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Tracy, California
Mar 26th, 2005
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I used to get huge acne on my chin and since I've been using this product (18 mos.) I have had ZERO breakouts! My son who is 15 also uses it and his acne is slowly going away. It did dry my skin out so I confined the area that I use it on to my chin and no longer worry about dry skin. This product is worth the money and I will never use anything else on my face.

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Amanda, Wichita, KS
Mar 26th, 2005
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This product just didn't work for me. I don't consider my acne severe. It's hormonal, it pops up several times a month. Proactiv was not the solution I hoped it would be. It did not take care of my acne.

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Ash C., HI
Mar 25th, 2005
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This product is ok. The problem is it does not clear your skin on your face, to tell you the truth it makes it even worser but it totally works well on your back. If your bellow 15 years old I suggest you dont use this product on your face because it will totally dry your skin out,but use it on your back it totaly works. But I just dont appreciate the fact that they said that it will not cause any irritation or redness which was so untrue!!!! My advice to you is to not believe every thing you see on tv.

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Tony, canada
Mar 24th, 2005
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This product sucks because it makes my skin dry and my it also flacks off, the pimples will turn into black head which is harder to deal and now i have blackheads all over my face making it worse

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Madelyn, Newburgh, IN
Mar 24th, 2005
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My skin cleared up immediately but my skin built up a tolerance for it and it just didn't work anymore. Also it never made my skin perfectly clear it just took away the larger breakouts

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Luke, SW
Mar 23rd, 2005
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Proactiv is a set of products that you can buy in any supermarket or drugstore just packaged as a set so they can hook you with the program and keep billing you! The face wash is ok, the toner sucks, the lotion doesn't feel quite right, and the sulfur mask is blah. Don't bother; it's not magic! You can buy better cleansers and benzoyl peroxide in stores for the same price or cheaper!

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Susan, Boston, MA
Mar 23rd, 2005
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My comments pretty much go with what has already been stated with many other people above. At first I was impressed with the glow Proactive gave my skin. So I glowed while I waited for my acne to clear up.... as I'm typing this I'm still glowing and still waitng. And I started Proactive over 6 months ago. When someone finds something that REALLY works, post it here. I'll be waiting (and glowing).

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Vanessa, Canada
Mar 22nd, 2005
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This is an excellent product! My acne was really bad and I had been on and off different prescriptions since I was 13 years old but nothing was working. I tried proactiv solution about a two months ago and my skin is very clear now. I will continue to use this product as long as I have acne. The only thing I fear is that I will stop using it and my acne will come back again.

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Amy, Canada
Mar 22nd, 2005
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Proactiv works really well for my skin. At first, my skin was dry and it tended to flake a lot. It was usually around my chin area. But I would rather deal with that then have acne. The dryness did tone down a lot overtime (with the help of their moisturizer). I have heard and read that it is normal to have dry skin after using this product if your skin isn't super oily.

In about a week, my forehead was completely clear of pimples, and my chin was too.

I still do get a few pimples on and off, but never as much as I use to. If I ever get pimples, they are usually very small and aren't very red. But hey, it's healthy to break out sometimes.

The only bad thing about this product is, it takes a long time to heal blackheads. Even WITH the mask and pore strips.

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ilana, california
Mar 20th, 2005
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i tried this product for about a week and the cleanser did make my face alot smoother, but my face would turn super oily when i first applied the lotion. it also gave my rashes and made a eyes swell, probably because i am allergic to it.

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