clarifying Rosacea Formula Rx
Sulfacetamide Sodium · Sulfur
A daily prescription wash for rosacea-prone skin that gets oily.
$34.50/month
Starting with a 2-month supply
Sulfacetamide sodium works on the acne-like papules and pustules of rosacea-prone skin, in a foaming wash rather than a leave-on treatment. Sulfur works alongside it to support clearer-looking pores on skin that gets oily, without the harshness of a standard acne wash. It replaces your daily cleanser, so the treatment happens twice a day in a step you were already doing.
Treats the following concerns:
The Clarifying Rosacea Formulaᴿˣ is a single standard formulation. Sulfacetamide sodium 9% is the prescription active that works on the acne-like papules and pustules of rosacea-prone skin. Sulfur 3% supports clearer-looking pores on skin that gets oily. Centella asiatica and ceramides are included to keep the wash comfortable for twice-daily use.
Active ingredients:
Supporting ingredients:
Compounded medications are not FDA-approved.
Use it morning and night in place of your regular cleanser.
Lather onto damp skin and leave it on briefly while you finish the rest of your routine. Rinse with lukewarm water and pat dry.
Avoid the eyes, lips, and any broken or irritated skin.
If you use a leave-on rosacea treatment, apply it to dry skin after rinsing.
Sulfur has a distinctive smell during use. It rinses away and does not linger on your skin through the day.
Pause other foaming or astringent cleansers, high-strength salicylic acid washes, and benzoyl peroxide products in the same cleansing step.
Wear a broad-spectrum sunscreen, minimum SPF 30, every morning.
The Redness & Acne Formula
A gentle leave-on prescription for the redness and acne-like papules of rosacea. The Clarifying Rosacea Formula does the work in your cleansing step. This one stays on your skin in between.
The Advanced Redness Solution
A three-active leave-on prescription for the bumps, pustules, and inflammation of persistent rosacea. Pairs with your cleansing step when your skin needs more than a wash.
Sulfacetamide sodium works on the acne-like papules and pustules of rosacea-prone skin, in a foaming wash rather than a leave-on treatment. Sulfur works alongside it to support clearer-looking pores on skin that gets oily, without the harshness of a standard acne wash. It replaces your daily cleanser, so the treatment happens twice a day in a step you were already doing.
Treats the following concerns:
The Clarifying Rosacea Formulaᴿˣ is a single standard formulation. Sulfacetamide sodium 9% is the prescription active that works on the acne-like papules and pustules of rosacea-prone skin. Sulfur 3% supports clearer-looking pores on skin that gets oily. Centella asiatica and ceramides are included to keep the wash comfortable for twice-daily use.
Active ingredients:
Supporting ingredients:
Compounded medications are not FDA-approved.
Use it morning and night in place of your regular cleanser.
Lather onto damp skin and leave it on briefly while you finish the rest of your routine. Rinse with lukewarm water and pat dry.
Avoid the eyes, lips, and any broken or irritated skin.
If you use a leave-on rosacea treatment, apply it to dry skin after rinsing.
Sulfur has a distinctive smell during use. It rinses away and does not linger on your skin through the day.
Pause other foaming or astringent cleansers, high-strength salicylic acid washes, and benzoyl peroxide products in the same cleansing step.
Wear a broad-spectrum sunscreen, minimum SPF 30, every morning.
The Redness & Acne Formula
A gentle leave-on prescription for the redness and acne-like papules of rosacea. The Clarifying Rosacea Formula does the work in your cleansing step. This one stays on your skin in between.
The Advanced Redness Solution
A three-active leave-on prescription for the bumps, pustules, and inflammation of persistent rosacea. Pairs with your cleansing step when your skin needs more than a wash.
No makeup, no touchups
“I kept treating my skin like acne, but that was only half the problem.”
“For years I couldn't figure out why acne products would dry me out while my face stayed red and irritated. I had little bumps and pustules across my cheeks and nose along with constant redness. Since starting this cleanser, both have calmed down so much. I still get an occasional spot, but my skin finally feels manageable instead of constantly angry.”
Brianna C. · Verified Buyer
No makeup, no touchups
“The little red bumps on my cheeks have improved so much.”
“My cheeks were always red and covered in small inflamed bumps that looked like acne but never responded well to my usual acne products. This has been completely different. My skin looks calmer, the bumps are much less noticeable, and I'm not dealing with the same congested feeling all the time.”
Mallory J. · Verified Buyer
No makeup, no touchups
“Finally something that makes sense for my combination of redness and breakouts.”
“I always felt like I had to choose between treating my breakouts or being gentle with my rosacea. My nose and cheeks would get red while I was also dealing with inflamed spots around my face. Since adding this cleanser, I've noticed a big improvement in both. My skin isn't perfect, but there are far fewer bumps and it looks noticeably calmer.”
Adriana V. · Verified Buyer
No makeup, no touchups
“My skin looks so much less inflamed.”
“My biggest issue wasn't traditional acne. It was these recurring inflamed bumps along with redness and sensitivity, especially across my cheeks. After using this consistently, I'm getting fewer of those bumps and the overall inflammation has settled down significantly. I also haven't had that stripped, overly dry feeling I got from some acne cleansers.”
Imani R. · Verified Buyer
No makeup, no touchups
“I didn't realize my breakouts and rosacea needed to be treated together.”
“I had persistent redness around my nose and cheeks plus clusters of tiny bumps that would come and go. I spent years trying products for sensitive skin and acne separately. This has been much more effective for what my skin actually looks like. The redness is calmer, the bumps have reduced, and my complexion doesn't look nearly as irritated.”
Evelyn K. · Verified Buyer
No makeup, no touchups
“This is the calmest my skin has looked in a long time.”
“My skin could be oily and congested while somehow also feeling sensitive and irritated. I would get red patches with small inflammatory bumps, particularly through my cheeks and around my nose. Since starting this formula, those flare-ups have become much less noticeable. I still have real skin texture and occasional redness, but the overall difference has been huge.”
Farah N. · Verified Buyer
The clinical team
The Clarifying Rosacea Formula Rx wasn't pulled from a generic template. Its protocol was designed by Dr. Lindsey Zubritsky, Dr. Mamina Turegano, and Dr. Jenny Liu, three board-certified dermatologists with combined decades of clinical experience treating women whose rosacea has been mistaken for acne and then made worse by every harsh cleanser they tried.
Your prescription is then written by a board-certified dermatologist on our clinical team, working from the protocol they built. Dermatologist-built medicine, delivered to your door.
What's in the bottle
The Clarifying Rosacea Formula Rx pairs two prescription actives with two supporting ingredients. The actives have been used in dermatology for oily, breakout-prone rosacea skin for decades. The supporting ingredients keep them comfortable enough for a twice-daily wash.
Active Ingredients
THE BACTERIAL TARGET
A prescription antibacterial that works on the bacterial contribution to the acne-like papules and pustules of rosacea-prone skin. Used in dermatology for the rosacea-acne overlap for decades, and the reason a medicated wash can do treatment work.
THE PORE-CLARIFIER
Works alongside sulfacetamide sodium to loosen the oil and debris that plug the follicle, supporting clearer-looking pores on skin that gets oily, without the harshness of a standard acne wash.Supporting Ingredients
THE CALMER
A botanical included to keep the wash comfortable on reactive skin during cleansing. Used in dermatology for decades, the quiet ingredient that keeps the strong ones comfortable.
THE BARRIER REPAIR
Lipids included to support the skin barrier after rinsing, so the wash cleans without the tight, stripped feeling most acne washes leave behind.Compounded medications are not FDA-approved.
What to expect
Morning: lather onto damp skin, leave it on briefly while you finish the rest of your routine, then rinse with lukewarm water and pat dry. If you use a leave-on rosacea treatment, apply it once your skin is dry.
Night: the same. Two contacts a day is what gives sulfacetamide sodium and sulfur time to work on the follicle, and it happens in a step you were already doing. In the first week or two, expect a faint sulfur smell during use that rinses away, and possibly some mild dryness or tingling that settles as your skin adjusts.
Not every rosacea runs dry and reactive. Some of it runs oily, through the T-zone and the creases beside the nose, and breaks out in pus-filled bumps that look like acne. Treated as acne, with a benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid wash, it gets angrier, because the skin underneath is inflamed and the wash strips it. Sulfacetamide sodium and sulfur have been used for exactly this kind of skin for decades, and a wash is the right format for it: it reaches the oily creases where the trouble starts, does its work twice a day, and asks nothing extra of your routine.
Getting oily through the T-zone, with pores that look congested or enlarged
Breaking out in pus-filled bumps on rosacea-prone skin, usually without blackheads or whiteheads
Noticing greasy flaking in the creases beside your nose or through your brows
Finding that standard acne washes (benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid) leave your skin redder than before
Wanting prescription treatment in your cleansing step rather than another product to apply
Pregnant, nursing, or trying to conceive. Sulfacetamide sodium is not recommended during pregnancy or nursing.
Allergic to sulfa medications (sulfonamides). This includes sulfacetamide.
Living with kidney disease. Sulfonamides call for extra caution, and a board-certified dermatologist on our clinical team will review this during your assessment.
Dealing with skin that runs dry, tight, or reactive rather than oily. The Redness & Acne Formulaᴿˣ is built gently for that skin.
Looking for fast same-day relief from visible redness. The Redness Control Formulaᴿˣ uses oxymetazoline for daytime symptom control.
Dealing with severe or persistent rosacea that has not responded to standard treatment. The Advanced Redness Solutionᴿˣ is built for that.
Dealing with deep, cystic breakouts without rosacea. Your assessment may route you to an acne protocol instead.
Realistic timeline
A wash works in shorter contacts than a leave-on, but it works twice a day, in a step you were already doing.
Here's what most people experience with consistent twice-daily use.
Results vary. Timelines depend on your starting skin and how consistently you use the wash.
Weeks 1–2
Weeks 3–4
Weeks 5–8
Weeks 9–12
Beyond 12 weeks
Results vary. Timelines depend on your starting skin and how consistently you use the wash.
Three steps. No appointments. Reviewed by a board-certified dermatologist within one business day.
You answer the questions a dermatologist would actually ask.
Your case is reviewed within one business day, and your prescription is written by a board-certified dermatologist on our clinical team.
Sulfacetamide Sodium
Sulfur
Centella Asiatica
CeramidesCompounded by a licensed pharmacy and shipped to your door, usually within a week.
Both. The Clarifying Rosacea Formulaᴿˣ replaces your daily wash, but sulfacetamide sodium and sulfur are doing treatment work each time you use it. Lather onto damp skin, let it sit briefly while you finish your routine, then rinse. The contact time is what makes it work, and two washes a day means two treatment contacts a day.
Take the 3-minute assessment →Slightly, yes. Sulfur is one of the actives and there is no way around its faint smell. The good news: it rinses away and doesn't linger on your skin through the day. Most people stop noticing it after the first few uses.
That's what it's built for. Sulfur loosens the oil and debris that plug the follicle, which is why pores look less congested with consistent use, and the wash format means you're treating the oily zones twice a day instead of once. It won't turn oily skin into dry skin, and you'll still want a light moisturizer and SPF. What most people notice first is that the T-zone looks less congested and shine is easier to keep in check.
It depends on your skin. Some people with milder, oily, breakout-prone rosacea do well on the wash alone. Most see better results pairing it with a leave-on treatment for the redness and reactivity between washes. A board-certified dermatologist on our clinical team will tell you during your assessment whether to pair it with The Redness & Acne Formulaᴿˣ, The Advanced Redness Solutionᴿˣ, or use it on its own.
Most of your routine can stay. Fragrance-free moisturizers, broad-spectrum SPF, and barrier-supporting products all pair well. What to pause: other foaming or astringent cleansers, high-strength salicylic acid washes, and benzoyl peroxide products in the same cleansing step. If you use a leave-on prescription rosacea treatment, apply it to dry skin after rinsing. A board-certified dermatologist on our clinical team will review your full routine during your assessment.
No. Sulfacetamide sodium is part of the sulfonamide family. If you have a documented sulfa allergy, you should not use this product. A board-certified dermatologist on our clinical team will screen for this during your assessment. If you have a sulfa allergy, The Redness & Acne Formulaᴿˣ or The Advanced Redness Solutionᴿˣ may be appropriate alternatives for rosacea with breakouts.
Read the full Important Safety Information →No. Sulfacetamide sodium is not recommended during pregnancy or nursing. If you're pregnant, planning to be, or nursing, The Redness & Acne Formulaᴿˣ, built around azelaic acid, is the rosacea option in our lineup that can often be continued through pregnancy, confirmed during your assessment. If your pregnancy status changes during treatment, contact your DermClick care team so your prescription can be adjusted.
Read the full Important Safety Information →The most common effects are mild dryness or tingling in the first two weeks, which typically settles as your skin adjusts, and a faint sulfur smell during use, which rinses away. It should not be used if you have a sulfa allergy, or if you are pregnant, nursing, or trying to conceive. The full list of warnings, contraindications, and what to do if you have a reaction is in the Important Safety Information for this formula. A board-certified dermatologist on our clinical team reviews your medical history during your assessment before it is prescribed.
Read the full Important Safety Information →The Clarifying Rosacea Formula Rx does its work in the cleansing step. Every formula here is a leave-on, which is why they pair rather than compete. Depending on your assessment, one of them may be what you need alongside the wash, or instead of it.
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A multitasking prescription formula that helps calm redness, clear breakouts, and fade the marks they leave behind.
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A daily prescription formula that helps calm visible facial redness and flushing at the source.
Targets:Facial redness · Flushing · Visible vessels · Sensitivity