I have not started using this product yet, but I have used this product before in which I liked very much.

I have suffered with adult acne for many years, WAY more than when I was younger. Being 29 years old, it sucks having teenage skin. Psh! I have bought several products the past few years and basically a trial and error with even expensive breaking the bank products that just end up bring chucked in the garbage. I started looking to youtube for anything worth buying and in a certain price rang and came across this brand. I HIGHLY recommend CeraVe products for any skin condition, especially dry acne prone skin. When I say I stuggle, I mean bad struggled with acne. I believe it's cystic but also dryness caused normal acne. I have only been using for a week and I literally saw a difference within about 24 hours and here is why: The same time I bought this about a week ago, I also purchased the CeraVe moisturizer, an olay cleanser brush that came with an exfoliating wash also repurchused rose water aloe vera toner. I first use this CeraVe cleanser with the brush for 2 minutes. It's super gentle but effective and exactly what ive been looking for. Just because you don't have suds doesn't mean it isn't working!! I wash face with luke warm water and from there, I use my olay exfoliating wash for 3 minutes or so while the brush is on gentle. I wash with luke warm water and pat dry. I've decided to only use african black soap once a week, which was my daily wash but found it drys the skin out terribly but is effective with drying acne if not used daily. This is also used with the brush for about a minute. After washing off with luke warm water, I use the rose water aloe vera toner (I try not to weAR any make up what so ever unless i leAve my home so, I use the toner though out the day and seriously guys, you would be amazed how dirty your fAce it without seeING it, toner on a cotton ball will show you). Let air dry for a few minutes, then apply a generous amount of the CeraVe moisturizer on my face, behind my ears and neck area and once rubbed in, I reapply on my problem areas which is forehead, around my eyes and chin, allow to sit for 60 seconds and rub in. Also, every other week I use the Indian clay mask if needed. Vitamin E oil is great for moisture as well! Anyways, this is a great face wash and I highly recommend it!

EDIT: I have recently stopped using both Ponds cold cream and Dermalogica multi-active toner, as I felt like I was spending too much money and too much time futzing with those products. My skin actually looks even better now, which has led me to love this cleanser (and the CeraVe lotion) even more! My routine is SO simple now - cleanse and moisturize with CeraVe each morning, apply my mineral powder makeup, and then cleanse and moisturize with CeraVe each night! I love how easily my makeup comes off and I am even happier with my skin now than ever before! LOVE the CeraVe brand and highly recommend. This is my favorite cleanser! I have been using it twice daily for about six months so far, and I absolutely love it. I have red hair and fair, sensitive skin. I never used to have problems with my face - it was never oily or dry, just "normal" with maybe a pimple or two every now and then. But then about 2-3 years ago (I am currently 22 years old, FYI) I started getting clusters of breakouts. These were typically inflamed red pimples, not whiteheads or blackheads, and they occurred mainly on my forehead and chin/mouth as well as occasionally on/around my nose. I tried everything (Proactiv, Cetaphil, Neutrogena, Clean and Clear, Aveeno, Clearasil, Burt's Bees, Skin ID, etc. - these have contained salicylic acid, benzoyl peroxide, sulfur, retinol, witch hazel, and tea tree oil) and NOTHING cleared my complexion. It was so frustrating! Then, based on positive reviews on acne.org, I decided to try out the CeraVe line. I am so glad I did because I LOVE IT! I still get occasional pimples, but overall I have a clearer complexion. I believe that all of the chemicals designed to get rid of acne were just too harsh for my skin, so this gentle cleanser is perfect. I use the hydrating cleanser morning and night every day, and then follow it with a spritz of Dermalogica multi-active toner (also a lovely product, in my opinion!) and a light layer of CeraVe lotion. I also apply Maybelline mineral powder foundation (or, when in a rush, Aveeno tinted moisturizer) each morning and remove it each night with Ponds cold cream before cleansing. I love the CeraVe cleanser because it is not drying at all and it has truly reduced my acne. I recommend it highly and plan to continue using it. My only complaint (and really, this is just my own problem) is that I often use quite a lot of the cleanser (3-5 pumps) each time, which means that I go through a bottle every few months. Still, I feel that's a small price to pay for nice skin. I love CeraVe and I hope you will give it a try and love it as well!

I regret that it took me so long to discover CeraVe -- I wish I had known about this stuff years ago! In this review I'm going to cover all the CeraVe products I've used, not just the Hydrating Cleanser I'm posting this under. I am in my 40s and have had "difficult" skin since I was a teenager. I've suffered frequent breakouts my entire adult life, and as I've gotten older my skin has somehow managed to become dry and oily at the same time. I have tried so many products over the years, many of them costing much more than this stuff, and nothing has really worked well and consistently for me until now. For the first time in my life, I have consistently clear skin -- I haven't had a breakout in months, and the dryness is pretty much under control too, even in the dead of winter! This is the regimen I use: 1) CeraVe Cleanser -- I first started with the Foaming Cleanser. That didn't break me out, but it was drying, so I've shelved it for now (might go back to it during the summer months). Instead I'm using the Hydrating Cleanser now, and this stuff is a dream. It doesn't lather, which took some getting used to, but it goes on like silk and feels so nice on my skin. It takes off makeup easily, and helps with dryness. No breakouts, no flakes, no redness, yay. 2) Toner -- I use plain witch hazel as a toner (Witch Hazel Distillate by The Homestead Company, http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B004TH71W0 . Love this stuff, it's the only alcohol-free witch hazel I've ever found.) 3) CeraVe Moisturizer -- I use the AM in the AM and the PM in the PM :) Both feel awesome on my skin, absorb nicely, have no scent, and don't irritate or break me out in any way. The AM is thicker due to its SPF, while the PM is thinner and lighter. Love both of them, they work beautifully with my skin and feel fantastic. 4) CeraVe Eye Repair Cream -- This is the only CeraVe product that I've felt underwhelmed by. It feels nice and doesn't have any ill effects, but it doesn't really seem to do anything positive either. In my experience, that's true of most eye creams (ha). I can't really recommend this one, because I saw no change at all with it. 5) CeraVe Moisturizing Lotion and CeraVe Moisturizing Cream -- I use the lotion as a body lotion after showering, and I use the cream as a hand cream. The lotion is thinner and lighter, while the cream is thick and rich. I really like both of them, the cream especially. None of the CeraVe products have a scent to them, which I really appreciate. None of them irritate my ridiculously sensitive skin in any way. All of them (except the eye cream) have improved my skin in remarkable and immediate ways. And they are all dirt cheap!! I still can't believe how amazing this stuff is. I wish I had known about it years and years ago. I have never been happier with a line of skin care products, and I have tried a bunch of them. I cannot recommend this stuff highly enough and hope they never ever stop making it.

Very gentle

Loving this, so natural!