Proactiv Refining Mask Reviews

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Anonymous
January 11, 2012
Pros Dries out Pimples
Cons Not that Effective
feels like it stops after a while of use
Bottom line I have been using this for over 5 months and it does work from time to time but with little to no results and sometimes it just feels like it stops working
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Helpfulness score of this review: 3
Anonymous
December 24, 2011
Pros Shrinks pimples
Cons Takes a LONG time
Bottom line I have been using this spot treatment on some pimples for the past 4 days and they are still not gone, however they are reduced by like 50%. Annoying thing this is that these pimples aren't even that huge. I guess my skin is just really stubborn?
Price paid $25.00
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Helpfulness score of this review: 2
Robert from OH
December 3, 2011
Pros Helps clear acne
Makes face really soft
Makes face glowing and radiant
Cons Nothing!
Bottom line I used this with proactiv and i love it!
Acne severity moderate
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Helpfulness score of this review: -1
Anonymous from PA
November 20, 2011
Pros None.
Cons Does not work. Disappointing. Dries skin.
Bottom line This stuff does not work at all. I used it on a fairly bad breakout, I washed my face and put it on before bed and woke up excited to see what it had done, I was disappointed. Nothing happened at all. It was like I put some white paste on my skin and when I washed it off naturally it didn't change a thing, and on top of that it dried my skin up. Moving on to shock number two. I looked at the ingredients in the refining mask and the ones in my CVS purifying mask (the green mud stuff) It's the same stuff. The only difference is that the proactive doesn't dry up so you can wear it overnight. Save your money and don't wait for shipping just go get some mask form CVS. Very disappointed. Do not buy.
Price paid $10.00
Acne severity moderate
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Brian from Canada
November 7, 2011
Pros Works very well! New bottle (orange text) applies much easier than the old one.
Cons Face can dry up very badly if left on too long or over night.. I found this out the hard way, then I had acne + an extremely dry face that I had to moisturize.
Bottom line Very good product, I recommend it. Just don't keep on too long.
Price paid $10.00
Acne severity moderately severe
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Helpfulness score of this review: 7
Brian from Canada
October 28, 2011
Pros Is clearing my face
Less red
Cons Can make your face VERY DRY if you do it to much or too long

DO NOT USE OVER NIGHT, I'M CURRENTLY TRYING TO FIX MY DRYNESS FROM IT...
Acne severity moderately severe
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Helpfulness score of this review: 6
leah from canada
October 15, 2011
Pros Makes my pimples smaller
works fast
Cons can be hard to wash off if left on for too long
Bottom line I love it! It works fast!
Acne severity moderately severe
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Helpfulness score of this review: 3
Katie from Thibodaux, LA
September 15, 2011
Pros works really well.
get a lot in small bottle.
helps with redness, my biggest problem.
Cons wont get the best results, but don't keep it on over night, very dirty.
smell, but isn't strong at all.
extreamly hard to get off.
got all in my hair, which sucked trying to get that out.
Bottom line it works !
Price paid $7.00
Acne severity moderately severe
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Helpfulness score of this review: 5
Nick from Spring, TX
September 4, 2011
Pros Reduces Redness
Reduces Swelling
Quickly clears up acne-like rashes!
Can feel the toxins being pulled out!
Get in on Amazon! 12.5 ounces for $30! (Pack of 5 2.5 oz)
Cons Can be overdrying, don't use it too often
Bottom line I just broke out horribly about two weeks ago. My entire cheek was just a huge acne rash. I used this every day for 4 days straight (applied a very thin layer for 10 minutes every night) and I literally saw a huge difference every single day. It was soothing and so helpful.

Please put moisturizer on right after you wash it off though! It can be very drying. My skin is really used to it, though. Give it a try! :)

My review on overall proactiv:
Cleanser: Face is pretty much addicted. Tried to get off, horrible withdrawals. Back on it now.
Toner: Doesn't feel like it does enough. It just dries out my face.
**NEW lotion**: SUCKS. Burns my skin, irritates, reddens. The old one rocks :) I still have some left. It doesn't burn at all and it makes the acne go away fast.

Give Proactiv a try; and buy it off of eBay or Amazon. It's so much cheaper!
Price paid $8.00
Acne severity moderately severe
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Helpfulness score of this review: 3
Appleton from Vancouver, BC
August 20, 2011
Pros - reduces pimples fast
- reduces redness
Cons -difficult to wash off
- hard to get
- can be over drying when used with BP & regime
Bottom line good quick fix to get rid of pimple redness and helps remove pimples fast.

its difficult to wash off in the morning and can leave to irritation if you scrub it off.

4/5 cause it works as a quick fix but it doesnt prevent pimples so dont use on entire face only on pimples.
Acne severity moderately severe
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Helpfulness score of this review: 6

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