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Chelly Bean
January 2, 2010
Pros -Cleared up half my acne
Cons -Doesn't help my oily skin
-My face is always dry no matter how much I put lotion on
-It has never given me a clear face
-Expensive
-Time consuming
Bottom line It's a waist of money. I have yet to have a clear face. I want to stop using the product, but I don't know what to use.
Price paid $75.00
Acne severity moderate
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kathrynb from Philadelphia, PA
December 30, 2009
Pros -feels good
-eventually works
Cons -STOPS working after a certain amount of time and makes it WORSE
-expensive
-its embarrassing to admit you bought into the product
Bottom line PLEASE please do not get started on this product. I started with just mild acne, which cleared from the product after 8 months, but after 4 months of clearing it made my skin much MUCH worse. Just dont get started on it. Seriously.
Acne severity moderate
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Helpfulness score of this review: 1
Princess:. from Simi Valley
December 30, 2009
Pros Worked for the first two weeks
Cons VERY VERY expensive
smells bad
leaves your skin very dry!!!!
after two weeks acne got way worse than before i started!
Bottom line its expensive and doesnt work!!!!
now i have more acne than before and am looking for a new solution!!

made skin super dry!!!!!
im scared to stop =[ will it get worse?
Price paid $100.00
Acne severity moderately severe
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Helpfulness score of this review: 6
Rebecca from Some where over the rainbow
December 29, 2009
Pros none
Cons made my face feel like it was on fire, was flaming red with irritation, made it more dry, and made my acne worse, too expensive
Bottom line NOT A GOOD PRODUCT AT ALL!!! Dont get proactiv!! All it will do is make your acne worse and make your face feel bad. BAD FOR YOUR SKIN. DONT GET TRICKED BY ALL THEIR CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENT!!
Price paid $100.00
Acne severity light
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Helpfulness score of this review: 2
melodi123 from springhill, FL
December 28, 2009
Cons made my mild acne to severe acne
Bottom line i gave this product a chance for a month and it did not do nothing but break me out even more and made skin worst. dont believe when they say if your breaking out its cuz its getting the crap out of your skin cuz that dont make sense its suppose to help you not make it worst!
Price paid $20.00
Acne severity moderately severe
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Helpfulness score of this review: 3
prudygirl from Missouri
December 28, 2009
Pros None
Cons Didn't work, ridiculously expensive,was like pulling teeth to cancel membership
Bottom line I paid a fortune for this stuff and was hoping that this would Finally do it. I was let down again. It got a bit clearer but went back to the way it was after using it for a while. Waste of time and very discouraging.
Price paid $100.00
Acne severity moderately severe
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Helpfulness score of this review: 3
Dee from New Jersey
December 28, 2009
Pros None
Cons EXTREMELY drying and irritating. Made acne much worse after using as directed for several months. Time consuming. Expensive.
Bottom line I used as directed falsely believing it had to get worse before it got better. 3 months is way too long to wait for a product to work. I had never had a reaction to ANY over-the-counter product with benzoyl peroxide in the past (they just didn't work). Proactiv was the first product that caused unbelievable drying and irritation even though I moisturized daily. It is also the first product that made my acne MUCH worse. Even after I stopped using it, I had very bad, painful outbreaks on the side of my chin for almost a year. The steps are time consuming. If you do decide to use it, whatever you do USE WHITE TOWELS! I can't even count how many washcloths and towels were bleached and ruined because I used them after I thought my face was rinsed thoroughly. Also, when I ordered online I didn't realize I was signing up for future orders. When I called customer service I was told the only way to avoid that was if I had ordered by phone originally. I went to a dermatologist for the first time for an unrelated issue, and he noticed my acne scars and prescribed Clindamycin gel. That was over a year ago and I haven't had a breakout since. My skin has cleared up COMPLETELY. Just one thin layer once a day. I don't know if it works for everyone, but that is what I recommend. And with insurance it was much cheaper
Price paid $50.00
Acne severity moderate
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Helpfulness score of this review: 3
Susu from canada
December 27, 2009
Pros I have been using it for couple days and i,m not sure if its working , maybe i was using it wrong buut did anyone get theirr skin drying off andd showing , ? and is that part of the process
Bottom line I,m noot sure if its good for everyone !
Price paid $100.00
Acne severity light
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Helpfulness score of this review: -1
Chloee
December 27, 2009
Pros I notice a difference in about a week after using Pro Activ..
Cons Left my skin very dry.
Bottom line Very, very, very bad product. Pro Activ statrted working but left my skin very dry. I bought the Proactiv from a mall so i received a great deal. I will never waiste my money again on proactiv. The only thing that is good is the refining mask only. i used the refining mask as a spot treatment. I went back to using Aveeno bar soap and Noxema since i received better results.
Price paid $28.00
Acne severity moderate
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Helpfulness score of this review: 2
Bob from DC
December 27, 2009
Pros -worked; cleared up majority of acne in a month
-easy to rinse off and to use
Cons -expensive for the quantity of product
-order by phone/online
Bottom line Product worked for 13 yr old son. Suspect expensive because of commercials promoting product. Free s/h on its website now. Read reviews online that there're other acne products equally effective. Haven't tried Daniel's promoted by this site yet but it looks to have better value.
Price paid $20.00
Acne severity moderately severe
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Helpfulness score of this review: 4

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