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.

The list of ingredients above is provided for informational purposes only. Always check the actual product label in your possession for the most accurate ingredient information due to product changes or upgrades that may not yet be reflected on our web site.

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February 3, 2011

Pros:

See results quickly

Cons:

Expensive
Break out in single sporadic zits
Makes face stiff from dryness

I noticed results right away but my face is so stiff after washing, I hardly even look like myself! For the first 2 days I just used the wash alone which was extremely drying and I used a blue washcloth to rinse with and the cloth started turning pink!!! What the Hell is in this stuff? Bleach? It's now day 3 and I finally used the toner and moisturizer cream, but omg did it ever BURN! My face is no longer tight and dry, but now it burns, still burning 20 mins and turning red after toner and cream. I hope I don't have an allergic reaction... I think I'm going to quit this stuff and try something less harsh or maybe I'll just use the wash and forget the toner and cream.
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November 21, 2010

Pros:

None

Cons:

-Didn't do anything to my face, if anything, it got worse.
-Too much product, it felt like it was messing with my skin too much.
-Maybe it would have worked if i stuck with it longer.

Did not make the slighest difference in my skin.
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November 13, 2010

Pros:

leaves skin feeling clean and soft when straight after using it
60 day money back garantee (VERY USEFUL)

Cons:

Skin looks dirty and greasy by end of the day.
Very expensive.
DOESNT WORK

Skin started to improve within a week and then went straight back to how it was! Pointless and expensive!
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October 15, 2010

Pros:

money back guarantee offered by website, company promptly refunded my credit card and discontinued my orders when they received my return

Cons:

expensive
did not work on whiteheads and cystic acne

my daughter has white heads and cystic acne, she used proactive 2xday for approx 6-7 weeks and had no improvement at all. This may work for some people, unfortunately not for her. I returned the bottles and they promptly refunded me and discontinued my orders.
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April 26, 2010

Pros:

Gorgeous design of bottles
Smells good
Inexpensive

Cons:

Makes your skin oily
Only cleared me up a little bit for about a week
After that week, my acne was back just as bad as before

After about a month of using it, it cleared up about half of my pimples for a week. I have a lot of them, so although this was noticeable, I was still very self conscious during that week. After that week, my skin returned back to the way it was before I started using Proavtiv...BAD! I hadn't changed anything, I had kept using it the way I was, but it had stopped working. For all I know, my week of half clear skin could have been luck, and not Proactiv. Along with not being affective, it dried out my skin, and the Green Tea Mousturizer STUNG my skin so I had to wash it off right after applying it! I still kept the Refining Mask however, because it helps fade TINY pimples that are almost gone (plus it smells SOOO GOOD!).
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January 19, 2010

Pros:

None.

Cons:

Caused the worst cystic acne I've ever had.

This was the worst product I've ever tried. It caused the most horrible cystic acne and it lasted months. I still have some breakouts (years later) in the worst areas of my face which I believe are still caused by using this product. When I called to return the product, I was told they had a line of products for sentive skin. Why couldn't they have told me this when I called the first time? I wasn't willing to take another risk on this product so I just returned it and got by money back.
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December 14, 2009

Pros:

None

Cons:

Didn't work AT ALL. It's a pain in the butt with all of the steps and it dried my face out really bad.

Try it if you want but it didn't work for me
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August 28, 2009

Pros:

none

Cons:

im 33 years old.it did nothing for me!

dont bother
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August 2, 2009

Pros:

it shipped on time.

Cons:

skin so dry your skin cracks, gave me acid burns, bleached my fabrics, never cleared my skin, my skin wont hydrate now, my skin is excessively red now, Im infuriated.

THIS PRODUCT INJURES YOUR SKIN AND RUINS YOUR FABRICS. IM CALLING PROACTIVE RIGHT NOW AND GETTING MY GODDAMN MONEY BACK AND MAKING THEM PAY FOR MY RUINED TOWELS.
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July 31, 2009

Pros:

To be honest the only pro was getting my shipment pretty fast

Cons:

The portions are horrible, the smell is annoying, the cleanser feels uncomfortable to place on your face.

I bought my product back in 2001 and I used it for months to almost a year. Trust me washing "religiously" and being "patient" has nothing to do with this product working or not. To be frank this product doesn't work. I broke out worse. Now I went from Moderate acne to Severe instantly using this product and still am struggling with it.
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