Aveeno : Clear Complexion Foaming Cleanser

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Active Ingredient: Salicylic Acid (0.5%). Inactive Ingredients: Water, Glycerin, Disodium Lauroamphodiacetate, Sodium C14 16 Olefin Sulfonate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Polysorbate 20, PEG 16 Soy Sterol, PEG 6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides, PEG 16 Macadamia Glyceride, Glycine Soja Protein (soybean), Phenoxyethanol, Propylparaben, Methylparaben, Butylparaben, Ethylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Butylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, Citric Acid, Fragrance.

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

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October 14, 2011

Pros:

Leaves your skin feeling soft and refreshed

Cons:

Does nothing for acne

If you have minor acne, I would go ahead and try it, otherwise save your money.
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September 13, 2010

Pros:

Worked well at the beginning
like the foam
smells good

Cons:

only worked for about 2 1/2 weeks
bottle goes kind of quick

This product worked really well for the first couple weeks, had almost completely clear skin. When I was into the third week, it seemed to stop working and I broke out (in some places I usually don't get pimples). Im recommending on the assumption that it wasn't for my exact skin type.
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July 14, 2010

Pros:

Makes my skin feel very soft after use.
Skin started to tone altogether after a few uses.
Not a bad smell.

Cons:

None

I've been using this product for a few days and I already notice a slight difference in my skin tone. It looks like it's slowly but surely coming all together. Then again, I've only been using it for a few days so we'll see. Overall, good product. I also use the Aveeno "Positively Radiant" moisturizer with SPF. Also another product I definitely recommend.
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July 30, 2009

Pros:

makes face soft, smells nice, not greesy, rinses off clean, reduces acne and redness.

Cons:

After 3 days of use I developed an itchy reation similar to the one I get when I use aloe vera, sodium hydroxide or any type of hydroxy containing product. I tried to see if this product contains any of my known allergens but can't find out.

I have to stop using it. Ugh!!!
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February 26, 2009

Pros:

Smells nice. Packaging is great, I love how it pumps. Easy to apply and wash off( you just need one pump).

Cons:

It may dry your face a little. Should be used only if you have moderately oily to oily skin.

Works great so far. I'll see how it goes.
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November 30, 2008

Pros:

works so well and smells great. leaves your skin feeling amazing and soft.

Cons:

none. seriously.

i have moderate to severe acne and oily skin, and this make it smooth, clear and feeling GREAT!! ive used everything even accutane and this is the best cleanser ive ever had!
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February 14, 2008

Pros:

I love the foam =)
Other than that, it does the job, and (for me)in 3 days my bad acne face was almost back to normal! I am still in shock. Please note that my face is sensitive to most products and this one beat out some very expensive products.

Cons:

No complaints, it does the job for people with fair skin that have dry skin as a result of other products and such.

If you are one that has bad acne and has fair skin then it is a GREAT product for you. I had perfect skin until I started to use an oil based hair product. It ended up messing up my face since it would mix with my makeup. In 3 months my face was a wreck! I bought tons of expensive creams and treatments. When I figured out that the hair product was causing my face to become infested, I stopped using it. However, I thought that it was too late to save my face! I was also allergic to most acne products, and I also had dry blotches on my face(including bad acne). After 2 weeks of my face getting worse (dry too) from other "high end" products, I bought the Aveeno cream. In 3 days of use, my face became less dry, and now my face is almost back to normal. If you have fair, dry skin then this is a treatment for YOU!
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April 6, 2016
Did Anyone Else Find this Really Drying?
I found it to be drying. Its one of those cleansers that I thought would work out well for me because i'm a big Aveeno fan but then it was just like...meh. Now,I always thought my acne prone skin was due to OIL and that I needed things marked "clear complexion" or "clear it up" etc. However, I now know that really my skin was just super thirsty so...do I think this product is terrible, no. Do I think it was right for my skin type- definitely not. Would it be helpful for someone with mild acne? Oh for sure. HOTTAKE: if you have genuinely oily skin OR mild acne and want a light cleanser that will suck the oil up and treat the acne - you could try this. But honestly, it's not really not amazing amazing.
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July 2, 2014
Terrible
This just made my face worse. I used it for a few months and it never got better. I took a break and then went back to it once to experiment, and the next day I had several new pimples. It is soft and the foam is nice, but it's not the right product for me.
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February 24, 2012

Pros:

Light Foam

Fresh Scent

No More Redness

Prevents Blemishes

Cons:

Flaking of the nose cause by dehydration

Not prominent of removing blemishes

Not the best acne fighting cleanser on the market, but it is good in preventing breakouts and dries out existing blemishes. Works great on skin with LIGHT acne. Not to be treated with moderate or severe. If you do, do not expect great results.
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