How effective is Proactive for acne?

I have had acne for about 10 years and nothing I use seems to work. I've tried changing my diet to more natural organic foods, I don't take showers in really hot water anymore, I wash my face twice a day. I could use some suggestions for anyone about treatments people have used and also if proactive has worked for you. I'm at my wits end and I'm an adult now and this is so embarrassing for me! Thank you.

How effective is Proactive for acne?
I have used proactive and it sounds like to me that your skin is like mine. Proactive just made my face worse, but I think that I did wrong when I was using it because you are not suppose to be in the sun and stuff like that and I was. Proactive is something that you will have to use all of your life if you start using it. When I quit the treatment my face got even worse than it already was. So I went to the doctor and he gave me a prescription for this gel called Clindamycin and if you use this, once the acne is gone then you don't have to use this or anything else again. So ask your doctor if he will prescribe you the tube of Clindamycin gel. IT WORKS! lol





Good Luck!
Reply:it works great i have it. !!!!!!!!!!
Reply:i dont think its good


i mean yea it works but if u dont wanna use it anymore it come back so u have to keep on buying it.
Reply:I hear it works well, my niece was trying to get some!
Reply:Works VERY WELL for MOST people, but absolutely not for everyone.





The bigger question is how to get Proactiv to only send you solution when you want it, and not put you on a monthly billing cycle and send you way more than you need.
Reply:well proactive might work or not it doesnt really help my mom but at wal mart there is olay which is like really good it also smells good try them
Reply:I heard it's the best on the market. It's always advertised on TV
Reply:It really worked for me. I went to the doctor so many times and nothing was working.. Then, I ordered Proactive and it totally helped. Try it! Good luck
Reply:it works GREAT i used to have alot of acne but now i use it 2:ce a week(ur suppose to use it everyday at first but after a while minimize it) i used to put so much coverup on but eversince proactiv i dont ever wear NO MAKEUP AT ALL besides mascara :D
Reply:I love proactive i couldnt live withou tit i had the bigest prob. threw out jr.high im in high skool now but now it good u have to use it as directed to get the best results and that stuff they adv. on the comercials about the over ngiht quick fix stuff as a free gift IS OSMlly Amazing!
Reply:hey! i didnt really think it worked that well, i mean its more of a hassle than a help, you have so much stuff you have to put on your face its easier just to buy some clearasil or try a warm or as hot as you can handle, heating cloth and put it on your face... works like a charm! good luck
Reply:It works BUT it doesnt varnish achne after one treatment. Its an ongoing thing, you have to keep buying and buying and buying proactive. Once you stop for a while your achne will come back again.


A few people in my family used it till it dried their bank accounts!!





Good Luck!


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Reply:It depends on your skin, everyone is different. It may or may not work for you.
Reply:Well it all depends. I've heard from people who swear by it, and others had no results from it at all. If I had to say, though, I'd say that the majority of people I've heard from experience positive results from it. Give it a try, it couldn't hurt.
Reply:i used Proactive and it DID NOT WORK on me, but it doesn't hurt to try. since it didn't work on me i returned it like 2 months later and i got my money back. so its a win win situation. good luck
Reply:eating has no efect on acne


take that 60$ and go see a drem t get guarteed results





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Reply:ok first of all i have heard that it is just a myth that diet affects acne. idk tho i wuld check with the doctor. second, i have used proactiv for about a year and i really am not that happy with it. the only thing that really works is the refining mask. i would not get it if i were you, it is a waste of money for ppl who really have acne. but w/e. i think it does help to wash your face twice a day, but poractiv isn't really like a miracle formula like the comercials make it out to be
Reply:it didnt work for me. :/
Reply:Proactive didn't work for me - It had some pretty harsh chemicals in it and it dried my face out. It also stained my washcloths......





Anything you put on your skin enters your bloodstream within 26 seconds - so make wise choices!





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Reply:First off, diet does not affect acne too much. You can eat whatever you want but it doesn't make your acne worst not unless you have food allergies. If you are not responding to benzoyl peroxide you should use retinoids like retin-A micro. if that doesnt help then oral isotretinoin would be the last resort. i personally use topical niacinamide and azelaic acid see if you respond to it. Check out http://www.acnetreatmentlab.com for more info