Neutrogena : Advanced Solutions Complete Acne Therapy System

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Skin Polishing Acne Cleanser: Active ingredients: Salicylic Acid (0.5%) Inactive Ingredients: Water, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Glycol Distearate, Polyethylene, Glycolic Acid, Sodium Lactate, Cocamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate, Polyquaternium-11, Disodium EDTA, Fragrance. Sun Shield Day Lotion: Active ingredients: Octinoxate (7.5%), Zinc Oxide (2.94%). Inactive Ingredients: Water, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Butylene Glycol, Capryloyl Glycine, Dicetyl Phosphate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Caprylyl Methicone, Sarcosine, Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Bark Extract, Hexylene Glycol, Cedrus Atlantica Bark Extract,Propylene Glycol, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Ceteth-10 Phosphate, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Ethylparaben, Isopropylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Butylparaben, Disodium EDTA, Xanthan Gum, Fragrance. Overnight Acne Control Lotion: Active ingredients: Benzoyl Peroxide (2.5%). Inactive Ingredients: Water, Carbomer, Sodium Hydroxied, Laureth-4, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Disodium EDTA.

Items marked with red have tested a 3 or above (out of 5) in comedogenic (pore-clogging) testing.

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April 20, 2009

Pros:

Smells nice, and easy to put on.

Cons:

RASHES on my cheeks, irritating, and dries our your skin which results in flakes.

It itches, and it dries out your acne and if you do a simple thing as blushing it will make your face heated making the rash worse. Make sure you have no emotions putting this on! I don't know about the results after a few weeks but I wouldn't want to go through that again.
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February 13, 2009

Pros:

moisturizer doesn't make my skin oily, makes a great base for makeup - but make sure to apply with a wedge, NOT with your fingers!

Cons:

Combination of the scrubbing cleanser and night lotion may overdry sensitive or normal skin types, with peeling in the drier areas on combination skin. Use sparingly!

This was a good thought, but the combination of the three products didn't work too well for me. Had the kit just been the facial cleanser and the Day lotion (moisturizer), this would be a much better option - the Night lotion seems to make problem skin worse by overdrying. Best option to apply both lotions is definitely with a wedge, NOT with fingers - helps reduce overapplication. Combination was well-thought out, but perhaps meant more for the most extreme cases of acne, not moderate-to-mild. I would like to see the kit contain only the cleanser and day lotion, with the night lotion recommended as a spot treatment only instead of an all-over treatment.
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November 30, 2008
For the past several months, I have suffered from continous breakouts on my forehead and cheeks. I have tried everything from Perricone to Retina A and for whatever reason, Neutrogena worked the best for me. I guess its because I have sensitive skin - and milder products tend to work best causing less irritation.
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October 30, 2008

Pros:

It leaves you with a clean feeling and makes your face shine and if used properly will really work.

Cons:

Its gonna take about a week to really notice a differrence and in order to make a difference you must use in the night and morning and avoid choclate and grease.

it is way better than clean and clear, noxema, purpose,zapyt, terminator, etc.
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September 9, 2008

Pros:

The product.. it did nothing! No, but seriously. Zero pros.

Cons:

I believe it actually made my acne worse.

This product did not work for me at all. I purchased it because I could not afford Proactiv, and was under the impression it was one of the better skin companies out there. I believe the lack of a benzoyl peroxide cleanser is what did me in, but I can't be certain. Either way, even with an astringent introduced it did not work. Not even a little bit. To boot, after the few months of using the product I have more scarring than I ever did before. While the price was right, there were zero results and the product only made me MORE self-conscious about my skin.
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August 25, 2008

Pros:

it smells great!

Cons:

made me break out more

i dont know. it didnt really work for me
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August 20, 2008

Pros:

Does work fairly well, doesn't remove all my acne, but removes most of it.

Cons:

Does not work super fast.

I have used this for about 2-3 weeks, and it has cleared up most of my acne. I will admit that if it wasn't for this, my face would be really bad. But this stuff works really well, and I love the night cream. But, it did dry up my skin a bit, so I don't think it is for those with dry skin. My skin is pretty oily, so I think it would work for me because of that.
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August 17, 2008

Pros:

Worked well for a while...

Cons:

Acne got worse for the first two days... then cleared up. Now after 2 months its litterally stopped working, it might have even made my face worse.

Im not going to be one of those people that say " it doesnt work for me so it wont work for anyone" that being said give it a try.
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August 16, 2008

Pros:

clears acne up pretty quick and not too drying

Cons:

does not prevent future breakouts all that well. At first it clears up mostly everything but after awhile breakouts comeback. My forehead cleared up pretty quick but a month later it came back lighter though not good on blackheads. Drys up a little

i would give it a try, depends on severity. mild to light it should be good but not strong enough for severe acne.
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July 23, 2008

Pros:

To those who don't have sensitive skin, it's a great system, it worked really well for a friend of mine.

Cons:

However, it was because of this product that I found out that I have an allergic reaction to benzoyl peroxide. If you have sensitive skin: STAY AWAY. I only used the system for a weekend and I woke up to find out my face was swollen.

I called up Neutrogena and they were great- they refunded my money back via a check in the mail, but as I was saying before in the cons: according to the Neutrogena rep I spoke to on the phone, this system contains a strong amount of benzoyl peroxide, so if you have sensitive skin, either don't buy it or you could use it every other day. In the end, I spent almost $200 going to the derm and buying the medications to make my swelling go down, as well as a topical lotion for my acne, and the gas to get to my derm (the nearest office to me was closed, so I had to go to their sister office, 60 miles away).
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