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Neutrogena Advanced Solutions Complete Acne Therapy System

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This breakthrough system contains three products that each work differently -- but together they clear visible acne and get to the acne forming under your skin. In just two steps, twice a day you'll see a dramatic difference! It's everything you need for consistently clearer skin, day after day.

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WORKED BETTER THAN PRO-ACTIVE!

by Frostette [Verified Reviewer]

in Wichita, Kansas on 2/13/09

Pros: Easy To Use, Works Effectively

Best Uses: Moderate Acne

Describe Yourself: Budget Buyer

Bottom Line: recommended

My teen son's acne was getting worse and Pro-active, while clearing up most of it, didn't get rid of all of it like the advertising made me believe. I wasn't willing to pay those prices for something that didn't do a complete job. I decided to try Neutrogena and now his skin, although not perfect, looks great. I assume any pimples he does get now is because of eating too much sweets or not cleaning his face properly.

A MIRACLE!!!

by Mrs. Very-Pleased [Verified Reviewer]

in Florida on 2/12/09

Pros: Easy To Use, Evens out skin tone, Great under makeup, Hydrates Skin, Soothing, Works Effectively

Cons: Irritates Skin

Best Uses: Adult Acne, Moderate Acne

Describe Yourself: Budget Buyer

Bottom Line: recommended

I have terrible skin! Super oily, HUGE pores, scares from acne, uneven skin tones, and always broken out! Since puberty I have never had CLEAR skin! I¿ve tired, clean and clear, Clinique, Murad, Retin-A, Clearasil, proactiv, home remedies (tea tree oil), birth control and have never been able to completely eliminate break outs! I¿ve used Neutrogena products in the past but have never experience results like this. Within, the first day I notice that the care system really helped to control my oiliness, day three I had 50% of my acne gone and after 5 days 100% clear skin! One month now of using the Neutrogena three step system and my skin is clear and has a developed into an even skin tone. It is wonderful to wear under makeup. And for the price you can not beat that. Only con: At the 2nd week I noticed that skin at the corners of my nose were a bit irritated. So I just don¿t apply the acne gel there, and the problem was solved.

tried for 6 weeks, broke out worse

by Julia

in Baltimore on 1/24/09

Cons: Dries Out Skin, Ineffective

Describe Yourself: Brand Buyer

Bottom Line: not recommended

When you have acne and you've got a regimen that works for you at least somewhat well, IT IS VERY RISKY TO TRY SOMETHING NEW. (The odds of finding a new product that will make your skin completely clear and perfect is just.... rare.) I came off of Proactive to give something new a try. I used this set once to twice a day (depending on how dried out my skin felt because of it!). Before this, I had a couple pimples here and there, but after a week and a half of trying this, I was breaking out all over my face... This time with deep, painful red blemishes that are so deep under the skin you can't pop them. I was so embarrassed, I've never felt uglier. I kept with the product for a month, and was gentle with my skin - giving the product & my skin some time to take course. It never came down from being inflamed, red and dried out! After 6 weeks, I stopped. It took another few weeks on Proactive to clear up to normal looking skin again. Horrible!

Terrible reaction!

by Busy college student [Verified Reviewer]

in Washington, DC on 1/13/09

Cons: Dries Out Skin, Ineffective, Irritates Skin

Describe Yourself: Brand Buyer

Bottom Line: not recommended

I had been using a neutrogena cleanser with a small amount of salicylic acid and a clean n' clear facial moisturizer with the acid as well and my face was still getting oily and breaking out. So I decided to bump it up and try this system. Instead I got a terrible reaction on my skin within 3 days of careful use! It looks like I have hives on my skin, and it is more embarrassing than have a few pimples because now my previously fairly smooth skin is now covered in these bumps! Hope they go away soon and I will be trashing this terrible product for some all natural products. Don't risk your skin with this system!!!

Be patient, acne doesn't clear overnight

by Ms. Fussy [Verified Reviewer]

in NY, NY on 1/8/09

Pros: Works Effectively

Cons: Dries Out Skin

Best Uses: Adult Acne, Blackheads & Whiteheads, Inflammatory Acne, Moderate Acne, Teen Acne

Describe Yourself: Brand Buyer

Bottom Line: recommended

After reading all 100-something reviews about this product, I decided to purchase it. I have tried many many remedies for my adult/hormonal acne, none of which have ever worked 100%. It is important to realize that with any treatment regimen, your face will get worse before it gets better. This is due to impurities trapped beneath the surface being drawn out and cleared. Second important note, a little goes a long way! DO NOT slather your skin in the night-time treatment, a pea-sized amount or smaller is sufficient and will save you the flaky, peely skin problems. Within 3 days of using this product, my skin was more even-toned and my existing acne was noticeably improved. 2 weeks into using the product I had a couple new pimples, but nothing worse than what I had previously experienced. At this time my skin was also starting to dry out from the night time treatment, so I reduced application to every other day (as per the directions). The dryness resolved within a few days. The moisturizer (containing SPF, total bonus) worked well to combat the dryness. Again, be patient. I have now been using this product for about 6 weeks and my face is clear. Granted, the marks from the acne will take months to heal, but the tone of my skin has noticeably improved, and friends have been remarking how nice my face looks- even without makeup. I plan on purchasing another set when this one runs out (the box states it should last about 2 months, which seems on target) to maintain my clear, healthy skin. Try this product, you will (probably) not be disappointed!

Cleanser is great, other 2 are trash.

by Emily

in Maryland on 12/6/08

Pros: Easy To Use, Hydrates Skin, Works Effectively

Describe Yourself: Brand Buyer

Bottom Line: recommended

This product's cleanser is by far the best I have used so far. I unfortunately had to stop using the system however because I was throwing out the other two bottles immediately. The "night" cream has benzoyl peroxide in it, which I have decided my sensitive skin just can't handle, no matter how gentle a product declares it to be. The moisturizer is by far the worst part about this product. It caused my skin, which usually has fairly mild but very annoying red pimples, to suddenly gain several large lumps that took several months for me to recover from. Ultimately, the cleanser was AMAZING, but the other two bottles are next to useless.

Not for Sensitve Skinned Adults

by Elle

in Illinois on 11/20/08

Cons: Dries Out Skin, Irritates Skin

Best Uses: Teen Acne

Describe Yourself: Brand Buyer

Bottom Line: not recommended

I have sensitive skin. When I used the medicated night portion, it dried out my skin. I used a mosturizer and an eye serum. Combing the eye serum with this system resulting in me getting a chemical burn. Also the medicated night portion felt like spreading glue on my face as it felt like it just wanted to stick in one spot and not spread out.

Not my favorite from Neutrogena

by Quick Pick [Verified Reviewer]

in San Luis Obispo, CA on 11/16/08

Pros: Gentle, Hydrates Skin

Cons: Ineffective

Describe Yourself: Budget Buyer

Bottom Line: not recommended

I did not feel like this system was strong enough to attack my moderate acne. I'm a 'picker' and this did not cause my pimples to dry out and heal quickly. The night lotion has a low benzoyl peroxide ratio, and the day lotion does not have an active ingredient (but does have spf). Both lotions caused my face to be more greasy. The face wash is very mild and smooth compared to other acne face washes. I think the company describes it as 'polishing'. This might be appropriate for young teens, who do not have evident acne but need to start a clensing routine. For people who do have acne, I really enjoy Neutrogena's "Rapid Clear" line, I found it very effective!

better than I expected

by jg

in indiana on 11/15/08

Pros: Works Effectively

Best Uses: Adult Acne

Describe Yourself: Budget Buyer

Bottom Line: recommended

broke out at first, but then cleared up nicely.

Better results, easier than Proactiv

by Walt

in Ft Lauderdale, FL on 11/15/08

Pros: Easy To Use, Works Effectively

Best Uses: Adult Acne, Moderate Acne

Describe Yourself: Brand Buyer

Bottom Line: recommended

I have always had trouble with pimples appearing since my teen years. Most acne cleansers would seem to help at first and then shortly after clearing I would start to get large painful pimples. I started using Proactiv and it was working okay, but slowly. After a while scarring started to clear from my face due to a lot less recurrence of pimples. Proactiv somehow deactivated my account out of the blue for no reason at all. I called them about it and they said they didn't know what happened. Since I didn't get my automatic shipment as expected, I ran out of product and almost immediately I started to get pimples again, so I decided to try this Neutrogena kit. It works great and is a lot easier to apply than the Proactiv system and I do not need all of the extra add on products such as the daily oil control. I seen comments about the acne lotion drying out someone's face if left on for more than 10-15 minutes. I seen a similar Neutrogena product in the store that actually had the same items, except there was a "Night time" acne lotion. Perhaps this was what the other reviewer ordered, because I do not have any problems with the regular acne lotion and drying. Overall I am pleased with this product and it's half the cost and lasts the same amount of time, maybe even a little longer between having to buy it again.