Cetaphil : Gentle Skin Cleanser

I really like this cleanser! I first started using this product back when my acne was bad...since I have sensitive skin, using face washes with salacylic acid or benzoyl peroxide along with other products was freaking it out. I figured that my oil T zone was the cause for my acne and went to find a cleanser that was oily/normal/sensitive skin; my answer has been Cetaphil. Even now that my acne is gone, I sill use it as my face wash. Now keep in mind THIS PRODUCT ALONE WILL NOT CLEAR YORU ACNE. However, it will really help with the process. Give it a try! (P.S. There are different ones for different skin types (oily, normal, dry etc.) so make sure you pick the right one!)

I think I must have reacted to one of the ingredients in this cleanser. It was OK initially but after 4 days I had to stop using it because my skin was so red. I was using Cetaphil moisturiser as well - but this didn't help at all. One day after I stopped using the cleanser my skin improved and two days later the red patches had gone. Not as sensitive as it claims for some people! I looked at the ingredients after having used it and saw the long list of chemicals, which some reviews seem to think cause more problems than they solve. I'm now trying an all natural cleanser made by Pai - seems much better so far.

I loved this product for the first couple of weeks, it was absolutely amazing! Within the first week my pimples had disappeared and I had extremely severe acne, so I was so excited and happy to have found something that finally worked. But after the first week things started to go downhill for me- pimples popped up in places I've never had before, like my cheeks and the sides of my nose, and the acne on my forehead came back worse than ever, with cystic pimples literally everywhere. I kept using cetaphil in the hope that it would make them disappear like it did the first time but it just made things worse. Its hard for me to decide whether I would recommend this product because although it made putting on makeup so much easier, it caused more acne and redness because I had no choice but to pop them :( I'd say this is a quick fix acne solution rather than a long term one. It was a huge disappointment for me- I wouldn't recommend this product for those looking for long term relief.

recomenced by my dermotologist and it is great at getting acne away but not being too harsh

I had really bad acne and i was f*** up my face with all these products that was just making my face worse. Then 3 weeks before summer ended i started using cetaphil! it took a while to start to clear up, but the first thing i noticed was no redness and the pimples had gone down ALOT. Then i finally got an appointment into the dermatologist and they told me i had clogged pores and to use Oxy 5. That worked really well, but my face was super dry! i also have a pill to take morning and night and then a gel for the morning and a gel at night (two diffrent ones) so my face cleared up very fast, but my face was supper dry and it stung to put moisturizer on even if i packed it on the night before. Then all the moisturizer made my face break out even worse, so the dermatologist said to go back on cetaphil and still use the gels and have both the pills when i got home from school. and its been 2 weeks now and my face is almost perfect. It would have been better =, but i picked at my pimples. So i reccomened this and to go to a dermatologist if your parents will let you! good luck!!! <3

I just feel like it doesn't do much for my skin. After washing my face, it still feels a little oily and unclean. It really does not give my face that deep clean I'm looking for.

My derm recommended this a while back. I was using topicals (duac and differin) and I found that this cleanser did not irritate my skin. I have used this on and off through the years and it seems that I always have more acne when I am using this cleanser. It seems like my skin is always left oily after I wash with it. Instead of consulting the message board like most people do, I asked my dermatologist. I told him about the oil residue that was left after I cleansed. He told me: "It is a common belief that using harsher cleansers actually results in an increase in oil production. This is true. However, it is important that individuals with oily or acne-prone skin use a tougher cleanser to remove oil and restore balance to the skin." There. Straight from the horses mouth. I always find that when I switch to the foaming cleansers that Dan recommends that my oily skin is better managed. If you have dry skin though I would go for it. Just my opinion. Also, I had to stop using this because it started to sting my face when I was on accutane???

i had used my doctor cleanser but it made my skin even redder. So i decided to give cetaphil a try, a few pimples pop out in the first few days but after using it for a period, my skin are not so red anymore and my face are more smooth and clear, this is the best cleanser i ever used.

I have moderate acne all over my face, but yet I don't have oily or dry skin. This has made for quite the time finding products. I have been in search of a gentle cleanser that doesn't dry out my skin or have any pore clogging oils in it. This was recommended as a gentle cleanser and it is the best one I've tried. I've been struggling with acne for 4 years now and have used almost every OTC product available. Out of all the products I've stuck with this one the longest. To complete my morning routine i use hydrogen peroxide all over my face to kill bacteria and a little Aveeno Calming Oil-Free lotion on the few dry spots. At night I don't use lotion and instead of hydrogen peroxide I use a 10% bp cream (Oxy). Oh and on those nasty scabbed pimples I've been using Neosporin. This routine has worked very well for me the past few months! Highly recommended:)

ive been using it for moths now and i think its the best thing u can buy in the market