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 8, 2009

Pros:

- It works
- The exfoliating cleanser felt nice, but maybe that's just because I love exfoliants
- The price is not bad at all for what it is

Cons:

- Like ANY product with Benzoyl Peroxide, it can dry your skin out a bit, so it may become flaky. Simply use any moisturizer and you won't have this issue. I think people definitely exaggerate the whole "dry skin" thing.

This product simply works. I used Murad before it which gave me limited results but hardly anything. With ProActiv I havent got any major pimples and the ones I have gotten are probably just because I missed the treatment a few times. But Ive missed up to 3 treatments in a row and my acne did not go back to normal (something I couldnt say about Murad) Reading these reviews, you will see that this product clearly gets some insanely mixed reviews. So perhaps it doesn't work for everyone. But the ingredients in it are proven to work and it HAS worked for many people. At this generally affordable price, its worth a try.
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March 7, 2009

Pros:

Product works, but like some stated above "it's not a miracle product" and is in fact one of the Best on the current acne prevention market.

Cons:

-will dry skin, and cause breakouts at the beginning of treatment: explained below.
-price is high, but not compared to products like murad, or dermalogica

Proactiv works but you have to give it a chance. Since most cleansers aren't all balanced to the same PH levels you going to have reactions when switching. I used the product for over a year and loved it but stopped and began breaking out again. So I've started again even tho the price is so high. This product cleanses deep, removes impurities below the surface so breakouts are going to happen at the beginning of treatment, once you get past this bump in the road you'll see clear more even toned skin, if you have moderate to oily skin.
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March 3, 2009

Pros:

Ships to your house

Cons:

Everything

Waste of money. This product made my eyes and neck swell up like a balloon, now I have wrinkles under my eyes that won't go away and I'm only in my 20's. Doesn't work at all and they kept sending and charging me for the product after I called and canceled.
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March 1, 2009

Pros:

cleared up most of my acne in a matter of weeks. reduced the swelling and redness. took care of those extremely painful pimples that are buried deep within the skin. also, i love the way the products smell.

Cons:

dried out my skin which then caused it to become flaky.

because using it twice a day was too much for my skin, i began using it at night time only. because of this my acne began to reappear again. i stopped using it because my skin couldn't handle it. i would recommend people like myself who had the same problem the gentle formula proactiv has created. i never experienced the "bleaching" problem which is just fine with me. also, use a sunscreen because that's the main thing that causes dryness for proactiv users.
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February 27, 2009

Pros:

At first, the toner would make my skin glow. Didn't last long though.

Cons:

It's only made me break out more. I have had the worst pimples in my life since using it. I've even developed a few very painful and large cystic pimples that now have scared my face.

I ordered this product hoping to clear up simple problems such as clogged pores, black heads and the occassional pimple but ended up getting opposite results. I understand that some acne products/medications tend to make your skin worse at first and then will eventually clear it up....that didn't happen in my case. It just keeps getting worse. I canceled my membership w/ Proactiv this week and I'm hoping that my face can just go back to normal. I rather get the occassional pimple than scars.
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February 21, 2009

Pros:

i used this product for 4 months straight- it seemed to work for the first month- but after i was back to regular acne.

Cons:

stopped working, and you need a side moisturizer- because this product will dry out your skin. plus it burns a little.

I'm 18 with a hormone inbalance and weird cycles (cause my combonation moderate acne) + dry skin and it did not work for me... so i stopped using it and now use dove white bar soap = persa gel 10 by clean and clear and clean and clean moisturizer- and im noticing a difference due to the persa gel. Proactiv maybe it works better for others, but not so for me! its up to you to try it.
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February 21, 2009

Pros:

It does get rid of pimples for the most part.

Cons:

It burns, it hasnt gotten rid of all of my pimples, my face is peeling like a lizard.

Its good if you dont have sensitive skin, you have to use it religiously or there's no point at all. It has gotten rid of 75% of my pimples and I've only been using it for 5 days. Im at the point now that my face burns BADLY from it and my skin is peeling. Im going to try it for about a month and if nothing changes from this point give up. Its worth a shot.
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February 14, 2009

Pros:

none

Cons:

will make your acne worse!

i use to have a couple of pimples here and there on my forehead then i started using proactive...it cleared up my skin for about the first yr then it just stop working...i started breaking out everywhere!...i then ordered the extra strength package (big mistake) thinking i needed something stronger....i had a reaction to it and broke out horribly! i had about 30 cysts on my face...it made my life a living hell...i stopped using it and went to a dermatologist to get my face treated...its been 3 yrs now and i still haven't healed from the scars...my face will never be the same...proactiv ruin my social life...don't put dis crap on ur face...you'll be sorry
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February 9, 2009

Pros:

my acne didn't get worse...

Cons:

it didn't get any better!!

it didn't do anything, and for such an expensive product, it really should have!
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February 3, 2009

Pros:

It seems to work decently well after about a month for me, but clearly it works better for some.

Cons:

After that magical month, it no longer has an effect. It seems to be the factor that causes big red cysts zits to appear. It makes your skin very dry, especially around the neck so make sure you use moisturizer. Expensive. MAKES YOUR SKIN SUPER DULL.

Product starts well, sucks later. I could handle the dryness since it was giving me decent results. It stopped causing acne that formed in huge bunches and I just had randoms which I could deal with. It seems though that it doesn't really stop acne from coming, but gets it to go away in about 3 days to a week. Unfortunately even though its clearing those, new ones keep coming in. Now, and the reason I'm even looking on these sites is to find out why my skin is so dull. I usually got a tan going on and couple weeks ago I put my arms beside my face...basically I'm brown in the arms and pale in my face like I havn't been outside in years. After checking it out, I think its the benzoyl peroxide that causes the dullness and pale face but it's just really annoying being that pale. So I just stopped using it like 2 days ago and nothing too intence has happend yet. I'm starting to see new acne forming in new parts so that sucks. Any info on the dullness let me kno @ sousa.j@[link removed]. thanks
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