Topical Antibacterial
Reviews
3.5
20781 Reviews
Topical Antibacterial
Efficacy
54%
Based on All Available Studies
Strength of Evidence
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Note: Benzoyl peroxide clears the skin completely when applied correctly.
Topical Antibacterial
Side Effects
Low-Medium
Topical Antibacterial
Acne.org’s Real World Take
It’s been a staple of acne treatment for decades for a reason. When used properly it can completely clear the skin. It is widely available and affordable. Comes with side effects for the first few weeks and can bleach fabric.
Topical Antibacterial
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August 20, 2015
absoulutely loved.
I just bought this product about 3-4 days ago, and it came in the mail today. I was hesitant after reading these reviews, but I had already ordered prior to reading any of these. I absolutely loved it. Idk why people are saying it burns their skin, it actually makes ur skin feel cool, and absolutely does not leave any red marks from burns (at least for me). I got the shine kit, and I can say it was worth every penny. I followed all the steps, and my skin feels so clean and cool. A friend recommended this to me and she had severe acne, now her face is flawless. I have moderate acne and am super excited about this product. Also I am 14 years old.
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August 28, 2015
Companies have people to type good comments obviously there are more people who hates it then likes it
December 29, 2015
It most likely works for you skin because overproduction in oil is clearly your problem. The people whom are having this break their skin out worse are using a benzoyl product when they need to be using a healing and moisturizing product. They are over stimulating their oil glands that are trying to make up for their lack of hydration
December 29, 2015
It most likely works for you skin because overproduction in oil is clearly your problem. The people whom are having this break their skin out worse are using a benzoyl product when they need to be using a healing and moisturizing product. They are over stimulating their oil glands that are trying to make up for their lack of hydration
December 29, 2015
It most likely works for you skin because overproduction in oil is clearly your problem. The people whom are having this break their skin out worse are using a benzoyl product when they need to be using a healing and moisturizing product. They are over stimulating their oil glands that are trying to make up for their lack of hydration
August 9, 2015
This Product Works
I have been struggling with acne ever since I was 13 ( I am now 27) and have taken acutane and tried many other pills and dermatology grade creams. I was very hesitant to try this product because of the price and not having good luck with pro-active (same doctors). I only tried it because my neighbor sells it and I saw a few other people's results first hand. I always thought I would just never be the girl who had nice skin and would always struggle with break-outs, but this product really worked for me. I am not saying it will work for everyone, but that is why you get the 60 day money back guarantee so it is worth a try.
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July 11, 2015
buy it if you want breakouts
It made me breakout more and my face was kinda clear before i started using it.
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July 26, 2015
So true! Agree with you 100000%
July 30, 2015
me too
October 17, 2014
Proactive Acne Treatment - Good To Worse !!!! 5 YEARS Experience! MUST READ
Proactive Acne Treatment ' Good To Worse !!!! 5 YEARS Experience! MUST READ Hi there, i am 23/Male...this review is exactly according to the experience I have had with proactive Acne treatment kit... I Have started proactive when I was around 18 years , a teenager. I have Mild acne and few Bumps occasionally, but otherwise a Smooth skin. I ordered proactive once I saw a commercial on television. I saw it when it was NOT that popular in India and I trusted it paying Rs 2495 for a supply of 2 months. I used it and discovered that this product did some miracles to my skin transforming it to a glowing one in just 1 month. I then continued this product till I was 21 years. Then I was a bit worried about the amount of price they started charging for the Proactive kit which was now of 3495 Rs a supply a 2 months. I trusted the experience i had and continued it with the price hiked. Suddenly I realised, the product has STOPPED working for me when it comes to preventing New ACNE from coming. Earlier i thought it may be something related to the weather, but since then it had all gone wrong for me. I kept on ordering the product in a hope that it would give me those earlier results, but that is when I felt I am just WASTING my money over the product. Till I turned 23, it had been 5 years since I have started proactive, and the last 2 years experience has been Bizarre. Currently I am at almost the end of the supply and I am NOT even thinking of ordering it again wasting my Money more then what it deserves. Right now my Skin have OPEN PORES , Roughness , Acne marks , Uneven skin tone , and of course ACNE. It doesn't seem I have ever had a good skin and Ever Used a Proactive, whereas i have used it for around 5 years and still using it waiting for the Supply to END. I suggest people NOT to go for proactive and it would make your skin a WARZONE with chemicals fighting and even worsening your skin. Once the earlier results might be Good, but remember, ANYTHING INSTANT HAVE SIDE-EFFECTS LATER !!! I suffered so I am Just warning You people to Think before you Order it , as It is As effective as Normal Skincare Products in the Market , so why Paying 5-6 Thousand rupees for such a Crap!!! I would Like to suggest people to for other Mild product rather than going for Proactive solutions , as it Would be very difficult for you to cope with the after-effects once you STOP using it , considering the price Level it is Reaching to , as well as Many UNHAPPY users QUESTIONING its side-effects and NON-EFFECTIVENESS..!! If you would Tell about this to their Helpline, they would Just questing you about you Way of USING the kit. I have been Using it since 5 YEARS and i Don't think i am a FOOL!! NOT using it properly since Such a Long time and that too when earlier i had effective results of the product. They just do it to HIDE their FAULTS of the Product. And then they will Insist you to BUY Various other product of PROACTIVE so to GET GOOD RESULTS..!! I just want to as you , if your 3 STEP sysem is NOMORE effective , what would other products do..??????????????? Complete Money waste , and will Ruin your SKIN on LONGTERM...!! That's all from me, a Genuine experience from starting Proactive 5 YERAS ago Till Today's Date... Thanks
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July 16, 2014
Payment deduction every month!
I had initially signed up for 30-day trail. Then I was enrolled directly into 90-day plan where I had money deducted twice over two months. Post that I was again sent another set but this time with 3-month payment deduction costing to charge more than the first 90-day plan. >100$ I was never informed about this change through email or letter or phone. Also I am not able to see any order history or history of payments. This is outright wrong. If I had been informed about it atleast in advance, I would have cancelled my subscription. Now that it happened I have cancelled it.
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July 25, 2013
Product used: The Regimen
Saved me from my Cystic Acne Nightmare

Pros:

Clears cystic acne
Clears persistent little white heads
REALLY DOES WORK WONDERS

Cons:

Have to be patient to wait between using products
Can be drying at first, but only at first

Before I started using Acne.org's regimen, I had tried just about everything. From home remedies to every brand, over the counter 1 step, 3 step regimen out there it would seem. I was starting to lean towards trying Accutane because my dermatologist recommended that if my acne persisted I use that even though it was extreme, but my acne was extreme.. and it was persisting.. I used to tell myself that some of my pimples were so large they had their own shadows.. Scary stuff! I had moderate acne from age 16 to 20's and then early 20's I developed horrible cystic acne. It affected my social life, and consumed all my time where I kept looking frantically online and looking everywhere else for solutions, but to no avail until I saw a youtube video where this girl was speaking about using acne.org products, (I have yet to thank her too but should!) and what they had done for her. I was already pretty jaded at this point, but I thought, what the heck I'll look at one more thing that's out there. However, I was very hesitant to buy at first after so many other failures, but after seeing Dan's video and learning the facts, I realized these products had the exact same ingredients than very expensive products I was having to buy, (e.g. epiduo - over 200 bucks, which is JUST the treatment so no cleanser or moisturizer) and the recommendations on how to use acne.org products made sense and I fully believed them such as being gentle with your skin and the time you should wait between using each product. After using acne.org for a couple of weeks, it not only cleared up my skin, reduced shine, (my skin is prone to being oily) but also my life and my confidence improved. It saved me from caking on make-up and from embarrassment time and time again. At one time I was working with kids a lot, and I remember this little girl asked me what are all those bumps on your face? I was mortified, but simply said my skin is having a problem (A MAJOR PROBLEM). I didn't get it either, I was healthy, athletic, took great care of myself inside and out, strove to be stress free! However, cystic acne, as you already know I'm sure, is genetic and doesn't object to taking on clean, healthy people! After using acne.org products for a couple of months, my skin was looking better and better, my cystic acne was finally disappearing until it was completely gone, and whenever I feel one emerging I put a dab of the treatment on it, and it goes away within the same day! That is truly a miracle, I used to almost begin to cry and feel such tremendous stress when I felt a cyst coming in because they literally took weeks and sometimes months to fully go away and they were so very painful. At one point, it even hurt to smile. But after using these products, my cystic acne began to disappear, and even the little bumps I always had on my forehead for some reason started to go away! Nothing, and I mean nothing, else got rid of those!!! I remember running into some old colleagues who said to me, 'Wow, you look different. I don't know what it is, but you look different, like in a good way.' I didn't say what they were probably noticing (lack of acne!) but I was beaming on the inside. I know not everything works for everyone, but this is truly what worked for me, I couldn't be more thrilled with the results and for affordable prices too. I hope you find the same.
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January 24, 2012
Product used: The Regimen

Pros:

The big bottles are great if you are using the regimen twice a day as you will go through a lot of product. And the amount of product used makes the bigger bottles better value. I live in Australia so its better to get larger bottles that last for longer periods in order to save on shipping costs.

Cons:

The larger bottles are harder to store. They take up a lot of room in the bathroom cupboard, which is fine if you don't have to share with someone else. Also, the cleanser, moisturiser and treatment are bottled in the same size and I generally use them up at the same time frame, however I've nearly finished the AHA+ when I still have a third of product left in everything else. It also looks like the jojoba oil will last to the equivalent of 3 bottles of everything else.

I'm a big fan of Dan's Regimen products. They have got me 100% free from acne for the first time in 20 years. No other topical treatment has worked for me and I still have to pinch myself to believe that I finally have acne free skin. I think that the AHA+ is an essential part to the regimen as this magical cream got my skin from clear to glowing. The Big Kit Plus pack is great if you are following the regimen exactly as per Dan's instructions. It provides good value for money (especially if you live overseas to reduce the costs of packaging) and it saves you having to keep ordering in replacement supplies as a lot of product is used in following the regimen. You may find that you use the different products at various rates, so for subsequent orders you may only need to order individual items. Obviously you would need to watch out for shipping costs if this is the case. I highly recommend that Big Kit Plus pack and all of Dan's products in general.
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December 8, 2011

Pros:

Clears up Acne fast.
Doesn´t overdry skin.
No smell
Can use under makeup.

Cons:

Leaves white streaks if you don´t apply well.

It works! I ´ve tried everything available, Accutane, Doxy, SA, BP, home made remedies, expensive dermatologists and nothing even comes close to good as this. It cleared my acne in 3 weeks. I still have one occasional breakout, but nowhere near as bad as before. I love this product and highly recommend it to people who have tried everything.
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July 6, 2011

Pros:

NONE

Cons:

bad service, you don't get your money back. scams

Exactly 4 days ago I placed an order on the proactive website. I paid extra for overnight shipping and I paid with pay pal. I was told I will be receiving a confirmation email after I paid for the order, but I never did. When I try to log onto the website it says that email address is not registered on the website. I was provided an order number when I placed the order, but I did not save it. I contacted proactive customer service to cancel my order, but I was told that they can not cancel my order even though it hasn't been shipped. That is not true! I work for an online company and you can very well easly cancel an order anytime you want. you can even have the package returned back to you if it is shipped out. Before they even searched for my order they said a cancelation is not possible. And when I gave my information they said they can not even find my order. I was also told by a customer service representative to place a new order and pay again this time with credit card. So they wanted me to pay TWICE for something I was not receiving! And they weren't even refunding the pay pal payment! The reason I wanted to cancel my order was because I read so many horrible reviews about the products and because of how long the process was taking. I paid extra for overnight shipping, it has been 4 days. They can not find my order but they took my payment. Be very cautious before buying from them!
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May 16, 2011

Pros:

Tasteless, cheap, easy to take, doesn't make my skin more sensitive

Cons:

Hard to remember to take two a day

I only used this for a month and I would say it helped with my acne problem. I'm in my 20's and have had acne for a few years. My acne is mostly hormonal and flares up every so often. I definitely noticed a difference. Homeopathic medicine is sort of tricky and has been declared a scam and ineffective by some. I'm not entirely sure this product is more effective, than, say a placebo ( I wanted it to work, so it worked!) but I'm happy with the results it produced. Bottom line? Try it, if it doesn't work you're not out a lot of money and you didn't take any "risky" medications.
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Finding a Doctor

The right dermatologist can make a big difference to your patient experience and the success of your acne treatment plan. Here are the steps to find a dermatologist who is a good fit:

  1. Use the search feature on the American Academy of Dermatology website to look for board-certified dermatologists in your area, and filter the search results for doctors with a special interest in treating acne.
  2. Read online patient reviews of any dermatologists you are considering and ask people you know whether they have any experience with these dermatologists.
  3. Do your research and go to your first appointment with questions prepared.
  4. Listen to what your gut feeling tells you once you see a dermatologist in person. If you are not completely comfortable, try a different dermatologist.

Finding a Doctor

Only a select few plastic surgeons specialize in acne scar revision surgery. Be certain to find a provider who specializes in acne scar repair and who is passionate and experienced in this area.

Be sure to:

  • Look at before and after photos, the more the better, especially patients with similar scarring to your own.
  • Be realistic about results. Look for improvement, not a cure.

Questions to ask a potential scar revision specialist:

  • Are you board certified? Be certain that they are board certified.
  • How long have you been performing these procedures? Normally, the more experience the better, however, some younger surgeons may be more on top of the latest procedures.
  • Can I speak to some of your other patients? Ask for references for several patients who had similar scarring and speak to them about the process and their satisfaction with results.

Red flags:

  • Their story changes: As you discuss different treatment options, if they tend to change their mind easily, or agree with whatever you say, consider this a red flag. A confident, experienced surgeon will possess strong, unwavering opinions.
  • Your gut tells you "no": Trust your gut. If you just don't feel that the doctor is the right fit, trust that and move on. On the other hand, if you feel they are the perfect specialist for you, trust that feeling.