Neutrogena : Oil-Free Acne Wash

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Water, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Cocamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate, Propylene Glycol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, C12-15 Alkyl Lactate, Peg-80 Sorbitan Laurate, Disodium Edta, Benzalkonium Chloride , Yellow 5, Red 40, Fragrance.

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April 12, 2009

Pros:

made my face feel soft

Cons:

Smells horrible, Causes to much sud, and makes my face a little bit too shiny.

Its a very good porduct just dont use on very irritated skin because it is a little bit harsh but, other than that it works well.
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March 24, 2009

Pros:

nothing

Cons:

leaves skin extremely dry

doesnt work at all
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February 14, 2009

Pros:

Smells good and is very affordable

Cons:

Makes skin dry and is hard to get all of it out of your skin. It got rid of my pimples but made my skin dry and flakey

It Works pretty good but you HAVE TO PUT A COCOA BUTTER LOTION OR STICK ON YOUR FACE AFTERWARD. If you dont you skin will stay feeling tight and irritated.
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January 20, 2009

Pros:

It makes your face VERY clean....

Cons:

Doesn't clear your skin at all. Makes it dry, flakey and tight. Hard to make facial expressions. Painful to the touch afterwards. Any product (moisturizer, face masks) used after washing with this will burn.

Its terrible. Excessively drying. Anything will burn skin after using this. I stopped using it and washed with another product and my skin is STIL dry from it and I've never had dry skin. If I cry, my face actually burns from the tears, its pretty scary. Seriously, it made me skin worse. The first day, I was all excited.. like.. oh.. it looks better already...okay, so its a little drying, i'll just use extra moisturizer. HA right. I put like.. 7times as much lotion on my face as i normally would and its STILL flakey. Its ridiculous. Don't bother with it.
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August 9, 2008

Pros:

It smells good; keeps acne under control

Cons:

MAJOR DTRYNESS!

It's really okay, it leaves your skin feeling clean. It does dry out your skin like hek the first two weeks. It doesn't exactly prevent acne though. Yes, it keeps it under control, but bottom line... I STILL HAVE ACNE! But I think for people with light acne would really benifit from this product.
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July 22, 2008

Pros:

Cleared up the pimples along my hair line that were impossible to get rid of but nowhere else.

Cons:

Frightfully drying, especially considering the minimal effect it has on pimples.

I started this product four days ago, in the beginning it was a little dry but not worrying, then the burning started around my eyes on the third night so I didnt use it again. I woke up this morning with my skin feeling like sand paper even though I have naturally oily skin (and I didn't even use it last night). My eyes are very swollen and puffy and it looks like my eyes have huge thick wrinkles. My eyes are droopy and the lids pretrude over my eyes. My face and neck are itchy, burning and red and I have little lumps all along my jaw line and cheeks. My skin is bright red and my pores are huge. I start back at University tomorrow, what a sh*t start to the semester!! I rang Nutrogena this afternoon and they didn't care in the slightest. All I know is that I don't have time to go to the doctor so I hope this starts to clear up soon, I have anxiety and this situation is not going to to help!! Thanks for listening :)
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June 30, 2014
Acne Wash Review
Not too bad. Until I learned that using medicated soap was bad for your face, I used it constantly. Now that I think back on it, it did give me some pimples, but not much. It makes your skin VERY dry.
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March 31, 2013

Pros:

It lathers well.
It is relatively cheap.
It is oil free.
Lighter acne may have been helped by this.

Cons:

Using this cleanser makes the skin really dry and tight.
There was no significant improvement to moderate acne symptoms whilst using this.

I used this for around a year and must say I don't know why I kept with it. Light acne may be helped by this but it doesn't keep the more moderate kind at bay. It is also quite drying. If used in the shower, for example, I found after patting my skin dry it felt tight and began to flake. I'm on a more gentle cleanser now and have been for the last 2 months or so and feel much better about the dryness.
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March 23, 2013

Pros:

Smells great
Foaming wash makes skin feel clean
Prevents breakouts

Cons:

Doesn't treat existing pimples/red spots
Dries out skin like CRAZY
Makes skin flake and peel
Burns

Initially I liked this product. The foam really made my face feel clean and fresh. But it strips your face of all its oil, even the good ones, and leaves your face dry and exposed. It did a good job at preventing breakouts, but did very little to treat existing ones. I only recommend for people with oily skin. Stay away from this if your skin is dry.
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August 29, 2012

Pros:

It works... sorta.
Easy to find.

Cons:

Not worth the price... (yeah, I'm a bit of a cheapo)

Smells weird, feels weird, makes your face itch/hurt, overall blech.

I used this for a year with semi-satisfactory results... it kept my acne at bay... but it wasn't going away per se. I recently switched to Calamine Lotion (check out the reviews for it under Home Remedies on this website) which cost me less than $2 for a generic brand at Walmart. It worked better for me. So does this wash work? Sorta. But I'd suggest you'd look into the $2 lotion which is just as- if not more- effective than that.
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