Does Clean and Clear clean your face better than Neutrogena ?

Does Clean and Clear clean your face better than Neutrogena ?

I've always been insecure when it came to the acne on my face and over the years I have been using these products but one costs way more than the other which I never understood. If these two  products contained the same chemicals and had the same end goal why should you have to buy a more expensive brand when the cheaper brand will do the job just as well. It’s time to save money and make your face feel happy and free at the same time. Is Neutrogena actually making a difference for my face? To put its claim to the test, I conducted an experiment to see if it really moisturizes and gets rid of oils better than its competitor.

Procedure:

1.Wash your hands make sure they are clean.

2.Apply the Clean & Clear onto the face

3.Let the Clean & Clear sit on your face for 5 minutes

4.Then rinse off the Clean & Clear with water.

5.Tap face with a towel until face is dry.

6.See results as days go past

7.Repeat steps 1-5 for Neutrogena

Data Table:

Observations	Neutrogena	Clean & Clear
Day 1	Day 1: Face looks bright but still the same	Day 1: Face remained same
Day 2	Day 2: Bumps are decreasing	Day 2: Face started to get clear
Day 3	Day 3: Face is glowing and pimples are disappearing	Day 3: There were less pimples and face was shiny
Day 4	Day 4: Face is smooth and face has a glow with limitable acne.	Day 4: Face is mainly clear with minimal bumps

Chemicals and Safety Concerns

Myristic Acid:

Myristic acid is a fatty acid that is usually in the form of glycerides. This chemical specifically is what gives the face wash its fragrance it's a fragrance ingredient, also it is the cleansing agent. The personal safety about this chemical is its oral toxicity in rodents. It also can cause irritations to people’s eyes. The environmental safety issue about myristic acid is that it is apart of radioactive waste. Also it affects certain bodies of water making it bad.

Lauric Acid:

Lauric acid is a powerful substance that is in fact extracted from a coconut and it helps kill all of the bacteria and or viruses we face today. This chemical makes up about 50% of the fatty acids in the face wash and those fatty acids help get rid of acne on your face. It fights bacteria, viruses, and fungi. The personal safety is that lauric acid causes serious eye damage and its very toxic. The environmental issue is that lauric acid is very harmful because it kills pathogens and its toxic to aquatic life.

Triethanolamine:

Triethanolamine is a amine which is a organic compound that contains nitrogen. This chemical is the most common in soap or face washes.This chemical has a strong base. It is used as a buffer agent masking the fragrance in the face wash. The personal safety that triethanolamine has its proclaimed to be very safe for personal products. Which is why manufacturers use this chemical in most of their products. The environmental issue is that it combines with ethylene oxide and ammonia.

Results:

Week One	Week Two	Week Three	Week Four

Improvement

This company could improve their product by lessening the amount of chemicals that are a danger to the environment that we live in. Yes it may be true that that the chemicals used in these products are very strong in helping facial awareness and the cleaning process of it. A chemical that could be changed is the lauric acid because it can cause serious eye damage like blindness. It is also very toxic when being exposed too. It could be replaced with a less toxic chemical that works very well for a person’s face and the fragrance of a soap. Proving why the neutrogena maybe the better face wash for the simple fact that it contains less toxins and it clears a person’s face up faster.