Neutrogena Oil Free Acne Wash

I have a combination skin and was battling some breakouts. I found this wash way too drying on my skin. Around my nose the skin was flaking. I ended up throwing it away.

I didnt find this helped me at all, I never felt clean faced after I used the product and it didnt help clear my skin it actually made it worse but that just may be the effect it had on me.

Firstly, this dried out my skin way too much. In the first use, my skin felt tight, then horribly dry, which I just tried to correct with my normal facial moisturiser. I thought if I just keep it moist it would counter that. I wish I had of stopped there! The second time I used this, I woke up the next day with what I can only describe as hives all over my face and neck - I was extreamly swollen, red, dry, and it stung like Sunburn. If anything, it reminded me of a chemical burn. I have no allergies, my skin has never reacted to any product before, nor do I have sensitive skin, needless to say I am not happy. After this, I looked online for reviews, too many people complained of the exact same reactions, so I am not even sure why this product is being sold. The company reply with "This is not a typical reaction", well from all the reviews I have read, there are more bad reactions than good! It has taken 5 days for the swelling to go down, my skin now feels like it is recovering from a chemical burn, it looks terrible. No creams worked on it, I took antihistamines which I had to go out to buy because I have never had reactions to anything, so nothing was in the cupboards - but it done nothing, I just had to ride it out. I understand this might work for some, but the majority is too negative. Please do not use this, I would hate for others to suffer like this.