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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July 22, 2012

Pros:

Good for a sensitive and dry skin
Very moist

Cons:

Not work well for oily and acne prone skin
Dosen't clean acne to the roots

I have used this in the pass but in the last 2 year it didn't really work for acne and dosen't clean that deep, cause when i frist got facial the little acne comes out from like everywhere in my face! BUT MAYBE IT WORK FOR A NON TROPICAL COUNTRY
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March 3, 2012

Pros:

Easy to apply
Left skin feeling clean & refreshed
Cheap

Cons:

Stripped skin of all oils
After 4 days caused dry skin and red patches

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.
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February 26, 2012

Pros:

-easy to apply
-no smell
- makes makeup application easier

Cons:

- causes more acne

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.
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February 16, 2012

Pros:

makes you skin feel good,
makes you feel good
does not dry out skin.
makes parts of skin with out acne clean and good.

Cons:

i found this product made my acne worse its gave me acne on my cheeks when i usually never get it there.

try it out everything will give you different results.
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February 4, 2012

Pros:

Gentle.
Does not dry skin out .

Cons:

Doesn't thoroughly cleanse the skin
Doesn't give a refreshing feeling like most others cleansers do after you've washed your face.

I was persuaded by all the great reviews on this cleanser that I decided to try it for myself. At first I was very pleased with how gentle it was to my skin. However, I realized that it didn't remove all the impurites off my skin as I initially expected. The city where I live is among one of the most polluted cities in the world so I was raving for a cleanser which will help me cleanse my skin after a long day at school. Cetaphil failed to do that. After a few months of usage I quit and moved on with a new one. It is Oriflame's Pure Skin Scrub Face Wash which is so cooling. I'm loving it strongly recommended for acne sufferes (it has salicylic acid )
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December 27, 2011

Pros:

won't dry you out
gentle

Cons:

will not give you that clean feeling
did virtually nothing to my skin
feels oily-ish when going on. The feeling of it is kind of hard to explain but I personally don't like it

it was recommended to me for my sensitive acne prone skin. This is a gentle cleanser rather than an acne treatment so I didn't really expect much to begin with. It feels weird and did nothing for my skin
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November 3, 2011

Pros:

- would use it if I dont have anything else

Cons:

- left my skin dry and uncomfortable
- had to put a ton of moisturizer
- doesnt take makeup off
- doesnt foam

Before purchasing this I was using neutrogena 2 in 1 and the gentle exfoliating wash, but then decided to check the notorious cetaphil. I did that mainly because my skin got quite dry due to the retin a regime I've been on to and since ive heard its a great wash i though "why not give it a go" - bad idea. It didn't make my acne worse or anything, but my skin felt weirdly "squiky" and rough? I dont know how to describe it... Maybe im weird and i got used to Neutrogena...In any case, Not impressed
October 15, 2011

Pros:

mosturizes & light

Cons:

didn't help my acne

I've always heard how great this product is. My best friend uses it and loves it so I thought I would give it a try and try something different. I've been using it for the past few weeks and its this is the worst my skin has ever been. This product isn't for everyone.
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August 10, 2011

Pros:

NONE! DON'T USE THIS!!!!!!

Cons:

made my skin so oily in the morning
caused a bit more pimples
harsh chemicals
not fagrance free
they say it "gentle" but it's not
burned my face a bit
bad product
expensive for such a bad product

cleaned my face a bit but made my skin really oily in the morning and burned my face a little.I HATE CETAPHIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 26, 2011

Pros:

*Cheap
*Removed Makeup and oil from the day
*gentle

Cons:

*broke me out alot
*left a gross film on my face
*made my skin oily

I used this as a gentle cleanser to remove makeup, which it did so. But it broke me out, alot. Left this wierd film on my face. I am a naturally oily skinned person, but this just made my face an oil slick, it was grossssss.
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