I don’t have acne, but I did have occasional breakout, mostly when Aunt Flo came around. I had tried several OTC products as well as pRoactiv and nothing seemed to work.trying to dig deep and figure out the cause of my breakouts I remembered that a few years a go I went on a cleansing diet and cut out sugars and carbs from my diet. The diet was TORTURE (I looove food) but I remembered how beautiful my skin was!! I couldn’t continue the diet and when I started eating normally the breakouts came back.

Shortly after, not really related to skin, I went looking for a multivitamin and also found some cheap supplements on sale (grapeseed extract, vit c, biotin…) all and decided to give them a shot because they supported skin health in 1 way or another. After about 2wks of taking the pills, my skin began to clear up again!!

To make a long story short I now watch my sugar and carb intake (moslty drink water, veggies, brown or basmati ric instead of white…). I also take my supplements (vit c, b complex, biotin, grapeseed extract, lysine, flaxseed…ect) for skin health.

I don’t take each one everyday but ill take 4 or 5 randomly. Its worked fine for me and I encourage all of you that suffer with acne to try an intenal approach. U could probably find a hair/skin/ nail vit or even a prenatl vitamin to combat the acne

But I do believe what u eat come out 1 way or another…and the skin is one route of escape

While it is true that different skin types work better with different regimens, Neutrogena Skin iD is really no different than many other acne treatments.

My mother has been an excellent pediatrician for over 20 years. When I became interested in Neutrogena Skin iD, I asked her first to review the products that had been selected for me. It turns out that the active ingredients in each product (in other words, the only ingredient that works in battling acne) was already present in all of my current acne products!

I can’t say that I have spent more than $20 on all my current acne products together. As my mother said, “Why spend forty dollars on something that people already have or can easily buy for half that price?”

I am very sure that Neutrogena Skin iD works. I encourage all to go along and take the test. However, I don’t recommend purchasing your personalized regimen unless you don’t mind parting with more cash than you necessarily need to. Note the active ingredients in your personalized Neutrogena Skin iD products and possibly head down to the skincare aisle in Wal-Mart, Target, K-Mart, etc. See if you can’t find cleansers, anti-acne products, and moisturizers with the same amounts of those active ingredients.

I hope this helped. I wish everyone the best of luck on their way to clearer skin!

Love, Jasey”

While reading an article about some skin product reviews, I learned about Neutrogena Skin ID, and this forum. While looking at some of your comments, I noticed your dissatisfaction with some of Neutrogena, and some other acne treatment products. Its has been a few years since acne stopped being a problem for me, and like you all, tried a number of different skin care products only to be disappointed. Maybe, it is time to explore other options, because skin products only deal with the problem superficially. Acne, zits, and blemishes are the result of hormones (due to your age), what you eat, and HOW LONG it remains in your intestines (a small detail that is SO overlooked by ALL skin care products). A few years ago a doctor specialized in internal medicine that I went to see for unrelated issue told me: “you can pretty much, reasonably, eat whatever you want provided that you can get rid of it as quickly as possible. The longer food remains in your intestines the greater the chance that fat will get on your blood stream, ultimate causing weight gain, acne, etc.” The logic behind this statement is simple, but it is a “skill” took me years to really understand it, and seriously effectively apply it. Lessons learned: What comes in needs to come out as soon as possible (this needs to be a priority like eating lunch). In today’s society does not give enough importance to allow people to this sort of “personal” time. While in high school teachers don’t like to let students out class, when in college the schedule is hectic between classes (and maybe working part time), later on while at work, one is locked on a schedule, working many hours, or facing some sort of stress (that only compounds the problem). Working out works out great, however, it can get you used to higher caloric intake. This is detrimental, if for some reason, you discontinue your calorie-burning activity, since it may translate in gaining a few pounds. To avoid this issue, I have adopted some healthy habits, and use some other products like Metamucil regularly, and Dulcolax somewhat regularly to counteract some occasional not-so-healthy, fatty indulgences. This has helped me to maintain an ideal weight, and reduce the acne problem to a minor zit every once in a while.

After all this you may think that I am not using any skin products at all, but that is not true, I use some other Neutrogena products that have worked for me pretty well, such as their sunscreens, aftershave, hands cream and some their exfoliator creams. For this last category, I can also recommend Gojo (pumice hand cleaner) that is excellent at cleaning clogged face pores, and at $9 and some change per gallon, it is cheap enough to use in other body areas without fear of running out.

I no longer throw away money on acne treatment products to mitigate the problem on the surface, unless your dermatologist is giving you a prescription. For me, the time, money, and effort to keep up with some of this cumbersome acne treatment products routines, is better spent on products that help you deal with the MAIN cause of the problem in the first place, and by doing so, helping out other areas as well, such as maintaining a healthy weight, and an improved energy level.