Clean & Clear : Continuous Control Acne Cleanser

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3.8
379 Reviews

Active Ingredient:
Benzoyl Peroxide (10%).

Inactive Ingredients:
Glycerin, Petrolatum, Mineral Oil (Paraffinum Liquidum), C12 15 Alkyl Benzoate, Water, Sodium Cocoyl Isethione, Sodium C14 16 Olefin Sulfonate, Zinc Lactate, Acrylates/C10 30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Menthol, Fragrance (Parfum), Potassium Polymetaphosphate, Titanium Dioxide, Carbomer.

The list of ingredients above is provided for informational purposes only. Always check the actual product label in your possession for the most accurate ingredient information due to product changes or upgrades that may not yet be reflected on our web site.

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March 25, 2009

Pros:

Got about 10 zits on my mustache and the other 10 around my face. There was 4 cyst on my face. With this, about 3 weeks it almost completely cleared out everything.

Cons:

For greasy pizza/fried chicken face people. Will harm sensitive girl faces. I have that fried chicken face so it cleared it up. Too bad I decided to try Clearasil, oxy, neutrogena products. Acne got bad, going back to get clean and clear.

I have that ugly greasy face that people say eww and walk away. With this product it help desire my oily skin. Also, i use the astrigent that is the orange bottle not the blue for that extra oily skin. My skin started to dry a little too much so i use a moisterizer with 2% salysic acid. It all goes fine but the problem is that the scars dont go away. what i found out that the only way to rid of the scars is a #3(usually the lotion) that has benzoyl peroxide at least of 2.5%. The problem is that most of shirts around the front neck area will get bleached because i sweat all day. but i rather have that then a greasy, oily, beyond acne face.
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June 7, 2008

Pros:

Uhhh...it gets rid of acne

Cons:

if you use too much it could dry out your skin. use a moisturizer always, and sunscreen when you go out

Its really good
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February 25, 2008

Pros:

I had this terrible break out at the top of my face that make up couldnt cover up. I have been using this product for only like a week or two and it is almost completely gone! I noticed in like a day or two that it was clearing up.

Cons:

My face got a little dry/itchy

Buy it and try it. If you have acne that wants to be cleared up, it will. If you just want an everyday face wash that will prevent you from getting acne, this product will help do that also.
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November 4, 2013
Best I've found so far

Pros:

Not drying
Prevents acne
Clears acne

Cons:

Fragrance

I've tried a whole litany of acne treatments like most people on here and while this cleanser isn't the perfect miracle I've been realizing it's wrong to search for, it's pretty amazing. Certainly the best thing I've found. I wash with the C&C blackhead clearing scrub in the morning, then again in the night followed by this cleanser because salicylic acid alone doesn't do much for my acne and it's the only constant thing I've found to mostly keep away my acne. It's 10% BP but I have dry skin and it does not dry it out one bit. I only have one thing against it which is that like many C&C products, it's fragranced, but that hasn't seen to have broken me out.
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April 22, 2012

Pros:

Cleared my acne!

Cons:

none

I had never really had acne up until I started college. I would get a break out here and there but nothing to severe. Then all of a sudden, I started to break out like crazy and could not find a product to even come close to reducing my acne. Then I was reading the reviews on this product, so like many other products, I decided to give this one a try. Honestly, it is the best facial cleanser I have ever tried. Within a week I could tell my acne was slowly going away. I have been using it for about 4 months now and my acne is almost completely gone. Ill have an ocassional breakout every now and then which is way better than having a bunch all over my face. This product has been a life saver. I completely recommend this product to anyone who has severe acne like I did.
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January 20, 2012

Pros:

Works!
Cheap
Fast results

Cons:

Leaves skin dry
Stings if left on for too long
BURNS! If used with other acne care brands

This product is great! Clean & Clear make great stuff for acne! I had some tough acne on my face for years and nothing has worked, until I received this! My acne cleared in just about 2 weeks. When I first used this product, I used it with other acne care brands. Within the first 2 days my face was burning! It was burning for a full day. So if you plan on using this, use it with only other Clean & Clear stuff. So about after a week of that dreadful day, I started using the product again. I don't put it all over my face, I only apply it to the areas where there is acne. Kind of like a spot treatment. I leave it on there for about 5-10 minutes, wash it off, then apply Clean & Clear Spot Treatment on the same areas after. I do this every morning and night. After the first 2 days, I literally saw results!
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October 17, 2011

Pros:

Clears acne fast

Cons:

Dries skin

It took me a few days to notice the improvement & in exactly one week it does what it promises. It works wonder w/ my adult acne. I never had any other product that does so well than this one, plus the price is great. I finally found a great cleanser, thank you Clean & Clear.
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July 29, 2010

Pros:

Cleared up white heads, major zits, eats off dirt, oil, and makeup

Cons:

Can bleach fabrics if you're not careful, drys out skin without minimal use of a lotion, doesn't do much for blackheads

I LOVE this product. It cleared up my skin beautifully, after fighting with acne since i was twelve. I've tried proactiv, and prescription cleansers and treatments like benzaclin but nothing has worked as well as this. My skin is all but flawless these days when it's paired with the lotion and spot treatment. I do still have the occasional breakout but it's not NEARLY as intense as what it used to be. If you don't use a lotion with it, it can be very drying (but with 10% bp, how can it not be?) I highly recommend it. It's cheap, it's effective, and has given me a lot more confidence. Good luck to all!
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July 4, 2009

Pros:

works quickly
affordable
smells niceclean feeling

Cons:

a little drying.

this is by far the best acne cleanser i've used and i've tried EVERYTHING from drugtore brands to clinique to proactiv and nothing worked as well as this. i had like 6 bumps on all over my face and in one day there was only 1 and it was barely noticeable! just in time for the fourth too! I will continue buying this! The only thing is it can be a tad drying but it is nothing a mouisterizer can't take care of1
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May 30, 2009

Pros:

works quickly, controls oil from returning if you have a face that looks like an oil slick within an hour of washing your face

Cons:

it can be a little drying if used with additional 10%BP for spot treatment breakouts, can cause a little redness

i use this product @ night and depending on how dry/not dry my face looks in the morning, i will use it again or subsitute with clean & clear oil free daily pore cleanser which softens my skin. i also use some oil of olay lotion for sensitive skin for dry areas. i am 29 years old and had the infrequent light breakouts while growing up- nothing major, but just this year began experiencing cysts around my chin which are ridiculously embarrassing and take forever to go away. it really effects my professional life where i work directly with people. i have tried EVERYTHING and found anything w/ salicylic acid makes my skin worse. i was using purpose prior to the clean and clear which worked great until the cysts began then i needed something stronger. since using this product, i haven't experienced any cysts!
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