It’s hard to choose one acne face wash with so many different options on the market.  Almost every beauty company that offers a face wash has an acne fighting option.  All claim to be the best, but it’s going to vary from skin-to-skin.  

Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash is one acne face wash that has been around for many years and is readily available for around $14 at discount stores.  The cost is definitely less than a lot of products so that’s a plus.

Neutrogena claims that this product is the number one acne fighting cleanser recommended by dermatologists.  Like many acne fighting products, Neutrogena Oil-Free Wash contains salicylic acid, which is widely known for being effective in treating acne.   The product also claims to have skin soothers to stop skin from getting dry.

At first, the product seemed like a normal face wash.  However, even after applying moisturizer after washing my face, this face wash really dried out my skin to the point of being itchy and uncomfortable.  It’s hard to believe there is any ingredients that sooth the skin.

Since most products do make your skin look worst before better, I continued using Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash.  Even after two weeks my skin was still dry, which caused it to peel and flake.  My skin also became bright red and inflamed.

During the time I used the product, my skin did not breakout and the few pimples I did have went away after a couple days.

This product does keep your skin clear from acne; however, I do not recommend this product to anyone with dry or combination normal/dry skin.  My skin actually burnt throughout the day it was so irritated.  Because of the salicylic acid, I also do not recommend this product to anyone with Rosacea.

If you have oily and acne prone skin, this would be a great acne face wash.  If you’re skin is dry at all, keep looking for a different product.