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 5, 2009

Pros:

I have used proactive for about five months and still have not seen any results.Proactive is a waste of money.

Cons:

It actually made my pimpiles more irritated.

Does not work at all.
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January 25, 2015
No thank you
Im 18 and have this acne that just doesn't seem to go away, but the last year it seems to be clearing up. definitely in these past 6 months. I drink nothing but water, and workout quite often and that seems to help. also being on birth control helped a lot. Proactive is a product that once you start, you can't stop.. ( in a bad way..) It keep my acne under control, but as soon as I stop using it I break out SO bad. I wouldn't recommend it..
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July 21, 2011

Pros:

Evens out skin tone, stops breakouts .

Cons:

Doesn't clear up new acne.

This stuff is not worth whats it's paid do at all. I had it for 2 weeks same acne still on my face from day 1!!!! Reduces pimple size but HELLO. it still hasn't left my face.!
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July 5, 2011

Pros:

Works for the first few months
The over-night mask is great (I still use it sometimes)

Cons:

The skin improvement stops after a few months
Smells Horrible
Dry skin after cleansing

The product only works for the first months then everything goes downhill after that. The overnight mask is the only product I liked from the pack, but even the mask is not always reliable.
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April 21, 2011

Pros:

clears some acne

Cons:

makes skin super dry

dont waste your money on this
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March 24, 2011

Pros:

Worked...for about four months.

Cons:

-really dry skin
-bleached towels
-expensive

When I first got it, I thought Proactiv was the best thing. It took awhile to kick in and when it did it was great. However, this greatness only lasted for a short amount of time. And it really, really, really dries out your skin. After about 4 months of use, my acne came back, not quite as bad as before but it leaves red marks. Not too impressed.
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November 18, 2009

Pros:

NONE

Cons:

Proactive is the WORST acne product I have ever used. I had a good skin, not great,until I decided to use proactive and my face went bananas the first few weeks.

I thought that by the next month my face would get use to it and I will start seeing the WONDERS of this product. But that did not happen and my face got worst. They say you will get your money back in 30 days but that is also a BIG lie, because they refused to refund me my money.
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May 21, 2015
Apposite of what I wanted
To start with I have pretty clear skin, odd spots and black heads, so I thought if this can clear acne it can give me flawless skin, so I tried it and as soon as I got it I started getting massive spots all over my face. I nearly didn't go To a planned outing one day because I was so embarrassed about how bad my skin had got! So disappointed :(
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August 13, 2011

Pros:

Nothing

Cons:

Nothing
Expensive

Waste of money. Just a huge disappointment.
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March 15, 2011

Pros:

It somewhat works.

Cons:

Its expensive
It will irritate you
It doesnt come with a moisturizer-- which is the one thing you will need when using proactive.
There are no guarantees that it will completely clear your face, but it will definitely irritate your face.

I would not recommend this product unless you like paying top dollar for very irritated looking red skin. The celebrity ads also tend to piss me off because most of those people started off with one or two zits to begin with, so no wonder blasting it with BP worked. I have used both and I like Dan's products better. They are more generously portioned and fairly priced ( you get way more for your money ) and they also work better. I saw results as soon as I switched over. I'm not guaranteeing that this will happen to others but there was a noticeably reduced irritation on my face. Also!! DO NOT USE THEIR SULPHUR MASK! It will irritate and dry your face, it is a horrible way to kick you when you're down. Bottom line, Proactive is way too harsh. Skip the irritation and go for Dan's products and get the same results if not better.
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