Proactiv Solution : Acne Treatment System

I used proactiv for 2 years religiously, I had nice skin but it definitely did not solve the problem. I still would get acne on my fore head and if I differed from my regime in anyway, even by a few hours I would break out. After 2 years I decided I would try a different system recommended by my modelling agency. Things were fine until about 2 weeks after I went off proactiv. I started getting countless pimples on my forehead but also severely on my cheeks, where i had never had acne before. It turned into horrendous cystic acne that was unbearable. I went back on proactiv because I saw no alternative. It was extremely drying, to the point that I could not smile or laugh without chunks, yes chunks or skin falling off. It took 3 months for my blow up to get better but I was left with severe scarring. I continued to use proactiv for 2 more years and last Christmas I weened my self off of proactiv and I am so glad I did. I am using accutane now because I was so fed up with the small breakouts, but I have been using LUSH's dark angels, tea tree water, and imperiales very successfully for a year. If I could give any advice it would be to AVOID proactiv. Best choice I have ever made to get off of it, and for those using it, make sure to ween yourself off!!!

Proactiv is a good acne treatment. It may not work right away but it does work you just have to be patient! Sometimes a pimple still comes from time to time but it doesn't stay long because I am using Proactiv. One thing people forget is that you also have to change your diet as well, that plays a BIG part in out skin. So instead of complaining about Proactiv not working do your part as well... Like drinking water instead of soda, reduce your intake on sweet/sugar, eat more fruit and vegetables, and workout/ detox!

I've read alot of negative reviews of Proactiv and I was a little nervous to try it but I'm so glad I gave it a shot. It's made my skin so much better and it really has given me more confidence. It's so nice to look in the mirror and not see acne! I really feel like one of the people on the commercials, haha. I love it!

I would test a friends product before wasting your money. It's just not working for me.

Do not waste your time working with Proactive. If you want to trial the product find a different route then the on-line application. For example go to the mall and purchase through the dispensing machine. At the very end my skin is more irritated and my bank account is $100 lighter.

Didn't work, I don't recommened it !!!

I recently started breaking out around my chin. I'm 24 and have NEVER had problems with my skin before (besides being pale and having dry skin) so I thought I'd try this out. It cleared my breakouts about 2 days after I initially tried it, so I kept using it. At one point, it'd been about a month since I had a breakout so I stopped (because it was drying out my skin badly and like I said, I have very MINIMAL breakouts). I immediately broke out the next day! Anyway, a few months later I called customer service because my next shipment was due to arrive and I clicked the wrong button before getting to change my order. So I IMMEDIATELY call them. The first girl acts completely uninterested and says there's nothing she can do because it was already being shipped and I'll just have to mail it back when I get it. I ORDERED 5 MINUTES BEFORE I CALLED! I was extremely upset so I hung up on her. I call back 10 minutes later to CANCEL my order. This girl convinces me she can fix my order since it hadn't been over 30 minutes since I had ordered and that it will be shipped with the right products I wanted (1 large bottle of cleanser, cream, and body wash and 2 large bottles of toner). Well 2 days ago the shipment came in...$110 worth of products I didn't want!! They sent me 1 large AND 1 small bottle of cleanser, 1 large bottle of toner, 1 large and 1 small bottle of cream, and 2 large bottles of the body wash. I called them and cancelled immediately and said I wanted to ship what items I DIDN'T order back, and I was told that wasn't allowed I would have to send back the entire package and pay for the shipping costs. After explaining all the hell I'd been through already, I then told the man I wanted to cancel and he had the nerve to ask "Why?"...REALLY?! I wish I had read these reviews before I got involved with them. I've had entirely too many problems in just a couple month period to ever go back!

Proactiv did clear me up then broke me out again. Maybe I didnt use it long enough and consistently. I dont know but it did clear me up then broke me out more. I love the refining mask it feels light and good on your skin and reduces pimple size. Overall I might consider giving this product another chance and use it consistently cause it did help.

I used the product consistently per the directions for a few months. My skin was "clearer" at times but was rarely ever clear. Then it just seemed to overdry and age my skin. I tried varying the third step which helped a little with the dryness but not enough, and in the end, I just wasn't getting the breakout prevention results. It's worth a try but is definitely not a cure-all. Note that if you want to cancel your membership, they don't allow you to do it conveniently via email which I tried. You'll have to call to cancel and get the sales pitch before they'll cancel it, and I had to wait 20 minutes on the phone before a rep took my call.

*Proactive works effectively, but DO NOT order from Guthy-Renker! Get it from your local mall, or the comparable Equate version from Walmart (significantly cheaper-double the product less than half the cost works almost identically). They do NOT send what they advertise as a $70 value for $20. They send you a travel size amount for $20. If you continue service you get ONE bigger (not by much) bottle kit for THREE payments broken up to $20 a month. It is not worth it. They don't tell you that with the free shipping your order has an additional "process time" of seven days. I was told I would receive the order in 5-7 business days, but when I checked on my order 5 business days later, they told me it had just been shipped two days before then... A week later I call back, and it in fact had not been shipped until the day before then! That was when I was first told about the "processing time". Also, do not add anything to your order no matter how cheap it is, particularly the vitamins. They don't tell you that the products are from a different company altogether until you receive them after you cancelled with Proactive. That company, also run by Guthy-Renker doesn't tell you that they give you one product, and bill you three months for it either, or the total cost of it. They say it costs $29 a month, and allow you to believe they're honest enough to have told you the cost. The other two months your card gets billed because "you never asked" how many months it's going to cost you 29 bucks which is the most shady practice I ever heard of... Getting mad all over again. They should be investigated.