Neutrogena • Healthy Skin Anti-Wrinkle Anti-Blemish Clear Skin Cream • Treatments

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shescrafty72 on 4/27/2013 3:03:00 AM more reviews by shescrafty72

Age: 36-43   Skin: Very Oily, Fair-Medium, Neutral   Hair: Black, Straight, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

This advertises that it helps with break outs and wrinkles...which are the 2 problems I battle with on my face. To fight wrinkles I was trying moisturizers that were too emollient and broke me out more than normal and to fight the breakouts I was drying out my skin hence making fine lines look worse...a vicious cycle of counter productivity! This product has salicylic acid to fight break outs and a small amount of retinol to smooth out fine lines and wrinkles. For the 1st week or 2 it did break me out, which happens to me when I use any retinol products. In fact, since this cream has a low level of retinol I was surprised to see that it was enough to bring impurities out in my skin, it made me feel like it was working. My dermatologist has prescribed retinol to me which I found WAY too harsh, the exfoliating property in the prescription strength was not something that got better with time, my skin was always dry and irritated. This cream seems to do the trick, albeit slow moving but after about 2-3 weeks it was noticeable. My skin has a shiny glow that I haven't had for several years and is staying relatively break out free. As far as improving the appearance of lines and wrinkles I will need to use this a bit longer to tell but I am sold on it enough to continue using.

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bergafer3 on 1/10/2013 6:08:00 PM more reviews by bergafer3

Age: 25-29   Skin: Sensitive, Fair-Medium   Hair: Black   Eyes: Hazel    

My wrinkles have gone away and my breakouts! It's amazing, it's hard to find in stores by me. But it really works!

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*TOP REVIEWER* missykeyana on 6/24/2012 11:42:00 PM more reviews by missykeyana

Age: 25-29   Skin: Acne-prone, Dark, Neutral   Hair: Black, Kinky, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

I remember buying this a while back. It did nothing to make my acne breakouts any better. Two lippies for not making my face any worse.

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*TOP REVIEWER* bailokaye on 6/24/2012 10:24:00 PM more reviews by bailokaye

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair   Hair: Other   Eyes: Green    

This seems to be helping with my acne, but I can never be sure. I don't have wrinkles so I can't say if it truly does help with that or not. Works well but not well enough for my combination skin with many dry patches. It just isn't moisturizing enough by itself. It isn't greasy at all and soaks into the skin right away. It is also pretty expensive for a drugstore product and doesn't have much in the tube. I wish it was in a pump bottle instead.

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Jenny297 on 4/10/2012 11:57:00 AM more reviews by Jenny297

Age: 30-35   Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium, Neutral   Hair: Brown, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

I've been using this product for about 4 months now. I am still unsure if i really like it. It seems to work, but then again i still break out. It is almost maintaining my skin condition, so it's not making it worse but not really clearing it up either. However, i do notice my skin tone improving quite abit. Also it really hydrates my skin and i don't need to apply any moisturizer afterwards (which is rare for me). I can't really say if the "retinol" in it is helping with any wrinkles or not. I also have read that retinols and S.A.or any AHA/BHA when used together (can) cancel each other out?. So..this product has helped with my acne, but has not totally cured it. I will continue to use it until i find something better!. I use it once a day at night for treatment of acne. I did use it twice a day but did not notice it working any better. I now use Finacea Gel rec.by my Derm in the a.m. (you can read my review on Finacea here also)

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jenib on 12/28/2011 9:03:00 PM more reviews by jenib

Age: 30-35   Skin: Combination, Medium, Neutral   Hair: Brown, Wavy, Coarse   Eyes: Green    

I've been a Dermalogica user for years, but just this fall/winter when the weather started to turn, my normal Dermalogia moisturizer was not seeming to "cut it". My skin felt tight and dry and flaky all the time. I'm also approaching my mid-30's, so I thought a moisturizer with an anti-aging/wrinkle effect may be beneficial. So, I hopped on MUA and did a search and, based on the reviews for this product, I ran to Ulta and picked it up.

Sadly, after 1 month of use, I'm on the fence with this product...I won't give it a completely horrible review because it did have some good qualities, but....

Pros: It seems to moisturize well and makes my face feel really good (not tight, dry, and not overly-oily either). My cheeks feel super soft and smooth. My pore size on my cheeks seems to have gotten smaller, and my skin tone is definitely more even and seems to have a nice bit of a "glow" to it.

Cons: Since I started using this product, I have started breaking out like you would not believe....worse than I have ever broken out as an adult (I'm now 33). Big, infected, icky, sore, pus-filled pimples that continuously pop up literally in crops around my mouth, chin, and cheekbone areas. I typically have pretty clear skin and am only bothered by an occasional blemish, but I am all of a sudden breaking out like crazy. As soon as one pimple clears up, another pops up...and I am getting several at a time. They are so big and infected that they are taking days and days to dry up. Because of this, I have to heap a BP spot-treatment cream on these blemishes which is now making my skin blotchy and red in the areas I have to treat with BP. I am actually EMBARASSED by my skin right now, and I have not felt that way since I was 13 years old with hormonal teenage acne.

I really wanted to like this product, but I think it's back to Dermalogica I go until I find something else that works better for my skin.

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sidrahhaque on 12/17/2011 3:27:00 AM more reviews by sidrahhaque

Age: 25-29   Skin: Normal, Olive, Warm   Hair: Black, Straight, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

I was recommended this product by my dermatologist, midway my acne treatment - and i don't think i've ever used anything that does exactly like it advertises, so quickly! it smoothens out your skin, giving a more even feel to it. i've been using it for the anti-blemish properties, but the anti-wrinkle part comes as a bonus. i've noticed a visible reduction in my post-acne marks (but that could be down to the other acne medications i've been taking). i absolutely love this product and will continue on with usage permanently. one tube of cream has lasted me nearly 2-and-a-half months, well worth the money (thats why i gave it a three-star for price).

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detroitlioness on 10/30/2011 5:47:00 AM more reviews by detroitlioness

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Olive   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Brown    

I grabbed this off the shelf because Meijer didn't have what I actually wanted, and I needed a moisturizer badly. I am so pleasantly surprised. This makes my skin feel so soft, and I'm young enough that I'm not really dealing with wrinkles, but it does make my skin look smoother. The biggest reason I will continue to pay $13 for 1 oz. of product is this: I have had these hard, mystery bumps appear on my chin that do not pop, and I can't stop myself from picking at. If I even scratch them a little bit, they scab, darken, and raise (probably should get them looked at). BUT after using this cream, they've flattened all the way out, and they're barely noticeable. With the exception of the occasional single-zit occurrence, my face is always smooth, soft, and glowing.

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*TOP REVIEWER* sweet_like_honey on 8/3/2011 2:00:00 PM more reviews by sweet_like_honey

Age: 25-29   Skin: Acne-prone, Tan, Warm   Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium   Eyes: Black    

I have been using Neutrogena's Anti-Wrinkle cream religiously for 6 years but needed something to treat pimples since my skin's been acting up lately. After trying the Clear Skin cream I'm officially a convert. Overnight, my skin texture was much smoother, pores diminished, skin color healthy and glowing, and a swollen cystic pimple on my chin was reduced to half its size. I had some bumps (soon to become pimples) on my forehead, cheeks, and chin yesterday but today they were flattened. I really hope that my skin won't get used to this moisturizer because it's working really well for me. I've been using what's left of my Anti-Wrinkle cream on my eyes, since I think the salicylic acid in the clear skin cream would be too drying/irritating for the eye area. The only downside of this cream is that it has no SPF so I have to use a separate sunscreen.

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ancal89 on 6/16/2011 3:32:00 PM more reviews by ancal89

Age: 19-24   Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Cool   Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Hazel    

I've been using this at night for I guess two months now and I feel like it's making my skin worse. Before I was only using Clinique's Acne Solutions Face and Body Bar and my skin looked better than it had in years. I thought I would get even better results with this added to my night routine.

I know with any new acne treatment you start your skin may get worse before it gets better, but after so many weeks or months with no good results you kind of have to admit that the product sucks. I'm going to keep using this for another few weeks but if I continue getting constant numerous breakouts like I have now then I will have to stop. Not saying this is a horrible product, it just won't work for everybody.

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kelblu on 5/16/2011 3:02:00 PM more reviews by kelblu

Age: 36-43   Skin: Acne-prone   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Blue    

I am really happy with this product. I ran out to buy it based on the reviews here and so far my skin looks alot better. I felt like my skin looked dull and I always seem to have a breakout. So I thought that this would help in both areas. I have to say that I see a glow and luminousity and a more youthful appearance to my skin. I put this on at night after I wash my face and in the morning I just moisturize. My pores look tighter and the fine lines are hardly there anymore. I'm definitely going to keep using this!!

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tvance12 on 5/3/2011 11:01:00 AM more reviews by tvance12

Age: 36-43   Skin: Very Oily, Medium   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Brown    

Im actually using the CVS version of the Neutrogena Healthy Skin Anti-Wrinkle, Anti-Blemish Cream. I've been using now for nearly 2 weeks. So far Im impressed. The CVS version has the same ingredients with the same percentages as the neutrogena brand and it's a few bucks cheaper. This product also has a very pleasant smell. I put it on once per day under my makeup. My skin is EXTREMELY oily - in fact, after a few hours, I have to dab my face with tissue to absorb some of the oil - it's insane. This product, in the short amount of time I've been using it, works. My skin is clearing up, becoming more youthful in appearance and smoother - my tone seems to be evening back out. My skin feels tighter too! I have very acne prone skin, the sebum and oil builds up in my already oversized pores and one thing leads to another and before you know it, my skin looks nasty, oily and I can push the sebum out of the skin on my nose, on my chin, it looks like little white worms when you push them out. It's gross, I know. This product seems to be helping with this problem. I'll keep you posted

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*TOP REVIEWER* BrittaBot on 1/15/2011 6:37:00 PM more reviews by BrittaBot

Age: 30-35   Skin: Combination, Fair   Hair: Red   Eyes: Blue    

I'm disappointed. I bought this based on reviews, and I thought it would be a great 2-in-1 product. I didn't really have acne or blemishes to speak of, but I thought the salicylic acid and retinol would provide clarity to my skin and prevent wrinkles. What I got instead were several blemishes where the cream was applied, and my skin is normally clear. At first I didn't blame the product and kept using it, and the blemishes persisted. I've now stopped and am allowing my skin to clear up.

My husband also tried to use this, and within a couple days, he got large, deep blemishes on different spots of his face, even though he has clear, but oily, skin.

I had also broken out from another retinol moisturizer in the past, so maybe retinols just don't work for me. I don't know. I'm giving up on this stuff and sticking with sunblock and grapeseed oil.

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michtou on 11/28/2010 10:45:00 PM more reviews by michtou

Age: 36-43   Skin: Normal, Olive, Neutral   Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Hazel    

I quit smoking in July and have been on a quest to improve my skin and make a new start. I have normal skin, olive complexion. I suffered from cystic acne in my teens and then mixed, spotty skin until I went on Accutane at 28. Since then I've stayed out of the sun, but have smoked intermittently.
To counteract fine lines I've been using RoC Correxion serum at night and Neutrogena Ageless Intensives spf 30 moisturizer in the day. After about a month I noticed that my tone was even and my pores were reduced. But when I began using the Anti-Wrinkle/Anti-Blemish creme at night, my skin improved drastically. I love it because:
-no dryness
-markedly improved tone
-pores seem reduced over a period of about 2 weeks
-rosy glow
-my skin is so soft!

I don't think this will reduce age/sun spots, but otherwise I think this is excellent value for money. My new HG and I want to shout about it! :)

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slivola on 11/10/2010 12:29:00 PM more reviews by slivola

Age: 36-43   Skin: Combination, Fair, Warm   Hair: Red, Curly, Fine   Eyes: Brown    

I really like this lotion. I use it during the daytime because it isn't as drying as other anti blemish lotions (like proactiv which I use at night). I don't seem to break out from it, either. After it dries, I put on Aveeno's ultra calming SPF 15 face lotion and the two work well together.

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*TOP REVIEWER* machochick on 8/30/2010 8:50:00 PM more reviews by machochick

Age: 25-29   Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium, Cool   Hair: Black, Straight, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

It worked both on my adult acne & wrinkles.

I'm suffering from horrible adult acne for 3 yrs now and I'm under a dermatologist care. I'm recently using sulfur & clindamycin prescriptions for a month now. My acne aren't that horrible anymore, but still wasn't happy (still have breakouts around my chin area and a few on my forehead).

I started using this Neutrogena Healthy Skin Anti-Wrinkle Anti- Blemish once a night, together with the Anti-Wrinkle SPF 15 during the day and my skin looked better. Even my dermatologist was happy about the results! He told me my skin is so beautiful, looks healthy and recovering fast than expected. By the way, he didn't know I'm using this together with the prescriptions :)

I have slight wrinkle formations around my forehead and it has definitely almost gone now. And I've been only using this product for only a week!
I highly recommend this product.

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ashapeoflove on 7/14/2010 8:39:00 PM more reviews by ashapeoflove

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair   Hair: Black   Eyes: Brown    

i bought this product to clear my blemishes, but it actually made them worse. i used it 3 times at night on the same blemish and it actually made it grow twice its size, like it was feeding it or something. i'm never using it again. back to the drawing board on looking for a new spot treatment. ):

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KimberlyClaire79 on 6/23/2010 10:36:00 AM more reviews by KimberlyClaire79

Age: 30-35   Skin: Normal, Fair, Cool   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Brown    

For the most part, I have fair, normal skin. I have occasional breakouts and blackheads, but nothing excessive.

After refinishing the hardwood floors in my house with my husband, I noticed that I had very bumpy skin on my cheeks. I believe my pores became clogged then as it was everywhere my skin was exposed on my face. (I was wearing a mask for most of the time). As the months passed, this problem worsened, spreading across my entire cheek area and towards my temples. I had no redness or anything coming to a head, just rough, bumpy skin that looked magnified if I wore blush or powder. I tried killing it with kindness, as in making sure my face was hydrated at all times and wearing very little makeup in hopes that the clogged pores would work their way out, and drinking lots of water, but this yielded me no results.

No scrub, mask, moisturizer, or acne medicine seemed to help me. I recently switched my skin routine from cold weather, over to warm weather. (Cold weather means using a heavier night cream, and occasionally letting some extra virgin olive oil soak in. These methods have always worked until I had this clogged pore problem).

Now that the weather is warm, my skin care routine consists of washing with Oil of Olay Total Effects Cream Cleanser + Blemish Control morning and night, followed with Boots Botanics Organic Rosewater Toner morning and night, top with RoC Retinol Correxion Eye Cream morning and night, finish with Biore Dual Fusion Moisturizer with SPF 30 mornings, and finish with Neutrogena Healthy Skin Anti-Wrinkle Anti-Blemish Clear Skin Cream nights. This routine will be my HG for the warm months. These products have together cleared up my complexion and fight excessive oil. Now I rarely feel the need to wear powder because my skin looks the best it has ever looked. When I wake up, I think, wow, all I need is some mascara! That is saying a LOT because I am a makeup junkie.

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kjb1689 on 6/12/2010 12:29:00 PM more reviews by kjb1689

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Blue    

I've been using this for about a week and it's my new HG night moisturizer. The moisture is perfect for my comnination skin and the BHA has already cut down on my blackheads.

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*TOP REVIEWER* lotusfairy on 2/17/2010 7:25:00 PM more reviews by lotusfairy

Age: 25-29   Skin: Oily, Medium, Neutral   Hair: Brunette, Curly, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

Wow. This really helps with breakouts and keeping my pores clean. I consider it essential in my skin care regimen when I get hormonal acne on my chin and cheeks. I wish I could get a bigger tube of this, but its good that I only need to use a dime size on my whole face. Doesn't dry my skin out and doesn't leave me an oily slick. I apply after I take a shower at night and in the morning I can already see a big difference. Highly recommended.

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