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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January 4, 2011

Pros:

Leaves skin feeling soft, lightly cleanses and is very nice to use, not as expensive as say Proactiv

Cons:

Does not help with clearing acne one bit

I bought this in hopes that unlike Proactiv, it would be less drying and smelly and work better. I didn't feel any dryness and it smelled pleasant, but it didn't seem to do much. My skin was in a stagnant state for around a week and then my skin worsened. I went to the Clinique stand at David Jones and told them what was happening, and they said to give it six more weeks and it would definitely work. It didn't. With the worst skin I had ever had in my life, I returned to Proactiv and although harsh, it cleared up my skin instantaneously. There is no gentle way to treat acne.
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August 12, 2007

Pros:

It was free through the Clinique/alloy beauty boot camp

Cons:

I just started using it yesterday and I already had a very red itchy rash on my neck and cheeks. I had a party to go to today and it was not fun to look like this. Also, it dried out the skin under my eyes and the moisturizer was actually flakey.

Terrible products!!! Very harsh on my skin. Clinique skin care products are terrible. I'm going back to my Paula's Choice...it works really well and it is gentle. As I sit here writing this, my neck and face are itching very badly from the rash it gave me. Don't try it, even if it is free.
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January 16, 2007

Pros:

Not good at all. Burned my skin.

Cons:

Expensive. I am going to try and return what I haven't used.

Don't bother.
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July 18, 2011

Pros:

Made the pores on my nose slightly smaller.

Cons:

Made everything else ten times worse!

This stuff really did a number on my skin. When I ordered it, I was having a particularly bad stress and hormone related break out, but by the time it arrived in the mail, I only had 3 very small pimples left. I had read so many rave reviews about it, that I decided to try it anyway, hoping that it would at least keep my breakouts to a minimum. Boy was I wrong! The morning after I first used it, my three small pimples were almost gone, however; in a few days, I broke out in horrible cysts all over my cheeks, chin, jaw, neck, and even forehead (FYI, I have NEVER, in my entire life, had a cyst on my forehead. NEVER!). Some of the reviews have said not to give up on it, as you may breakout worse at first, and so I planned to keep using it for a month, but I just washed my makeup off and found three more shiny new cysts. In the one week that I have been using this kit, I have developed more than 10 brand new cysts! This is the worst my skin has been, maybe ever, at least since I was a teenager. Enough is enough! I will definitely be sending it back!
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December 15, 2011

Pros:

-Toner dries out zits well
-moisturizer feels nice and light on skin.
-didnt clog pores

Cons:

-waay too drying.
-The cleanser didnt really clean my face properly -toner is too harsh for sensitive skin due to the high alcohol content.
-moisturizer doesnt do much
-PRICEY

I bought this merely out of desperation, but i was really disappointed as i really wanted to like this stuff. The foam in the cleanser doesnt cleanse well since its too light. The toner is really harsh and drying because of the high alcohol content and really irritates sensitive skin. Even using the moisturizer didnt help. Skin still felt greasy and flaky.
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October 25, 2007

Pros:

it cleanse your face but it does nothing else. it didn't work for my acnes

Cons:

i would recommend anyone to not use it, it is too expensive and it doesn't work at all

it doesn't work at all. i have been using it for two years and it didn't help at all.
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September 26, 2010

Pros:

Easy to use.

Cons:

I started breaking out a lot so I decided to use a more expensive product than what I normally would pay for.

I would have to say that it did not do anything for my skin. I still broke out all the time and the product ran out really quickly. I've been using the product for 4-5 weeks now and I do not see any difference at all and I'm still breaking out. This is the worst break outs I've had since middle school.
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December 10, 2009

Pros:

Took away my acne very quickly

Cons:

After about the first week, it started to burn my eyelids and scar under my eyes

Not really wreath it so far
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November 8, 2010

Pros:

Feels clean after first use.

Cons:

Doesn't control oily skin.
Burns.
Been using for a week and I haven't noticed a difference, I've only noticed more breakouts.

It's okay if you want the fresh clean feeling but honestly just go with proactiv this stuff probably only works for certain skin and stress types.
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May 4, 2011

Pros:

None

Cons:

Break out 5x more in 2 week time period.

I went to get this , after I hear of all the good reviews of the product at [link removed] or w/e. I found out that Clinque FILTERS their reviews,which pisses me off "98% recommend this item." Acne.org is more accurate, and this product is terrible.
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