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When do I have to stop the balm cream cicaplast baume b5?

Na3imaDec 5, 2014
After ematrix I am applying cicaplast baume B5 la Roche posay for 4 days now . My face started crusting . Since I saw one acne appearing on my face maybe because of the balm cream I m

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