I'm a scrubber.. (Neutrogena Visibly Clear Blackhead Eliminating Daily Scrub)

Member Name: Miss-Bee

Product:	Neutrogena Visibly Clear Blackhead Eliminating Daily Scrub
Date:	10/08/09 (109 review reads)
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Advantages: Clears blackheads, makes skin look much better, cheap, lasts a while..

Disadvantages: Depends hugely on skin type..

I have fairly problematic skin, my skin is very sensitive and dries out easily with certain products, but also is very prone to spot outbreaks if skin gets oily. It's horrible. Currently I use soap and water to clean my face, which does clean, but sometimes makes my skin outbreak, so I've been on the look out for a product which cleans and is really caring for my annoying skin. So I'd seen the Neutrogena Visible Clear Blackhead Eliminating Daily Scrub's (what a mouthful!) advert of TV and in the woman's magazines, and it claims to be "exfoliating" and "unclogs pores to prevent blackheads" within 3 weeks of using the product. Although I don't suffer badly from blackheads, I do sometimes have the odd breakout of blackheads, so I'd thought I'd give it a little try.

Firstly, the scrub has tiny microbeads in it, which apparently helps unclog your pores. I'm personally undecided about the little beads in scrubs, I really dislike the feel of the beads on my skin, but in other scrubs I've used the beads have done wonders to my skin, but others, such as Clearasil, the beads have made my skin very dry and painful, so the microbeads can work very differently on different skin types, so be aware.
Application was fairly easy, I personally applied some on my hands and massage into my skin, other people apply but putting a dot on the T-Zone, Chin and Cheeks, and then rub in together. Both ways are great ways, and I would only apply around a 10 p piece blob of the Daily Scrub, which is plenty to use on the face, and if you use to much, skin can get all greasy and might not work so well. I also thought it was quite difficult to remove, and took a while to get all the beads of my face. Applying the scrub did make my face feel refreshed and clean, and my pores did start to feel much cleaner.

So after 3 weeks of trying Neutrogena Daily Scrub, I did notice my skin did seem cleaner and brighter, but I did feel that my skin had become really dry while using the Neutrogena Daily Scrub, which I did kind of think would happen because of the microbeads in the scrub, I do have to point out that the scrub will work better and worse, depending on your skin type, but on my sensitive skin it made it fairly dry, oily skin this scrub might work heaps better. But the scrub did get rid of my blackheads, which I had at the time, and I haven't had another outbreak during the time I was using the Daily Scrub, so does what it said.

Neutrogena Visible Clear Blackhead Eliminating Daily Scrub is available at pharmacists, such as Boots, Superdrug, but also most supermarket, such as ASDA and Tesco. Prices vary from 2-5 pounds, and each tube lasts around a month.

Summary: Try it, but best suits oily skins..