Reddit mentions of Neutrogena Oil-Free Salicylic Acid Acne Treatment Acne Wash-6 oz

If you can get him to wash his face every night his skin will improve. My brother liked the Clinique facial bar soap, and just using that improved his severe cystic acne. but any facial soap he'll use will be good.

Spot treating with benzoyl peroxide helps. If he is oily getting him in the habit of using stridex every night will pay off. I purged for a solid six months, but now I use it almost every night and notice a difference if I don't. I'm a minimalist and washing my face at night, then using stridex is a really simple skincare routine that could work for a lot of adolescents.

Also, there has been dermatology research that shows salicylic acid is effective in face washes, Cerave has a SA face wash, Neutrogena has one, and I love the Clean and Clear Deep Action Cleanser

If your son ever really gets into skincare routines, and is responsible about it, then Differin will give him results. He'll just need to use a sunscreen every morning. My dad recently got a precancerous mole removed, and still hasn't developed the habit of using sunscreen in the morning (So I know it can be tough to get people in habits of using sunscreen), so I would only get him Differin if you see evidence he can be responsible about sunscreen use. It's a worthwhile endeavor, because it could prevent him from getting skin cancer down the road. Blue Lizard, Olay Complete spf 30, & Purpose spf 15 are good non comedogenic sunscreens

edit: I just read you think he has sensitive skin. In that case I do not recommend Neutrogena (their products contain too much fragrance). Vanicream is good (no fragrance or parabens). They have very good facial cleansers.

Salicylic acid is awesome. Not sure if it works for everyone, but this helped clear up my acne pretty well. It's a facewash with salicylic acid in it. However it makes your skin SUPER DRY, but I'd rather have dry skin than acne.

I use this to exfoliate: https://www.amazon.com/Nip-Fab-Glycolic-Scrub-Ounce/dp/B00DDOW9CC?th=1

And this as a face wash: https://www.amazon.com/Neutrogena-Oil-Free-Acne-Wash-Ounce/dp/B000FH4I1U

Exfoliator has glycolic acid, face wash salicylic acid.

I've seen it mentioned several times that chemical-exfoliating cleansers (I'm assuming like this) don't stay on the skin long enough to be effective. Is there a source for this?

Has anyone used Mario Badescu's Special Glycolic Cleansing Lotion? I started using it recently in an attempt to clear out some very plugged-up pores and PIH. I would love to hear about anyone else's long-term experience with it. It bothers me that its major ingredients are isopropyl alcohol and sodium lauryl sulfate.

Speaking of plugged up pores, I believe that taking biotin caused some major blockages in my cheeks where I'd never gotten them before, along with cysts elsewhere. They've been clearing out since I stopped taking it, but does anyone have any recommendations for getting rid of these blackheads and plugs faster?

https://www.amazon.com/Neutrogena-Oil-Free-Acne-Wash-Ounce/dp/B000FH4I1U

skin type is normal

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