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.

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April 6, 2010

Pros:

I don't see any.

Cons:

-3 step process
-Small bottles that break easily
-It dries your skin
-irritates it quite a bit
-Stings you skin
-Very hard to cancel shipping

I hated proactiv. I was about 12-13 when I used if for about a year or so. My acne was pretty bad at that point. I kept using it expecting something from it like it said on t.v. Bascally it dries and irritates your skin. NEVER WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS CRAP.
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February 5, 2010

Pros:

- Worked well enough on uncomplicated acne
- The moisturizer is nice

Cons:

- Very irritating
- Overpriced outside of the states
- Hard to find in stores (can only find it in Canada at one or two specialty kiosks around my city)

I'm 24 now, and started using this when I was about 14. It worked fine for the first couple of years. It kept me from breaking out if I used it consistently, but it didn't do much to improve the look of my skin. It was hard for me to find, aside from mail ordering it, and was pricey, only lasting a month and a half or so at $60 per kit. When I was 16-17 my acne went from being about oily teenage skin, to unbalanced hormones, and pro-activ did nothing to help or prevent my intense pre-period breakouts. I stopped using this product and went on birth control and the Gentle wash/medicate/moisturize regimen. I find it weird that the basic kit does not provide or recommend a moisturizer, considering they make a decent one (You can get a special kit that has the moisturizer, but it is not the basic one). Also, the toner is completely unnecessary, and is more of an astringent than anything.
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December 11, 2009

Pros:

None.

Cons:

Didn't clear up my acne and dried up my skin.

DO NOT ORDER ONLINE. They signed me up for continuous delivery without my knowledge and kept sending me the product and charging my credit card. By the time I realized it my card was charged over $70. I would recommend seeing a dermatologist instead, treatment is generally covered by insurance.
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December 10, 2009

Pros:

Nothing

Cons:

It made for face dry and it hurts to use and it made my face blotchy and it even hurts to put on lotion now.

Do not use it!
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November 27, 2009

Pros:

It totally cleared my face up and I no longer have any whiteheads or cysts

Cons:

If you order off the TV 800 ad your credit card will be billed even after you request it not to be. Then you will be told the charges will not go through and they will! Then they will promise you a refund to the credit card and it will never appear

then you will have to call the 800 # once again to be told "we deleted you credit card information and was unable to issue a refund. Bottom line buy it in the mall where the prices are the same and you wont have to call an 800 # constantly for the same reasons. Ordering from the 800 ad is just NOT worth all the hassles and my time is valuable!
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November 27, 2009

Pros:

NONE!!

Cons:

Dried out my skin, made my acne worse, bleaches everything you touch afterwards

I used this product for a year, and when I started I had mild-moderate acne. It helped for a bit, but then I began breaking out again, so I stopped using the product. I immediately broke out in severe acne, the worst I had in my entire life, and found similar reactions from other people's experiences online. My skin had become dependent on the product. My face is now broken out and scarred. I DO NOT recommend this product for anyone unless you are prepared to use it for the rest of your life...
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November 25, 2009

Pros:

Leaves the skin super soft
eliminates breakouts
makes inflamation of pimples go down, less redness, less horrible breakouts

Cons:

-price, it hurts a bit to pay 50 bucks, but then again worth it to pay only 50 every 3 months

I've been using this product for 3 years now and my face has been clear. I started using it when I started to breakout at 18 yrs with acne rosacea. After getting some antibiotics, I decided to get proactiv to stop taking antibiotics and this has cleared it ever since. I do get a zit/pimple every now and then but usually last 1-2 days and they are not horrible, they're fairly contained. If this dries your skin, use some face moisturizing lotion, that what I do and my face is always super soft and clear. I get my proactiv from a proactiv kiosk at the mall that makes everything super easy. This is not a cure for acne obviously but it's a way to contain it, and also watch your lifestyle, stress factors, etc which can cause breakouts.
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October 9, 2009

Pros:

it works for a while.

Cons:

if you dont order before you run out, or you cant afford it again your face breaks out 5 times worse than it was in the begining.

i used proactive a year ago when i only had a few break outs. i had very mild acne but i used it and it worked for a while. finally it ran out and i didnt have the money right away to re order it. my face has been a wreck ever since. i now have severe acne and im trying to find new ways to get rid of it. it is absolutely awful. i would not ever buy this product again. my face is scarred. and breaks out all of the time no matter what i use now.
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November 19, 2009

Pros:

At first, it immediately cleared my skin and brought out a beautiful new complexion

Cons:

Inconsistent. It's been a few years now, and I'm starting to break out again and am considering switching

I have been a hardcore believer in Proactive for at least 2 years now, and was shocked to hear that people found that the product didn't work. But recently I have decided to go off birth control, and unfortunately my breakouts have reappeared. Which of course makes me think that proactive wasn't what was clearing my skin! It's been months with the same areas broken out, without any change. After some research, I've recently decided to switch to another brand. I hate to say this, but Proactive wasn't worth the price tag to me.
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September 13, 2009

Pros:

It worked great. I seen results in a few months!I had really bad under the skin pimples on my chin and nothing worked so I tried proavtive. I don't know how it did it but it cleared all those lil pimples!! It doesn't dry up my skin at all. I hardly h

Cons:

The only I would reccomend is to buy it at the mall or where ever u can find it! I USE to get it shipped but my supply lasted longer then it was suppose to so I was paying too much for more I didn't need. Now I wait till I run out and buy it which is

Proactive works if u use it right! U have to wash ur face with the cleanser for a good 2 mins. I put more time in my problem areas and it worked!
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