Clean & Clear : Dual Action Moisturizer Oil-Free

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3.8
264 Reviews

Active Ingredient: Salicylic Acid (0.5%). Inactive Ingredients: Water, Dicaprylyl Ether, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Neopentyl Glycol Diethylhexanoate, Neopentyl Glycol Diisostearate, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Methyl Gluceth 20, Dicetyl Phosphate, Ceteth 10 Phosphate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Menthyl Lactate, Steareth 20, Steareth 2, Fragrance (Parfum), Xanthan Gum, Lecithin, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hydroxide, Magnesium Aluminium Silicate, BHT.

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

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October 11, 2012

Pros:

Lightweight
Inexpensive
Medicated

Cons:

Not very mosturizing
Doesnct't do much

This product would be the perfect product for someone with oily skin who doesn't have a lot of acne. Unfortunately for me I have very dry skin and did not like this very much at all!
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September 9, 2012

Pros:

Light, comfortable. Fresh feeling on my skin. I used it on my face, chest and neck.

Cons:

I have very large pores. Even my radiologist noticed it during a mammogram/sonogram. It aggravates my acne. I noted more comegenes, and blackheads after use.

Good for mild, small pore acne. But, for large pored oily skin like mine. Not a wise choice.
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October 11, 2007

Pros:

It smells rather pleasant and does moisturize well.

Cons:

I didn't really notice any difference in my acne while using this product.

It's a decent moisturizer, but I wouldn't count on it to help out with anything beyond mild acne.
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April 11, 2015
Ok with a little boost
I recently bought this after a really bad breakout. I have had cystic acne since the age of 15 and can't remember a single day since then that I haven't had a single blemish. After my face got to the point where it was downright painful I bought a gel wash and scrub with salicylic acid as well as pads I use instead of a toner and this moisturizer. I like the product but I do feel I need a second one because I just don't get enough moisture from this plus I do not like the fact that this has no SPF at all. My second layer of moisture is Olay with and SPF and the two actually combine together rather well. Overall I like that I get no new breakouts from using this but I am really big on the importance of SPF so tweaked is good for me.
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June 22, 2014
HELP!!
I just recently bought this product a week ago, and at first it was okay. However, just recently my face broke out and i havnt changed any thing to my regiment except switching over from cetaphil derma oil control spf 30 to this. Should i keep using this product?! or switch back?!
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June 17, 2014
Works good enough.
I have used this moisturizer everyday for a few years. It is the only one I have found that doesn't make my breakouts worse. I wouldn't say it necessarily helps clear acne, but it moisturizes without clogging your pores. If you have extremely dry skin, I would recommend trying something else because this is a pretty light moisturizer. Works well enough to keep my skin hydrated before makeup.
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July 27, 2010

Pros:

Feels good
Works well with acne.org moisturizer.

Cons:

A bit harsh

By itself with prolonged use it really drys out my skin and makes it flaky but i find that adding a little bit of this to the acne.org moisturizer helps overall with acne control and it doesn't overdry that way.
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July 31, 2012

Pros:

Good for normal/oily skin
Light moisturizer
Dries skin lightly
Oil free

Cons:

Burned for a while
Not great for actual acne treatment
Makes skin sensitive for a while
Can't use over makeup

At first it burned my skin. I use an astringent with witch hazel, and it burned in a different way... Like it felt like my skin was kind of burned off and not like just a sting, working alright so far. The acne treatment in moisturizer doesn't make all that much sense to me, but it's working ok as a light moisturizer. Not awesome, but it's alright. Makes my skin sensitive. Wait a while before putting on makeup for redness to go down
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November 14, 2011

Pros:

-Tingly feeling
-softened my skin
-oil-free
-salycilic acid

Cons:

hasnt really helped my acne
- smells kinda like raid bug spray
-doesn't help blackheads
-flaked a little.

I use this everyday morning and night with Cvs (thought it was clean&clear when i got it) benzoyle peroxide cleanser, and proactive toner and it has moisturized my face well but hasn't gotten rid of my blemishes like most Salycilic acid products are supposed too. i have been using it for about 2 weeks now and haven't seen anything really eye-popping about it yet. I also use Clean & Clear persa gel 2nights a week and Proactiv Sulfur mask 3 nights a week as well. and overall it's more or less ok. I think i'm going to try the aveeno mosturizer though i heard it's better. if u have light acne, this is probably a product for you
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August 7, 2011

Pros:

Lightweight
Feels tingly after application
Doesn't clog pores
one bottle lasts a long time

Cons:

Sometimes becomes shiny/greasy on skin
doesn't clear acne

I use this after i cleanse my face and so far it's been doing the job, it moisturizes but as for the getting rid of acne well it doesn't really work for me. however it doesn't make acne anyworse so that's a plus. It costs about 6 dollars and lasts a long time, so I will probably get it again. It's not the best but I haven't found anything better so I'll stick with it.
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