Clinique : Acne Solutions Clear Skin System

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Acne Solutions Cleansing Foam:
Active Ingredient:
Salicylic acid (2%).

Inactive Ingredients:
Water, glycerin, butylene glycol sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sucrose, disodium phosphate, arginine cocoate, laminaria saccharina extract, cola nitida (kola) seed extract, caffeine, algae extract, mentha piperita (peppermint), sea whip extract, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, sodium hyaluronate, ppg-6 decyltetradeceth-30, lactobacillus ferment, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, longifolene, acetyl glucosamine, capryloyl glycine, perilla aldehyde, 10-hydroxydecanoic acid, polyquaternium-7, beta-caryophyllene, phospholipids, sodium stearate, sodium salicylate, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, chloroxylenol

Acne Solutions Clarifying Lotion:
Active ingredient:
Salicylic acid (1.5%).

Inactive ingredients:
Water, alcohol denat., nylon-12, butylene glycol, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel), laminaria saccharina extract, caffeine, sucrose, glycerin, acetyl glucosamine, sorbitol, sea whip extract, barium sulfate, 10-hydroxydecanoic acid, silica, disodiom edta, benzalkonium chloride

Acne Solutions Clearing Moisturizer Oil-Free:
Active ingredient:
Benzoyl peroxide (2.5%).

Inactive ingredients:
Water, cyclopentasiloxane, butylene glycol, ceteareth-20, dimethicone, sucrose, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, hordeum vulgare (barley) extract, acetyl glucosamine, lactobacillus ferment, poria cocos sclerotium extract, laminaria saccharina extract, polymethyl methacrylate, gentiana lutea (gentian) root extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seedcake, saccharomyces lysate extract, astrocaryum murumuru butter, acrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate copolymer, myristyl alcohol, glycerin, zeolite, algae extract, linoleic acid, 10-hydroxydecanoic acid, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, caffeine, cholesterol, tocopheryl acetate, bisabolol, longifolene, polysorbate 80, sodium hyaluronate, beta-caryophyllene, propylene glycol dicaprate, capryloyl glycine, quaternium-22, mentha piperita (peppermine), perilla aldehyde, perilla aldehyde, caprylyl glycol, isohexadecane, xanthum gum, disodium edta, chloroxylenol, phenoxyethanol, titanium dioxide.

The list of ingredients above is provided for informational purposes only. Always check the actual product label in your possession for the most accurate ingredient information due to product changes or upgrades that may not yet be reflected on our web site.

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July 11, 2008

Pros:

dries out pimples for a while.

Cons:

after aprox. 2 weeks of use skin feels flacky.
there are dry and oily areas. it doesnt do anything but make acne worst.

didn't like it. go for accutane. lotions make acne worst.
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June 16, 2008
it worked for me first then it stopped working and nothing works on my face now ..... I Use this product for few months it clear up my skin good ..i used the step 2 completely...thn i wnt to buy new one ... thy said thy have new gel soap insted of bar soap... so i said let me try ..... in just few days i had horrible breakout all over my face.. so i wnt bk to bar soap step 2 ... it didnt work for me even if i try the bar soap as it worked before for me ... so i wnt to step 1 ... it didnt work ... nothing worked for me... i even bought the stop treatment and many more product from cliq nothing wored for me so i switch to so many diff product and so far i have not found anything that works for me ... i guess useing the cliq gel soap was the bigest mistake ... that i have horrible acne all over my face ......
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June 4, 2008

Pros:

Made skin smooth....

Cons:

Too smooth. It severely dried out my skin to the point that it felt like it would rip if I smiled or frowned! It also made my skin incredibly red and itchy. The moisturizer does not moisturize at all!!!

It hurts! For the first couple days that I used the line I was very optimistic because of how tight and smooth my skin felt. I did not notice that it was making the acne better but I figured it would take time so I continued to burn the crap out of my skin for a couple more weeks. After two weeks or so and tons of whining that my face hurt I cut back on how often I was using the products which helped the redness and burning to subside but never helped the original problem....my acne! I continued to use it because I had heard great reviews in a couple magazines but it never did work! I have used items I purchased at Walmart that were more effective and would suggest saving your money for some pretty smelling shampoo! :)
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October 21, 2007

Cons:

My face had moderate acne breakouts and became extremely worse after two weeks of using the products.

I used the three step products and they made my acne way worse. I paid for the expensive brand name and I should have stuck with the drug store brands.
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January 25, 2007

Pros:

available at local department stores

Cons:

Didn't do anything. Started with the basic 3 step system, then was told to add a gel makeup remover, clay mask, spot treatment gel, etc.etc. Finally stopped shelling out the cash and went back to proactive.

stick to the makeup section.
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May 15, 2012

Pros:

*smells very nice
*face feels soft
*good toner
* moisturizer is awesome!

Cons:

*very expensive
* didn't help much with acne

i would recommend this for people with normal acne but not for girls like myself. I used it for 3 months and i didn't see any improvements. i thought that because it is sold in the mall and it is expensive it would work wonders but it didn't. =C maybe this product is not meant for severe acne and that is why it didn't work on me!
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August 9, 2011

Pros:

Easy to use

Cons:

Only worked for a short period of time

I had high hopes for this product as I really like most Clinique items. Unfortunately this was not the case. It seemed to clear up some of my acne for a while, but now has come back worse than before.
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May 17, 2009

Pros:

not sure yet

Cons:

very drying, especially steps 2 and 3...I started using the whole system, but my skin became extra tight and dry to the point where I couldnt smile or talk because my skin would literally crack and bleed. Now I am pretty desperate so using step 3.

I was blessed with pretty good skin untill I hit my 20s, now its a living nigtmare. All my cheeks are covered in pimples, that hurt and nothing is helping. I threw out steps 1 and 2 as they are way too drying when used together, and now I am using Step 3 (which contains Benzole Peroxide) after I use a salicylic acid aveeno face wash + a salicylic acid clear complection lotion. So hopefully this will work **crosses fingers**
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March 5, 2009

Cons:

expensive and it didn't do anything

they should just stick to the make up. i had the oily/combination set and it didn't improve or worsen my skin. waste.
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April 25, 2008

Pros:

Nice clean after feeling.

Cons:

Made the acne worse.

I tried this product because I saw it on an ad in a magazine and was interested. It worked the first few days I used it, but afterwards it started to irritate my skin and my break outs got worse.
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