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 1, 2009

Pros:

Worked nicely to clear up my skin in my early 20's

Cons:

Doesn't work on my skin in my early 30's.

It's worth a shot since it's not too expensive. It really did work quite well for me 10 years ago, but not so much these days.
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March 27, 2009

Pros:

Non irritating. Does not Dry Out Skin. Skin cleared up in less than 2 weeks.

Cons:

I wish the bottles were screw on and off lids with flip tops, so you could easily refill travel size bottles for trips.

This is a great product! I have tried everything imaginable for my acne from prescription products to over the counter and this is by far the BEST. I am keeping my fingers crossed my acne does not become immune to Proactive as it always does with other products. I would recommend this product to anyone suffering from light - severe acne. I would have purchased it months ago, but did not like the fact you had to purchase via television or mail and they automatically signed you up to receive more, automatically taking money out of your bank account. I buy mine in the mall.
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March 25, 2009

Pros:

less acne in 1-2 weeks,but not 100% clear.

Cons:

becomes ineffective after a year.
really dries up skin in the first few months and then your skin kind of become too oily after that.

I think proactive is very effective IF you're using it for the first time,but it will be less effective after some time and you need to change to something else.
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March 24, 2009

Pros:

it controlled my pimples, but never really did anything other than that.

Cons:

didn't really work overall
can stain clothes

Proactiv works for different people. Apparently it only helps the pimples on top of the skin (or was it underneath?) anyhow, it only controlled my pimples but it didn't work overall.
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March 22, 2009

Pros:

I haven't had a new breakout

Cons:

dry skin, itchy, and my skins burns

Well I just started to use this product. It has been 4 days, I know it's too soon for results, but my skins is very irritated and it burns, also my skin feels very tight as if I had a dry facial mask. I'm going to keep using it for 2 weeks if after that I don't see results I'm going to stop, plus reading some of the reviews really got me thinking.
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March 14, 2009

Pros:

like the size of bottles, easy to travel with.
the spot treatment is good as it drys out the pimple quick.
the price is alright only if it does it job, (but if it does not heal my skin problem even if its only $10 i would find it not worth it)

Cons:

it really drys out my face, super itchy+stings, redness, gets wrinkles, and makes my face/eyes swelling!!!

my skin gets one or two pimples occasionally, but in the past weeks it has got so worse like never before. perhaps its due to not removing my makeup properly, and from drinking (once in a while). i couldnt stand it anymore, so i decided to give proactiv a go. i have been using proactiv for almost a week now, ive not seen results yet. in fact, its causing me lots of worries, after the third day of use i could feel my skin so dry, and right after applying the toner it stings so bad which made me feel like washing it all off my face. on the fouth day, i started to see wrinkles on my face (yet im only 22), especially around my eyes, same again feels sooooooooooooo itchy, dry, and stingys to the degree that i want to cry. on the sixth day morning i got up, my face was actaully swelling especially arnd my eyes!! It really makes me want to give up using proactive!!! As i m so worried and scared of what will happen later on if i continue use.
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February 25, 2009

Pros:

Worked for the first month.

Cons:

After a week my skin started to get bad again. I still use it and it isnt helping at all. Now my skin is worse. I have all these little red bumps all over my face that i never had before i started using it.

It just dont work. Like some others say its not made for all types of skin.
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February 24, 2009

Pros:

The price is affordable and It worked really well for most of my friends. The green tea moisturizer was awesome the one time i used it.

Cons:

This product caused me to break out bad. Evidently this product isn't for all skin types at all. Instead of drying up my oily skin it got worse. now i have not regular pimples but huge oil buildups. I mild acne before but now i am a pizza face.

Not for all skin types at all.
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February 15, 2009

Pros:

just great dude!.. I just ordered the exfoliant andddd deep cleaning thingy, we'll see how that goes

Cons:

got a bit dry for a while, now I team the spf15 moisturiser with some nivea stuff, all good haha

I love proactiv! I am 16 and first started using it when I was about 14, unfortunately my Dad stopped paying for it (can't remember why) so I had to make do without it.. But started up again a few months ago and LOVE IT!.. I have (or rather - HAD) moderate acne, basically all around my chin, but my goodness there are only the occassional pimples now, that clear up overnight, it's great!.. Also the scarring is slowly but surely disappearing, how awesome is that!? I recommend only using the repairing lotion once a day though, and with moisturiser because it really does dry you up if used excessively, and I don't use the mask for the same reason. Overall, if you want to feel better about your skin and yourself, I'd say go for it! =)
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February 10, 2009

Pros:

It made my skin feel soft and smooth. It also controlled my pimples. The redness in my face decreased alot also.

Cons:

I got nodules and cysts only after stopping Proactiv.
It never got rid of my acne completely, but it controlled it.

I liked it alot but I started getting more pimples because of a stressful situation and I thought it was because of the regimen. I then used Skin Id but I am going back to Proactiv because the others didn't work and I haven't used it in a few years.
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