Neutrogena : Oil-Free Acne Wash

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3.0
717 Reviews

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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July 28, 2013
Horrible

Pros:

Smells good

Cons:

Irritates skin
Itchy
Tightens the skin

I used this because my mom is a nanny for a dermatologist and she recommended it. It smells good and feels clean but my skin felt soo right after the first couple uses and then one morning I woke up with tiny red and itchy bumps all over my face!! They look so bad! This face wash was the only new thing I brought into my skin care routine. I'm thinking that my skin may not like this brand at all because even after using the naturals facial scrub this happened. I have combination skin with mild acne, but thanks to this wash right now it's closer to severe :(
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February 25, 2013

Cons:

Burns face
Dries skin
Puffiness to cheeks

Horrible product, I used it for three days and notice it was making my face dry. Mind you even if I put facial lotion in it dried that out immediately. Then it started to make my face BURN and become red....I want my money back
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June 27, 2011

Pros:

None!

Cons:

Our 9 year old son used this product and experienced a severe allergic reaction (chest was swelling and tightening, face was so swollen his eyes were shut and now 4 days later it looks like he has eczema). If you look up salicylic acid, you can see all the potential effects of this product and it shouldn't be used by pre-teens.

Be careful with this product!
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June 6, 2011

Pros:

skin feels clean

Cons:

barely clears

IT DOESNT WORK. I'm 14, and very acne proned. This product does NOTHING for me. another neutrogena product to the garbage. This product doesn't even deserve a rating.
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June 5, 2011

Pros:

Clears up acne at first.

Cons:

-Leaves skin dry, red and flaky!

I only used this product once a day and it caused flaky dry skin with in 3 days of using it. yes it did clear the acne away but after the acne is gone your skin is so dry it looks worse than before. and once you stop using it your acne comes bad much worse than before using the product. i do NOT recommended this product at all.
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January 6, 2011

Pros:

Cheap

Cons:

Does not clear acne/blackheads, severe drying of the skin, irritation occurs, itchy rash, tighness in the face, and creates an inflamed feeling along with a "swollen" looking face.

I've only recently purchased my product and within a day or two I began to have a severe reaction. And to my knowing, I can say I don't have a very sensitive skin type yet I wouldn't recommend this to anyone. It may say #1 product recommended by dermatologists but by most of the reviews this seems very untrue. Don't waste your time, get something better from Clean and Clear.
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February 22, 2009

Pros:

TErrible

Cons:

never get it

my friend had to go to hospital and they said alot of ppl have been in hotsital because of this
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June 1, 2017
horrible product
i've suffered from mild acne my whole childhood and nothing has ever worked. so i decided to give this a try. absolutely the worst decision i've ever made. it was working the first few washes and then it just started to sprial downhill. it would start to burn so bad while i was washing my face. so i thought to myself well if it's tingling it's working. so the first few washes with burning i did nothing. but then i noticed my face was beyond dry. it was super red and peeling. i couldn't believe it. i have had super oily skin my whole life and it completely dried my skin out. i began peeling on my cheeks chin forehead nose almost everywhere on my face. i have never been so disappointed in all my life. this ruins your face and i definitely do not recommend this product at all.
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May 29, 2017
Do not recommend
I bought the neutrogena oil- free acne wash about 3 weeks ago, I never had a major problem with acne but I did get a few spots on my forehead frequently... So after starting to use the face wash my spots did clear, but after washing my face with it twice a day for a few weeks I have had more breakouts than I've ever had, my skin is dry (I used to suffer oily skin) and the face wash would burn the spots on my face and cause them to scab and scar... I will no longer be using the face wash a and I recommend others do not use it either
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January 10, 2017
Very drying and broke me out!!!!
After seeing this face wash recommended on a skin care blog I decided I would try it out -- big mistake! I bought the face wash on Thursday and used it for 3 days (until Sunday evening). The first day or so I didn't really notice much of an effect other than slight tingling (which I mistook for it working on the acne), but by the second day my face was very dry and irritated with tiny red bumps and whiteheads all across my cheeks, forehead and nose. I immediately stopped using it and am now waiting for my face to recover. Was really hoping it would be a good face wash after reading scores of perfect reviews on Amazon, but I guess that clearly just wasn't the case! Not sure what it is about this product that my face doesn't agree with, but will not be buying again!
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