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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January 13, 2020
My Skin was Unbearable on this

It did help my acne to some extent but my face has never been in so much pain from using these products. It seriously hurt to even move my face. It's so harsh I couldn't even put make up on and my face was bright red.

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May 31, 2018
Was working for a while
Worked great for awhile, and then acne came back so bad. Just a temporary relief for the problem. Not to mention customer service sucked. They kept sending me kits when i've cancelled months before.
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August 8, 2013
why is this still on the market?

Pros:

Sulfur mask

Cons:

Burns
Drying
Costs a lot

I have had bad acne for a while. The first time I tried this it felt okay. I thought my skin was getting better. Then within 2 weeks, it got so bad. The cleanser is so harsh, the toner feels like it's stripping the good oils from my face, and the lotion feels weird. The only good thing was the sulfur mask. Loved that. The second time I tried it, my skin got burned so bad. Ugh. Stupid mistake. The people in the Proactiv commercials only have like 3 pimples. Poor advertising. This product is not worth it.
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August 5, 2013
Proactive cleanser sucks

Pros:

The the moisturizer and toner work good

Cons:

The cleanser drys skin

Proactive is not that good I have dry / combination skin and the cleanser is to harsh and can dry out some of your skin but the toner and moisterizer works well .
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March 24, 2013

Pros:

cleared up cystic acne after just a few treatments

Cons:

swollen eyes
red burning, itchy, peeling skin
lines in my face were exaggerated
painful to smile, my face felt like it was on fire and would crack if I smiled
scared to quit the system because I have been warned that my acne will get worse!

Proactiv does clear the skin of acne but the side effects are brutal and I do not have sensitive facial skin
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January 24, 2013

Pros:

Made skin less oily

Cons:

Dried face up too much

It does work a little at first, but not much improvement. After I stopped using it my face got really oily and acne got worse.
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February 25, 2012

Pros:

With continued use it clears skin

Cons:

-Expensive
-Have to use it religiously
-Dries out skin
-Thins skin- I had to discontinue use because it thinned my skin so much I looked rubbed raw on my jaw line and started to bleed.
-The sellers do not warn users of al the potential dangers. When using proactive you are not supposed to wax hair inn your face because it thins the skin so much it because dangerous
-Can cause Cystic Acne.

Only works with continued, religious usage. Can be a dangerous product (from thinning of skin and cystic acne) but users are not given adequate warning.
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November 19, 2011

Pros:

-Reduces Pimple/Cyst Size

Cons:

- Does Not Clear Up Your Skin
- Makes Skin Dry
- Makes Acne Worse
- Redness/Burning

For this product all the commercials you see on TV you would think this would work right? But it does not the first time i tried this i put on the 3 Step solution my face burned so bad and i looked in the mirror and it was extremely red like a cherry so i immediately washed it off then it stopped burning, i recommend if this happens to you to wash it off and the next day only use step 1 and 2 not the benzoyl one then a couple weeks later try step 3 and when i did that it did not burn after but i used this for 2 months or so, and this was worthless did not help improve my face at all, made more breakouts. So i gave up on it. I am now trying Doxycycline a prescribed medicine from my Dermatologist so i hope this works, i know how much this can kill your self esteem trust me im 15, a sophomore in high school and it only seems like people are staring at my face. So i dont recommend you try this but if you best luck to you because no one wants acne.
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February 7, 2010

Pros:

they do teach completely clueless people to take care of their skin.
ads show that celebrities have acne too.

Cons:

the renewing cleanser was pretty harsh on the skin.
i didn't really see the point to the revitalizing toner, it felt drying like an astringent.
the repairing treatment has a strong scent, that kind of burns if you use a lot of it. they teach you to apply only a little bit, but if you use more (enough to actually be effective, assuming you can stand the smell), it can get really expensive.

i did proactiv for about 8 years. it helped my moderate acne a little, but i still had quite a few pimples and some areas on my face that never ever seemed to get clear. at first i used all three steps, probably for a year. then i gave up on the toner, because i didn't like the slimey feel (no observed effectiveness change.). then i gave up on the cleanser in favor of plain soap (again, no observed effectiveness change.). finally i found a benzoyl peroxide treatment that was cheaper without the strong smell, that i could apply more liberally and still afford, which has completely banished my acne. i won't be going back to proactiv, but it would be better than nothing?
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November 27, 2009

Pros:

The cleanser is a scrub feels really nice. Doesn't leave any scares after acne starts to clear.

Cons:

It starts to burn your skin really bad within a week. The toner stings the face. After the second week it broke my face out worse. The repairing lotion made my skin oily for a month it stop being oily after that.

I use dime pea pea which they tell you to do. I use it twice a day everyday I NEVER MISS A DAY AND I USE ALL THE PRODUCTS, morning and night. I start seeing results after 5 months of using proactiv. On T.V. they said after a month you get full results NOT TRUE. Its been 7 months now and im going to quit using product and cancel my membership. (YOU DONT GET FULL RESULTS) I used it faithfully. My fiance' wants me to try MUARD "acne complex" i'm going to see how that works.
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