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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October 19, 2007

Pros:

Moisturizer is good. My skin feels smoother and cleaner. Breakouts haven't been reduced, but they clear up a bit faster.

Cons:

Can cause severe dryness. Has not seemed to reduce my breakouts much, if at all. Some days it even seems worse than ever. ***CAUTION!!! THE PRODUCT GIVES NO WARNING THAT IT WILL BLEACH YOUR CLOTHING, TOWEL, PILLOW CASE, ETC!!!***

I want my money back. Along with a new towel and pillow case.
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October 13, 2007

Pros:

Inexpensive, Felt good on my skin (for a little while anyway).

Cons:

I had more acne after I started using this product than I ever have before. I broke out under my eyes and on my forehead-places that I have never had acne. I'm not sure if I should keep trying or just end the damage here.

It looks like it has worked for other people, but for me, this was a disaster. My skin is dry and I have more acne than I have ever had in my life.
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August 13, 2007

Pros:

it worked by the next day! on day 2 i found that my pimples were getting smaller

Cons:

got twice as many pimples then i usually get when i stopped using the stuff.

this is a great product to use if you have impossible acne..it might not work as fast as you hope but it really works. for me on the other hand, i'm in high school and i play sports all year round, i sweat alot and after i started a season my acne kept coming back but once the season ended and i had a 3 week break until the next season my acne would disappear with this product.
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July 11, 2007

Pros:

~Did not dry out my skin.
~Night cream does very good job at reducing pimple size.
~Cleanser actually makes your face feel clean!

Cons:

~Small lotion sizes.
~That's about it, other than the fact that the price is a bit too much judging by the lotion sizes.

I really have seen a bit less redness on my skin in only the first two days, but pimple wise, there is no improvement YET, but I have hope!
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April 28, 2007
I've been using this for a few weeks and I definitely see a difference. But I use it very specifically and with two other products, which I recommend following if it dries out your skin: In the morning, I first use a really gentle exfoliating cream (St. Ives Apricot Scrub for Sensitive Skin, about $5 - with water), then the Neutrogena cleanser. Then I use the Neutrogena day lotion. If I'm going to be applying makeup, then I use an additional moisturizer (like Lubriderm or Garnier Fresh). Then at Night, I use the Neutrogena cleanser again and the Night lotion (only on affected areas). So far my skin has been clearing up and haven't had any new pimples since I started. I still have plenty of red marks, but I know they will fade naturally in a few months. (Plus, this was one sale when I bought it.) I definitely recommend this, but also recommend an additional exfoliating cream and light moisturizer.
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March 9, 2007

Pros:

After a little while of using it, I really did see a differance, my face was smoother, and my acne cleared up a lot. It's rather easy to use.

Cons:

It dried out my skin way too much after a few months, and my skin just started breaking out again. My face was more pink/red than usual.

It works, you just get a little dry from time to time. I found that if you wet your face, and then scrub it with a wash cloth, then watch with the product and scrub again, then rinse.. you don't get so many dry flakes on your face when you're all finished.
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January 22, 2007

Pros:

No active acne after only four days

Cons:

Just seems like a lot of product

No active acne after only four days. I will see how it progresses as it seems the other posts do mention this. Sometimes drying, but only put bp on major problem areas, other than that the facial wash is really working. Use small amount of moisturizer. Even though I have no active, i still have ton of red marks :-(
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January 7, 2007

Pros:

The acne polisher is really soapy and refreshing and i liked it. And the morning stuff was cool.

Cons:

Night stuff made my face stiff a little.

Okay ppl on here are whining about the night stuff making your skin stiff its really not that bad it goes down after awhile and you shouldnt be putting it all over your face. And if its causing redness that probablym eans your allergic to it duh!! Some morons are putting really stupid comments on here. But anyways i think its cool and i looked at the ingredients and it has 2 of the recommended ingredients to help acne. so far i think its cool.
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December 29, 2006

Pros:

Cleared up my acne and has really helped to reduce the blackheads on my nose like nothing else I've tried before.

Cons:

Dried out sections of my skin and flakiness occurred.
(Part of my solution to that is using Neutrogena's Oil-Free Cream Cleanser for three nights a week instead of the Neutrogena Advance Solutions wash to help keep my skin from drying.)

This is a great, relatively inexpensive product. It has worked well on my skin type, combination skin with mild to moderate acne. The only problems I saw with it was it made my skin kind of dry, and the night lotion makes my face stiff. I decided to wash my face twice a day with this stuff and then use a toner specifically for combination skin. Then I use the appropriate moisturizer, night or day. For nighttime though, I add Mary Kay's oil-free hydrating gel on my face after the Advance Solutions nighttime moisturizer and then I use Neutrogena Light Night Cream on areas of my skin that are very prone to being dry, such as my forehead, my nose, and around my mouth. I hope this helps. I have tried for a while now to find a good skin regimen, one that won't dry out my skin or make my skin greasy. I've found it hard with my combination skin type. But I think I've finally found it. My acne is all gone! Now, if I could just do something about those pesky scars.
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August 1, 2009

Pros:

It drys your face a little

Cons:

all my pimples dissapere after 5 days ,

I really like this product , i was not use to breaking out from my face i am 25yrs old , so as soon as i tryed it it worked it clear up my face ,if your face drys out a lot you could always use Neutrogena sun screen for the face that gives it a good moisture plus it looks great under your make up :)
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