Proactiv Solution : Acne Treatment System

Proactive clears acne but can also damage you skin really bad! I reccemmend bying it from the mall and not over the phone.If you have sensative skin...if it burns in a couple of weeks, discontunue use. Over all, I think I am going to stick with the product and give it a couple of weeks.

Proactiv does WORK however it does destroy your skin in the prosses so its fantastic short term, longer than a few months could be very dangerous if you use it daily

Proactiv worked wonders for me the first time I used it for light/moderate acne, but once I took a break to give my skin some recovery time and then began using Proactiv again, it broke me out horribly, and they changed the formula! Instead of the classic cleanser, they added some scrubbing beads that couldn't possibly be good for your skin twice a day everyday. I would say unless you have light acne and plan on using proactiv for the rest of your life, don't waste your time!

Buy somewhere else directly and not through their web-page.

Proactiv is definitely not the miracle treatment that it's touted as by its advertisers. Having said that, it has worked pretty well for me. From the first use my skin felt a lot smoother and looked a lot brighter. In the first couple of weeks of use I had a few breakout issues which I think is caused by the exfoliation/ingredients which bring impurities to the surface. After that passed, however, it's been pretty good. The major downside with Proactive is that it is ridiculously harsh on the skin and, if you have quite sensitive skin like me, it's probably going to leave you pretty dry, especially when you first start using it. The first week I was using Proactiv, my skin felt uncomfortably tight and flaky and my eyelids became dry, red and really painful (even though I obviously wasn't applying product to my eyelids). I decided to stick with it though, got a really good moisturiser and tried to use the Step 3 Repair Lotion quite sparingly. The Proactiv oil-free moisturiser is not going to do the trick to counter the drying effect of the three step system. I'm using Dermalogica Super Rich Repair at the moment which is really great, albeit a bit pricey. High potency vitamin E cream works well also and is usually under $10 from a drug store. Basically, I would say there's a lot of things that would probably work better than Proactiv (doxycycline, for example, has been the best thing I've used) but if you invest in a really good moisturiser and aren't too liberal with the repair lotion, hopefully you'll see some good results with Proactiv.

Proactiv did clear me up then broke me out again. Maybe I didnt use it long enough and consistently. I dont know but it did clear me up then broke me out more. I love the refining mask it feels light and good on your skin and reduces pimple size. Overall I might consider giving this product another chance and use it consistently cause it did help.

*Proactive works effectively, but DO NOT order from Guthy-Renker! Get it from your local mall, or the comparable Equate version from Walmart (significantly cheaper-double the product less than half the cost works almost identically). They do NOT send what they advertise as a $70 value for $20. They send you a travel size amount for $20. If you continue service you get ONE bigger (not by much) bottle kit for THREE payments broken up to $20 a month. It is not worth it. They don't tell you that with the free shipping your order has an additional "process time" of seven days. I was told I would receive the order in 5-7 business days, but when I checked on my order 5 business days later, they told me it had just been shipped two days before then... A week later I call back, and it in fact had not been shipped until the day before then! That was when I was first told about the "processing time". Also, do not add anything to your order no matter how cheap it is, particularly the vitamins. They don't tell you that the products are from a different company altogether until you receive them after you cancelled with Proactive. That company, also run by Guthy-Renker doesn't tell you that they give you one product, and bill you three months for it either, or the total cost of it. They say it costs $29 a month, and allow you to believe they're honest enough to have told you the cost. The other two months your card gets billed because "you never asked" how many months it's going to cost you 29 bucks which is the most shady practice I ever heard of... Getting mad all over again. They should be investigated.

I have been using proactiv for about 3 months now. I've used it before, but wasn't very consistent, so i tried it again, this time using it every morning and night. So, three months in the only thing that's improved is maybe my skin texture and about 30 percent of my acne is gone. Honestly, if none of the skin care systems work, you should go to your dermatoligist, and if nothing else there's always accutane.

If you're going to use proactiv get a different cleanser and moisturizer, and dont even bother with the toner

I used proactiv years ago and loved it. my skin was clear for years without it then it started to break out again out of nowhere. i went back to proactiv-it took about 3.5 months to work all the way-only cleared up about 95% of my acne. i stopped using the toner-it made me redder and that helped and got me 96.5% clear. now i wash with it, put clean and clear spot gel on ANY spots, then apply the repairing lotion. after that--in the am i apply clean and clear moisturizer--in the pm i apply vitamin e oil over my entire face. now i am 98.5-99% clear. the combo of the proactiv-minus the toner-with clean and clear and vitamin e seems to work for me. i still use the mask every now and again-but all over my face for preventative measures. *it did take several months for it to really work well, but i noticed improvement about a couple of weeks. *the vitamin e oil has make the marks fade and has made my soft and leaves it glowing *I HATE THE COMPANY-THEIR COSTUMER SERVICE IS HORRIBLE. THE BILLING PROCESS/TAKING MONEY OUT OF MY ACCOUNT IS WHY I AM ONLY GIVING THIS PRODUCT A 3-WHEN I WOULD GIVE IT A 4. I THINK THEY ARE UNETHICAL FOR MANY REASONS-ONE OF THEM BEING THEY TRIED TO DOUBLE CHARGE ME IN THE SAME MONTH-SEVERAL TIMES-HAD I NOT CALLED THEM AND CALLED THEM OUT ON IT-THEY WOULD HAVE ROBBED ME BLIND. I AM GOING TO TRY TO ORDER IT OFF E-BAY-EVEN IF I HAVE TO PAY MORE AT LEAST I WON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THEM DIRECTLY.