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 13, 2008

Pros:

Slight improvement. I went from having mild acne to a little bit more mild acne.

Cons:

moderately expensive (and not worth it), smell is disgusting,

I think I just got sucked into the advertising. The cleanser is really thick and doesn't cleanse very well. The toner is okay. The repairing lotion is very thick and gluggy and makes skin shiny. The smell is disgusting its like this gross chemical smell covered up with a cheap fragrance. I've switched to clinique's anti-blemish. So far so good.
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April 13, 2008

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this is a worthless product. it is nothing but benzoyl peroxide,which u can buy over the counter. It dries the hell out of your face

It's a f**king joke!
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April 13, 2008

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I have used Proactiv for a few years. Using the face wash, toner and lotion was too much for my skin. I started using the face wash by itself and it worked just fine. I only had mild acne.I have not used Proactiv for a while now and no more pimples

Cons:

The face wash stains or bleaches anything with color. My colored towels all got stained or bleached by this product. I thought I rinsed by face well each time. I would wash my face with Proactiv before bed and even my pillow cases got stained.

Product works, but you may have to find what combination of the products works best for you. You don't necessarily need the 3 step program of face wash, toner and repairing lotion. Also, use white towles when you dry your face or you will ruin your colored towels!!!
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April 13, 2008

Pros:

It works!

Cons:

It's a little pricey, but well worth the money spent.

I have had acne all my life and this is the best product I have ever used. My face was broken out constantly before I used proactiv. When I first started the system, I had to use the concealer to hide my blemishes. It took a few weeks for all of my acne to clear up, but I have been using the product for over a year and my skin looks the best it ever has. I finally threw away the unusued concealer because I have not needed to use it since. I highly, highly recommend this product.
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April 13, 2008

Pros:

um......it's nicely packaged

Cons:

Well seeing as how it's supposed to clear acne and it doesn't clear my moderate acne...i would have to say that that's the major con, and for the amount it cost it should work. it's not worth the money!

It doesn't work!
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April 10, 2008

Pros:

Worked for about a month.

Cons:

Dried out face, Worse acne then before, i have mild cystic acne, after using proactiv my face would have the cysts WORSE than ever before,left 2 dents already. These aren't the normal cysts... these won't go away :'( and PAINFUL!

Don't use this product if you have moderate-severe acne. Its not worth it, and it is very painful-leaves scarring!
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April 9, 2008

Pros:

It made my skin softer

Cons:

It stops working over time, doesn't make your skin flawless. It's expensive

I've used it for 1.5 years and it's stopped working. I'm breaking out now just as much as before!
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April 8, 2008

Pros:

Within days, I noticed a huge difference. It even got rid of the blackheads on my nose that most acne meds miss.

Cons:

It does dry out the face.

Well it dries the face so you have to spend more $$ just to get the special facial lotion. How many steps do you really have to follow and at what cost?
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April 2, 2008

Pros:

None for me

Cons:

Severe breakouts after a few days of using it
Terrible alcohol smell

Proactiv acne kit worked very well in the beginning, but its effect seem to fade and I've been breaking out horribly around my chin and jawline. the price isn't all that bad but its effectiveness is horrible, I am planning to cancel my membership and use exposed's acne treatment kit which I have heard is better than proactiv.
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April 2, 2008

Pros:

clears skin for short time

Cons:

Just treats the symptoms of acne. Dries skin.

Eventually my acne got stronger than the product and my skin looks just as terrible now as it did before. For $60 a refill, I'd expect magical benefits. This is not a long term cure. It treats the symptoms and overall had no benefit. My skin started getting more wrinkles from it now because it is so drying.
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