Proactive does it work or am i just wasting my time?

xEoMxMoAxx · #1 Jul 30, 2007, 09:52 AM

I have been using proactive for about 2 weeks now, and it doesnt seem like its working, I have had a pre-menstrual breakout, but still. For those who have used it before. Does it work or am i wasting my time using it?

rankrank55 · Jul 30, 2007, 10:00 AM

I have been using proactiv for about two years now and it works for me. When I first started using it I didn't think it was working either. Don't give up on it; give it a few months and you will be able to see the results. I still get a breakout every so often now but my overall skin looks smoother and more radiant. Just be consistent with it and don't over scrub your face. I love the product.

shoegal · Jul 30, 2007, 10:08 AM

does it dry out your face? i can use it once, in the morning and night, but then the next day my face is flaky. It seems like i cant use it more than one day without drying out my face.

xEoMxMoAxx · Jul 30, 2007, 10:11 AM

Well after i use the lotion my face stays shiny the whole day. It looks like my face it oily but its not

rankrank55 · Jul 30, 2007, 10:14 AM

I don't use the proactiv lotion I use an oil-free aveeno lotion with spf during the day and cetaphil during the night. My face doesn't get dry and doesn't look too oily. Lotion usually tends to make your face look oily; do you apply make-up after using it?

shoegal · Jul 30, 2007, 10:36 AM

well, i really don't like to use makeup, but my face looks kind of shiny after i put lotion on, and just a little powder helps keep that down. maybe i'll start using my own lotion. i use olay face lotion for sensitive skin. i have proactiv, i just never use it because it dries out my face so badly.

xEoMxMoAxx · Jul 30, 2007, 11:35 AM

nah i dont use makeup its colgs my pores i'm staying off the makeup til my acne gets better

shoegal · Jul 30, 2007, 01:45 PM

that's what i did for like 2 months. it helped trememdously!! then it came back. ugh, i wish there was a magic cream or something and the next morning your face is smooth!!

Tuscany · Jul 30, 2007, 01:52 PM

I love proactive. I use the moisturizer (with the SPF 15) during the day and the cetaphil lotion at night. It seemed like my acne got worse when I first started, but I stayed with it, and now I swear by it. I have a very oily face and it seems to keep that in check.

nauticalstar420 · Jul 30, 2007, 01:56 PM

Proactive worked okay for me, but it wasnt that great. Now I use the Clinique 3 step line and it works wonderfully! It never makes my face look shiny or oily.



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