Cetaphil : Gentle Skin Cleanser

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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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August 24, 2011

Pros:

NOTHING

Cons:

Made me break out hooooorribly

My face has been very clear this whole summer I've been using the St.Ives apricot scrub which works awesome. I was told it was bad to use it all the time so I got cetaphil thinking it would be a good gentle cleanser but it is this worst face wash i've ever used! I've only used it a few times and I can honestly say I haven't broken out this bad in years, I am soo sad and disappointed:(
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July 23, 2011

Pros:

NONE! DON'T USE THIS WHATEVER YOU DO!

Cons:

-Made my acne WORSE!
-It's not a cleanser, it's a gross lotion!
-It's main ingredient is water. Honestly water would do a better job.
-Way to freaking expensive for acne-aggravating water in a tub.

This is TERRIBLE! My previously "light" acne which took me WEEKS to achieve, instantly disappeared after two days of using this! I swear I was like one week away from totally clear skin. Then this product (in TWO NIGHTS) made my face "moderately severe". Which is the WORST my skin has ever looked! I am devastated. This product RUINED my skin and it's going to take weeks to recover! I don't know how this happened but I KNOW it was because of Cetaphil. Please, find something else to use because this WILL. NOT. WORK!
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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 28, 2011

Pros:

Does leave skin soft.
Easy to use,

Cons:

I know im going to get downvoted for this, but i dont understand how everyones review says this product is amazing. It doesnt "cleanse". It feels like lotion, and when i wake up in the morning, my face is insanely oily and i have new break outs.

It has the right idea of no irritation, but it didnt do a think for my acne. It feels like a lotion, and isnt the point of a cleanser, to lather, exfoiliate, and get rid of excess oils on your face? Maybe its just me, but this product does not work.
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January 30, 2011

Pros:

doesnt burn or itch.

Cons:

would wake up in the morning with a greasy face.

it didnt feel like my face was even getting cleaned. I would feel refreshed afterwards but a couple hours later my face would be greasy. I would even wake up with more acne than before!!!! i read the reviews but it just didnt work for me.
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December 26, 2010

Pros:

Good for cleaning vagina area

Cons:

Not good for cleaning anus hole

Very good for cleaning itchy vagina
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December 9, 2010

Pros:

- smells good
- nice pump so easy to get product

Cons:

- didnt improve my acne, actually worsened it =(
- feels like im washing my face in lotion and not with a soapy cleanser

I wish I could rave about this product like everyone else, but I honestly feel like every time I used this product that I was washing my face in lotion. Then I thought maybe I actually bought the lotion bottle instead and was using that instead of the cleanser, but no I DID buy the cleanser product. My face broke out , like pretty BADLY!!!! and I told myself I would never, NEVER ever use any cetaphil product again... that is until my friend gave me the bar soap of Cetaphil version of the gentle cleanser to try for free... OMG THAT stuff worked. I Love, LOVE the Cetaphil gentle cleanser BAR SOAP soooo much!!! and that product actually made my skin clear up drastically in 2 days (read my review if interested).. so if this product doesnt work for you, then go try the bar soap instead.
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July 14, 2010

Pros:

None

Cons:

Doesn't clear up acne or improve complexion, it doesn't lather, it doesn't make my face feel very clean afterwards

This is probably a good cleanser for people with absolutely no acne. However, if you do have acne, it will not work for you. It's just like washing your face with water.
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April 18, 2010

Pros:

-NONE!

Cons:

-drys out the skin
-caused skin to feel so tight
-wrinkles appeard due to dryness
-caused horrible breakout
-makes my skin feel so itchy

This may be a great product for some, but for me this was one of the WORST products I have used for my face! In combination with the lotion the two have caused so much damage that no other product has caused on my face! I started using the product after reccomendation from my derma, and the first couple of days liked the product - apart from the dryness there was no obvious problems. The more I used the product over the week the worse my problems got - my skin started to feel tighter and so dry and a few wrinkles started to appear. After a week of application I woke up to a PURPLE face and a face full of whiteheads!!!! After through investigation I realised it was the cetaphil products and I must have had some sort of severe reaction to them! A week now since I have stopped using it and my face is not the same - its so sensitive! I feel so itchy - must have been an allergic reaction to something their products contain! Never again - I really dont reccomend this product at all - yuck!
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April 11, 2010

Pros:

-Make skin very clean feeling
-takes makeup off easily
-non irritation

Cons:

-doesn't help with acne
-doesn't control oil
-doesn't help with redness

Should only be used if you want to take off your make up, don't expect this to help your acne.
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