Cetaphil : Gentle Skin Cleanser

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4.0
750 Reviews

Water, Cetyl Alcohol, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Stearyl Alcohol, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Butylparaben.

Items marked with orange can be irritating and over-drying, especially to acne-prone skin.

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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11.9%
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6.3%

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December 2, 2013
Didnt work for me!

Pros:

Removes mascara

Cons:

Doesn't remove foundation

I have been using this product for a few years. I always felt like my makeup was taken off since it removes eye makeup. Then I used a cleansing pad after washing my face twice! The cleansing pad had so much left over makeup. I have been suffering from breakouts for the last 2 years and after 3 days of making sure my makeup is removed my face has already cleared up. I would only recommend this product for removing eye makeup and following up with another product.
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April 14, 2011

Pros:

It smells nice, lathers nicely, for an all over cleaning experience. Leaves skin soft

Cons:

Doesn't take off make up well-My pores are clogged since using this product. I constantly have new break outs.
Feels oily in by morning, and evening.
Product line is costly.

Im looking for yet ANOTHER acne cleanser. I was hoping this was gonna work, since the label rated approved from a dermatoligist! Bottom line..it wasnt, and hasnt been working for me! Wish I could return for refund!
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March 27, 2008

Pros:

Fragrance free, non-greasy

Cons:

causes skin to breakout abnormally if left on

not recommended
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August 18, 2009

Pros:

Gentle on skin

Cons:

Leaves a film, breaks me out

The product thats supposed to stop break outs from happening is MAKING me break out, in little red, flat dots.
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September 17, 2007

Pros:

Doesn't dry skin

Cons:

Doesnt help acne
Clogged pores
Promoted inflamation

This is just too gentle, too weak, doesnt clean, leaving me with lots of clogged pores, which eventually worsened face and became inflamed
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February 1, 2018
Eek and ew
I have to say I never really liked this stuff but for some reason had always heard it was good for your skin. Everyone said it moisturized it while cleaning it. But I never really felt clean after using it. Like there was always a layer of slime left coating my skin. No matter how much water I used to get it off. I just thought that must be the moisturizing element or something. Anyways, so then I started doing some research and there are some ingredients in there that are no bueno for acne prone skin (ceta-alcohol or something like that, I forget the exact name). once I learned that, I stopped using it immediately which was easy since I didn't like it that much in the first place.
August 3, 2013
Placebo - practically vaseline

Pros:

Gentle

Cons:

Parabens
Will cause breakouts
Does not help you, you would have same benefit if you just didn't wash your face

Contains parabens, leave's a film(!?), no considerable improvement, just vastly more gentle than other skin strippers cleansers. There is SO much better out there, being a guru of skin, i have tried everything there possibly is to try and spent thousands of pounds. Cetaphil is part of the waste of time and money category - try raw honey instead (actually gets rid of blackheads), or african black soap (use with caution if sensitive skinned, but great on body acne)
December 13, 2011

Pros:

gentle
cheap

Cons:

Broke me out
made my oily skin worse

didnt clean my face, didnt remove most oil and broke me out even more
August 25, 2012

Pros:

None!

Cons:

Does not do anything for acne
Does not lather
Very watery

I tried this product hoping that it would work, but it did absolutlely nothing. I kept at it in the hopes that it might take awhile to kick in, but never did. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT
March 31, 2012

Pros:

-gentle

Cons:

-broke me out (PIMPLES!)
-super drying
-left my skin extremely tight
-worsened my acne
-not exfoliating

I had high hopes for this cleanser. But it knocked it. I know i know "it gets worse before it gets better". but i hate this! Worst cleanser i ever used. IF it worked for you-lucky! Btw, i have oily/combination skin.