Proactiv Solution : Acne Treatment System

after using both dan's treatment and proactiv, the main difference is that proactiv uses a medicated mosturizer that continues to dry out your skin and irritate it, and your skin has a hard time healing it's acne, whereas dan's moisturizer has jojoba oil and licorice root with no BP, so that it soothes and cools your skin much better, which is probably the most important thing for acne treatment! if your skin is irritated, it won't heal itself, this is something that most people overlook in acne treatment.

Although Proactiv is highly advertised on TV with celebrities, I would highly suggest using something else. Visit a dermatologist, I guarantee that he or she will not even recommend using Proactiv. It is tedious, pricey considering its low performance, and makes tiny pimples pop up everywhere. (Due to the irritation)

This product did not work for me, I guess my acne is too severe, the only think that works for me is the products from [link removed]

I feel bad posting this after being a consultant for Rodan + Fields, but these are my honest thoughts regarding PROACTIV right now..... It would be worth trying the products if they didn't SCAM you into continuing to pay for them! I have asked these people REPEATEDLY to delete my credit card from their system and cancel all orders, and yet my credit card continues to be charged. To top it off they refuse to refund money for products that I NEVER wanted until I return them, which takes "4-6 weeks." Now I have to go through the hassle of getting a brand new credit card and filing complaints for CREDIT CARD FRAUD. Their customer service is terrible...even placing my initial trial order was a hassle. You're lucky to get someone who speaks understandable English even luckier to get someone who knows what they're talking about. The last time I called in I was put on hold for several minutes, hung up on, and then got a man with poor English and so much background noise I could barely hear him. I would not recommend purchasing products from Guthy & Runker to anyone I even remotely care about!!!!! Guthy & Runker has nothing to do with Rodan + Fields Dermatologists....I would still trust any of their consultants in a heartbeat!

I bought this S..T about 2 years ago ( sorry about the word but when i remember what this did to my face makes me mad) because i had very moderate acne in one cheek on my face, i want my face completely clean. i started using it step by step and in less than a month i was breaking out horrible cysts i have never had in my life!! specially in my other cheek that was COMPLETELY CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL. i stopped using it and i called for a complaint and they said that maybe my skin is too sensible and they were going to send me the sensitive pack for free ( i really dont remember if i paid something, this was like 2 years ago). I was really terrified to try anything else from proactive, so I stopped using it. But the worst thing is that the cysts (they were the ones that never mature, they are just big red horrible cysts) didnt stop coming out for months and months!! My skin was horrible, my self-esteem was in the floor, i didnt want to anybody look my face, worst moments in my life :_(. Then i went to a dermatologist (expensive) that did help me out with some medicine and creams. This happen years ago but I did want to share my experience with this crap that i believe for the commercials, celebrities etc.. I would never want that someone else have to had the same nightmare that i had, so if you are thinking of buying proactive, prepare to be inactive with the world and your social life. DONT BUY IT!! I wish i could sue that soab's for burn my face, leave me scars and robed my money!! Died proactive DIED!! Just in case i have prove, dont believe me? i still have the proactive that i bought, i have everything, photos before and how leave my face, DONT BUY IT!!!

this stuff is terrible. I hate how highly praised it is as it is pure crap. I tried it for three solid months. the first two days I used it the exfoliation made my skin bright and smooth and my mild acne seemed like it would soon become a thing of the past, and then the cheek pimples appeared. I have never seen anything like them, three, four, five of them at a time on each cheek. so large and red and huge that no amount of concealer will cover them. I decided it was just proactiv flushing the toxins out, and stuck with it for a total of three months, but they just kept coming. some stick around for weeks, and that doesn't mean I'm not still getting them every day, I still wake up with one or two a day, and I don't know what to do. maybe it's just a coincidence, or maybe proactiv is just a huge scam. PROBABLY the latter. maybe it will work for you, maybe it will cause you to get strange and chronic acne you previously didn't have. I hope not though! proceed with caution is all I'm saying.

Its a scam. If a celebrity says its good, doesnt mean it is. Just look at them their horrible acne is normally one bump on their otherwise perfect face!!! this product has a huge price tag for nothing. I think lemon juice or sea salt could do better. my acne didnt chang by the time I quit it was worse it only works on people with light acne try it if you want to waste your money or your super rich, cause i'm not

The bottom line is this product is meant for people with very bad acne and oily skin. I had moderate acne and when i used it, it just made me breakout worse. I used it for about a month because i know it will get worse before it got better, it just made me worse.

I understand how this product works for many, but I've met many others who truely hate this product. I'm sorry for being a negative nancy. BUT this product ruined my life. It ruined my skin i cried every night because before i had light acne/pimples and this product made my face swollen and dry it made my skin crack my pillow was stained every morning, my sister who didn't see me for just 2 month, cried when she saw my face. I was stupid enogh to use it for entire month , because everyone kept telling me "oh it's taking it all out" and it took month to recover my skin, but the scars will never go away. Also it matters where you get your product. I ordered it directly from their web page. they charged me twice, and sent me another set without my permission. i sent 2nd pack back and got refund (without shipment). If I had any money I would sue This company so bad. I know it made many of you happy and I'm sorry, but this shouldn't be marked "risk free"... I never cared about how i look like and i wish i never took friend's advise to use it, I myself didn't care much for my little pimples. Now I'm forever self-conscious .

PLEASE please do not get started on this product. I started with just mild acne, which cleared from the product after 8 months, but after 4 months of clearing it made my skin much MUCH worse. Just dont get started on it. Seriously.