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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November 9, 2006

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so my roomate has no problems with acne but he got one pimple and went to the mall and bought an $80 dollar 6 piece kit of pro active. Im 18 and have not had problems with acne before but for about 4 months it was horrible. so i was like, yoooooo aaron ill let you use my sunglasses if i can use your pro active. i figured it would work since they had commercials about it every 2 seconds. so i started using it and now i am seeing positive resulst fosho. im not having any problems with dryed skin. if you buy pro active you need to make sure to get the kit that comes with the moisturizors because if your skin is too dry, your pores create excess oil to make up more it. we all know that the main cause of acne is oil so overdrying your face is the last thing you want to do. i relize i have mis spelled a few words here, but its ok. so proactive does work as long as you keep yo gangsta face mostorized!!! WHOOO YEahhh go pro active. acne sucks and i know this. i had no life when i had it.
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November 8, 2006

Pros:

Worked like a charm.

Cons:

Expensive.

Proactive is definetly a good product for anyone who wants their face to look better than it does. After just two weeks your face just felt and looked healthier. I love lamp.
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November 8, 2006

Pros:

great!

Cons:

irrating to the skin

great product!
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November 8, 2006

Pros:

At first it seemed to work.

Cons:

Dried my skin up and made it very itchy. After I stopped using it my skin got much much worse. Also the company will charge your credit card w/o notice and send you more product even if you only signed up for the trial package!!!!

If I knew then what I know now I would never have used this product! It will make your skin break out more once you stop using it.
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November 7, 2006

Pros:

It will make you wiser about listening to infomircials.

Cons:

Everything. The products are very costly, and so are the effects on your skin. I used this product system faithfully for the last six weeks and my skin has become worse every day. I kept waiting for my skin to clear and boy was I foolish.

The commercials are very misleading. They make it seem like a miracle in a bottle for your face. It wasn't a miracle for me but a disaster. I just pray that my skin will be okay after ruining it with this awful stuff. I have really bad inflamation and acne "welts" on both sides of my face from my temples to my chin. I never had acne this bad in all my life. I warn anyone who really cares about how they look to STAY AWAY from Proactiv Solution. Not miracle but NIGHTMARE in a bottle!!!
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November 7, 2006

Pros:

It does really clear the skin at first.

Cons:

*It dries up the skin too much.
*I started seeing more wrinkles.
*After discontinuing my forehead got covered with tiny red pimples I've never had before.

Horrible product. I think it's a pure scam. It does seem to work at first, and yes, your skin looks more clear and less red. But the negative side effects are much worse than what we should pay for acne-free skin. My skin is very oily and only after 3 days of Proactiv it became extremely dry and flaky. It also became sensitive, that it hurt when I scratched my face. My face would also get very red and itchy after only a couple of hours in the sun I also noticed that some wrinkles had appeared around my mouth, and I never had any thanks to oily skin and the humidity in NYC. The worst came after I discontinued using it. It's been two weeks now and I still get rashes on my forehead, not really acne but tiny red pimples that just won't go away. All in all, it's not worth to damage your skin so much just get rid of acne (and mine is not mild). You will enjoy clear skin now, but in a few years it will be as dry as newspaper and wrinkled. Not to mention the sun damage.
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November 7, 2006

Pros:

Works at first.

Cons:

You break out more after discontinuing use than you EVER did before you used it.

I started using Proactiv a few years ago. Initially it worked, but due to the price and the weird-sized bottles (one runs out, the other is new) I stopped using it on and off. I've now found that, after not using it, I get large, cyst-like acne on my chin rather than the regular pimples I used to have. I can't say without a doubt that this is because of the Proactiv, but I can say that it usually happens this way after I stop using the product. It's worse this time than it's ever been, I would NOT recommend this product.
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November 7, 2006

Pros:

Initially it seems to help stop breakouts, and it smells nice.

Cons:

After a certain period my skin became "immune" to it. Not only that, it does nothing in terms of unclogging your pores. In fact it made my pores worse and I have countless and endless blackheads.

This is the second and FINAL time I will use Proactiv. The only thing it really does is kill bacteria, but it won't help to get rid of the dead skin on your face, where breakouts really begin. I'm really frustrated because I'm an adult, and feel like theres no end in sight. Prior to proactiv I used neutrogena, which did help to clear pores, I still broke-out occasionally, but at least my skin looked clean and my pores felt clear. Whether I'm going back to neutrogena or taking the plunge in the form of prescription meds I don't know. I will tell this to anyone who will listen though: save yourself the $50 every two months. This stuff is crap!
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November 7, 2006

Pros:

My face was much less shiny and oily on the surface.

Cons:

My breakouts got much, much worse, and my face was more irritated.

I tried Proactiv after a myriad of other products and treatments. In the end, my face was much more broken out and inflamed. The cleanser, with its exfoliating grains, is too irritating. The toner doesn't seem to do much, however, it does contain aloe, which can actually be an irritant to those with rather sensitive skin. The mask, which contains sulfur, smells awful, and I've read that sulfur can actually make acne worse. The Daily Oil Control did a good job of controlling oil, but it's made in a silicone base, which can actually plug up one's pores. It did MUCH more harm to my skin than good.
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November 7, 2006

Pros:

none!!

Cons:

made my skin about 20x's worse

theres no one solution for everyone's acne. unfortunatly, it didn't do anything to improve my skin in any way shape or form. it actually made my skin break out on my cheeks, when the only place i was having problems was in my t-zone. fortunatly, i found triclear. seriously, this product has done WONDERS for my skin. if proactiv didnt work for you, i would try triclear.
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