BelliSkincare Anti-Blemish Facial Wash Gel Cleanser | Anti Acne for sensitive skin, pregnancy safe, Natural Extract Face Wash for All skin types | 6.5 Ounce

Discovered this product when pregnant. Incorporating it into a truly consistent cleansing schedule/routine truly helped with my always acne-prone skin. After pregnancy I continued using it at night on my T zone, which is more prone to breakouts, prior to a gentle non-active cleanser (on entire face). It helps with blackheads on my nose, and practically eliminates my need for benzoyl peroxide.As time passes obviously I age and perhaps my skin changes. However, historically, I have a greasy T-zone, and am prone to breakouts (whiteheads and cystic acne) especially where my hair or hands touch my face a lot (in and out of the T zone). Through experimentation, I know that if I touch my face a lot, don’t wash my face within 18ish hours of prior washing, and don’t manage two washings a day generally, I will experience some cystic acne about 2 weeks later. Very consistent. Benzoyl peroxide has historically been my preferred acne treatment product, until pregnancy. Salicylic acid never worked quite as well for me in terms of reducing redness/inflammation or healing zits or preventing acne, but helped.Even with a consistent routine, I need some help from a product for added exfoliation. And I particularly rely on products like benzoyl peroxide if I have strayed from routine. The lactic acid in this face wash offers a boost of exfoliation that my cleanser doesn’t provide (which the more sensitive and dry skin on my face does not need or tolerate generally).The literature on skin and acne (the same that say acne takes two weeks to form) indicate that physical exfoliants (towels, scrubs) just scratch up the facial skin and allow bacteria into the skin, leading to acne. For years I wasn’t sure how I felt about this, or the thing about taking two weeks for acne to form, or the other thing about moisturizer helping to even out oil production! For twenty years it seemed like literally anything I did or used could make acne worse within a couple days (and my skin was flaky and irritated). The two week time period, if true, made it very difficult to really tell if there was a cause and effect for any product or action, since acne was popping up all the time. Eventually I got desperate and rather than chase antibiotic creams, I stripped the routine down to one cleansing product for over two weeks to get a baseline, tracking my product use and skin/acne status in a calendar, and introducing one new product (lotion, acne treatment, new cleanser) only after at least two weeks had passed. This is how I confirmed the routine/scheduled I need, and that some moisturizers are terrible for me while others are great. This made it much easier, since, to see when something like a product or schedule change impacts my skin (yes, two weeks later). In fact, scrubs don’t help sensitive skin.All of this to say, this product is definitively part of my life forever more while I continue to get adult acne, and certainly when I am pregnant.

I bought this face wash in my second trimester, at a loss for what else to do for my skin. I've always had bad hormonal acne (I've been on Accutane in the past) and when I got pregnant, it went out of control. Coupled with the fact that I could no longer use any of my tried and true acne products and prescriptions, my acne really took a turn for the worse. I hated going out in public and I did not feel any of the pregnancy "glow" people were talking about. My acne hadn't been so bad since I was a teenager and I had it bad: pustules, cystic acne as well as whiteheads that grew in clusters. My dermatologist kept assuring me that washing my face with Cetaphil was the best thing for my skin, along with clindamycin and prescription antibiotics, but it never improved.Finally after doing a ton of research online (my dermatologist and OB/GYN both were completely useless on this point) I decided to try this face wash. My skin has done a COMPLETE 180 since I started using this. I went from having a new blemish on my face every day to only getting one or two every other week, and when I do they are tiny whiteheads that can be easily taken care of. I don't know if it is solely the result of the face wash or if getting farther away from the first trimester is helping, but I am loving this product and I hope it will continue working after baby is born.I wash my skin with this face wash twice daily with a Clarisonic Mia. I follow with Mario Badescu Glycolic Acid Toner (another lifesaver) as well as prescription clindamycin. I am still searching for a good moisturizer. I have also tried the spot treatment and it works very well.If you were like me, at the end of your rope with your hormonal acne, give this a try!

I've used this facial wash during each of my pregnancies and have always loved it. I chose it back during my first pregnancy because I couldn't find a facial wash to fight acne that had ingredients that I felt comfortable using or that were effective. This product fits both of those requirements. I always have mild to moderate acne during pregnancy and if I use this daily then I can usually keep it at bay. Every now and then one might pop through but a couple days later they will start to diminish when I apply a little extra to the area. In addition, I really love the smell. This seems to be really subjective with some people loving it and some not, but it's a light, citrusy lemon scent. I've never found it strong or unpleasant and after so much time of using it I have happy feelings when I smell it now. It does have a new package from when I first started using it, but I haven't noticed any differences with its use. Lastly, I have slightly sensitive skin and this has never irritated it. It's always felt very smooth and gentle but left my face feeling very clean. I'm glad I found it way back when and that it's still so awesome!