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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March 11, 2012

Cons:

horrible customer service

i ordered proactive to try it out. used it a month a worked pretty well after a week or two. it took too long to go through the process for my busy schedual. so i decided to cancel the reocurring shipment of my order. only the second month in and i have already payed $45 or so on the product. i call to cancel and they say i still owe over $40 for some reason. i guess the day i call to cancel, they send 3 months worth of product without any warning. i think its a messed up system they have going to get peoples money...
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November 5, 2011

Pros:

May work for a while

Cons:

Dry
Oily
Expensive
Causes premature skin aging

I saw results after 2 months. Worked like a charm for a year and a half. Later it stopped working. And it left me lots' of problems (wrinkles, dry but oily skin, etc)
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October 29, 2010

Pros:

it works if you know how to use it.

Cons:

can make acne worse if you're not suitable with benzoyl peroxide or if not properly used

remember that benzoyl peroxide kills p.acnes but if you have a hormonal acne like mine then you shouldn't just use proactiv. alot of people don't know how to use this. first if you are applying a make up or loose powder onto your face then you should wash your face with a make up remover such as st. ives make up remover. And use a pea size amount of renewing cleanser and massage it really gently. wait for 3 minutes then apply the toner and another minutes to apply the lotion. but if you have an oily skin then you should try take 5 g of b5 or 100 mg spironolactone, mine is aldactone.
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November 27, 2009

Pros:

It totally cleared my face up and I no longer have any whiteheads or cysts

Cons:

If you order off the TV 800 ad your credit card will be billed even after you request it not to be. Then you will be told the charges will not go through and they will! Then they will promise you a refund to the credit card and it will never appear

then you will have to call the 800 # once again to be told "we deleted you credit card information and was unable to issue a refund. Bottom line buy it in the mall where the prices are the same and you wont have to call an 800 # constantly for the same reasons. Ordering from the 800 ad is just NOT worth all the hassles and my time is valuable!
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August 31, 2009

Pros:

I used proactive for one year - 9 years ago and even after stopping it, I haven't broken out. Maybe a pimple here and there but that's it. My friends are so jealous of my skin. I used to get picked on from my acne! It's so worth it!

Cons:

There's a lot of steps. I wish it was all in one bottle.

BUY BUY BUY!!!!!!
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August 10, 2009

Pros:

makes skin smooth, skin feels clean

Cons:

has not removed black heads yet

I got the product because I have black heads. I do not acne breakouts but the black heads are there. I have not seen them go away yet. I have only been using the product for about 2 weeks so I will get it another month or so.
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July 14, 2009

Pros:

Easy to use, clears up the odd uncomplicated blemish.

Cons:

Expensive, really drying and I never ended up getting sent half of what I ordered.

If you have acne that's just consistently annoying, but not to an extreme level, then maybe this is the right product for you. However, if you suffer from acne that varies drastically due to your period/hormones etc, I wouldn't recommend this. Definately is no miracle cure. Plus, if, like most females- you like to wear (even light, oil free) makeup to even out your skin tone and stop shininess, proactiv is a bad choice. I found out the hard way that proactiv makes your skin peel severely under makeup, even after using a bucket load of oil free moisturiser to try and combat this. Don't buy into the hype.
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July 3, 2009

Pros:

It seemed to work really good the first month of using it, I had been breaking out a lot and it really took care of it.

Cons:

The longer I had been on it, I noticed that I was still having problems in the same areas. It definitely does NOT cure acne. When I get a few pimples, it does not make them go away faster. It makes my skin feel oily.

It is nice to try if you are having an acne problem that you want to clear up quickly but it seems like the longer you are on it the less it works. I would recommend trying the $19.95 trial and then cancel your membership. I believe that it may work better for some people than others and you never know until you try it.
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July 3, 2009

Pros:

The mask wrks great!

Cons:

Only works at the beginning. The cleaner is alright the rest doesn't work.

Just get the cleaner then take vitamin B5(about 10 a day) n ur skin will clear up in a week!!!! I've been suffering with acne since highschool n I finally figured it out u need to take care of the problem from the inside out. Take the vitamins n wash your face with an acne cleaner just in case
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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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