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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December 29, 2012

Pros:

-Didn't dry skin out
-No odor

Cons:

-If you stop your subscription, they send you a lot of annoying mail.
-Didn't improve my acne!

It didn't make my acne any worse, but it didn't make it any better either.
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November 14, 2012

Pros:

Scam!!!

Cons:

Doesn't work

They never tell you that you are going to continue to be charged weather you like the product or not. $30 just randomly out of my account with me having no idea how they can even do that. Don't purchase.
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November 11, 2012

Pros:

This product has worked the best out of every other product ive tried. I started breaking out so bad that i would cry all the time and avoid any social events i was invited to. I even had to take oral pain killers for the throbbing zits on my face. Since starting proactive, the current zits dried up even after the first application and my pores arent even noticable like before they looked like oily black holes all over my face.

Cons:

This product works best on skin that is severly affected by acne and uncontrolable oily skin. With that being said you will still need a daily moisterizer because the product will dry the hell out of your skin. I can defiantly agree with the other reviewers and say DO NOT order this product on the proactive webstite. There auto delivery is a bi to cancel and the customer service sucks! Instead, order from QVC..larger quanity for your money and there auto delivery is optional not automactic.

I would rather have alittle dry skin that i can add lotion too, then oily scaring zits that cause me to never want to leave the house. I hope this helps. Its too bad some people dont have a good experience with it but you wont know unless you try.
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August 12, 2012

Pros:

Cleared up my face a little bit. Not much tho.

Cons:

I have been using it for well over a year, every day, 2 times a day. My face has been the same.

I'm hispanic and Irish. I know Hispanic people are more prone to skin problems.
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July 26, 2012

Pros:

Works for a while
Makes face feel clean

Cons:

Irritates skin really bad
Itchy
Make skin sensitive to the sun and dry
Makes you have more acne

This is the worst product ever. Proactiv really ruin my skin. I mean my skin was not perfect before but proactiv made it really bad. I had like 3 huge pimples. Then I started using proactiv maybe a week. My skin felt clean but It was getting worse. My face was red itchy and the worst part of all I had 10 pimples on each side of my cheeks. Never in my life I had to wear so much make-up like I do now to cover my face. I went to 3 pimples to 20 pimples on my face.
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July 23, 2012

Pros:

Makes face soft, less oily, and keeps ance down abit.

Cons:

Doesn't really work like it says it does in the commercials. Doesn't get the head out of all the bumps, just the small ones.

I wouldn't recommend this to anyone with bad ance and very sensitive skin. It only got to the small bumps on my face, kept it soft, and sort of clear. It didn't do what I thought it would do in about 5 weeks like, get to all my deep black heads and make my face super clear, lol.
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May 9, 2012

Pros:

None

Cons:

Made my skin 10 times worse - from mild to cystic acne
Greasy skin
Burns, reddens and dries skin
Bad customer service
Scam

I bought this on a whim after reading some good reviews but my experience was just terrible. It dried out my skin and gave me acne and blocked pores on my forehead, where I never usually get spots, cheeks, chin and jaw line. My face looks 10 times worse than before. If I could give a 0 out of 5 score I would. I called customer service after a couple of weeks and they told me "it usually gets worse before it gets better" and convinced me to carry on with it. After another week my skin was so bad and I felt so depressed I called for a refund. They told me fine, I had to send the products back (at my own expense) and that any future payments would be cancelled... It was not made clear anywhere on the website that I had signed up for a bimonthly package of products and I was furious. Proactiv is a scam and the bottom line is IT DOES NOT WORK!
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May 7, 2012

Pros:

Cleared my skin
Made it Soft
Worked within 2 weeks
No breakouts anymore!

Cons:

I broke out for the first week and a half.

It worked amazing for me! I broke out for the first week pretty bad, but after that, my skin was clear. I'm going to stick with this product forsure. My skin has never looked better. I used the cleanser, toner, refining mask, spot treatment, and green tea moisturizer, twice a daily. I recommend this to anyone with moderate or light acne.
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May 5, 2012

Pros:

Cleared my skin for about four months.
(That I still use)
The only good products they have:
Green Tea Moisturizer
Proactiv Solution Deep Cleansing Wash

Cons:

Made acne much* worse.
Dries skin out.
Causes redness and irritation.
Burns my skin.
High cost.
AWFUL COSTUMER SERVICE.

I have moderate acne and VERY oily skin. (I'm 15 years old) I used Proactiv for about six months. Which is three systems total. It took about 2-3 months to actually start working because my skin had to adjust to it. The two systems were AMAZING!!! My acne cleared up and skin was healthy looking. When I got the third system something odd happened. My skin became very itchy and red. About a week later I started to break out really badly and my face was EXTREMELY dry. Moisturizer and plain dove soap even burned my face. I decided I just needed to take a break with the harsh products. So I stopped using any acne products for about two weeks. Right after I stopped using Proactiv I broke out SO BADLY. I went to my doctor and they put me on a product called: BenzaClin. It's really expensive but it cleared up my acne. BOTTOM LINE: Don't buy Proactiv. It's a waste of money.
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April 26, 2012

Pros:

Works when you actually use it.

Cons:

Once you stop use it, you're acne explodes...
it actually ruins your face!
It contains Benzoyl Peroxide, and here is the reason why you should really not use anything that contains BP [link removed]

I used for about two months, it worked fine. But since I got empty I decided to try something cheaper. Just after some few days without proactiv, my face turned out looking like my dog had chewed on my face while I was sleeping.. (or something like that) My face was totally ruined, and I just had to lock myself into my room and stay there for days (thats hot horrible I looked, like a monstaa :@) Anyway, no not use anything that contains Benzoyl Peroxide!!! IT RUINS EVERYTHING!
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