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 12, 2012

Pros:

There are no pros

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It was the worst stuff that I ever used. It actually burned by face. After using all the products they send two days after I used it my face turned completely red like a burn. Its a disgrace to even have this product on the market let alone have commercial's about it. Ask the people who work at the company if they use it. DOUBTFUL

The product is bad believe it doesn't help. I had to pay out of pocket for a determatologist
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January 12, 2012

Pros:

I love the mask! Makes my face feel great! The green tea helps too for the burning effect.

Cons:

Burning / redness with steps 2 & 3

So the product is a little harsh on my face... No big deal. Right now my acne has found its way to my chest & back. I am someone who had such severe acne as a teenager that my dermatologist put me on acutain to save my skin! Now as an adult my acne is minor on my face so I just use step 1 and the refining mask on the chin area for the small zits. But I use the full product on my chest & back and on day 3 am seeing AWESOME results. If you are looking for a product that isn't too harsh on your back or chest then I highly recommend proactive! Please keep in mind that yes, this is a 3 step system but if side affects come along... You can adjust your frequency or what steps you end up using and where. Like my dermatologist says, " you only need to treat the areas with the most acne" so don't make your whole face suffer if only little areas are needing to be treated. If you do this right... You will be happy with the results! Also, for those of you who don't want the hassle of shipping... Find a kiosk or proactive machine at your local mall. They won't ask you for a subscription you just go buy it when you need it. You also won't have to buy in a package but separate if you only want one thing.
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January 12, 2012

Pros:

The product seems to be working.

Cons:

The customer service really sucks. I followed their directions to get the automatic shipments stopped. and returned an unopened package as they directed. I called them because 10 days after receiving the product they did not credit my account. They said that the credit could take up to 6 weeks. This is ridiculous.

Buy somewhere else directly and not through their web-page.
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January 8, 2012

Pros:

The refining is amazing! The steps are really good! I love it

Cons:

Burns my skin
Step number 3 didn't go well with my skin

I loved pro active everything was beautiful it left my skin nice and soft! My blemishes went away after using the refining moisturizer. The only thing I didn't like about it was step #3 did not go well with my skin. Step #3 just left my skin even redder and full of blemishes I looked like a tomato but now I'm using the moisturizer steps 1 and 2 and my acne is clearing up!
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January 5, 2012

Pros:

Easy to order

Cons:

Product did not work well with my skin, in fact, made it worse, I continued (stupidly) thinking that it would get better, it didn't.
Would not recommend this at all. Be aware also that if you order online, Proactiv keep on sending and charging you for the product, even though you don't need it. They will refund you however, once you've paid the P&P, for an item you didn't need or want in the first place... ah....

Stay well clear, its not worth it.
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January 3, 2012

Pros:

- Works well if you KEEP continually using it
-The mask clears away allot of it

Cons:

-Made my acne worse ( i continually used it )
-Makes your skin Dry
-Exspensive

The bottom line is that I used this as much as i could twice a night and it didnt get better it got worse if anythig use any other product asthetic soulutions has a product that works for people with horrible acne and they saw there acne cleared up in 2 weeks and im one of those people
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December 12, 2011

Pros:

Works pretty well for me.

Cons:

WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE I have ever experienced. I am supposed to receive a regular shipment of the product. On 12/15 I realized that I was overdue, so I called. They said that they should have sent a shipment on 12/1. But because they were out of the product, they just didn't send it. I had received no notification. When I asked if they could ship me an alternate product with speed, since I was out of the product, they said it would ship within 48 hours and at a standard shipping rate.

I am going to be looking for another solution.
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December 7, 2011

Pros:

-clears skin
-cleanser not that soapy

Cons:

-stops clearing skin after a while
-irritates your skin (if it's sensitive)

I tried this a few months ago, It was great at the beginning, and I had clear skin for a month or so. After that my skin started to irritate during use. I tried everything including, Acnefree, Clearisil, Clean&Clear, Neutrogena, and etc. but nothing seems to work. So I don't recommend it if you have very sensitive skin.
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November 29, 2011

Pros:

works good

Cons:

HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. If you ever need a refund dont expect your money back for months. I spoke to 4 different reps and got 4 different answers. There whole company is lies and excuses. Apparently it takes 3 weeks to mail a check. And you barley ever get someone you can understand.

If you can buy it at a mall or kiosk. Dont buy online it is a pain in the neck. You will never get answers to questions
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November 21, 2011

Pros:

- makes skin smoother and pores less noticeable
- breakouts clear quickly
- prevents future breakouts
- works within a few weeks

Cons:

- super, super harsh/drying
- pretty pricey
- initial breakout

Proactiv is definitely not the miracle treatment that it's touted as by its advertisers. Having said that, it has worked pretty well for me. From the first use my skin felt a lot smoother and looked a lot brighter. In the first couple of weeks of use I had a few breakout issues which I think is caused by the exfoliation/ingredients which bring impurities to the surface. After that passed, however, it's been pretty good. The major downside with Proactive is that it is ridiculously harsh on the skin and, if you have quite sensitive skin like me, it's probably going to leave you pretty dry, especially when you first start using it. The first week I was using Proactiv, my skin felt uncomfortably tight and flaky and my eyelids became dry, red and really painful (even though I obviously wasn't applying product to my eyelids). I decided to stick with it though, got a really good moisturiser and tried to use the Step 3 Repair Lotion quite sparingly. The Proactiv oil-free moisturiser is not going to do the trick to counter the drying effect of the three step system. I'm using Dermalogica Super Rich Repair at the moment which is really great, albeit a bit pricey. High potency vitamin E cream works well also and is usually under $10 from a drug store. Basically, I would say there's a lot of things that would probably work better than Proactiv (doxycycline, for example, has been the best thing I've used) but if you invest in a really good moisturiser and aren't too liberal with the repair lotion, hopefully you'll see some good results with Proactiv.
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