Neutrogena : Oil-Free Acne Wash, Pink Grapefruit

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2.5
89 Reviews

Active Ingredient:
Salicylic Acid (2%).

Inactive Ingredients:
Water, Cetyl Alcohol, PPG-15 Stearyl Ether, Glycolic Acid, Steareth-21, Glycerin, Polysorbate 60, C12-15 Alkyl Lactate, Cetyl Lactate, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Cocamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, Menthol, Panthenol, Sodium Benzotriazoyl Butylphenol Sulfonate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Fruit Extract, Benzalkonium Chloride, Sodium Hydroxide, Yellow 6, Red 40, Fragrance.

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July 1, 2010

Pros:

-Made my skin very soft afterwards.
-Smells great.
-Made oily areas cleaner.
-Didn't irritate the skin.
-Didn't cost all that much.

Cons:

-The beads inside hurt a bit.

This is a pretty good product if you have oily skin. I just started using it so i'm not for sure if it actually clears the acne all that well.
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September 2, 2014
Pretty good
This has helped the redness of my acne stay under control and has helped reduce the acne on my face. It is very drying but a moisturizer will help that. I used it for about a year but I didn't know that using an acne treatment for so long could make your skin "immune" to it. For that year, my skin basically looked the same (except in the beginning where it was reducing). I like this product but It didn't get rid of as much acne as I would've wished.
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August 16, 2014
average
i got this wash a couple months ago, and it works, but it dries out my skin like a rice cake, ive found a moisturizer to use with it though. the only thing i dont like is how it gives me a pimple or 2, then other days its like magic. sooo, i really dont know how i feel about it honestly.
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October 10, 2012

Pros:

Inexpensive
Smells great
Sloughs off dead skin cells

Cons:

Overuse and your skin may dry out

I used this only a few times per week and let it set for a minute or two before rinsing. I find that it stays more affective this way! On the other days I wash with Dove face bar or just warm water in the a.m. It loses its affect if you use it 2x/day every day and may dry out your skin.
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June 14, 2011

Pros:

clears acne
unoily skin

Cons:

dry skin
burns skin

After a few days my skin started to crack and dry, but it cleared up acne.
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June 1, 2011

Pros:

makes skin soft
reduces light breakouts
prevents breakouts
reduces redness
smells good

Cons:

can make skin dry
requires routine
doesn't do much for a bad zit

If you have light acne, this helps. You have to use to twice a day for a while to make a noticeable difference. It leaves your face soft. I like it. If you have a major zit, then get some kind of spot treatment.
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April 23, 2012

Pros:

cleanses
slathers nicely
smells good
nice pump

Cons:

dries out skin a first
doesn't fade scars

I've been using this product for about a month or 2. When I first bought it I thought it was terrible because my skin got dried up and it was peeling and gross. But after about a week it stoped. I'm not sure if this product is working I've only gotten 1 pimple sinced I started using it and a few have gone away but that may also be because of the honey facial I do. This product has salycilic acid which helps prevent acne. I think this product is fine it's a good price I love how it foams!
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July 4, 2011

Pros:

-Clears some acne
-Doesn't dry too bad

Cons:

-Doesn't get rid of ALL acne unless used with other products
-Leaves some red marks

This product kinda works but I suggest using Noxema pads after using this product and a honey mask so your skin doesn't dry out. My routine: Wash skin with Neutrogena wash twice a day. After I do this, I wipe my whole face with the Noxema pad. I also do this twice a day. I then use a honey mask so my skin doesn't dry out. The honey mask also prevents acne. Honey mask: Use raw honey. Apply all over face. Leave on for 10-15 minutes. Rinse with warm water.
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November 27, 2017
Difference between the pink and original one ?
Would anyone say that this one and the original orange colored one are the same? I have the orange one and I'm seeing results and it's been about three days (I'm a previous user of this product) and like everyone else it dries out my already dry skin, around the mouth chin area. The only difference I can tell from the products is that the pink one comes with a moisturizer... any body tried both?
July 19, 2010

Pros:

REVIEWING THE GRAPEFRUIT BODY WASH, NOT FACE WASH!!

-Smells yummo compared to other stuff
-Lathers really well
-Clears up/dries/lightens/flattens acne (gotta apply liberally and let it sit a min before washing off!!), albeit impermanently (if used irregularly)
-Skin feels HELLA clean

Cons:

-Dries out skin (not the point of flakiness)
-Impermanent fix (will not solve your body acne problems for life, but good product to keep part of a regime to maintain your acne situation)
-Beads don't really burst, their casing is too thick, they're supposed to contain Vitamin C, which is GREAT for skin, but they never pop (trust me, I tried with fingers)

Will not solve your body acne problems for life. BUT, great for body acne management. Been using it off and on for years now, use it religiously every night, it really has helped maintain my body acne situation (I work out every day and wear pretty tight spandexy clothing, my body skin is super sensitive to this and the wash has helped soothe the skin and take care of irritation-related body acne). It has 2% salicylic acid, which is the highest concentration I've seen on store shelves. Does dry your body skin out a bit, especially if you scrub, but lotion can remedy that (St. Ive's Oatmeal Soothing body lotion is GOLD, oatmeal is a major soothing ingredient, makes my wayward body skin feel like BUTTER like 30 min - 1 hour after application, not even exaggerating). Tried to use it on my face as I waited for my Proactiv to arrive. I don't have acne on my face, except for a bit of uneven-ness and a stubborn spot or two. The body wash is obv. too drying/thick for the face BUT it even helped there a bit, smoothing the texture out and brightening me up. I read somewhere (possibly on this website) that in order for BP to best absorb and treat, oil must be removed from the skin, well salicylic acid does just that! Wash with this first, then apply your BP and you should have a double-whammy body acne regime!