
With my on and off pimples episodes, I have tried most facial cleanser that has 'acne' or 'for oily skin' written on the bottle. Surely if my face could talk, it would say...
"Ouch! Aaaeeiiiii!!!!! No more fancy schmancy cleansers, please!"
Then as I searched high and lows on what others have used to treat their sensitive, acne prone skin, and I kept bumping on
Cetaphil. This product is widely used by dermatologist and it's soap-free and non-comedigenic, which means it won't give you breakouts.
Sounds like magic to my ears, so I got to try this out. I was using The Body Shop Shiso Cleansing Powder, which is gentle for every skin condition, but still feel a little too much for daily use since it has exfoliation agent.
Anything gentle and neutral is good for sensitive skin.If you are at local pharmacies like Guardian or Watson, you will find Cetaphil together with other sensitive skin range products like Eucerin, Organic Aid and Avene.

I remember bumping on another Cetaphil 'Oily Skin Cleanser' it was priced at RM54.90 (10% before discount). I thought it was a bit pricey for my first buy and I want to avoid any 'oily' word since my skin is dehydrated; it's oily, but it's actually dry on the inside.
Finally, I found the 'neutral' version, which is Cetaphil 'Gentle Skin Cleanser' which only costs RM16.90. That's like RM38 cheaper than the oily ones.
Here's my takes on this:
Drop of the clear Cetaphil Pros:
- Easy breezy. It's gentle and it doesn't have any fuming frangrance scent.
- You can use it with or without water. I still like mine with water :)
- Affordable at RM16.90 for 118 ml and can last about 3 months depending on usage.
- Remarkable results. After 3 weeks of wearing Cetaphil, my skin produce less pimples, hydrated and less dry, flaky skin peel on my t-zone. My t-zone can be oily or dry at times.
Click to see the finer details on how to use and the ingredients.Cons:
- It's so light and watery-like. When I first used this, I thought this stuff doesn't clean that much cos it's very blah and doesn't bubble up like most cleanser would do. I thought with the 'sodium lauryl sulfate' (common soap agent), it would bubble up, but it didn't. But it's not all that bad, right?
- The scary ingredients like alcohol, sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) and parabens.
- ....apart from above, I can't think of any.
I would highly recommend this for those with sensitive, oily or dry skin. Don't bother buying the skin specific type, just opt for the gentle one. It's so gentle in my opinion, that it doesn't strip you skin natural oil or dry up your skin.
P.S: Give this a try and let me know how it works for you :)