Cetaphil....how do I love thee?? Seriously, this stuff is great. I've tried everything under the sun for my super-sensitive, acne-prone, allergy-prone skin and this is the only thing that cleans without stripping my skin or making it beet red. My skin has cleared up SO much since I started using this 3 weeks ago. Will always repurchase!

I have combo/oily skin and while this doesn't break me out, it doesn't completely clean my face. I would need to clean two or three times even if I use makeup wipes. Too gentle that it doesn't do anything for me. However, my mom who has normal/dry and it's ok for her,

Where do I start!! I have eczema prone skin and I find that in the winter months when my skin flares up this is the ONLY cleanser I can use, period. This with the cetaphil lotion is just pure magic. I admit its probably not the best if you wear heavy make up, but I find it's great for those that want something without harsh chemicals, and those that have extremely sensitive skin. With all the products out there that have exaggerated claims and all types of chemicals, I think its a good thing that Cetaphil have not followed that lead and stuck with something simple and satisfying. I find when my skin is scaly and dry this cleanser actually helps to soften my skin cells! Love, love LOVE this product!!

The plus is that it didn't cause any reactions on my face. The negative is that it didn't do anything else either. Anyone else feel like it doesn't clean anything at all??
The lotion is good though.

I would really like to rate this product a big fat ZERO! As many doctors, etc. recommend Centaphil cleanser for sensitive and/or dry skin. I had used this cleanser for quite some time, although I was wondering why my skin was getting drier, especially around my eyes. Even the skin under my eyes was becoming dry and irritated. I thought maybe it's just a premenopausal thing going on, as this can make you skin dry. But when my husband said "when I use Cetaphil to wash my face, my forehead gets all dry and flaky".I must mention that my husband has oily skin. It was only with the help of my husband that the light bulb went off in my head.Oh, the aha moment! Since I've stopped using this product, my face is not longer dry and irritated. I have since switched to Bioderma, which IMO is 100 times better.

I ran out of my The Body Shop Seaweed Cleanser and I unfortunately live 2 and a half hours from the body shop store. I picked this up at the drugstore, assuming it would just be a throwaway until I ordered more online.
I used this with a microfiber cloth. I massage it gently into the skin focusing on my forehead, nose and chin with my fingers, and then wipe it off with the microfiber. No breakouts and my skin feels clean and refreshed. I will be rebuying the other cleanser, but it isn't a dire emergency, anymore. I just prefer the other one for it's mattifying properties, but for cleansing, this rocks.

HG! I'm super hesitant to use the phrase HG, as I'm scared I'll jinx myself, but I don't care in this case. Cetaphil is the ONLY cleanser I can use (I've tried Purity, CeraVe, Neutrogena Extra Gentle Facial Cleanser, La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermo-Cleanser, Laura Mercier cleansing oil). Everything has irritated, broken me out, or caused my eyes to look bloodshot red. I always get bored and stray away from Cetaphil, as the bottle is huge, clunky, and just downright not attractive. And each time I decide to try something else, I completely regret. No more straying away from Cetaphil for me!

Sure, it has very minimal ingredients but that's what I like about it. I don't need any crazy ingredients that promise "amazingly clear skin" in my cleanser, as I find my skin get easily irritated by overloading it with products. Simplicity is key for me. continued >>

Can I just say that this product (along with Cetaphil's moisturizers) is just the fix my skin needed! I had been using Clinique and their 3 step system for about 4 years and I was so fed up that I wasn't seeing the results I wanted. My skin was dull, red, dry, and I think a new pimple popped up at least once a week. After letting go of all the money I spent on Clinique I read reviews about Cetaphil and bought the cleanser, cream, and lotion...oh how I was missing out! Though let me note that I first bought the lotion thinking it was the cleanser and washed my face with it for the first day (so make sure the bottle says cleanser as they look the same!) After just a few days I noticed a SIGNIFICANT difference in the way my face looked and felt. My skin has a glow now and the pimples have stopped popping up. There's not a dry spot on my face and no more redness after cleansing! I'm so impressed, I really hope this product keeps working for me and I highly recommend it to anyone looking to help their skin!

Many years ago, I bought this product and it had some oil as an ingredient. even before I read the list of ingredients, it broke me out, badly. they did not have the oil skin version then
so now I bought it again based on becoming very popular for acne prone skin. bought in the oil skin formula. referred to in the "regimen" to get rid of acne and acne.org and so on>>>. maybe it's the sa acid that works in this regimen?
it broke me out again
the dermatologist has never really recommended. instead he offered a benzoil cleaner, which worked and also a sulphur based soap bar that also worked but it's not as harsh as the bp one.
I pretend to be smart sometimes :) so I mixed the cetaphyl with some of the liquid bp and yes it broke me out again. I'm going to a big affair this weekend and now I have to figure to get rid this in 4 days :(
??? I don't know!!!
*UPDATE* MY SINCEREST APOLOGIES TO ALL MEMBERS. I have given 2 reviews on this. I forgot about the first one
But still breaks me out, no matter what I add-bp or sa LOL
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Good cleanser, very bland, no fragrance, and it did not make me breakout which was good. However I am not one for cleansers and I prefer to use a scrub on a daily basis, I found this did not clean my face that well, it just made some bubbles on the surface and that was it. Not a powerful cleanser at all.

I would compare the consistency of this cleanser to conditioner or lotion. Reminded me of the philosophy purity cleanser. Doesn't really lather and while skin feels moisturized afterwards, it also feels a little filmy. My face didn't feel clean at all. After using it for a few days, my skin began breaking out in little bumps. I had the same reaction to the philosophy cleanser. I broke out in places I normally don't like my forehead and nose. I wanted to love this because I have sensitive skin and this claims to be gentle. I would recommend this to someone who has dry skin but isn't acne prone.

Like everybody and her mother, my doctor recommended that I use Cetaphil as my cleanser. I used the Normal to Oily version of this product for years and it was fine- no miracle product, but it didn't aggravate my skin like some of my other skin products had. I bought the "gentle" version of the cleanser one day by accident and decided to try it out. It couldn't be very different from my regular version, right? Wrong. This stuff didn't take off my makeup and left a film on my skin that took a lot of extra rinsing to get off. What's worse, within three days of using it, my skin broke out! My face calmed down after I stopped using the product. It doesn't get high marks from me.

I used this from the time I was 3 until a few years ago for my eczema. It was recommended my many docs since I'm allergic to soap but... it clogs my pores, makes me feel dirty and breaks me out.

This product is defiantly awesome. It leaves my skin feeling smoother than i ever thought possible, however there is some drawbacks. It doesn't work well on my skin to well i guess it doesn't prevent brake outs as much as other cleanser. I would defiantly buy this again, but i would need another cleanser to do the grunt work.

I had been using this cleanser off and on for a year or so.
This cleanser is really really gentle, and i would use it when my skin gets really dry from the acnes medication that i had been using for my acnes pore skin.
When it coms to times, this product is so gentle.
I can't really tell if it's doing anything or not. It doesn't improve anything, not the acnes, not the black/white heads.
Perhaps that's the main reason I use this product in my "dry skin" days, when i want to wash my face but don't want anything too drying.

I have been using this product for about 6 months now. I have extremely acne prone sensitive skin and this product does not irritate it or make it breakout but at the same time I feel like it does nothing for my skin and blackheads are becoming a problem. I will most likey purchase this agai but I am in the market for a new cleanser.

I have dry and sensitive skin, and I need to moisturise constantly, even in summer weather. This cleanser by Cetephil is my saviour, and I appreciate the fact that it comes in varying sizes (including big 1-litre pumps). It is highly affordable, so it makes for a good budget buy for the whole family.
It is in liquid form and you can apply it easily on your skin, and it washes off easily too. It is non-fragranced, so it is great for sensitive skin. It is also a gentle cleanser for the face, without the tightness or drying of normal foaming cleansers.

Absolutely my favorite cleanser I have used so far. I accidently bought the regular kind before and HATED the smell of it. It literally reminded me of weird hospital sanitized smell that stayed on my face. This one is completely different. It doesn't foam, which I like. Is very gentle on my skin and LEAVES IT HYDRATED!!! Imagine a cleanser that doesn't give a tight feeling on skin. That's pretty much all I've known. I will never use another cleanser =)

I love this stuff. Very soothing and gentle. I wash my face with this + my clarisonic mia at night and just use my hands with this in the a.m. Ive used this since 19 and it never disappointed me. I wouldnt say this is made to help acne just clean real good. But i use other things to help my acne

This is gentle, affordable, and simple. I don't feel like a cheap broad having this, and it cleans all the grime off my face at the end of the day. I'd like to wait for coupons, but Cetaphil is stingy with them it seems. This is most likely going to become a staple in my skincare routine.