Hydro Boost Hydrating Cleansing Gel, Fragrance Free — Reddit Reviews
by Neutrogena
Updated October 22, 2026
Glycerin and hyaluronic acid hydrate during cleansing; can leave dry skin tight.
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A fragrance-free gel cleanser built around glycerin and hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid with a surfactant blend. It suits acne-prone, rosacea-prone, and tretinoin users wanting a non-fragranced wash, though dry or very oily skin may find it tight or insufficiently cleansing.
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Real Reddit threads — 42 mentions across 30 threads
Neutrogena Hydro Boost Hydrating Cleansing Gel, Fragrance Free on Reddit, in one place — 30 threads from r/30PlusSkinCare, r/acne and 4 more, summarized.
“Neutrogena Hydroboost Fragrance Free Cleanser (wash for 1 minute, wait 15 min to dry down)”
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“with the cleanser?”
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“I wait until it’s completely dry to apply it.”
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“Neutrogena Hydro Boost gel cleanser and the Hydro Boost moisturizer for extra dry skin.”
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“Wash my face in the shower with a rubber scrubby. I use the Neutrogena Hydro Boost gel cleanser.”
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“I only use 1 basic face wash and moisturizer.”
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“What do you use for cleanser and moisturizer?”
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“I use Neutrogena - the Hydro Boost cleansing gel”
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“the Hydro Boost cleansing gel and the Hydro Boost gel-cream for extra-dry skin”
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“the only two products my face could tolerate without a burning sensation were fragrance free neutrogena hydroboost face wash, and vaseline.”
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“Are you still only using the hydro boost face wash ?”
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“No burning and no flares (to date)!”
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“i’ve used - ‘neutrogena hydro boost gel cleansing’ face wash”
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“FOR YEARS and i swear by it.”
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“the face wash won’t completely dry your skin out”
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“I just use neutrogena hydroboost cleanser and hydroboost moisturizer outside of the rx treatments.”
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“My skin went through the absolute trenches october to february”
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“Hi y’all, I have been super nosy on this sub and always looked at results when I was feeling down about my progress.”
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