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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May 24, 2010

Pros:

A 3 in 1 acne kit that combines effective acne remedies like benozyl peroxide and salisyc acid along with a moisturizer. Best of all this kit comes under $25.

Cons:

Can dry your skin out. It can leave your face looking flaky and somewhat ashy.
Minor burn in the skin when sweating due to benozyl peroxide
Can cause itchiness
It worked for me for 2 weeks or so but after that my face started having breakouts again.

I've used this product for a month now and I am experiencing mixed results. After a week into using this product, all of my cyst (large pimple with pus) have dried out and so as the tiny pimples all over my face. The following week, most of these bumps in my face have been almost reduced completely and my face had not seen any new pimples since then. Now the third week is when everything went haywire. My face started to get oily and new pimples are starting to appear. At first i thought this was normal as my dermatologist told me before that its natural to have more breakouts when using a product before you start seeing definitive results. But after a week of patiently waiting my face hasnt gotten any better. And I'm now experiencing itchiness which can be really annoying especially when i try and go to sleep; it bothers throughout the entire day. I don't know if its the lotion that's causing this as I haven't any problems before with benozyl and salysic. Even though i'm only a month into the product, I dont think I will get the same results like i did during the first two weeks of use. The only reason i am recommending this product despite of not working on me is because my sister is enjoying quite a success with this product. Her acne severity is light and after a month of use all of her pimples are gone. I think this product is mainly for light to moderate acnes. This system is good for those with light acnes but I suggest for those people with severe acnes to look for an alternative product.
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April 26, 2010

Pros:

-reduce acne redness
-got rid of some acne

Cons:

-made my skin more sensitive to sun
-dry skin (somewhat)
-a little pricey for me.

I've been using this for almost two years. It really works, but other times it doesn't. I'm very sensitive to the sun now because of this product, so I'm deciding whether or not to change the acne products. Anyways, if you don't have dry or sensitive skin, this product is definitely for you!
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September 25, 2009

Pros:

kept new acne from popping up

Cons:

The acne that i already had that nothing has even touched in helping it go away not the deratoligist not any RX meds not anything all the acne stayed it just I just didnt get more. I cant treat my skin to hars casue it peels off if I do

Didnt work that well I wish it did I have about given up on everything. Because NOTHING works even the doctors couldnt get it to go away. because when they would get my creams to put on my face it would clear it up but give me chemical burns and it would hurt so much i could not stand the pains o i had to stop using everything and by the time my skin grew back acne was back.
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August 11, 2009

Pros:

Pimples disappear for the first two days

Cons:

Made my face red and flaky, DRIES OUT YOUR SKIN

I used this for a couple of days. The first day when I used it, my pimples vanished and finally thought that this was THE product that worked. However, on the second day, my face was red and blothchy all over, and there were skin bubbles that made me gross out! I learned that with this cleanser, you have to put the moisturizer with the spf. But still, it made my face REALLY dry and red.
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January 25, 2010

Pros:

I noticed after about four days my acne was clearing up, it was amazing. This was literally the best thing for acne i have ever used.

Cons:

It dried my face out like no other. Never have i ever had a product dry my face out this badly. After five days my face was terribly dried out. Even with moisturizer, it didnt help. I had to stop using the product and moisturize everyday to get my face not dry anymore. And i have normally oily skin. :(

Its too bad it dryed my face out because it was amazing to my face. The redness was completly gone! I was acaully tannner!! Because the redness was GONE.
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August 14, 2009

Pros:

After using this product for a few days, my skin had more of a healthy glow.

Cons:

The night creme was way too intense and overdried my skin and overall, my acne did not decrease and the dryness, redness, and peeling did.

By the time i finished the entire package, my skin was just as bad if not worse than before.
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June 28, 2009

Pros:

Night treatment
Low concentrations

Cons:

Fragrance

I notice a lot of people saying that their faces are sensitive and that their skin is dry due to the usage of the kit. I know why. DO NOT WASH WITH CLEANSER TWICE A DAY!!! salicylic acid is acidic. washing your face twice a day with this stuff is harmful. I remember using kits twice a day and i broke out with exzema over the acne. it looked terrible. do not use the benzoyl peroxide twice a day eIther. This is how I DO IT. I wash my face with the cleanser in the morning and then I put a little cera ve lotion on to handle the dryness effect. Then i put on the sunscreen. at night i wash with cera ve cleanser to hydrate my skin b4 putting on the lotion which drys the skin. and u may be using too much of everything. A LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY!!!
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February 7, 2009

Pros:

-works pretty fast
-cleanser makes my skin feel refreshed
-moisturizer has a great consistency

Cons:

-smells terrible
-overnight cream leaves skin dry (if not used w/moisturizer)
-acne will return QUICKLY if regimen broken

After reducing my severe acne to a more moderate level with antibiotics, I started on this treatement to eliminate whatever I had left. The moisturizer DOES make your skin shiny during the day as it combines with oily skin, but using Clean and Clear oil sheets to wipe once or twice during the day gives great results. Also, I found that applying the moisturizer once more before the night cream helps with dryness and keeps your skin comfortable throughout the night. For me, this product worked exactly as advertised...I've gone from being an Accutane candidate to almost clear skin.
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August 28, 2008

Pros:

Smells nice, the day lotion is nice.

Cons:

I've been using this for 3 weeks and have not seen an improvement. I'm actually breaking out on my cheeks now, which has never happened before I used this product.

Didn't work for me.
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August 21, 2008

Pros:

It has a good smell, the cleanser makes you skin really soft and makes you feel really clean.

Cons:

The night cream makes you skin a pretty dry, the moisturizer makes you skin oily. It stopped working for me after like a week and my face went back to where it started...horrible.

Try it if you have light acne and make sure you don't have dry skin or really oily skin because the night cream will turn your skin into bread crumbs or the moisturizer will fill your face with oil.
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