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cleanser

Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash

Type
Cleanser
Size
3 fl oz · 6 fl oz · 9.1 fl oz · 16 fl oz
Key ingredients
Salicylic acid 2%, MicroClear technology
Skin types
Acne-prone skin
Fragrance
Contains fragrance

What users keep saying · from 7 reviews

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After a week: burning, dark spots and dry skin, with no improvement in their acne.

“The first 3 days felt fine but around the 4th day, I started feeling a slight burning sensation and on the 5th I realized that dark spots and dry skin”
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Used it for 15 years; it left their combination skin very dry until they switched cleansers.

“The Neutrogena face wash left my skin dry as papyrus, now this has become my new HG for my combination skin!”
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Two days in, their oily skin itched, turned red and burned a little, so they stopped.

“On the first night of use, my forehead started itching a little bit after a few hours and on the second day of using this wash in the morning, my face turned red and burned a little bit”
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Older than 36 months. These may describe an earlier version.

Used daily for years; their skin flaked and their moisture barrier ended up damaged, partly from hot water and no moisturizer.

“Even after my skin started flaking after using it (which happened for quite a long time) Ugh.”
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After three days of twice-daily use their skin was peeling like a sunburn.

“after 3 days of using it (2x a day) My skin is peeling, kind of like getting a sunburn”
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Daily use dried them out, but every other day it cleared most closed comedones and left their skin smoother than ever.

“When I started using this daily it did cause my skin to become dry and so when I started using it every other day most of my closed comedones went away and my skin has never been smoother.”
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Within days it caused irritation and dry patches on their combination skin, even with moisturiser.

“I started using the Oil Free Acne Wash by Neutrogena a couple of days ago and I noticed a lot of irritation and dry patches, despite moisturising regularly.”
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Gave them a strong reaction: itchy, red, burning, then very dry skin for about a week.

“It gave me an allergic reaction like no other. My face was super itchy, red, and burned like hell.”
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