All proactive users please answer with your experience!?

To be honest, I've used it and it didn't work for me. I know it has worked for many people but that is only because many people don't even cleanse their skin or they don't follow a regime (they only use one or two products). Packaging something in an easy 3-step process is one of the ways they get you. While you definitely do need to cleanse, tone, and moisturize your skin, their products are too harsh, even if they try to make it appear that it isn't. As a result, it may clear up your skin now but it's also dehydrating it and over time your skin will age faster. You also can get blackheads from it because most cleansers that are water-activated have detergent in them (labelled as sodium laurel sulfate or sodium laureth sulfate) and these strip oil, dirt, makeup, and water from your skin. If you're open-minded, I recommend trying the following regime instead. Just do it in the morning and at night for a week or two and I promise you will see a huge difference and it will be better than Proactiv for you both now and in the long run. I promise this works for ANY skin type.

1. Start by using a good eye makeup remover. The best ones are those that are half water and half oil that you need to shake up. Clarins Instant Eye Makeup Remover is perfect for that and it's about $26 at Sephora or department stores. The reason these work best is because oil will break down makeup much faster and more gently causing you to rub your eyes a lot less which is less irritating. It's also great at removing waterproof makeup. Use it on a cotton all over your eyes and brows if you use any pencil or powder in them.

2. Get a cream cleanser that is NOT water activated. I have one I got from Target called Boots Botanics Organic Nourishing Cleanser which is $7.99 and it works great. Simply squeeze out an amount about the size of a quarter into your dry hands and rub it together then onto your dry face in circular motions, avoiding the eye area. You can then rinse it off with water or a damp washcloth but make sure you don't use any water when you are working this into your face at first. I know this sounds weird but all the cleansers we use with water have an ingredient called sodium laurel sulfate or sodium laureth sulfate which is basically just detergent and that is what dehydrates our skin and also causes blackheads because that stuff gets stuck in pores and doesn't completely rinse off. Check your cleanser's bottle for the ingredients and I bet you'll see it in there.

3. Use an alcohol-free toner on two cotton pads and wipe off your face in downward and outward strokes. Toner will remove any excess cleanser on your face, leaving it completely clean and fresh. I use Neutrogena's Alcohol-Free Toner and it's $6.49 also at Target.

4. Use a daytime moisturizer and a night cream. During the day, our skin is fighting to hold in as much water as possible but we are subjected to so many dehydrating elements that we need to replenish that moisture at night when our skin is at rest. A daytime moisturizer will help act as a barrier for your skin so even if you are oily, use one! If you're worried about shine, go for an oil-free formula. At night, use a night cream (not the same daytime moisturizer) because night creams replenish the moisture you lost during the day. Just be sure mineral oil is not one of the ingredients in the NIGHT cream (can be in the day moisturizer) because mineral oil acts as a seal so nothing will penetrate your skin if that is in it. You can pick whatever you prefer and Target has several reasonable ones so pick what you like for your skin type.

5. Use a yoghurt mask every day if your acne is really bad and once it clears up, use it 1-2 times a week. Go to the grocery store and find either a lemon, orange, or pineapple-flavored yoghurt and apply it all over your face and let it sit for 10-15mins. Then rinse it off with lukewarm water. The cultures in yoghurt help neutralize the bacteria in pores (a blemish is simply a bacteria-filled pore) and the citric acid in the lemon, orange, or pineapple will help you exfoliate the top layer of skin which will be much better than using a scrub. DO NOT use a scrub, especially the granular ones (if you must use one, only go for one with micro-beads) because when you put that over a blemish, it will spread the bacteria to the surrounding pores and also can scar the pores which makes them bigger.

I hope this has helped but if you have any questions or need clarification, pls feel free to e-mail me. You can get my e-mail on my profile.

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