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 23, 2011

Pros:

Pricing, eh

Cons:

A LOT!

FIRST OF ALL, it's better to buy it online! I bought it @ one of those booths in the mall, it was wayyyy overpriced! It was about $100+ Online, you can purchase it for about $40. ** and you might be able to get a free gift. It dried out my skin. Used it twice a day, for a couple of weeks, didn't notice any change.
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March 15, 2011

Pros:

None

Cons:

-Actually made my face more oily, like dripping in oil oily
-Left me with these massive cystic zits that WOULD NOT heal
-Seriously, why is this stuff so expensive? It's just Benzoyl Peroxide.

I'm a Proactiv veteran from when it was just a fledgling company on late night infomercials, before the never-ending string of obnoxious celebrities lying about the effectiveness. It worked for a good number of years for me, and then all of a sudden I started getting these massive puff-ball zits that would sit there for a good month. This was about five years ago already. I think it has something to do with the fact that they have had more formula changes than one can count. There's always something that is "new and improved" and then the stuff works worse. Meanwhile, they add all sorts of other expensive garbage like spot treatments and refining masks. Just make your original crap work again! The oddest thing is that when it stopped working, it made my face crazy oily. It was so bad, people thought I was sweating all the time, but it was oil. It was so bad, there was an odor. Because I was so used to it, I kept using it, thinking it was my hormones and they would regulate. Finally I got fed up and had to try other products. I switched to MaxClarity and the oiliness went down and the cystic zits were gone in a couple of weeks, if that. But MaxClarity dries out my skin bad in the winter, so I switched back to Proactiv, and got two large cystic bumps from a day and a half of use! And the oiliness was back! The bottom line is that this product is now more celebrity hype and marketing than actual acne relief.
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February 13, 2011

Cons:

did not prevent break out
did not clear my skin of acne
pricey

I had started using the proactive products in mid November of last year. It is February now and I haven't notice any change in my level of acne. If anything I think I have had more break outs using the product than I did before hand. Do not waste your money on this product, if you really want to stop acne go to a dermatologist and ask about acutane.
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November 18, 2010

Pros:

Customer service cancelled when my mom didnt want me on it anymore.

Cons:

dried out my skin
stung after a while
made my face red and blotchy
gave me wrinkles at 15!

The bottom line is i do not recommend this product. Even if you have very oily skin. just dont use it. Its way too harsh. Heres what im using and it works. Cetaphil gentle facial cleanser, burts bees blemish stick.
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July 13, 2010

Pros:

does clear skin

Cons:

total sham

they sign you up for $19.95 & tell you that you will get billed monthly... what they dont tell you is that each shipment that you get is $60 something & they break down the payments. I went to cancel & they told me i still owed for $40 for the last shipment i was sent. i asked if i could send that shipment back & they said yes but it would take 60-90 days to refund my money. DONT WASTE YOUR TIME!!!!
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July 1, 2010

Pros:

works fow 2 wks

Cons:

extra breakouts more than u begun with,itchy,burning,redening,darkening

do not use this product please it only makes acne worse
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May 7, 2010

Pros:

Make face look and feel soft

Cons:

No Longer works for my acne

I am very disappointed. I started using proactive June of 2000. I use to live and swear by Proactive. I recommended it to everyone, I would have done an infomercial, thats how good it use to clear my acne...Now they have changed something in it, and saying it is New and Improved, but whatever they did, they have really messed it up. It no longer clears or stops my breakouts. I wish they would go back to the old recipe. Why try to fix something that wasnt broke?
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April 27, 2010

Pros:

+Acne was maintained (breakouts never got out of hand)
+Easy to travel with
+The toner isn't harsh on skin
+The mask is great for spot treatments

Cons:

+Skin never actually got better
+Irritation and redness occur (from the scrub and/or fragrance)
+Price

I'd recommend this product to someone with light acne and skin that's not very sensitive. Oh, and also to someone who's willing to fork over the cash for the minimal amount of product you get when you buy the product. I used the Proactiv regimen for a year and my skin never actually got better, as stated my acne was more "maintained" and I saw less frequent break outs. But please take into consideration that I have sensitive skin and also live in Arizona where the climate demands a real moisturizer. If I'd recommend any of their products to anyone it would be their mask for spot treatments on random pop ups. I'd just dab a little on an arising enemy to my next day before bed and in the morning it'd be gone.
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April 6, 2010

Pros:

Cleared my skin immediately. Mind you, not very severe acne. Adult onset. Still in my 40s! I have been 'off' of it for about 8-9 months at suggestion of dermatologist's esthetician. They of course said it was crap and then started selling me Jan Marini products costing hundreds of dollars. The result: cyst-like acne returning. I am going back on Proactiv tonight!! Sick of waiting for a very expensive product to work. Oh, should also mention that I am also using Retin-A. Does nothing

Cons:

For the years that I used it I spent much of the time adjusting the amounts. Have to be very careful to use just the right amount of all three products for best result and no drying out. My skin is very oily so maybe that is why I didn't dry out much either.

Can't wait to get back on it!!! I have tried everything under the sun over that past 20+ years and nothing has worked as well as Proactiv.
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April 2, 2010

Pros:

not working, they send what you did not order, and charge more than you ordered! Do not deal with this kind of company!

Cons:

Do not sign up with this company. They keep sending what you did not order and charge your credit card without permision.

DO NOT DEAL WITH THIS KIND OF COMPANY. I have to call more than three times to cancel my account. Do not give your credit number to this company!
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