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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August 20, 2008

Pros:

None

Cons:

driest skin of my life--nothing would moisturize it. horrendous breakouts after stopping

As everyone else says, I used this for a while, it worked minimally at first, and then it stopped working... and now my face has blown up. I had minimal acne before hand, but really wanted to clear it up and thought this would do it. I wish I would have done more research on it before buying it because a year later, my skin is worse than it's ever been in my life. I am convinced Proactiv is what started this. If you miss a day, or don't do the entire treatment twice a day, your skin will act up horribly. After using it for a couple days, my skin looked like flakes, and nothing would moisturize it. it burned all day and looked absolutely horrible. It did clear up my skin minimally for a couple weeks to months, but the drying never went away and my skin was always flaky. Just horrible! Don't be fooled by the infomercials!
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August 20, 2008

Pros:

Cleared my acne for a bit,

Cons:

Made my skin really pale, made my skin red, Made my skin dry, after a week or two of good results it totally stopped working on my acne, A pain to apply all that crap

Dont Bother, Its too expensive and it barely works at all. It makes your skin red and really pale. Its impossible to get a tan. I mean, it works for some people in the beginning, but after a few weeks it will definitely start having some negative side effects if there havent been any already.
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August 18, 2008

Pros:

none

Cons:

made my skin a tiny bit better in the first two weeks and then did nothing else and my skin got worse.

because of the three steps you get confused into thinking it is better than the other non perscription stuff. but i got much better results from a 10% benzoil peroxide wash than this horrible stuff. if you have light acne this stuff might work for you, but so will other much cheaper stuff over the counter. if you have moderate acne like me dont get fooled into using this. go to a dermatologist and get something stronger. i really like clindamycin.
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August 16, 2008

Pros:

you get really excited about it waiting for it to come. that always feeels good.

Cons:

it sucks! miss a day and you'll get worse than you started with. i had a few pimples like 1 or 2 and it made my face more oily and broke my entire face out with little bumps!!! talk about embarassing!!

do not buy it.!
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August 16, 2008

Pros:

None.

Cons:

The lotion dried up my skin. Really bad. I have seen no difference as far as it preventing the breakouts. Especially before my period.

I will not waste my money on this anymore. It says immedeate results during their infomercial, I didn't expect them to be too fast, but I did expect some results eventually. So far nothing. And if I keep using it I will most likely keep waiting... But like expected this medication reacts unique to each individual.
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August 14, 2008

Pros:

it clears up my acne overnight

Cons:

I must be cautious not to put too much on or I turn red from an allergic reaction to the Benzoyl Peroxide

I wish this was on the market 30 years ago when I was in my teens, I would have been saved the embarrassing acne I suffered from. I just use the repairing lotion as a spot treatment so as not to cover your entire face with a large amount, which may cause an irritation.
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August 14, 2008

Pros:

Cleared up some acne

Cons:

dry skin, redness, more acne

I use dthis roduct for 2 months then i stopped because it was making my skin to dry and i started using a different product. but as soon as you stop you get ace prettyfast i hated it . bu my skin is nice and clear now, i use St. Ives apricot scrub now. works liek a charm
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August 12, 2008

Pros:

Works pretty good. Clears acne but not all.

Cons:

It helps but it doesn't get rid of all pimples and doesn't prevent so well. Not worth it.

Give it a try.
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August 11, 2008

Pros:

-Makes your face feel clean,
-You can see the toner removing dirt,
-Affordable

Cons:

The mask doesnt actually work over night like it claims

Ive only been using it for about a week, i feel a difference in my face, there are still a few spots here and there but im pleased with the results so far. i know alot of people say it didnt work for them but everyones skin is different and reacts differently to different ingredients. so i wouldnt say 'it doesnt work' because you really dont know until you try.
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August 8, 2008

Pros:

It slightly cleared my acne but it never got completely rid of it. The toner made it seem like it really was working because of the dirt on the cotton ball.

Cons:

It irritated my skin and caused my face to get really red. It caused new zits to form and didn't get rid of some stubborn ones.

It did clear up for my skin, but that was short lived. I noticed zits popping up and before long, I was breaking out. Maybe it just doesn't work for me, but I wouldn't recommend it.
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