Cetaphil : Gentle Skin Cleanser

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4.0
996 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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Used Cetaphil : Gentle Skin Cleanser? Rate It:

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April 14, 2012

Pros:

very gentle
good if you have dry or sensitive skin
doesnt leave your skin feeling tight or dry
doesnt break me out

Cons:

very EXPENSIVE
doesnt feel fresh after using it
doesnt have BP or salicylic acid to help acne

im 12 and this just doesnt work for my acne. this just doesnt do the job. plus, this is sooo expensive at walmart, shoppers drug mart, etc. i feel that this cleanser would be better for people who have drier skin or sensitive skin. i just need a better cleanser.
February 6, 2010

Pros:

Easily available in the US

Cons:

Irritating

I have used this for about three months and every time I used it, my skin would become so irritated. It was gradual until I couldn't take it anymore. Ironically, this stuff made my skin drier and mind you I have oily skin. I have tried the oily version and it is no better. I would recommend this if you have more resistant skin and using a topical medication to prevent irritation. Mind you I was using this and a BP with a percentage at 2.5%, so I have sensitive skin.
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.
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!
December 15, 2009

Pros:

smell

Cons:

it made me break out even more dried my skin out i got a rash too and my skin isnt even sensitive

this sucks
July 8, 2010

Pros:

*light
*gentel
*no irritation

Cons:

*doesnt foam
*doesnt cause that mazing tingeling sensation ( that leads you to believe its working)
*doesnt smell delicious

alrightyy well i have always had acne! like since i was five! but now that im fifteen it started to get even worse! so i asked my momma what i should do. she told me to use cetaphil. at first i was like ahhhh helll no! because i always saw that ugly, boring bottel just sitting on the sheleves at the grociery stores. waiting for some sucker to purchase that useless sh*tt. but everyone in my family used it and they said it worked? so i decided to give it a try. its been two weeks and still nothing has changed?!?!? so im just kinda sorta freaking out right now! cause school is about to start back up and i dont want to go back looking like this!! so fingers crossed that something good starts to happpen any day now!:)
December 26, 2010

Pros:

Good for cleaning vagina area

Cons:

Not good for cleaning anus hole

Very good for cleaning itchy vagina