proactive+breakout?

Question

question for ppl who use proactice- i've been using it for about a month now and it has caused me to breakout.. Has it caused you to breakout and how long has it taken for it to start clearing up? I called the proactive number and they told me that it will cause you to breakout because it cleans out all the bad stuff in your skin..i'm just wondering how long it will take or if i should give up on it and try something else...thanks for your answers.. =)

Answer 1

I just started to use Proactive this week and have received new pimples. It says that you should begin to clear up after two weeks because that is how long it takes a pimple to form. I am very hopeful that Proactive will work for me and you as well! Try your best to stick with it for at least another month.

Answer 2

Dry and/or greasy skin due to poor oil composition of the skin. Thick greasy oils clog pores, lack of oil leads to dryness and irritation. You need thin oils to moisturize while dissolving and clearing gunk in your poors. Try fish oil or seafood. 2 tsp fish oil a day or 4 servings of seafood a week. Stick it out for at least 2 months; it will take a long time to replace all your oil. Any effect after 1-2 days is temporary or random; so even if it makes you break out a little at first, you haven't given it a full try yet.

In the short term you can wash and moisturize well, but that will only go so far. Plus excessive washing can be drying and excessive moisturizing can be clogging. Use a small amount of a light moisturizer, made with oil not jelly or grease. Often that means soybean oil or mineral oil. Mineral oil means mined from the ground. So soybean oil is usually better, though mineral oil won't cause too much harm. Clean with soap and water, not a harsh acne cleanser. Even then they only work so well. So you really need the seafood.

Antibiotics aren't really good for bacteria long term, they'll come back in force after. Short term they may help. After you get off them find some kefir with acidophilus listed first or 2nd to replace the friendly bacteria they destroyed. Studies show less illness when you have these bacteria, even outside the stomach in places such as the lungs and elsewhere. You want friendly bacteria to fill the void when the antibiotics stop, not harmful ones.

In the short term you might also try 100,000+ iu retinol vitamin A (a megadose, and too much for normal use) or one of the acne drugs that is similar to retinol vitamin A. It's some minor harm to your organs, but it helps against bacteria on your skin. At least it doesn't have the other long term drawbacks to your skin that antibiotics and many scrubs do.

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Answer 3

You should have gotten the stuff from Bee-Luscious Cosmetics at beeroyalproducts.com. They don't use benzoyle peroxide (same stuff they use in ProActiv and Clearasil). Get the Medicated Acne Masque with 10% sulfur and the acne spot treatment (salicylic acid). Then use the oil free night treatment to moisturize your skin. Or you can get the whole acne line. I just scrolled down and got these three products and it works better than anything else I have used. Plus I didn't have to have a membership or be in a club.

Answer 4

The same thing happened to me. I use b5clearskin.com It is a pill you take when you eat. So far I have tried almost everything and nothing worked but this. It is not expensive, and really is only vitamin B so its harmless. When I broke out from proactive it didnt go away until I stopped using it, even though they told me the same thing. Really check out that website, it really changed everything for me, and QUICKLY. If you try it go for the pill, not the powder

Answer 5

I'm going through the same thing. It's drying out my skin too. I bought some of those microdermabrasion pads (ROC and Nuetrogena have them) and that has been helping the dry patches.

I hope the breakouts get better for both of us soon.

Answer 6

i had to stop using it because it made my face so dry and it would peel and crack. but i never had a problem with break-outs while using it. you might be breaking out more because its drying up your skin, and if you have oily skin, that sudden change can be too drastic. you might want to try using it only once a day, and just wash your face with something antibacterial and night, but go ahead and use the repairing lotion while you sleep, you just might to tone it down on the astringant and the cleanser for a llittle while

Answer 7

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Answer 8

about two weeks