Acne.org : Cleanser

I read a lot of reviews stating that this overdries skin. I think the key really is with this is to adjust how much you use based on your skin type - if oily use more, if dry use less. I have combo skin and i use half a pump or a little less depending on the day, lather really well in hands and rub gently for 10-15 seconds, and my skin is never dry. I recommend this cleanser to all skin types.

for me, it was good at cleaning out everything but much too dry. i would recommend it to people with oily skin, but for me it was much too drying and when combined with BP and the moisturizer (not powerful enough if used with this) it compounded the effects and left my skin extra extra dry and really made my eye area uncomfortably dry. i only recommend this for people who have oily skin and need something stronger than cetaphil's gentle cleanser to clean with, because cetaphil's cleanser is recommended by my dermotologist/uncle, and really it does as little damage as possible to your skin and frankly not everyone can take a cleanser this dry, so it really depends on how your previous experience with cleansers have been. if you normally gravitate towards gentle cleansers in drugstores, then definitely try cetaphil's cleanser. if your skin is ok with stronger cleansers, give this a try, it's great value for a good product. i just wasn't part of the demographic this product was made for. i do love a lot of the other acne.org products though. 4 smiley potatoes only because it wasn't as perfect as the other products. i would give 4.9 smiley potatoes if i could.

While this is an effective cleanser, it is really, really drying. Perhaps this is part of living in the desert, though, so I'm not ready to write it off. However, I want a product that will also effectively remove my eye makeup while washing and effectively clean my skin. I'm probably going to go back to Philosophy's Purity Made Simple, which I have used for several years. I love Daniel's other products (Treatment and AHA), though, and will stick with them for the duration. The chemical smell (as mentioned by others) is not pleasant, but I have gotten used to it, and if the product met my needs better, I'd be able to overlook it as it wasn't completely offensive.

Really like this cleanser, love the ingredients and the cost, but four smilies only because I can find other cleansers I like almost as much as this one (which isn't true of the other two regimen products made by Dan).

my skin feels clean after however it feels very dry, once it dries and I apply the acne.org moisturizer my face just feels clogged.

When used with the Acne.org regimen this is fantastic. The regimen got rid of ALL of my acne and before I had fairly severe acne.

I have tried just about everything on the market both over-the-counter and prescription. Dan's products take the cake. You cann't beat the price or how well they work. The simplicity of the regimen is also a plus. At one time my dermatologist had me on 2 oral medications, 2 facial washes, and 2 topicals every day. Talk about a hasel and a money trap. Thank you Dan for making such a good and afforadable product.

Love it

I recently ran out of this and figured that cleansers are cleansers so i used some old Exposed Acne Treatment cleanser that i had. Huge mistake. It was fine at first but once i washed with it and it dried it was time to apply bp. Instantly the bp started to burn my face with has never happened before. Clearly it had to be due to the cleanser. The burning sensation just kept getting worse that i had to wash it off. So don't mess with other cleansers. They are just as important as any other step in any acne regimen and i cannot recommend this one enough. It works. And its cheap. Perfect.

So this is what i noticed about the regime cleanser. As a body wash it is too harsh so it irritates my skin, thus causing breakouts. SO i found the solution. Cut the cleanser out on the body, use something really gentle (for me it's DOVE SENSITIVE SKIN). I use that on the body, the same way i would with Dan's cleanser. Then i use Dan's BP and AHA after, and my body break outs (chest and back) have reduced SIGNIFICANTLY, it's effing AWESOME. I highly recommend this approach for body acne. SERIOUSLY... Nothing else has ever worked on my body acne until now, you guys should definitely try this out if you're suffering body acne!