When I first heard about Neutrogena’s skinID, I got very, very excited. I have suffered mild to moderate acne for many years, and it has worsened since owning a puppy (something about dogs…). Despite washing my hands too often, avoiding touching my face, and all the other tricks of the trade–it still plagues me a bit. I’ve never tried ProActive, though I have been tempted, but this is something I can’t wait to try. Neutrogena makes a host of good products, and they are one of the drugstore brands that I trust. You’ll definitely hear from me about this in the future! www.skinid.com
In a clinical trial testing 500 people with different skin, acne and lifestyles, 100% of people using skin iD got clearer, healthier-looking skin. skin iD is currently the only non-prescription acne solution on the market that has conducted a double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial — the “gold standard” in testing methodology. This clinical trial demonstrated skin iD’s power to work significantly better than the top selling acne regimen in treating 16 different signs of acne.
skin iD was developed by Neutrogena® Dermatologics with a group of leading dermatologists, scientists and market researchers, charged to create a customized skin-clearing solution specifically designed to treat acne on a case-by-case basis without a prescription. skin iD is comprised of a skin evaluation, an exclusive product line and a comprehensive Web site to treat each individual’s acne needs.
Exclusively available on skiniD.com, and showcased through a series of infomercials, skin iD is the first proposition of its kind on the market. “We wanted to create a highly effective acne solution to meet the needs of individuals who are not satisfied with their existing acne regimen,” states Jim Colleran, President, Neutrogena Corporation. “skin iD was developed with an innovative one-on-one approach. We determined that offering consumers access to skin iD through a dedicated Web site or by phone would allow for the dialogue necessary to evaluate their unique skincare needs and provide a personalized regimen.”
skin iD utilizes a breakthrough skin and lifestyle evaluation tool, which contains a patent-pending algorithm that provides a personalized skincare regimen based on the specific skincare needs of each individual consumer. skin iD is formulated with two leading acne-fighting medicines, Salicylic Acid and Benzoyl Peroxide, included in more than 25 customized acne skincare regimens that cleanse, treat and protect for significantly improved skin.
Ah I wished they were available here. I’m in dire need of good acne care products. My acne has been under controlled recently due to my birth control pills. Although my skin doesn’t break out as often now, I would like to prevent this from happening.
Haha the fact is that I scar easily and it takes a looooong time for my scars to fade.
What BCP are you taking? I wish mine did a better job of that, but these ones don’t make me a crazy psycho emotional bitch, so I’m stickin’ with them.
I scar easily EVERYWHERE and it sucks :( I feel you!
I’m on Loette :) I just recently started 4 months ago and so far it’s working fine for me.
BCPs are kinda like a half-taboo half-good thing here. So the use of it isn’t really widespread. :/ We don’t have proper sex education here.
It’s too bad to hear that, Fie :( I think BCP should be FREE. It should be as easy to get as condoms (at least, condoms are easy to get here in the US!).
I’m interested in checking this out too. Small bit of trivia: Katharine McPhee is going to be the spokesmodel for this line…
I heard that, Shefali! I can’t wait to test these out - I think my kit should be arriving soon.
Oh man, this got me all excited. I love Neutrogena recently. I use it every day. So a special line by them would be awesome. But their site is so horrible to navigate!! It drops all your information you enter and forgets it when you register.
And you can’t just see the products! You can only see the ones they suggest to you after you take the quiz (That it forgot you did!) ARG!
Also, it looks like it’s only by subscription over the internet. You can’t just go to the store and smell it or try it. :( Damn them for looking appealing and then making it too difficult to buy!!
I know, it does suck that you can’t go to the store and try it, but I think it might also be the fact that there seems to be a whole SLEW of products. But maybe if it’s really popular, you’ll see a whole shelf dedicated to it, lol!
I’ve been reading your blog obsessively (although never commented) and have to say I truly enjoy it :D Keep it up!!
I just wanted to recommend DDF’s Blemish Foaming Cleanser and Benzoyl Peroxide Spot Treatment. This has cleared up my skin in the year and a half that I’ve been using it. My skin is practically clear now, of course still with the random pimple every so often.. But I’d definitely recommend it to you if you want to try something new? It’s at Sephora, kinda expensive but def. worth it. I use it with the Ultra Light Moisturizing Dew which is super light yet still refreshingly hydrating. Okay, just had to recommend it incase you wanted to try it in place of the Neutrogena since it has had such positive effects on my sensitive-acne prone skin! :D
once again, thanks for writing such good entries everyday!
Thanks, Rachel!
Thank you for the product recommendation, too! I’ll have to see if I can try it!
I’m going to suggest dropping dairy for 2 weeks - I’ve been battling acne for years and I never wanted to go as far as trying out Accutane. Only recently did a facialist who isn’t my regular eye brow waxer asked me about my diet since she saw how bad my skin was. She suggested it and I took it with a grain of salt. I called my derm and he felt like an idiot b/c I can’t have gluten there is a possibility that I also can’t have dairy - 4 days after I stopped my intake of dairy, I had no pimples. My buddy, IC (ice cream), have had many fights and are now in counseling.
Having said that, I still think a great regimen is also so very helpful as Neutrogena (and Dan Kern) really helped more than anything else I’ve tried so I can’t WAIT to try this out!!!!!
Thanks for the tips, Irene!!
I ordered it…My skin doesnt take well to cleansing products and usually breaks out. Ive heard that your skin becomes addicted to Proactive to where it depends on it (and its price tag) to keep looking great and I just suck when it comes to keeping up with it. My skin isnt BAD (ive seen worse) but it needs a little help.
So I ordered it, hopefully my skin doesnt get addicted to it and doesnt break out from it. I’ll letcha know for sure.
Definitely keep us updated, Mae!
for whoever orders this product would you mind writing a review after using it? thanks : )
I will like to bye your product
but since i do not have a cerdit card
how will i piad?
You’d have to talk to Neutrogena!
Had trouble taking the survey. Ended up trying to finish it 7 or 8 times online and then had to call in and go through it all over again on the phone — twice! Placed the order and then got double charged. Then I was called because of my card card was in a decline state. I was told that it was my banks fault. I buy online all the time and never see the so-called “authorization hold” that they claimed that it was. Really hope the products are better than the service and their crappy website. expected more from a company like nutrogena
Wow, that is TERRIBLE, Sammie! So sorry to hear that it was such an ordeal!
Last night I saw the informercial for it staying up till 2am which is ironic because losing sleep just causes me to breakout more but ANYWAY I did the survey today to see how everything on the site worked, then I came back to it to tell my mom I wanted to try it. Even though I signed up with my email and everything, it hadn’t saved my answers anywhere. I wrote them down but you can’t go order the numbers you need, which is really stupid because I took it again, put ALL the answers exactly as I had them the first time, and I got a completely different combination. So far I’ve taken the survey four times with all the same answers and have gotten three different combinations.
Oh well! I have no idea what I’ll use next. I heard somewhere that systems don’t work and the best thing you can really do is wash your face in the morning with a foaming cleanser, then at night, put on a salysilic acid cleanser and a spot treatment, and once you keep it up for three weeks it should work.
One can only hope!