Proactiv Solution : Acne Treatment System

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Renewing Cleanser Active Ingredient: Benzoyl Peroxide (2.5%). Inactive Ingredients: Water (aqua), magnesium aluminum silicate, glyceryl stearate, PEG-100 stearate, sorbitol, dimethyl isosorbide, disodium PEG-12 dimethicone sulfosuccinate, tridecyl stearate, neopentyl glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, polyethylene, cetyl esters, anthemis nobilis flower extract, sodium hyaluronate, sodium PCA, xanthan gum, tridecyl trimellitate, propylene glycol, Imidazolidinyl urea, methylparaben, propylparaben, fragrance (parfum). Revitalizing Toner Water (aqua), glycolic acid, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) extract, anthemis nobilis flower extract, rosa canina fruit extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, sodium PCA, panthenol, glycerin, propylene glycol, allantoin, polysorbate 20, hydroxyethylcellulose, sodium hydroxide, benzophenone-4, tetrasodium EDTA, imidazolidinyl urea, methylparaben, propylparaben, fragrance (parfum), blue 1 (CI 42090), yellow 5 (CI 19140). Repairing Treatment Active Ingredient: Benzoyl Peroxide (2.5%). Inactive Ingredients: Water (aqua), ethoxydiglycol, cyclotetrasiloxane, cyclopentasiloxane, cetearyl alcohol, propylene glycol, dimethicone, glyceryl stearate, PEG-100 stearate, panthenol, allantoin, xanthan gum, ceteareth-20, carbomer, triethanolamine, diazolidinyl urea, methylparaben, propylparaben, fragrance (parfum).

Items marked with red have tested a 3 or above (out of 5) in comedogenic (pore-clogging) testing.

The list of ingredients above is provided for informational purposes only. Always check the actual product label in your possession for the most accurate ingredient information due to product changes or upgrades that may not yet be reflected on our web site.

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July 28, 2012

Pros:

Works for a little, then comes back with a vengence.

Cons:

Scaring
Dark Spots
Worsens overtime
Dries Skin

Horrible! Dried my skin up and gave me scars that I now have to deal with =[
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May 26, 2012

Pros:

Very slightly cleared up acne as long as it was used exactly by the directions every day.

Cons:

1) A couple of days after I stopped using it my face broke out twice s badly.
2) Smells horrible.
3) discolors towels when you wipe your face or hands off after washing them.
4) misleading advertisement- once you buy it they commit you to $30 a month

Worst acne product I've ever used. I'd rather stick to clean and clear where it always works, smells great and costs a tenth of the cost without them conning you into a monthly agreement with very small fine print advising you so.
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May 4, 2012

Pros:

I wouldn't know, I couldn't get past their deceptive billing.

Cons:

They automatically send/bill you for a 90-day supply, even if you change your shipment frequency online to be much longer than 90 days. I returned the unwanted 90-day supply, and and they are still charging me monthly payments for it.

Don't sign up for this product if you are on a budget. Its extremely expensive to begin with, and they will send it to you and bill you for it even if you tell them not to. BEWARE!
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May 4, 2012

Pros:

Free exfoliating face brush
Didn't irritate my skin

Cons:

Didn't do anything for me & actually made my t-zone oilier & exacerbated the problem!

I have combination skin & never really had pimple problems until after having a child. I started to get random huge, red, painful pimples that I call "volcano zits" so I tried proactive thinking it would make my skin smoother & my t-zone less oily but all it did was make it alot oiler & increased the amount of pimples! Now instead of 1 or big zits, my forhead is covered with small grainy red bumps & increased shine that no powder or blotting paper can get rid of. I should have checked out thess un-biased website reviews 1st because I was suckered into the the whole, "well it's good enough for celebrities so it must work" schpiel. Celebs have a whole team of people & lots of money to help stay looking great all the time & they love to appear in ads & of course the $$$ that they get paid for doing so... so do not be fooled! This stuff may be a "miracle product" for a select few but obviously most of us un-paid non-actors have found out differently. I don't recommend Proactive unless you want to make your skin problems WORSE!
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April 2, 2012

Pros:

none

Cons:

everything

I had severe deep ance on both my cheeks and desperately wanted all the little stuff to go away hoping that after all the little stuff cleared up i could then focus on the big stuff. After five months i saw little change in my acne. i still got those little annoying break outs regularly and god forbid i missed a day because my face would freak out. i started to realize that this stuff wasn't HEALING my acne it was just holding it in. My pores actually were getting bigger. so i stopped and went to a dermatologist. To sum it up, if you have tried every face wash, cream, zit zapper, mask, bar, scrub like i have and they didn't work, proactive WILL not work for you either. none of these things have enough benzol peroxide in them. You need a face wash with 10% benzol peroxide in it i would highly recommend Panoxyl, it cleared my skin instantly.
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February 2, 2012

Pros:

Didn't Find Any

Cons:

Didn't work, bad customer service.

I ordered 3 months supply early last year, and after one month use, didin't see any improvement, so I called then to cancel my further shipments, and then they just keep sending me packages. I called them again, they said I can return the shipments. I've spent about 50 dollars to return those two packages. One year later, today, I've been asked to pay 99.84 dollars, because they sent my info to a collection company, and Proactiv's agent explains that my payment was declined. The fact is I moved to New York at May last year, which is one month after I return their shipments that I didin't want and told them to stop. I realy regrate that I didn't keep any record for the return, because I didn't know they'll bring me the problem after one year. I called them again today, they confirm my account is canceled, and they don't believe that I've returned their shipments. Be careful!!! I saw other similar complains on [link removed] about this company, if you want to return their products and want refund, better to keep your evidence at least for one year!
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November 21, 2011

Pros:

-none

Cons:

-leaves your WHOLE FACE with dry sky flaky patches
-makes acne way worse
-exspensive
-waste of time

DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY PEOPLE. effff proactiv. IT SUCKS.
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November 20, 2011

Pros:

Works for maybe a month at most.
You can adjust how much they send you/make you pay for

Cons:

Drying
Makes acne worse
Ruins skin
Expensive
Stains EVERYTHING
More sun burns

I tried using this for approximately a year because of those dang commercials that make you think it will be your acne savior. Sure, it works for about a month, but after that it just makes your skin worse than before and feel terrible. Expensive, not worth it, and all my towels are stained. On the bright side, they do have decent customer service and you don't have to do their monthly service. I adjusted mine because I wasn't using it as fast as they were sending it to me, which made the pricing not terrible as it would be paying for it monthly, just way more expensive than I would pay for something that doesn't work for me. Canceling was also really easy.
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October 11, 2011

Pros:

money back guarantee

Cons:

expensive
does not work
sucks!

i used the proactiv kit for 3 weeks, only thing it did was made me break out even more and made my skin super flaky and dry. i am now going back to what i used back in hs(since i was 15, i am now 21), the neutrogena complete therapy system bc thats the only thing that has worked for me, only reason i had stopped using it was bc since i thought my face was clear, i thought i could go to sleep without washing my face and i thought i could wear any makeup WRONG!!!! so i started breaking out worst than ever and i thought the neutrogena had stopped working, but no, it was totally my fault and horrible decisions. so now i am getting my refund for proactiv and going back to neutrogena, only brand i trust with my skin! and i will wash my face morning n night no matter how clear my face gets, i will be consistent n loyal lol and i will only wear bare minerals and neutrogena cosmetics, bc sadly there is NO CURE for acne, only treatments! i HATE PROACTIV, I LOVE NEUTROGENA!!!!
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September 8, 2011

Pros:

The green tea lotion works very well on dry hands.

Cons:

Made my acne worse!

My skin was red and burning right after I used the product. Then within a couple of hours my skin would become very oily. After three months, I tried to cancel my order, and they talked me into the advanced treatment. That didn't work either so I cancelled again. For months they kept sending me more and taking the money out of my account. Then I would have to call again and send the products back to get my money back. This went on for months! I don't recommend this to any one!
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