Neutrogena Advanced Solutions Complete Acne Therapy System
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Customer Reviews of Neutrogena Advanced Solutions Complete Acne Therapy System
Customer Review: Best product I have ever used.
Summary: 5 Stars
I am 37 years old and I have had acne since the age of 12. During those 25 years I was unable to find a product that worked this well. At one time I did consult with a Dermatologist but when I left my job to go to Law School that option was simply too expensive. I searched for 2 years to find a product that would come close to what I experienced with the prescription products and this one, without a doubt, meets or even exceeds the results I had with the prescription lotions. I highly recommend this product!Customer Review: Actually works.... pretty fast too!
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm 24 and I've had acne of varying severity since I was about 12. I've tried many different treatments over the years, and while I've never suffered from extremely severe acne, I just can't remember a time when I went more than one day without at least one or two zits... and usually I had more. I was affected mostly in my T-zone, but I also have really sensitive skin, so often it felt as though the acne medications I'd try would only make things worse!
I came across this system and figured it was worth a shot... it's only $20 and you don't have to sign up for any monthly plan like you do with Proactiv. And... it really works!! My boyfriend and I are both shocked by how great it's been working. Every morning, I wake up expecting a new breakout, just like I used to get. But every morning I wake up and it's just clear skin!
I began using the system about 3 weeks ago, and I'd say for about the first week I wasn't sure how it was going. My skin seemed to get a bit more sensitive, and my cheeks (where I don't have acne, but where I was still using the cleanser) became really dry and a bit red. I started applying the benzoyl peroxide cream every other night, and only using the cleanser in the morning, using a gentle cleanser (cetaphil) in the evening instead. I figured that at night the benzoyl peroxide could work while the cleanser in the morning could help during the day? After a few days of changing my routine like this, my skin calmed down again, only with fewer pimples! I continued that way for another week, and now I'm still using the cleanser only once a day (morning) but I'm using the benzoyl peroxide night cream every night. It's now been about two weeks since I've had a major zit (I have gotten about 2 very small ones, but they went away within a day.. I'll take it!!).
Anyway... who knows what will work for someone else, but this product was like a miracle for me.
Customer Review: It's working for me
Summary: 4 Stars
I know (from lots of experience) that what works for one person's skin may not work for others, but with that being said, this is definitely working for me.
I was really skeptical at first, but it has been 8 years since I went through my Accutane treatment, and I could see the breakouts coming back. I was getting 1 or 2 cystic acne bumps a month along with smaller breakouts on my checks and chin. My current acne hasn't been severe enough to consider Accutane again, but it was definitely making me feel very self-conscious. I looked at the reviews of this stuff here and finding some really positive stuff, I decided to give it a shot.
Cleanser: I was skeptical about the polishing cleanser because of the gritty exfoliating beads that tend to make breakouts worse by spreading around bacteria. However, this cleanser is very light on the grit so it does the job. I actually enjoy the polishing effect now because there is some dryness as a result of the acne control lotion and this helps combat that. After washing my face I feel clean and smooth.
Control Lotion: This stuff is really effective for only being 2.5% bp. It doesn't burn or make my skin red, but it can cause dryness. However, it is effective! I started out using it 2 times daily but quickly dropped down to once a day. I put it on at night and use the moisturizing cream over it. Within the first 2 days, my current acne blemishes were drying up and disappearing.
Moisturizer: Okay so someone thought it would be a good idea to use a fragrance in this, which might scare you off at first. Not that it smells bad, but that fragrance-free usually means less irritation. I, however, haven't had a lick of trouble with this stuff. I love that it is spf 15 and I put it on every morning under my makeup and dot it on dry or tight spots at night. Just because it has an spf doesn't mean that you should only use it during the day! It doesn't break me out in the slightest and I don't look like an oil slick. Many people on acne regimes tend to fear moisturizer, but this stuff is important if you don't want to looks like a shedding snake!
Overall, this is NOT a miracle treatment and it will take time. With that being said, I have only been on it for 5 days and have seen my zits practically disappear overnight and have only 1 new (insanely tiny) zits. I think that the key is to use this regime twice a day. I only gave it 4/5 stars because of the dryness and the fragrance used in the moisturizer.
Customer Review: Worked pretty well for me!
Summary: 4 Stars
I have suffered from acne (the normal white/black heads) and cystic acne since I was a teenager and am now 25 with not much change. After trying prescription medications (I refuse to try Accutane) I decided on this product. I didn't like the fact that Proactive was like a monthly subscription since I try to make my products last a long time. I use the day lotion daily and the night one every other night for at least 6 months and am just now running out (great deal for about $20!). I found it has made my skin much clearer and more even toned. I still have the occasional breakout and cyst but I am also on antibiotics (minocin) that help tame that as well. This is by far the best overall "system" that I have used. It does annoy me that it is prepackaged with all three products together, but I have dealt with that.
One thing to note is that even though the cleaner has "micro-beads" my skin wasn't getting the exfoliation it needed and I definitely needed something to get rid of the top layer of dead skin cells. I have been using Clique's exfoliant (Apricot Scrub would be good too) which is fine as long as I don't use it more than once a week. I also noticed that the cleanser seemed to not work after a while and I rotate it with Neutrogena's Rapidly Clear cleanser and use the spot treatment for the rare breakout. I tend to have combination skin but do not have the dying out problem that other people have had. If I do have a dry spot, Clinque's Dramatically Different Oil-free lotion is a great quick fix and doesn't make me break out. Sounds like a lot, but no system by itself is perfect and unfortunately, you do have to experiment. I would say it took a good month for this to make a positive impact on my skin. When I slacked off on the regime, my skin did get worse. You do have to keep it up.
Customer Review: I never had such a clear skin :)))
Summary: 5 Stars
I do love it! My skin is so clear, that I still am amazed. I bought it in store on sale, I thought it was wirth a shot. Few months earlier i purchased Aveeno Clear Complexion (no fragnance, natural...) I thought I made a good choice, but I was so mad- my face started to get worse and worse- meaning more pimples. I did not wanted to throw away the product, so I used the whole bottle, but all the time I was using it- I can say that product did not help at all, made it just worse every week... I also used Proactive in past and it did not really help...
First day I started using Neutrogena my pimples were reducing... I have been using it for two weeks now, and even if I get a pimple- I put acne lotion on it and it get better next day. There is only one little complain- my skin is very dry after washing it with cleaning solution, and after applying lotion, it still is a little dry, so I additionally purchased Neutrogena Oil Free moisturising lotion, and my skin feels really nice after that.
Overally I am very satisfied. I'm 25 years old and I don't remember when my face was so clear