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 GREAT PRODUCT!! March 5, 2010
K. Abel (Baton Rouge, LA)
Just like any other acne medicine it works for most, but not for all. But for me it worked wonders. Never having an acne issue, I really never worried about my skin. Then I got pregnant and my hormones knocked me back into puberty I guess. Zits everywhere. I have been using Proactiv for 7 years now and I wouldn't use anything else. In fact after using it for an amount of time, I don't have to use it near as much as when you begin. I skip days and most days only have to use it once. If I start to get a zit, just zap some of the "mask" on it like you would clearasil, and it gets rid of it within a day or two. It is a terrific product and I recommend it so much that I even got it for my 14 year old step-daughter. Who also swears by it.
DO NOT get it from the proactiv website unless you want to pay more and just throw your money away. You pay $30 a month no matter how often you actually get your set. And if you only get your set every 3 months that is 90 bucks plus other shipping fees, etc. that would only pay $60 at the mall for (or less than that on certain websites)... you are paying way over the price it is really worth! And if you deactivate your account you still paid that last 30 bucks for nothing, because if you cancel before your next shipment, you are never going to get that money back even though you didn't get product.
Give it a shot for a few months and I am certain it will work as well for you as it does for me & my family.
 Contains Benzoyl Peroxide February 28, 2010
Ember (Maine, USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've been seeing the infomercials for Proactiv since I was 12 or so. I'm 33 now. One thing that always really bothered me about those ads is that they either don't disclose, or bury the fact, that this medication contains benzoyl peroxide. This is a real problem for a lot of people who allergic to that chemical, including me.
I would've thought that Amazon, at least, would list the active ingredients. Guess not.
Apparently there is a "gentle" version of this product that uses salicylic acid instead. But neither product is going to be any different than your Clearasils and Neutrogenas.
Tried it twice and it did not work for me. February 15, 2010
Martha I. Carriedo
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Purchased Proactiv at two different occasions. My skin for the most part is clear but I wanted it to be fully clean.
1st time, it dry my skin a lot but I tried to keep faithfull till I finish the bottles. Well, besides drying my skin, it gave me more acnee.
2nd time and a year later, I tried it again. Same exact results. I completely gave up and would not purchase it again.
 Not the best acne treatment anymore January 13, 2010
Lorena M. Moreno (South Texas)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've been using Proactiv for about 8 years, but on and off. When the stuff first became popular, I was still in high school and my mother had to charge it to her card for me. What a pain! Back then they would ship it every month whether you needed it or not. I ended up having so much backed up that I eventually had my mom cancel the whole membership. It lasted me through college! After everything fianlly ran out, or expired, I used regular drug store cleansers, but they'd bleach my clothes or towels and often dry out my face or just stop working all together. I had never had that problem with Proactiv so I decided to start ordering it again about two years ago. I got stuck with the same problem with the vitamins (Vitaclear). They seemed like a good idea and thought that I'd just keep taking them, but they made me so nauseous and didn't help my face, or anything, at all. It took a month of searching the internet to finally get the number to call to cancel. THEN after I cancelled, they told me they were STILL going to charge me for one more shipment and send it anyway. I was so frustrated I just told them OK. Oh, and now all of a sudden, Proactiv bleaches certain clothes and has bleached all my towels. Even when used in the shower. A good number of my fiance's shirts are ruined from sleeping on his shoulder at night. I had to tell him to sleep with a shirt off so I didn't bleach any of his shirts because we never knew if it would mess it up or not. I've always loved Proactiv and it really does work if used consistently and correctly, but I think at this point it is more of a hassle. Even though I have it set up to ship every 12 weeks, it always ships and charges me so randomly. I hate to cancel because it really did work for me in high school, but I think I might be switching to the Neutrogena kit. I think that now there are so many other products out there that can do the same, if not better, than Proactiv and that are much cheaper and less of a hassle.
Proactive treatment January 10, 2010
R. Fox
I have used Proactiv for about 4-5 years. In the beginning it worked great for me. I used to swear by it. I never left home without it. I think its still a great product and I use it only a couple of times a week now. The reason for that is because I recently have been under an extreme amount of stress lately. My face has gotten out of control with acne and I believe it is because of the stress. No product including the Proactiv solution has worked for me. I need get rid of my stress before my skin can begin to heal. So I would recommend the product. I think everyone's situation is different and they should at least try it.
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