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One of there most popular ranges is the proactiv solutions for acne, with other popular products including the proactive body wash, proactive refining mask and proactive blemish treatment. But this post is going to focus specifically on the proactiv solution range.
Since acne was something that I suffered with for a long time I spent a lot of time, like everyone else, looking for answers to questions, and one questions that was very commonly asked was does proactive really work?
This Was A Question I Could Answer
During the years I suffered with really bad acne it was me looking for the answers for questions that I had about treatments etc to cure myself of acne. But with questions on does proactiv solutions actually work I had the expertize to help answer this one, and the reason I had the expertize was not because I had researched the products, looked at what others had written about it, but because I had used the products, and there is nothing better than finding out if something works or not than actually using the product yourself.
Does Proactiv Acne Solution Work Short Term?
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Yes. If you are looking for something to help you manage and control your acne for a few months the proactive solution for acne will work very well for most people.
It worked for me for a good 6 months, which really got me excited because I thought I had finally found a treatment that worked, which for people who suffer from acne will know can be very difficult.
What Happened After The 6 Month Mark?
After the 6 month mark of using proactive acne solution my skin started to become very dry, big inflamed acne appeared all over my face, with the area around my jaw looking seriously bad. To combat this I started to drink 6-8 cups of water per day, moisturizing 3-4 times, but this made very little difference. My skin was still very dry, big cystic acne by now ruled my face and my confidence was smashed to pieces.
As much as I wanted to try and push through and carry on using proactive solutions treatment hoping somehow things would improve I knew deep down that this was now only going to make my acne worse. For that reason I contacted proactive solutions customer service and asked to cancel my auto shipment of the products.
Why Proactiv Solution For Acne Dried My Skin?
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| Dry Skin - Katie Tegtmeyer |
There could have been a few reasons why using proactiv solution products dried my skin, but the most obvious one was, and most likely the main reason was the main ingredient it uses called benzoyl peroxide.
Most people who suffer from acne will know all about benzoyl peroxide for acne, but for those that don't I will give a brief description on how it works.
First off there are many different strength of benzoyl peroxide, with most using a strenght of between 5%-10%, but there have been a few studies that show a higher strenght benzoyl peroxide is no more effective than lower straight bp. It works for acne by killing the p acne (acne bacteria), removing dead skin cells and drying up excess oil. When all these factors are in play you get a really effective acne fighting solution, which is definitely what benzoyl peroxide is, and I'm sure many will agree.
The problem is tho that most acne suffers prior to using benzoyl peroxide, or a treatment that uses bp as it's main ingredient, will have combination or oily skin. During the first few months while the benzoyl peroxide mops up excess oil, returning the skin back to normal acne usually becomes much better. Until one day you will look at your skin and it will look and feel dry, something most of us acne suffers are really not used to, or at least I was not.
It is at this point that you should stop using benzoyl peroxide or risk making your skin, as I did, much worse than it ever was before, because the look of dry, flaking skin mixed in with massive cystic acne is not a good look, especially when your clothes, bed and house gets covered in flaking skin.
How This turned Out To Be A Blessing In Disguise?
The reason that proactiv ruining my skin turned out to be a blessing in disguise was because it forced me to think hard at how I treated my acne in the future. I now knew that to clear my acne, and to keep it clear long term I would have to adapt a more holistic approach to acne.
This meant a healthier diet, regular exercise and other natural methods that would help at the root cause of acne, which include toxins and hormonal imbalances. I also started to move towards more natural external products, but still use products that are not all natural if they are effective without causing any unwanted side effects.
Massive Action Reaps Massive Rewards
As much as I would like to say that making all these changes were easy, I cannot as I would be lying, in-fact I had little clue of were to even begin on this new holistic acne approach.
It was not until I purchased acne no more, a clinically proven holistic step by step system created by Mike Walden that things started to look up.
Making the purchase of $39.97 was very easy for me, as I had already spent $1000s on other products that did not work, so I really had nothing to lose money wise, and since my skin was destroyed after using proactive solution products I really had nothing at all to lose.
After going through the whole program, then re-going through the whole program again is the time that I realized for this to work I would have to take massive action, but knew that this would then hopefully give massive results.
And boy was I correct. It took a huge amount of time to adjust to all the lifestyle changes I had to make, a lot of dedication and hard work for it to work, but I know have clear skin. I still get the occasional few breakouts, but for someone who is still in there teens is not bad if you ask me.
Would I Recommend The Acne No More Holistic System To Everyone?
No! If you are not ready to make some drastic lifestyle changes, be 100% dedicated, and work extremely hard for massive results then this product is not for you. However if you are willing to do all of the above then yes, I would 100% recommend this product to you, and I'm 99% sure you will not be disappointed with both the product and the amazing results you are most likely to receive, as I have, and many others also.
The best thing of all is the results will last long term, not only for a few months like most over the counter acne products, which is great because this was the whole reason why I started looking for a new approach to dealing with my acne, as mentioned earlier in the post.
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