Neutrogena : Oil-Free Acne Wash Redness Soothing Cream Cleanser

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Active Ingredient: Salicylic Acid (2%). Inactive Ingredients: Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, PPG 15 Stearyl Ether, Glycolic Acid, Steareth 21, Glycerin, Polysorbate 60, C12 15 Alkyl Lactate, Cetyl Lactate, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract (Matricaria), Cocamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate, Aloe Vera (Aloe Barbadensis) Extract, Panthenol, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Sodium Benzotriazole Butylphenol Sulfonate, Xanthan Gum, Benzalkonium Chloride Solution, Propylene Glycol, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hydroxide, Menthol, Yellow 5 Lake, Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Fragrance.

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

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December 27, 2009

Pros:

Doesn't dry at all; reduces some redness; helps acne if consistently used; appropriate for dry to combination skins.

Cons:

Very thick; too much menthol; reduces acne slowly; doesn't remove makeup.

This product is good if you have mild to moderate acne and some time on your hands. For about the first week, you won't see any real results. After washing with this morning and night (along with my Clarisonic Mia), toning and using my favorite oil-free moisturizer, my skin feels perfectly balanced and calm, which is a major plus. I definitely don't break out worse when I use this (which often happens to me when I find a wash that is moisturizing) and it feels quite nice, but you won't be shocked by any amazing results until maybe 3 weeks into use. However, my acne IS diminished, so I guess it does have some possitive effect in that field. I would recommend this is your skin is dry to normal/combination, but if you are quite oily, try the gel version.
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January 26, 2010

Pros:

Great smell! Cleans without drying out skin. Feels great and keeps breakouts at bay (2% salicylic acid).

Cons:

None whatsoever.

Any cleanser you use takes time to get rid of breakouts. This is not exclusive to this cleanser. I highly recommend this to anyone who has combination/sensitive skin. Very, very nice moisturizing cleanser.
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July 31, 2010

Pros:

-in a week, it reduces the pimples
-feels great to put on
-reduces redness a bit
-little goes a long way

Cons:

-tiny bit drying
-besides that, its okay

I think its one of the best cleansers ive had. it softened and cleared my skin in about a week. Sure, I've had some pimples here and there, but for a teenager, that's perfectly okay.
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February 11, 2010

Pros:

Feels good, reduces redness, great for skin!!

It feels good on the skin i use cetaphil then this product and clean and clear persa gel 10 it has helped out my acne and it feels great after i use it using both salystic acid and benzoyl peroxide will have a great improvement on ur acne and hyperpigementation..
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August 19, 2011

Pros:

-smells great
-leaves skin feeling smooth and refreshed
-gets rid of acne
-prevents acne

Cons:

n/a

i have very mild acne and only get a couple pimples on my face, but i wanted to clear them up, so i began using this product. it got rid of my acne in a couple days, and whenever i use it, i rarely have any breakouts. it works well for other people that i've recommended it to as well.
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June 9, 2011

Pros:

I love the smell. The way it feels on your face. I love how it makes my face nice and soft after and no redness. I have a really white complexion and my face gets red after washing my face but with this product it doesn't. You don't need to apply a lot which I like. I will continue buying this product.

Cons:

The only con I have is that I wish the tube was bigger.

Everyone has different kind of skin types but for me my face is very sensitive and a little on the dry side. Little tip I love to do is after I wash my face I apply jergens extra dry lotion as a moisturizer and I loveeeeee the way my face feels and look everyday. I would use this product twice a day morning and night works wonders for me. No acne, no redness =)
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March 16, 2010

Pros:

-Soothing
-AMAZING scent
-Good moisturizers
-Did the cleaning job
-My face was very soft

Cons:

-Even though soothing, also burn't really bad
-Didn't help my acne
-Redness.. oh so much redness

My opinion, is that this little product burn't like a b. Chamomile irritates my skin personally a lot.. when it's actually suppose to soothe redness? Every product I use with chamomile burns, why do you hate me so much chamomile? I LOVE THE SMELL OF CHAMOMILE. The only reason I didn't throw it away was that it smelt so dang good! ANYWAY I would recommend the scrub because that for some reason wasn't close to as irritating... my skin hates the cream cleanser I guess. I would say try a different line of anti redness/acne stuff.
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June 30, 2011

Pros:

-smells great
-does not dry skin
-zits are gone
-skin feels softer than ever
-lasts a long time
-reduces redness
-gentle but effective!

Cons:

sudden appearance of blackheads on my left cheek...

This is the best acne product I have ever used. My zits are gone and my skin feels really soft. However, in place of the zits there are lots of little tiny clogged pores on my left cheek and around my hairline that are not red or inflamed, I guess they are like blackheads. That's kind of weird, but not very noticeable and surely better than the old acne. I have always had kind of light acne, mostly around my hairline. I live in a very humid climate which usually breeds acne and this product keeps the right amount of moisture in and doesn't make my face shiny or anything.
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June 29, 2011

Pros:

-The smell was nice
-It did kinda reduce redness

Cons:

-Clogged my pores
-Made my skin wayyyy more oily (and I have oily skin!)
-HORRIBLE, JUST HORRIBLE.

It might work for dry skin, but not for oily! I did not like it.
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March 18, 2011

Pros:

None

Cons:

Dries out face
Doesn't clean face

I was hoping this product would be that this-is-it one, but it wasn't. It did nothing for my face. If anything, my face felt dirtier as time went on because it doesn't cleanse well enough. I would give it a negative 10 if I could.
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