I have severe acne, and school starts in 5 days. Help!!!?

Question

I use Proactiv, but I break out worse when I use it.

Answer 1

Your skin is probably sensitive to proactiv or many other acne products, probably because it contains the active ingredient; Benzol Peroxide. My skin is also sensitive to it, so I don't like using acne solution products, besides acne forms under your skin, so there is not much you can do to get rid of it all by using products like proactiv just let time pass and it will eventually go away. What I do is i get a bar of soap (Dove) I get it on my hands and make it foam for 30 seconds, then I wash my whole face thoroughly for about 1-2mins and rinse thoroughly with warm water. You should try this 2-3 times a day. After washing my face I only put on toners to moisturize my skin, no cream or lotions because they tend to make your face oily (depending on your skin type). Give this method a go for a week, if you don't see results, or if you don't like it you can stick with your method. My method is for my kind of skin, which is somewhat sensitive.

Answer 2

Pro activ made my face break out worse too. Stop using it. If you wanted your face clear you should have started over the summer not 5 days b4 school. Its not going to be clear in 5 days if you've had it all this time. Try clean and clear and get an acne cream with benzoyl peroxide. A good face wash and moisterizer too. But stop using pro activ its not going to clear your face. Its for mild/moderate acne. It took me all summer to undo its damage.

Answer 3

i really don't like Proactiv!!! i use Neutrogena's acne- control stress wash 2 times a day, and at night, on my acne i apply a thin coat of Clearasil's vanishing acne cream!!! i almost never get pimples or acne now, or if you find a product that works for you that has at least 0.5 sailcylic acid, and a cream that has at least 10% benzol peroxide, it will clear up your acne before you know it!

Answer 4

Proactive is not a one-size fits all solution despite what the marketing suggests & doesn’t work for all people. Plus it’s expensive. Don’t believe all the hype on it. It is a commercially made line of detergents and chemicals. Since your skin is natural you need natural products.

Things to do to help oily face, pimples, blackhead & the such....

1.) Don’t ever pick/pop them... If you must pop them wait till they have a head and use cotton balls. Popping causes the oil & bacteria to go to near by spots and cause more pimples

2.) Wash your face twice a day. Morning and before you get to bed.

3.) Do not over wash your face.

4.) Get a natural soap that contains Tea Tree EO. I get mine at:

http://www.itsyoursoap.com/index.php?mai...

Tea Tree EO kills all the nasty bacterias that causes pimples. A plus this soap doesn’t smell girly. Smells like peppermint and cools the skin.

5.) Also get an astringent. But use it only every other day because you do not want to send the oil producing pores into overdrive.

If you follow these things for a few weeks your skin will look great

Just remember this dry skin looks old and worn. You face needs a little oil to look youthful.