Tingly and refreshing (Neutrogena Visibly Clear 2-in-1 Wash)

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Product:	Neutrogena Visibly Clear 2-in-1 Wash
Date:	02.09.06 (594 review reads)
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Advantages: Cools face, tingles, skin still feels clean in morning

Disadvantages: Some might dislike the strong tingle

I am very loyal to Neutrogena. I have been using a certain product for about 10 years now, Neutrogena cleansing pads. These were the only cleansing pads that ever worked for my acne. This product does not exist in the UK, it is only available in the USA. I have tried to inquire with Neutrogena about whether they would want to market it over here, but they told me that their distributor Johnson & Johnson does not intend to distribute this product here at this time.

Since importing from the USA does not make much economic sense, I decided to try some other Neutrogena facial products. This was my first pick and I was quite impressed.


***The product***

This product comes in an orange and grey tube and contains 150ml. It costs £4.99 at Sainsbury's and is also available at Boots and Superdrug, usually priced between £3.50 and £5.00.

It can be used in two ways: Either as a daily facial wash or as a weekly 5 minute mask. The daily usage is intended to prevent blemishes and the weekly mask is intended to deep cleanse and condition your skin.


*Weekly 5-minute mask*

I opted to try the first minute mask first. You wet your face, put a small amount of the product in your hands, lather it up and then disperse it evenly on your face.

After about 30 seconds, your skin starts feeling very cool and tingly. I was not sure whether I liked the tingly sensation, at times it seemed a bit strong. But the coolness was definitely nice. Almost like an air conditioning system for your face.

I left the mask on for a bit longer than 5 minutes, at which point it became a bit dry. I strongly suggest to keep to the recommended time on the packaging.

When I washed and dried my face, my skin felt very tight and exceptionally clean and smooth. It even glowed.

I was surprised to find that my skin still felt very clean in the morning. Normally I have this urge to wash and clean my face when I wake up. But it still felt very smooth.

I have to admit that I really wanted to apply the 5 minute mask again - and that the very next day. I did not want to wait for a week to have that exceptional feeling on my skin again. Consequently, I experimented a little and found that it did not harm my skin if you use the mask more than once a week. However, I would not recommend using it more than three times in any 7-day period, as it does dry out your face.


*Daily facial wash*

Since I work out a lot, I tend to get quite sweaty. this seems to cause some acne to my face. I brought this product to the gym with me to try it as a daily facial wash.

Even as a daily facial wash you get the cool and tingly feeling when using it. Just as with the mask, my skin felt very clean and tight afterwards. As an added bonus, my skin appeared to be a lot less dry than usual!


*Overall*

Overall, I much prefer the mask to the ordinary facial wash.

This product will easily last you a couple of months, since you do not need to apply very much to get the effect. I believe that this represents good value for your money.


***Tips***

Do take the warning on the bottle seriously and do not get the product into your eyes. I found that using the product in the shower made some of it run into my eyes - and that does sting. Perhaps it is better to use over the skin.

On a couple of occassions, I have had a sore spot develop under my skin that had not come to a head yet. I managed to avert the spot and reduce the pain associated with it by distributing a small amount of the product on the area on my face, leaving it on there until it dried and then scrubbing it off with a cloth.


***What this product does not do***

If you are looking for a miracle product that battles all your spots , I am afraid you are looking in the wrong place. I still get the odd spot here and there. But then again, the product only promises to fight blemishes, not spots.


***Verdict***

I really like this product. It does make my skin look a lot healthier and I honestly cannot wait to use this product again (though I am not yet sure whether using it more than once a day might dry my skin out too much).


***Further information***

www.neutrogena.com
Tel (UK): 0845 601 5789

Summary: A tingly, refreshing and delightful facial mask.