Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought this product because it was mentioned in a New York Times article on sexual health for women past menopause. Stupidly, I didn't investigate it further until *after* I had ordered it. Turns out the sexual health expert, Dr. Susan Kellogg, is on the company's "Advisory Board", which means she has a stake in the product. The description of the product's secret ingredient, "cutaneous lysate", is almost entirely about how the stuff is extracted from "cells". It doesn't mention what the cells come from -- horse hooves? turkey combs? ox horn? -- or why this extract should be particularly good for vulvar healing. Apparently it was only tested for safety on 300 women, which is a pretty small sample. The main ingredient, after water, is octyldodecanol, which can be found more cheaply in other moisturizer products--there's nothing special about it. Alas, it is comedogenic--it clogs pores and causes acne. And indeed, after using Neogyn for about three weeks, I developed a couple of painful acne cysts where I had applied the cream. I have no definitive proof that Neogyn caused the zits. It could just be a coincidence. But it was the first time I've ever had a zit like that, or in that location. On the upside, it is a nice, soothing cream. It doesn't seem to have any lasting healing or moisturizing effects, though -- you have to keep using it twice a day to get any benefit. So I think I'll find something cheaper, with fewer mystery ingredients, that doesn't cause breakouts. I won't buy this product again, and I don't think you should, either.