Clearasil vs Neutrogena (Acne) (1 Viewer)

[Mark Larson]

I have some acne, and have been using Neutrogen acne soap for some time with good results. However, i'm curious - how does Clearasil's product hold up? Is it any better than or worse than Neutrogena?

Thx

 

[Van Patton]

No over the counter acne medicine works. PERIOD. What you're prob. seeing is the placebo effects from yourself. My dermatoligist stated that nothing OTC works. Sorry to rain on your parade.

 

[Steven K]

You might want to try Acutane... just don't count on your liver being able to function properly if you do

 

[Dustin B]

Acutane is a last resort. I aggree OTC stuff is pretty much useless. Just wash regularily with a good soap.

If it's a problem for you, go see your family doctor or a dermatologist about some of the more mild options (staticin, tetracyclin, etc). If the more mild options don't work, then try Acutane. It's the only thing that worked for me, but I wouldn't recommend starting there. I was lucky in that the possible side effects didn't get me very hard, but you may not be so lucky.

 

[teapot2001]

J&J Clean and Clear works well for me. All the other face soaps I tried left my face dry.

~T

 

[Chuck C]

Ask your doctor about Differin Gel.

 

[Mark Larson]

I haven't been able to find Clean and Clear face wash for some time - that's why i tried Neutrogena. C&C worked very well for me.

 

[Bill Slack]

No way...

For anything but very mild, I think you need prescription medicine. I use antibiotics, retin-a and Clearisil soap. I used to use Neutrogena. The Clearisil is more exfoliating, which is why I started using it. Both of these salicylcic acid based soaps have been big helps, but aren't a solution, alone.

Yeah, Accutane is a pretty harsh drug to recommend as a first resort!

 

[Matthew Chmiel]

Acutane is only if you have lots of acne. If your face and/or body isn't covered in acne, then do not take acutane.

Ask your dermatologist for BenzaClin which works better than most face soaps.