Acne acne acne ewwwwwwww proactiv??? ur reviews?

Question

does proactiv work? im impressed by the sight and im thinking of buying - have u used it - detailed reviews will get best answer

Answer 1

honestly hun, i've never used the stuff. i invested in decent vitamins and a face scrub, loads of people have said i look healthy.

Answer 2

I started it exactly a week and a half ago and my skin is almost completely clear.

Answer 3

First, the proactive line consists of basically three products.  Two of them contain 2.5% Benzoyl Peroxide (Cleanser & Repairing Lotion). So, if both products are used you get a totaly of 5% BPO and not 10%.

Second.  Anti acne products work by 1. Reducing the amount of cell buildup within the pores (which is the beginning of the "micro-comedo" the beginning of all acne lesions). 2. Providing the action of an antibiotic to kill bacteria in the pore.

One major problem I have in being able to answer many is the fact that they use the terms "acne" or "zit".  The problem is that different type of "zits" require different active ingredients.

Now about acne lesions:

Basically there are two forms of acne lesions...non-inflammatory and Inflammatory.

Non Inflammatory lesions include Open Comedons (blackheads), Closed Comedons.

Inflammatory Lesions include pustules, papules, cysts

  Here is a link to before and after photos one grade IV cystic acne.

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cf...

The good news is almost all acne can be controlled.

The bad news is that it required consistant treatment and takes approximately 8-12 weeks.  If you are using a product for 1 or two weeks and you don't see a change it is because you are not patient.  Also, within this period your acne may appear worse.  This is because these products only deal with the beginning stages.  However, it does stimulates the other terminating lesions to develop and terminate while preventing the primary lesions from forming. You can't evaluate a treatment until after 12 weeks.  There is no quick fix.

If you want to learn more about acne, go to www.acne.org and read about what others who are dealing with it are saying, what causes it and how to deal with it.

Hope this helps

Answer 4

nononono =[

worst mistake of my life!

only after 2 weeks of taking it a layer of my skin was completely gone

and then soon after you get acne again. It took me 3 months for my skin to be repaired from that stuff. DONT USE IT!

for the sake of your skin  

Answer 5

the good thing about proactiv is that it does wonders for acne for up to 6 months as it contains 10% antibiotic.

the bad thing is that after 6 months, your skin will no longer respond, and may get worse.

This is because antibiotics are only meant for short term use to kill bacteria. Your body will develop a resistance and need a higher dosage for it to work the same, which isn't possible.

i would suggest not to get this. good luck with whatever you decide.

Answer 6

It sometimes works. The best thing to do is to go to your doctors and they will give you a form to take to the chemist for some cream. The instructions will prob tell you to put them on day, lunch and night. It will also tell you to put it on everyday. Your acne will go but will come back again so be prepared with lots of cream. Remember EVERYONE has has acne in there life so don't feel like the odd one out.

Hope i could help XX

Answer 7

No it doesn't work! At 14 years all prescription drugs will free to you, why on earth did you waste your money on such rubbish?

Go see your GP who is likely to prescribe oral antibiotics with a cleanser or possibly topical antibiotics. The success rate of both of these types of preparations is excellent!

Answer 8

Lots of acne treatments do more harm than good because of the chemicals in them  Look on http://www.nontoxicbeauty.com and there is a lemongrass face wash which is fantastic.  There is also a spot serum (I haven't tried it but if it is as good as the facewash it should do the trick).  Another thing to look out for is a Blue Wonder facecloth.  I got one in Canada a few years ago and it is fantastic.

Answer 9

it works my g/f and my co-worker both use it and i can see the affectiveness and results are fast i honestly thought it was crappy but i they proved me wrong.

Answer 10

Use, "Yes To Cucumbers Facial Cleansing Gel" Its great especially along with Clearasil cleansing pads. I've had more results in one day with this stuff than i had with three months of Proactive. The best part is the good-looking glow that comes along with it. Its all organic and if you use you will love it.