Obagi : Nu-Derm

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Obagi Nu-Derm Foaming Gel: Purified water, sodium lauroyl oat amino acids, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium laureth sulfate, aloe barbadensis, medicago sativa (alfalfa) extract, borago officinalis extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) extract, sodium chloride, xanthan gum, saponins, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, ethylparaben, butylparaben, propylparaben, isobutylparaben, fragrance, d&c red no. 33, fd&c yellow no. 5. Obagi Nu-Derm Toner: Purified water, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) distillate, potassium alum, sodium pca, panthenol, dmdm hydantoin, polysorbate 80, allantoin, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, borago officinalis extract, calendula officinalis flower extract, saponins, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, fragrance, fd&c blue no. 1. Obagi Nu-Derm Clear: Hydroquinone (4%), purified water, cetyl alcohol, glycerin, sodium lauryl sulfate, stearyl alcohol, tocopheryl acetate, asorbic acid, sodium metabisulfite, lactic acid, saponins, disodium edta, methylparaben, bht, propylparaben, and butylparaben. Obagi Nu-Derm Exfoderm Forte: Purified water, glycolic acid, emulsifying wax, triethanolamine, glycerin, lactic acid, caprylic/capric triglyceride, kalaya oil, stearic acid, cetyl alcohol, dimethicone, methylparaben, propylparaben, saponins. Obagi Nu-Derm Blender: Hydroquinone (4%), water, glycerin, cetyl alcohol, ppg-2 myristyl ether propionate, sodium lauryl sulfate, tea-salicylate, lactic acid, phenyl trimethicone, tocopheryl acetate, sodium metabisulfite, ascorbic acid, methylparaben, complex 272 (saponins), disodium edta, bht, propylparaben. Obagi Nu-Derm Hydrate: Water, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, cyclopentasiloxane, glyceryl stearate, cetyl alcohol, dimethicone, saccharide isomerate, stearic acid, polysilicone-11, glycine soja (soy bean) sterols, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, hydrolyzed caesalpinia spinosa gum, hydrolyzed soybean fiber, sodium stearoyl glutamate, caprylyl glycol, bisabolol, allantoin, tocopherol, tetrahydrodiferuloylmethane, panthenol, carbomer, hexylene glycol, sodium hyaluronate, laureth-12, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol. Obagi Nu-Derm Sun Shield SPF 50: Octinoxade (7.5%), zinc oxide (10.5%), water, cyclopentasiloxane, peg-10 dimethicone, pentylene glycol, stearyl alcohol, phenyl trimethicone, peg-40 stearate, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloydimethyl taurate copolymer, sodium dihydroxycetyl phosphate, citric acid, squalane, ceteareth-20, polysilicone-11, dimethicone crosspolymer-3, chlorphenesin, cetearyl alcohol, ethoxylated sorbitan ester, xanthan gum, 1,2-hexanediol, benzoate, polysorbate 60, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, disodium edta, methylisothiazolinone, hydrogenated palm glycerides, ubiquinone, tropolone.

Items marked with red have tested a 3 or above (out of 5) in comedogenic (pore-clogging) testing.

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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January 12, 2014
Obagi is awful, overpriced and pointless.

Pros:

One cream (Tret) was benificial

Cons:

overpriced
does nothing to scars or blemishes whatsoever
Time consuming for no result

I have been on the three cream treatment for the use on scars and current acne for 4 months. I was patient and shouldn't have been. Only one cream has actually benefited me and that is the smaller tube. (Tret) Saying that I still believe this is overpriced but it has reduced my current acne and works well on large spots. As for the other two creams they are an absolute rip off and haven't made any difference to me whatsoever it has made my face more red and brought out more scarring. All in all do not waste your money or time.
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July 19, 2011

Pros:

OBAGI NU DERM: made my cheeks smoother and got rid of some acne scars

Cons:

caused darkness and peeling around my lip area and chin which was not even the area where I had acne scars but NOW I do!

EXPENSIVE and not worth your money

Dont buy it! It caused me darkness in my skin and helped very little. I was better of spending my money to but make up and conceal my scars than attempring to hide it which in my case it just made it worst!
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February 22, 2011

Pros:

None, this product and all products from OBAGI doesn;t worth the money at all.
I spend $600.00 on Obagi Nu-derm System. The doctor told me that I should continue using it, event after I have all my face red and my forehead with blisters. He assure me that I need to keep going in order to get good results. Nothing further from the truth after 3 months, my face was always red and sore.
I stop because I couldn;t see any good results, just pain, peeling, redness, flaking.
No it has been two

Cons:

months that I have stop using this product and when a little bit of sun struck my face it turns bloody red. Horrible experience!.
I warn all people who is thinking to buy this product: Don't waste your money and most importatn: Don't risk your health!. I have passed through terrible depression to see my face ruin. I wouldn't wish this to my worst enemy.

Don't waste your money and most importatn: Don't risk your health!. I have passed through terrible depression to see my face ruin. I wouldn't wish this to my worst enemy.
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January 2, 2011

Pros:

Smooth Skin

Cons:

Ridiculously expensive
Don't need all the creams - total rip off
Requires huge commitment to a whole system with minimal results
Very drying and hard to apply make up on top of
Embarrassing
Blue face for 2 days after the peel

Last year, after hours of research, I took the plunge and went to a private clinic called Transform to have my acne scars corrected. I'm now 27 and have suffered from acne since the age of 13. Nothing seemed to work for me except for going on the pill and antiseptic cream from Boots, however my skin finally seemed to have grown out of having acne and I needed something for the scars and for my low confidence. Firstly although the people in the clinic are nice, they are clearly sales people as well as nurses trying to get you to spend as much money as possible. I paid just over £1000 for the nu-derm system and a blue peel. I religiously stuck to the system for 18 weeks with little results, in fact with more spots than I started with, so they advised another 6 weeks on the system with an increased doseage of Retin A. At the end of the extra 6 weeks the spots had gone but otherwise apart from it being 'lovely and smooth' (the only thing the nurse ever seemed to say about my skin) there was very little, if any, improvement. In September I had my peel and I have never been so disappointed. I was told my skin would be near-perfect but it made absolutely no difference. My skin perhaps more even but the scars were still exactly as bad as they were before. And it made the fine lines under my eyes much worse. Another thing to add to the long list of things I hate about my face! My opinion is that the Retin A is the only thing in the system that really does anything. Transform charge £90 for it and you can go to the doctor and get it on prescription from your doctor for £7. In my experience only thing that works for acne for girls is the pill and anti-septic cream (I use Boots own brand and it's really good) or benzoyl peroxide. I have now been using Skin Doctors Powerbrasion at home for the last few weeks which seems to be working on the scars and I'm now looking into laser treatment as well. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME
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May 8, 2010

Pros:

Makes skin smooth

Cons:

Too expensive

Does anyone think that Retin-a (tretinoin cream .025%, .05%, or .1%) is doing all the work? When I called my dermatologist about obagi she told me that I have to use Retin-a or I won't get results. So is Retin-a doing all the work then? And obagi tretinoint costs $70 for a small tube. That is way overpriced. You can get generic retin-a for ~$10! Obagi is a rip off. Anyway, I used obagi for 4 months because it was recommended by a dermatologist. My skin got smoother. But I had the worst breakout of my life and now have red marks all over my face. So after 4 months I went to a different dermatologist who told me to keep using retin-a, but that I didn't need the other steps in the system. He also prescribed me spironolactone, which is an anti-androgen and is working amazing!! So once I started spironolactone and stopped using the other obagi steps (i.e. clear and blender) I stopped breaking out. My dermatologist said I did not need to use the hydroquinone since my pigmentation was mostly red marks. So if you have freckles or brown pigmentation then hydroquinone is for you. However, I do not think you need to spend $70 for a hydroquinone cream (like blender and clear). You can get hydroquinone cream cheaper. Now I'm at 5 months of using retin-a and 1 month of using spiro. My skin is looking better than ever! The red marks are fading and the breakouts have ceased. In conclusion, I wish I just used Retin-a in the begining and not wasted money on all the obagi products. However, this was just my experience. Obagi has worked for others and I am so happy for them! However, I thought I would report my experience in case it helps. Of course, people are biased in which information they care to pay attention to. When I first started obagi I went through reviews and ignored all the negative ones or discounted them somehow. I wanted to start obagi so I only paid attention to the positive reviews. Now I wish I was mor
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December 25, 2009

Pros:

Obagi NuDerm gets rid of light discolorations

Cons:

Caused cystic acne which I had been free of during my time on ProActiv. Also caused blackheads which I had never had before & now I can't get rid of them. Has cleared up my forehead but that its. Sales people try to push additional, unnecessary products. I can't keep up with the cost.

I've used faithfully for 6 months and am very unhappy that I've been screwed out of so much money and look even worse than before. Bad for those who are prone to cystic-type acne.
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October 12, 2009

Pros:

Haven't experience any yet.

Cons:

Expense, acne flares, dryness, peeling, and generally unsightly skin.

I've been on the nu-derm system for over 2 weeks, and everyday I wake up with more pimples. I cleared up my acne w/ accutane over 10 months ago, and started obagi to improve acne scars. Now I'm experiencing acnes flares, which I haven't dealt with in many months. And that's on top of the overall dryness and peeling I'm experiencing. So I'm not too happy. I spoke with a nurse at the doctor's office, and she told me it should clear in a few weeks. But I just feel like this is ridiculous. I set out to improve acne scars, and have reverted back to having active acne. As far as I'm concerned, this is total bullsh*t.
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October 6, 2009

Pros:

Overall better skin texture and tone

Cons:

Massive breakouts that I never had before. Oily feeling skin. To many steps - takes forever to complete the regiment.

After reading all of the reviews, I seem to be in the minority. I have been using Obagi NuDerm for almost 2 months and have not seen any improvement in my acne, in fact it has gotten worse. I have small white heads where I never had acne before (cheeks and jaw line) and the places that were problematic before are now covered with huge, red, painful pimples. The nurse that is counseling me said to stick with it - it gets worse before it gets better, but I don't know how much more I can take. I am going to give it one more month and see if there is any improvement. Another complaint of mine is this is a complicated time consuming system. It adds AT LEAST 5 minutes to my morning and nightly routine. For this price it should be a miracle worker and I am just not impressed!
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March 21, 2009

Pros:

felt good to be doing something

Cons:

made my skin peel until is bled, and even after 10 weeks it still peeled and hurt contrary to what they'd promised

Don't bother, especially if you have sensitive or dry skin. I had cystic acne, which I got rid of with accutane, and was going to try to sort out the scars. They are redder now than before, and the area around my mouth peeled so much it bled, so that's made the scars there worse too.
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January 5, 2009

Pros:

Really nothing.

Cons:

Made my face break out with painful pimples, black heads all over my face, made my facereally red , and itches a lot

I had bad acne for a while. I went to a dermatologist and my face cleard up . After my face had been clear for a year, I wanted to go after the scars. I went to a doctor/medspa office. The doctor told me obagi would get rid of my scars. As soon as I started using it my face began to break out with cystic acne, and blackheads covered my face. I went back and told him this was happening and how I read oil was in the ingredients.He told me its ok, just keep using it. So I stayed on it for a few months. Now my face is 10 times worse than it was.
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