20 Best Face Wash For Combination Skin And Acne (2023 Updated)

I swear by this face cleanser! I’ve been using this cleanser and the Kiehl’s line in general for 2 years now and my skin has never been better. I absolutely love the fresh, soft feeling my skin has after I wash it.

I used to have acne, now it’s totally clear and I only get a few small pimples here and there. My skin has always been highly sensitive with a mixture of oily and dry and this has worked wonders. The difference it’s made is mind-blowing to me! Highly recommend to anyone with sensitive combination skin! Love love love it!.

I’ve never been a person too brand loyal for facial cleansers, I’d probably just keep buying whatever was on sale or whatever I saw in the drugstore if not for this. I got a little one as a gift three years ago and have never loved a cleanser as much since.

I bought the bigger size and it lasts forever! It makes my skin feel nice and I think it does a good job of removing makeup, even though I also use a remover with it. I don’t break out as much now that I have this + my skincare routine.

It feels luxurious too and you can’t top that! Like a mini spa feeling in my day.

I am impressed with this foaming face wash. I always have an issue with my pores. I even went for the dermapen treatment, and I stopped it after completing my session – I could not bear the pain. Then I try this Calendula Deep Cleansing Form.

Previously I used Ultra Facial Oil-Free; however, the effect is not the same. When I used this Calendula, I could feel my face was clean, and it was easy to remove the whitehead. At first, I thought it would make my skin dry.

Surprisingly it is not dry at all.

I was desperate to find something to help my redness when I found this. I was hopeful because I have used many other Neutrogena products that worked great for me. This one, however, missed the mark. I used it twice a day with my regular moisturizer for about a week and that is all it took before it made the skin around my mouth flaky and it looked irritated and just overall terrible.

Overall very drying and didn’t reduce my redness at all.

THIS. WORKS. I suffered from severe acne in my teen years, with the help of a dermatologist and age my skin cleared up significantly by the time I turned 18. From 18-25 I suffered from occasional mild acne, large contested pores and redness but nothing too major.

Around my 25th birthday I started breaking out worse than ever before. I spent SO much money on high end products, saw several estheticians, changed my diet, took several supplements and eventually went to see a dermatologist.

NOTHING WORKED and my acne seemed to be getting worse. About a month ago I came across Paula’s Choice and in browsing the website I found the Extra Strength Acne kit. I decided to buy the travel size to test it out.

Within 3 days of use I ordered the full size. I was blown away. NOTHING had ever worked as fast and as efficiently. Now I am on week 3 and I have ZERO active acne, my pores are significantly smaller and my skin is balanced and glowy.

I looked in the mirror this morning and seriously cried happy tears. For anyone suffering with acne, please give this a chance, it was life changing for me. My only recommendation is to start by using step 3, the treatment just once a day while you learn how your skin reacts to it.

I started off using it 2x a day and my skin was a bit dry, tight and red for a couple of days. I cut back to once a day then built up to 2x a day. Thank you, thank you, thank you Paula’s Choice for creating such amazing products and for restoring my confidence!.

To start out, I would like to say that I am currently in esthetician school and have been looking for new products with “cleaner” ingredients to use. I have acne, including frequent pimples popping up overnight.

I have used plenty of new trendy brands attempting to clear my skin. Although these have helped to control my acne, nothing has really CLEARED my skin. I decided to go back to my roots and choose a brand that’s one of the oldest skincare brands with much more research and testing than other new products.

That being Neutrogena. I went to my local Walmart and began looking through the hundreds of Neutrogena products, when one line in particular caught my eye. The acne stress control facewash, face scrub, and toner.

I picked up the bottle really being drawn into the word “Stress” which we all suffer with. Stress tends to make my face breakout horrendously. Without further hesitation, I put all 3 products into my cart and checked out.

The first night, I was due to exfoliate, so I used the scrub. I used it in the shower. One of the first things I noticed was the calming cucumber scent and the light exfoliating beads. This face scrub was unlike any other i’ve used.

My face felt so soft and smooth. I got out of the shower and noticed a subtle glow to my face. After using the toner, my redness dissapeared almost 70%. I decided to moisturize and go to bed. When i woke up the next morning and looked in the mirror after washing my face with the wash version, I couldn’t believe my eyes.

My skin had drastically changed overnight. My swollen pimples on my cheeks and jawline had flattened out and my skin tone was so even. I continued to use these products to this day. After only a week my acne was 50% cleared up.

If you feel like you have tried every product under the sun for acne, TRY THIS. Recently, I went to purchase more and now I can hardly find the products without them being sold out 🙂 (I also wanted to add that the active ingredient is salicylic acid, which is great for acne and exfoliating the top layer of your skin, causing cell turnover and rejuvenation).

I have tried probably over 20-25 different face washes and cleansers and nothing seemed to work after a week of using them. I have struggled with some light acne breakouts since I was 14 and couldn’t find the right one to clear my face and kept working for more than a week.

Till now at 17 years old I was searching some shelves again for another face wash to try and “STRESS CONTROL” caught my eye……. So I bought it and what do you know this shi works and and continues working after one week of using it.

I’ve used Neutrogena Stress Control for a little over a month and my face has been clear for weeks with just 2 new pimples that popped up overnight rather than 4 or 5. I love it, it really helps a lot…… I have to buy some more now lol.

Some history about my skin: I had clear skin pretty much up until my mid-late 20s, with a pimple maybe here or there around my period. However, about three months ago, my cheeks exploded with pimples out of seemingly nowhere.

I searched many internet forums and sought advice from anyone I could find, from dermatologists to my doctor to random friends and family. I bought countless cleansers, toners, and moisturizers, which all seemed to promise perfect skin.

My skin just kept getting worse and worse. Nothing was working, and I was losing hope. I was perusing Target one day, and came across this cleanser. I bought it on a whim, because I figured it was better than doing nothing.

I’m not kidding you, literally after my first wash, my pimples started feeling less painful and swollen. Within an hour, there was a visible difference in the size and redness of the acne on my cheeks.

I thought that maybe it was just my eyes seeing things, so I decided to keep using it to see what would happen. Fast forward only three days– my pimples have mostly disappeared or have gone down at least 50% in size/redness.

I’m shocked how fast this cleanser has worked. I could cry at how much time and money I’ve wasted on other products and research. THANK YOU Neutrogena for this cleanser, and please never stop selling this formula.

This is my holy grail and Neutrogena, you now have a lifetime customer!.

I started using this gel when there was a time I ran out of the cleansing foam and this was the only one available. I like this better ‘coz a 125ml bottle lasts longer. I transfer it to a much smaller tube for bathroom use to control wastage.

I wish it was a bit thicker though so it will last many more months. My only complain is the difficulty squeezing out the remaining product without taking the whole cap off. Gentle yet effective. Does not dry or tighten skin no matter how often I use in a day.

My pimples are tamer now than when the mask-wearing rule started. I make sure I always have this.

I bought this product because I had 2 or 3 stubborn pimples that would not go away. I have cystic acne breakouts from time to time but I can usually keep it under control. I have been using this for a month and my skin looks worse than it ever has.

I have breakouts in areas I never had them before and now my face is covered in pimples, big and small. Every time one goes away 2 or 3 more pop up. Do not use if you have oily, sensitive skin! I’m going back to my old skincare routine and hopefully I can reverse the damage I’ve caused using this face wash.

Worst mistake ever!.

I like this cleanser, but I use it as a treatment product. I cleanse with a normal foaming cleanser most of the week and use this every 3 days to keep acne at bay. My skin feels really smooth afterwards.

It is watery but they created the bottle so only a small amount is dispersed. It’s actually pretty difficult to find salicylic cleansers with no fragrance so I’ll get this again once it’s through. Personally I wouldn’t ever use this kind of cleanser every day…it’s not necessary IMO.

That would be a bit too harsh for most people’s skin.

Listen, I’m acne prone, sensitive skin, combination-oily, late 20’s…. this face wash has helped me tremendously in the past THREE weeks. So, I was using CeraVe for the duration of that bottle. My skin was never good on that, but I watched a lot of YouTubers recommend it.

I would get a lot of bumps under my skin. It was just the face wash, but the face wash played a major role because after switching to this when it ran out, my skin was already starting to heal. It is drying, for sure, but it cleans my skin so well.

I wore a full face of makeup. I used the take it off by Clinique and then washed my face for 60 secs then 30-60…there was nothing on the white towel and that never happened before. I NEEDED A REAL CLEANSER.

Yes, you need a moisturizer too, but having combo skin, man, a lot of them are so disappointing and cause new breakouts under and on my skin. I use Stratia and that works for me, but it’s not SUPER hydrating—for combo/oily peeps.

In all, I’m not switching until my skin tells me. I’m testing out the toner as well and so far, no new breakouts! Anywho, have a beautiful day!.

I have oily skin especially around my t-zone as well as occasional red blemishes on my cheeks. I would often wake up with a greasy face and whiteheads dotted over due to the oil especially round my cheeks and forehead.

Since using this my skin has cleared up massively! My whiteheads and blemishes have reduced significantly and my skin looks overall a lot brighter and a lot less dull. My pores seem slightly minimised too so my face looks smother and it feels soft also.

I use this twice daily and sometimes have some slightly drying patches around my mouth but this is nothing serious and clears up after using moisturiser. I would definitely only use this if you have oily skin or if you have combination skin to be used a few times a week.

My skin looks so much more healthier and glowy since using this, so if you have oily, blemish prone skin, I would definitely recommend!.

I have always had issues with blemishes and spots appearing in my t-zone, I specifically have combination skin. It’s taken years to find something that truly addresses this until I found this set. I started using it in early 2020, lasts forever and I am only on my 2nd set.

I use it probably twice a week alongside other products, but this really helps to keep my skin in check and keeps it looking great all day. The other reviewer who had issues with the Duo+: unfortunately, you’ve mistaken the anti-imperfection cream as a moisturiser! It might as well be the opposite, as it’s actually quite harsh on the skin, and you should definitely moisturiser afterward, but it’s super effective at fighting spots.

Although it is on the expensive side for LRP, because of how long it lasts and how effective it is for me, I personally think it’s a price worth paying.

I was so excited to try this product, yet after the first time of using it, I knew it was not for me. If I had not spent the pandemic watching dermatologists and skin care enthusiasts online I may not have known what I know now about how your skin should feel after washing, and the way this cleanser leaves me skin is not right.

My skin is literally squeaky clean, as in, it actually squeaked as I washed it. I like that the packaging is simple and clean, but it also looks a little cheap and not as premium as it is. On using the cleanser foam for the first time I was already unsure about the texture as I moved it around on my hands, but I gave it a go and even though I knew I didn’t like it, I gave it a fair go.

When moving it in circular motions around my face it did feel smooth and leave my skin feeling soft, but I found it difficult to dissolve from my skin and I felt that I almost had a film over my face for the first of the morning.

I think it did an okay job of removing minimal make-up but not so good at removing full nighttime glam make-up. It just smeared it across my face. I also really didn’t like the scent. It just smelt a bit ‘off’.

I wouldn’t purchase it myself, nor would I recommend it. It reminds me of something I would have used when I first started using skincare as a teenager. I think there are much better products on the market for the same price.

I have combination skin, oily T zone and dry normal/dry skin everywhere else. I’m very prone to hyperpigmentation when I break out and it always takes a while to go away. Given. I have had this wash for a bit over 2 weeks and I HATE it.

My skin hates it and it feels horrible once washed off. Not only that but it makes me break out with under the skin cyst like acne. The wash also feels super cheap, like if you’re using a Spring bar of soap on your face.

It leaves a white cast and thin residue, no matter hard much you rinse or emulsify before placing on your skin. A little product does go a long way and for the size given, that may be a good value. However, I will not be purchasing this in the future at all.

Now, I have to spend money on products that will help me get rid of the skin issues this wash has caused. Nothing else changed in my routine, just the cleanser. So I know that’s what has been drying my face, making it look dull and flaky, plus my other products don’t seem to be absorbing well after using this.

The moment I go back to my YOTP cleanser, my face looks normal and my products actually absorb. Stay away from this.

The Origins Check and Balances Face Wash is a great face wash for any skin type, especially sensitive. I have oily skin and was able to use this to wash away the oiliness as well as it’s great for taking off makeup.

I love that I can use a very small amount and it’s enough for the entire face and gives a very good froth amount. The texture is very soft, I would say it feels almost like a soft paste. It has a very slight minty smell but doesn’t leave any lingering smells.

It hasn’t caused any breakouts nor left any other sensations. I love this face wash because compared to other face washes, this one doesn’t leave my face feeling dry. Instead leaves my skin soft, smooth, and can tell that it leaves it clean without leaving it dry.

I recommend this for any skin type!.

I had 0 acne until I turned 19 and then it got horrible, it was severe all through my 20s until I decided to really get serious about curing it. This face was is the best thing ever! It has completely eliminated my acne, and it brightens my skin beautifully.

My acne scars are also gone (I also use 23% vit c serum and retinol) but no doubt this scrub is invaluable and has worked wonders for me! It has also cured my sisters acne, and every single person I’ve recommended it to.

This stuff works! Highly recommend washing your face in the shower, scrubbing from your hairline to your collarbone, and cleansing for at least 2 minutes. I personally spend 3-5 minutes cleansing my face and neck every day.

I only use this once a day, and just a warm water or cetaphil cleanse for my second wash. Coconut oil to remove make up. This has kept my skin acne free for over a year now. Good luck yall!.

In general it is a great working product. Just maybe we could make it with other fruits? But I totally recommend this product, well any of Neutrogena products are a sure to please and work for what it’s attended purpose was.

Also great for all and any age, as well as perfectly perfect for female and male usage. would I purchase this product again? Like I said before all of Neutrogena products are top notch. I’d be dumb not to go with Neutrogena and use a different brand.

No, no, no not me. I’ll stick with a winning company Neutrogena why waste your money with anything else. If you are not satisfied for any reason whatsoever and I doubt you would but if so ask any other person if there would like to take that product off your hands and they will be asking you are you serious? Because it’s the best and you are just throwing it away tisk tisk tisk.