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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June 24, 2009

Pros:

Gives you an excuse not to leave the house.

Cons:

Everything,
Ruins yours skin.

Don't buy this or I will come to your house and kick you.
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June 23, 2009

Pros:

Absolutely nothing.

Cons:

After one week face erupted in a very big, itchy, red rash from my cheeks down to my neck. (Was told this was the face getting used to the product.) Kept using it. What replaced the rash was horrible acne.

Would never recommend this garbage to anyone. It made me break out 10000x worse than I ever have in my life. As with most other reviewers I was getting acne in areas that I never even had acne in the first place. They weren't small either. Large, red, cystic painful lumps. I never had horrible acne, just hormonal and after using this, I would wake up every single day with a new acne. I am JUST repairing the damage to my face. I was left with hyperpigmentation on my cheeks, and indented scars. I use Aveeno products now along with Olay Regenerist Microdermabrasion and my face has never looked better.
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June 23, 2009

Pros:

Worked wonders for a couple months; lots of options for product combinations & amounts

Cons:

Quit working entirely after a little less than two months. Everyone I know who has used ProActive reports the same - only works for a short period of time, if at all.

Rather pricey. Not a comfortable option for those with a constricted budget!

Not a wise choice for those with chronic acne, as it's effectiveness is brief. Can work nicely for folks who only need to treat occasional acne, but for the price it doesn't seem practical.
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June 22, 2009

Pros:

worked somewhat for the first month

Cons:

After the first month it completely stopped working, dried out my skin, stains any cloth that comes in contact with it, and its expensive...

This may work better for less severe acne but it comes nowhere near living up to what it claims it can do.
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June 22, 2009

Pros:

clears acne quick, is affordable, is AMAZING

Cons:

none!!

GET THIS PRODUCT ISTS AMAZZZINGGGGGGGG!!! I USED IT FOR 1 AND A HALF YEARS IT WORKS SO WELLL GET ITTT!! TRUST IMEEEEEE
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June 22, 2009

Pros:

-smells nice
-cleanser leaves skin smooth
-additional mask works well

Cons:

-while the mask works, it dried my skin
-it improved my skin, but never fully healed it
-my acne was bad on my chin, and then just moved to being bad by my nose

Overall, it merely 'improved' my skin. I used it for almost a year and bought the kit twice, and each time nothing was completely solved. It seemed of of moved my blemishes from one part of my face to another.
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June 22, 2009

Pros:

It lightened my acne scars on my forehead and on my cheeks. I didn't break out as much as I used to before. Some weeks I didn't have pimples at all.

Cons:

If I did have breakouts, it would all come out on one side of my face. Like one week it'll be 5 pimples on my right cheek, then it'll be 4 pimples on my forehead the next week.

Didn't really do much at all for my skin.
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June 22, 2009

Pros:

Steady (but slow} improvement. I feel I have control over my acne, and possibly a long term cure.

Cons:

The instructions seem to be focused on getting people to use as much as possible, so they can sell as much as possble. Actually its a good product but you have to find what works for you and ignore the instructions.

I have mild/moderate but very, very stubborn acne, and sensitive skin, but I still got this to work for me. I use it only twice a week and that is all my skin will take but it improves very slighly with each use. So - bottom line - ignore the instructions, see how your skin reacts and, most important be patient. Inbetween using proactiv I use a very mild skin wash (cetaphil) once a day.
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June 21, 2009

Pros:

nice packaging, worked for a maximun of a week and a half to maybe two weeks

Cons:

after two weeks of my skin clearing up, the product stopped working and i broke out, worse than before. before i used it i had bumps(not white or black heads) and after i had big ugly and painful white heads on my face and it was also very dry.

dont buy it. it may work for a while but if you havent used it before, its not worth the risk. it might ngive you clear skin but on the other hand bigger, harder more inflamed pimples along with cracked, dry and red face. not attractive.
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June 20, 2009

Cons:

The cleanser was harsh on my skin (uncomfortable applying), the toner left my skin feeling very tight, which was uncomfortable, and the refining mask, which supposedly clears acne in a very short amount of time, did not clear my acne fast at all.

This product is way overrated. I've been using Proactiv for TWO YEARS, and it has not cleared my acne that much. My skin is better than what it was, but seeing as how I've used it every day, twice a day for two years, I would think my face would look better than it does. And I normally have three pimples on my face, and they are the HUGE ones. And my black heads are everywhere. I've heard of a new product called Exposed Acne System. It has very good reviews, and I think I am going to try it!
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