Acne.org : Cleanser

I really like this cleanser, I dont mind the smell, it does remind me of something found in a medical place but that makes me think clean. I follow the regimen so I lather up and have the soap on my face for 10 seconds and rinse off. I pat dry and wait till I have to apply the BP, I have sensitive skin and my skin does not feel tight or dry after washing like I have experienced with other cleaners. So until I find something wrong I will keep using it.

I love this cleanser! It's one of, if not THE best I've ever tried. Would reccomend it to anyone with acne because it leaves your skin super clean without the dryness and flakiness that you get sometimes from other acne cleansers. I will definitely buy this again. Worth what it cost.

its a perfect cleanser!! thanks dan :)

my skin feels clean after however it feels very dry, once it dries and I apply the acne.org moisturizer my face just feels clogged.

I only need about a quarter of a pump to wash my face. Hence, a bottle can last months. More than that, and it's too drying for my skin. It's the shortest step of the regimen. I rub vigorously in my palms to lather, rub on for 10 secs than rinse. I pat dry. If you use the AHA or BP you'll find dead skin sloughing off. These products lift them off but the cleanser doesn't remove them from my face. And they need to be removed to really show the radiate clear skin underneath.

I have dark skin because I am biracial (mom is black, dad is white) Although I LOVE the cleanser, I notice that with my type of skin it seems to make me look very white and pale afterwards, I even follow the 10 second rule and make sure to pat dry only. I don't know if this is normal for people of color when they use this, but sometimes I am so pale from it that people around the house worry that I am sick. My color seems to come back after I apply the Benzoyl Peroxide and the Moisturizer (all Dan's). and that is the ONLY reason I didn't give this the extra star is because of how pale it makes me. However it is MUCH better than Cetaphil's Gentle Cleanser. I reccomend this (if your not on the regimen and just looking for a good cleanser) to people with caucasian skin

I really like this cleanser. I've used top brands costing upwards of $100+ for a small bottle and this one outperforms without a doubt. It took a couple weeks for my skin to adjust and in that time it felt a little dry as I also used the Benzoyl Peroxide treatment at the same time, but now my skin is the clearest it has been since I was 12! (I'm almost 26 now) I can't remember the last breakout I had... :)

While this is an effective cleanser, it is really, really drying. Perhaps this is part of living in the desert, though, so I'm not ready to write it off. However, I want a product that will also effectively remove my eye makeup while washing and effectively clean my skin. I'm probably going to go back to Philosophy's Purity Made Simple, which I have used for several years. I love Daniel's other products (Treatment and AHA), though, and will stick with them for the duration. The chemical smell (as mentioned by others) is not pleasant, but I have gotten used to it, and if the product met my needs better, I'd be able to overlook it as it wasn't completely offensive.

love this cleanser. so simple and basic, but 2 components so hard to find nowadays in a cleanser. goes perfect with the regime and keeps me clean.

I think this is a good product overall. Not sure how much impact it has had on clearing my acne, and I would guess that any other gently cleanser would work just as well. Overall, it's an inexpensive cleanser and keeps my skin clean.