Proactiv

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hey i bought some proactiv recently and im still waitin to get it in the mail, and before it gets here i was wondering if anbody could tell me if they have had good luck with it, how to apply it, etc. Quick replies would be appreciated, thx.

My son uses it. Seems to help. I'm not sure if he uses it regularly though. Summer tends to screw up routines. There are instructions for its use in teh package.

people i know who have used it say it works but the instant they stop the routine the acne comes back. So pretty much once you start you cant stop until your body can normally prevent itself from getting acne without any help.

It worked great for me. I switched from a prescription topical to Proactiv, and the Proactiv worked even better than the prescription topical.

application: you start with the face cleanser, it's 1 of the two large bottoms, but it's not clear. Apply that all over your face or the areas u want to, use your fingers to massage gently for 2 minutes, then rinse. Then you move onto the clear liquid. Apply that one with a cotton ball or one of those special pads for...DO NOT RINSE let it soak in, then apply the smallest bottom, it's lotion with BP in it...apply that, and you're done. Do all this to a damp face as well. So after a shower is best. Do twice a day but if you have irritation, slow to once a day. It works well. I use it, face has cleared up tremedously, even when I was on Prednisone, it still helped.

I forgot to say that the facewash really didn't do much for me. The first couple of times it was like whoa, this stuff is cool but it really didn't give me that deep down clean feel. After a while my acne didn't really get that much better, so I started using the facewash that I had been using before (which is a deep cleansing wash) and my acne cleared up really fast.

I used it for a few months and it works great! My only complaint is that it's expensive.

I tried it for awhile and it did nothing for my acne. I than went to Acutane and within 2 months my acne was completely clear. Within 2 weeks with acutane I noticed an improvement.I think it all depend on the severity level of your acne. Mine was very bad when I was younger and was very happy when the doc put me on acutane. Hell I'm just happy I have no scaring on my face!Good luck! I really hope Proactive works for you!

accutane should only be used if your acne is severe. I have friends who have severe acne and they were put on it. It causes your skin to dry out bigtime. Its a very common side affect from what i hear too.

Yes, the way Accutane works is by decreasing the activity of the sebaceous glands that keep your skin moisturised.

Yes Acutane can cause the skin to dry up also cause bad dried lips etc etc. Likely I had no side effects, again I was lucky. Most people I have talked to say they had mild to moderate died skin, nothing too severe.. but there is always that chance.And I agree Acutane should only be used in severe circumstances.

yea proative works for me. ive been using it for like 6 or so months & it helps but like ppl said if u stop using it, it comes back!

OKA WELL IM 14 AND I EAT ALOT OF CHOCOALTE AND JUNK FOOD AND MY MOM TELLS ME THAT HAS A AFFECT ON ACNE..WELL I THINK I HAVE IT BAD...AND I LOOK AT MY FRIENDS AND THEY DONT HAVE IT AT ALL....IT BOTHERS ME WEARING MAKEUP AND LOOKING IN A MIRROR BECUZ THE FIRST THING I NOTICE IS MY ACNE ITS ON MY FORHEAD CHIN CHEEKS AND NOCE...WUT CAN I USE BECUZ PROACTIV...I MEAN WUT IS SUMTHIN CHEAP OR WUT IS SUMTHIN I CAN STOP DOING???? I WASH MY FACE EVERY OTHER DAY WITH PHISODERM AND THAT DONT HELP.!!!!!!!

i dont know anything that is CHEAP that you can use. Have you tried over the counter products such a clearasil or something?! they never work for me but they might for you. ALso alchole tends to work-rubbing kind ] but thats the only thing i can tell y9ou. Sorry-Shawn

I've been using Proactiv for awhile and I would say it works pretty well. But of course for it to work properly, it needs to be used consistantly. I would say I have a light acne problem. I get the around my cheeks and forehead area a lot. Unfortunately for me, my pimples become scabs and sometimes leave dark marks on my face. I also use Retin-A and Benzaclin to help with the acne and fading. I recommend those as well. Also, has anyone noticed that the cleanser always runs out but you have tons of toner and lotion left? I upgraded to the deep cleaning fash wash that comes in a way bigger bottle. That lasts for a long time and helps keeps the cost down!

I wont get started on why its STUPID for you to eat lots of chocolate and junk food, especially with the current epidemic in younge teens, But for pimples i used Burt's Bees "Doctor Burt's- Herbal Blemish stick" I got rid of mine in two days, but i only got one at a time and very few and far between. And STOP EATING THE DAMN JUNK FOOD. Do you have any idea what that does to your insides?

oka thnx well i dont eat junk food much anymore just a little here and there..but about that "doctor burts-herbal blemish stick" where can i find that and how much did u buy it for....

http://www1.burtsbees.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&categoryId=10011&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=10001You can also find it in stores like walgreens, health food stores and other place. I think there is a store locator on the site that tells you where you can buy it near you. EVERYTHING ON THERE IS 100% NATURAL And works like a miracle.

oka thank you i will try that out....hopefully it workds becuz nuthin else really does.

In reply to: OKA WELL IM 14 AND I EAT ALOT OF CHOCOALTE AND JUNK FOOD AND MY MOM TELLS ME THAT HAS A AFFECT ON ACNE..WELL I THINK I HAVE IT BAD...AND I LOOK AT MY FRIENDS AND THEY DONT HAVE IT AT ALL....IT BOTHERS ME WEARING MAKEUP AND LOOKING IN A MIRROR BECUZ THE FIRST THING I NOTICE IS MY ACNE ITS ON MY FORHEAD CHIN CHEEKS AND NOCE...WUT CAN I USE BECUZ PROACTIV...I MEAN WUT IS SUMTHIN CHEAP OR WUT IS SUMTHIN I CAN STOP DOING???? I WASH MY FACE EVERY OTHER DAY WITH PHISODERM AND THAT DONT HELP.!!!!!!! chocolate does NOTHING to acne or to your skin, it is proven and that's an old "mother-doesn't-know-best" comment.