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 30, 2011

Pros:

limited benefits initially

Cons:

Ceased to work after a few months
Makes skin EXTREMELY sensitive to sunburns
Skin started to badly react to benzoyl peroxide

Increasing my skin's sensitivity to sunburns has made this a dealbreaker. (Getting sunburns after about only 15 minutes of exposure on a moderatly cloudy day.) Proper sun exposure is necessary for vitamin D production, but sunburns are very damaging to the skin. A product which increases sunburn sensitivity by such an insense amount is NONSENSE to me.
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November 25, 2011

Pros:

Did slightly clear up acne.

Cons:

Dried and irritated skin. (My skin isn't even that sensitive!)

Proactive wasnt as great as proclaimed and I was greatly disappointed and don't recommend this product to someone who can only buy one product.
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November 23, 2011

Pros:

Made Acne Worse
Dried out my skin

Cons:

I guess that I wasn't as oily anymore

So I decided to give Proactiv a go, I like everyone else have tried just about everything there is, I have even done a round on Accutane!, but unfortunately after about 8 months with what I consider to be the best skin I ever had I started to breakout once again. Although it was not as bad it was still there. I am 26 years old and as a female it is very hard trying to get on with your daily life when your face has pimples. So back to my proactiv experience, I used the system for a total of 8 weeks and can tell you this, my skin is so much WORSE now then it was when I started. I thought at some stages it was getting better but was always disappointed. The reason I had to stop was because I noticed that on my left cheek a place I sometimes would get get a few pimple I got a bunch of them Im talking 6-8 huge ones that would not go down!! It got so bad my skin has actually bruised, I went to the doctors and was told that is was severely inflamed and that I need antibiotics. I was just heart broken, im exhausted and just don't know what to do next''.
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November 8, 2011

Pros:

Not even going to try it again.
Refining mask works VERY well.

Cons:

Very, very, very bad reviews even off of this site.

I ordered Proactiv around 3 weeks ago, and it just came in around 3 days ago. I haven't even bothered to remove anything but the Proactiv Refining mask, which I think is the only thing that works. After reading everyone's experiences and the before/after in the long run, I am against most of this product. I don't recommend this product. Now that I think about it, I think when I was using Proactiv when I was younger (hardly remember) it gave me the bad acne I have today after using it. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. 1star = product 5stars = refining mask
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October 24, 2011

Pros:

Mask kinda works.

Cons:

Everything

I have been using Proactiv since I was 12 years old, faithfully believing that one day it may cure my acne. All lies. I have horrible cysts, black heads, and white heads. The only thing that somewhat works is the spot mask and it only reduces the size of the cysts by a little. I would never recommend Proactiv to any one and I have wasted thousands of dollars over the years on this stupid gimmick.
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October 24, 2011

Pros:

Worked for a few weeks

Cons:

Dries skin out
EXPENSIVE!!
Harsh for any type of skin
Ruined my skin!!!

In the beginning it was just a few little bumps here and there on my forehead and jawline so I decided to try Proativ. At first it was pretty good but after about 2 months my skin had actually gotten worse and worse, and it ended up making my skin have full-on acne breakouts!! I say this is a scam and I do not recommend it, please save your money and just see a doctor, trust me, you won't regret it!
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October 16, 2011

Pros:

I didn't know there was any

Cons:

The steps, the cost, the tim, the smell and the results.

Do not buy this product! I have only used it for about three weeks and I still keep breaking out. Try finding another solution to your acne problem because this one definitely does not work!
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September 14, 2011

Pros:

NO PROS...

Cons:

THIS COMPANY IS A RIP OFF....NOT ONLY DOES IT MAKE YOUR SKIN VERY DRY BUT, YOU CAN GET THEM TO CANCEL YOUR ORDER PORMPTLY.....

I called the customer service several times to get my order cancelled. When I finally did reach someone they assured me that they would cancel my order. When I get my September statement it showed another payment for Proactiv. I got some run around about that being the July payment. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT.......
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August 29, 2011

Pros:

Gets rid of most acne if used twice a day.

Cons:

*Leaves skin flaky and dry
*Smells bad
*If you miss a night/morning pimples come back 10x worse
*Doesn't get rid of black heads or white heads
*If used with another product proactive may react and give you more pimples.

Proactive does not work, I'm a 14 year old teenage girl and I have a fair amount of acne. It worked for the first 2 weeks but then I noticed my white heads and black heads were getting worse. I missed one night from studying and the next morning my forehead was a bumpy mess! I had blemishes on my cheeks and it was just terrible. If you use proactive for a long time and then switch to another cleanser your acne will intensify. Proactive is definitely not what the commercials say it is.
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July 21, 2011

Pros:

Face not itchy
Cleared some small spots
Doesn't smell bad

Cons:

Expansive
More acne
Face much more oily
Didn't work
To much steps
Face burns during sun exposure

I tried proactive for one week and the results are dissapointing! It cleared some tiny spots, but it made some acne were I never had before on my face. One pimple is so huge and it hurts. It made my face sooooo oily. Plus, there are so many steps! I have to use 3 products the night, 5 in the morning and a mask 3 times a week......all that for NOTHING. I can't believethat I paid that much for this sh*tty producted. Now, my whole face burns when I go in the sun, even if I use the "special" sunscreen they gave me.
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