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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September 10, 2011

Pros:

None, unless you take wrinkles as pros

Cons:

WRINKLES!!! Very dry skin. Costs too much, and they come for more money.!

I used Proactiv last time about 5 years ago and still am paying the price--my skin got so dry that I developed wrinkles when I was 19! And the worst think about it, I could fill my wrinkles. Yeah, fill' em. That was killing me, so to deal with that I used heavier moisturizers, and that made me brake out even more. Pretty much any cream makes me brake out. Just imaging, having very oily skin, so you dry it so much, that you have to put some fat creams, which make it only more oily... How I deal with my face now? Not touching it my hands, because they always oily no matter how good you wash them. Also good sleep + lots of water. And washing face with black tea. Of course, I do regular fruit masks as well. And that helps very much. I just have to use some light lotion at night. I hope it will help.
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September 9, 2011

Pros:

None!!!!

Cons:

Expensive, bleached everything it came in contact with includind my hair, would not recommend to a single soul!! Spent hundreds of dollars replacing bed sheets and clothes!

Do not buy!!!
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September 8, 2011

Pros:

The green tea lotion works very well on dry hands.

Cons:

Made my acne worse!

My skin was red and burning right after I used the product. Then within a couple of hours my skin would become very oily. After three months, I tried to cancel my order, and they talked me into the advanced treatment. That didn't work either so I cancelled again. For months they kept sending me more and taking the money out of my account. Then I would have to call again and send the products back to get my money back. This went on for months! I don't recommend this to any one!
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September 7, 2011

Pros:

My skin has built up a tolerance on harsh chemicals

Cons:

Expensive
Does not work well
Dyes fabrics - towels, pillow cases

When I first started using Proactiv solution, I was really hopeful like it was going to be a miracle cure. I used it for about 10 years and there was no change in my skin. I should have given up on it sooner, but my mom was paying for it so I didn't care. I recall the first few weeks of using it were torture on my skin with drying and burning. Maybe this product should be for adults and adult acne because I think I was too young to start using such harsh chemicals on my skin at age 10.
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September 7, 2011

Pros:

It softens your face
It somewhat clears acne

Cons:

It only works for people with barely any acne :(
It gets use to your skin so after awhile it stops working!

My friend gave me some proactive to try for a couple weeks, It worked at first then it stopped working. :( I would recommend it to people who have barely any acne though!
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September 6, 2011

Pros:

Nothing

Cons:

-too expensive
-ineffective
-only method of payment is charging your credit card

There is nothing special about Proactiv.You can buy any of it in the drug store at a fraction of the cost. Let's break it down: "Renewing Cleanser" - The active ingredient is triclosan, an antibacterial/antifungal agent. It's the same thing as in Clearasil face wash. Oh, and it has microbeads. Big deal. "Revitalizing Toner" - This is nothing but witch hazel! People have been getting this at the drug store since the 1800s. "Repairing Treatment" - This is nothing but 2.5% benzoyl peroxide. You can get a generic tube of this at Walmart for around $5. This stuff is a joke. Probably the only reason Proactiv still exists is their aggressive marketing campaign. They pay high profile celebs to hawk this stuff in their commercials. Years ago I used Proactiv for months and it did absolutely nothing. It was a complete waste of money. My advice: see a dermatologist for a real cure. Proactiv is useless.
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September 5, 2011

Pros:

none

Cons:

it doesn't work

My 15 year old daughter and I had expectations that her acne on her forehead would dramatically clear after using this product. It is marketed in such a way. 6 weeks later, and there are no signs of improvement. I am totally disappointed in this product. I will return it prior to the 60 day money back guarantee ends and will take her to a dermatoligist. Don't have any expectations that this product may work for you. As we had hope, we are really disappointed. If you purchase it, I hope you have better luck than us. kindest regards...
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September 4, 2011

Pros:

Well, there is nothing good about this item. My daughter got worse from it.

Cons:

Everything S U C K S! they need to be reported for charging people over. ordered it once, and a package would be sent every week until i got my bank on the phone. went threw TERRIBLE TROUBLE..AND FOR SOMETHING THAT DIDNT EVEN WORK! THANKS PROACTIV! MONEY STEALERS

REALLY people, dont get it cause it SAYS it works, im gonna be completly honest with you, it takess your money. I've read millions of other reviews of people being robbed from them. think what you want, but i wanna sue them for taking $200.00 out of my bank account. this product doesnt work, and if it doesnt work for you, they arent gonna give you your money back believe me. they just says you keep ordering it, when they do! they take the freakin money outta your account! if you really dont wanna listen to me then buy it off ebay or something that way they cant rob you. this makes my daughters skin red and irritated, and makes it dry out, if you want to know something that works, GET THE NEUTROGENA DRYING LOTION FOR PIMPLES, AND GET THE CLEARASIL 12 HOUR FACE WASH FOR CLEANSER, AND OLAY FOR YOUR LOTION AFTERWARDS.
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September 3, 2011

Pros:

The first week or so I thought it is clearing up a little.

Cons:

*Really harsh for you skin.
*Makes your skin so bad when you quit.
*Costs wayyy too much.
*Bad for the environment with all the harsh chemicals in it.

I kept doing the three steps twice a day with proactiv. I kept using it for about 2 months but my skin was just getting worse and worse so I returned the bottles and got some money back but I still had to pay overall like 50 nz dollars for delivery. After I had stopped using proactiv, my skin just got sooo bad. I started getting really harsh cystic acne everywhere on my face. I didnt use to get acne before i used proactiv, I just had few pimples here and there on my face. I remember when I was down about my skin before I used proactiv but the photo I had taken of my skin before the use of proactiv amazes me with how good my skin actually was comparing to my skin now. I truly HATE proactiv for what it has done to my skin. My severe cystic acne is so painful and embarrassing, I hear all the whispers people at school talking about how bad my skin has become and its so frustrating. I just wanted to let the people who are thinking of getting proactiv know what it can do to your skin. Lastly, paying 60 nz dollars to get severe acne was not worth it at all.
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August 30, 2011

Pros:

My daughter liked the product.

Cons:

They hooked me with a $9.99 intro offer and said I could cancel. When I tried to cancel they kept sending product and charged lots more. I called twice to get it cancelled and they only stopped when I stopped paying for extra shipments. But now I'm being harrassed by a their debt collection agency.
Avoid buying this product.

Don't sign up online or from a phone offer.
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