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.

The list of ingredients above is provided for informational purposes only. Always check the actual product label in your possession for the most accurate ingredient information due to product changes or upgrades that may not yet be reflected on our web site.

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March 12, 2007

Pros:

Starts working right away. Skin becomes much more managable. My skin is clear. I occasionally get a blemish, but they are smaller and usually go away in a day.Leaves my skin extremely soft. Basic face washing routine twice a day, Easy.

Cons:

I wish it was cheaper, but if I tally all the other stuff I used to buy that didn't work it's not too bad. I wish the cleanser came in a bigger bottle. Can be drying, but moisurizer takes care of that.

I love Proactiv solution. I have had moderate acne all through my twenties. I have tried everything. This works. My skin is clear and feels soft and fresh. I wear very little make up, and I love how I look.
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March 5, 2007

Pros:

It Cleared up my skin in a couple of days.

Cons:

If i missed a day i would break out even worse then i have ever had and i dryed my skin up and made it really red.

Basically it works if you can be consistent and use it every day but i do have a busy life and don't always have time to use it.
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March 4, 2007

Pros:

it worked only for my big pimples that are red and have a white head in the middle. and i only have to of those in a week.

Cons:

after 2 months of use it did hardly anything for my white heads and black heads that i have hundred off.

i guess it works for some and doesnt work for others , i was unlucky. so the results for the price didnt convince me to continue to use it. now my skin is 100% better with 3 weeks of using acne complex from murad. the murad has done an excellent job on my whiteheads and blackheads. if you want to use it though i suggest you start of using the acne treatment gel only at night for the first few weeks otherwise you skin may dry out and you can break out even more. so proactiv no but murad yes.
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March 4, 2007

Pros:

I like the light scent

Cons:

I have a dry forhead

I am serving in Iraq, and I have just started using proactive for about 3 weeks now. I have had acne ever since I was 11 and now I am 28. I haven't seen a real big improvement in my face but I do have some dryness on my forehead.It is really discouraging to read comments that people have left but it is helpful. Im really not sure if I am applying the repairing lotion right. Do I rub it in until it is absorbed in to my skin,or do I apply a thing layer over my face and let it absorb into my skin on its own?
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March 3, 2007

Pros:

none

Cons:

Didn't work for me.

didn't work for me man
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March 1, 2007

Pros:

Initially: It worked and made my skin softer and clearer, It also smells good. The sulfur mask is the best part.

Cons:

Inconsistant in its promise to clear skin. Bottles too small, Expensive. Toner stings the skin, especially opened pimples.

I DO NOT recommend it. At first, I tried the stuff and it seemed to be working, but as soon as I forgot one day in the regimen, my face broke out all over again, and three times as worse. I started to get huge painful hardened puss-filled lesions on my face along with deeper blackheads and whiteheads that seemed to appear out of no-where, and still continuing the regimen as normal did nothing to clear them up. Extractment of the pimples has only led to scarring. I'm having my sweet 16 party soon and I was hoping for my acne to be cleared up by then but I'm very upset with the fact that this product has done nothing but make my acne worse. It might work for non-servere acne sufferers, but for people with moderately-servere acne like myself, this is not for you. Your doctor or dermatologist would be able to give you a much more effective means of treatment.
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February 28, 2007

Pros:

I'm 59 years old and still break out like a teenager. Proactiv is the best treatment I have found aside from going to the dermatologist every couple of months. It gets rid of acne fast and helps keep my skin clear. I use it 2x a day.

Cons:

Nothing is perfect. I still break out on occasion. I always run out of cleanser but have lots of the mask left. I wish the cleanser were more economically sold as a separate purchase.

I've been fighting acne for almost 50 years. This is the best over- the- counter product I have ever used.
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February 26, 2007

Pros:

When I first started using it, it worked WONDERS! I was referring it to all of my friends. Seriously, it was amazing and I had really bad acne!

Cons:

I've been using it for around 5years now and I think my skin is becomming "used" to the product. My skin is breaking out like before. It really bums me out!

I would at least try it. Like the website says you literally have nothing to lose. You get a 2 month money back guarantee. However, DON'T STOP USING IT. REGARDLESS OF HOW CLEAR YOUR SKIN IS!!! That was my mistake and now I can't get back to the clear skin that I had. It also bleaches the colour of my clothes. Take that as you will. For me, it was a small price to pay to have clear skin.
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February 24, 2007

Pros:

takes out the blackheads & dead skin

Cons:

works well for 2 weeks and the rest is just no help. not consistent

I've decided to use proactiv when i was 14 yrs. old, I told my dad to buy it for me because at the time I had layers of dead skin on my face, and i was released by my dermatologist. First, it was great, my skin looked clean, and pores looked smaller. So, I used it for about 8 months but within those months my skin was never completely clear. So, I stopped, then go back again, then stop, then go back, then one day my parents decided to give me Murad, which made my skin worse. So I went back to proactiv, but decided to go to a derma and I used Retin-A, and tetracycline. But didn't really help.So, i went back to using proactiv, but in the end it doesn't really help. It gave me a lot of cystic acne w/c i don't usually have! WHY DOES ACNE GETS WORSE AS I GET OLDER? I am now 19 years old. And my acne has never been worse like this! But, proactiv works well if you have a good diet, I've tried the perricone diet while using proactive and it made my skin better. but it's hard to stick to
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February 20, 2007

Pros:

I'm not very pleased with this product. I wanted to try it out, coz i wanna get rid of my acne, and i've tried almost everything. This was the last product i wanted to try, and its let me down. So i'm gonna try out some ayuverdic remedies for acne.

Cons:

It dried out my face alot.
Kind of felt like my skin was burning, and i got these brown marks on my face from it(like you get from sunburning)

It's defenetly not a product for sensetive skin, and i do recommend you speak to your doctor or dermatologist before using the product, its not good for everyone. Well wasnt good for me, and i have a very sensitive skin. I hate this product, because its made my skin worse, even though i'm using it right(according to the steps and usuage). I'm gonna return this product, and get my money back, and use something that doesn't cost so much, and isn't worth it after all.
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