Proactiv Solution : Repairing Lotion 2.5% Benzoyl Peroxide

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Active ingredient: Benzoyl Peroxide (2.5%). Inactive ingredients: Water (Aqua), Ethoxydiglycol, Cyclotetrasiloxane, Propylene Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Cyclopentasiloxane, 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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July 15, 2008

Pros:

My acne started to disappear in a matter of days.

Cons:

The fragrance of this product caused the skin around my eyes to become swollen, dry and red. Obviously proactiv is not for sensitive skin!

For those of you people who don't have a sensitive skin issue I would say this is an excellent product. I am not sure if I am allergic to BP or if it is just the fragrance which has been added to the repairing lotion.
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April 17, 2008

Pros:

left my skin bright, glowing, and clear....ish.

Cons:

Didn't totally clear me up, but i wasnt expecting it to.

Like it it enought to buy again, but don't necessarily love it. aslso, nasty back acne annie, water is a neutral and therefore will not dilute the BP, instead use a base such as a moisturizer :] all you are doing by adding water to ur bp is making it well, watery
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September 20, 2007

Pros:

Clears up an individual blemish well when used overnight.

Cons:

Drys out skin if you use to much.

I find it's better to use it on place your already have breakouts, I don't think it did much to PREVENT mine.
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August 9, 2007

Pros:

It works for the first few months.

Cons:

After your skin gets used to it, it stops working. Also makes your skin quite oily if used twice a day.

I usually switch between two different products. One is Proactiv and this formula. That way my skin doesn't get used to just one product.
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July 29, 2007

Pros:

After a month or two you get lots of complements about your clear skin. Pretty easy to use and not really expensive.

Cons:

You have to use it for a while, not just a week or two and then dump it.

It does take a month or more but once you've used it for that long i think it really does the trick. My face has fully cleared up and the pimples are not coming back while I still use this product. I have tried so many products, even really flashy expensive skin treatment lines and this has been the best by far. Will not ever go back to other products.
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February 14, 2007

Pros:

Works well, failry easy regime to follow

Cons:

Lost effectivness after 4ish months, Having to listen to cheesy testimonials from heavily paid pop stars..

Proactive worked so well for me. I initially used it in combination with my topical antibiotic (DalacinT) which was fine. Then ran out of Dalacin and used it on its own, still fine. But now am starting to break out again, maybe I should keep the two together again? I never really found it 'smoothed' my skin all that much, or cleared my blackheads/under-the-skin tiny spots. But it did help my mild/moderate cystic chin acne, for which I'm grateful.
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February 14, 2007

Pros:

Really helped clear up my skin. Lessened cystic acne, but didn't prevent it altogether. Lessened the duration of breakouts.

Cons:

Became too drying on my skin as I've gotten older. BP discolors clothing and linens. Ultimately contributed to increase in sunspots (even with SPF oil free moisturizer). Had to stop using.

I definitely recommend this product to teens and folks in their 20s and even 30s. It sure helped for me, and yes, it's a bit pricey (especially with shipping), but cheaper than a dermatologist. Once I passed 35, it seemed to be too much for my skin. Make sure you protect your skin with sunscreen when using this product!! You're much more sensitive to the sun when using this regularly.
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January 10, 2007

Pros:

Results within days with this product, after having tried dozens of other products. Six months after starting to use this, and my very acne prone chin is clear as a bell

Cons:

Dries your face out at first, but you just need to adjust the frequency of use.

Worked extremely quickly and well for me. I was desperate, and couldn't really quite believe just how effective this was for me. May be expensive relatively speaking for a BP product, but I don't care with these results.
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December 17, 2006

Pros:

Very light,easy absorbed lotion. Doesn't irritate my skin.Easy to apply and helps reduce blemishes. I use it with the acne.org regime and my skin looks great!

Cons:

Smell is quite strong and also its expensive and the packaging isn't that great.

Good 2.5% BP product,although a little expensive for what it is.
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October 5, 2006

Pros:

it works and has a good backing and proof

Cons:

its really expensive

i saw this stuff advertised on tv. i ordered it and it worked but i was really red and flaky for ages. it eventually went away, but i was still red. i cancelled my subscription cause of the cost and found a simple benzoyl peroxide gel. i still use it and it works, plus its cheap. the set cost me like 40 bucks on sale. but usually cost 60 bucks every 3 months, rip off.
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