Hi. I would like to ask about proactiv :)?

Question

so i'm a girl from lithuania (from europe) and i have ordered proactiv from a friend from USA i'm using it about for a 4 month, i heard that when people stop using proactiv their skin get worse. before using proactiv i had acne sometimes a lot sometimes few pimples. now when i'm using proactiv they are gone, but i'm afraid to stop using it. but it is quite expensive to send me proactiv from USA to lithuania and i don't want to use it all my life. so is it true that when you stop using proactiv you have a lot of problems? please help me because i'm feeling dependent on proactiv :(

Answer 1

depends on the person yes that happened to me but most of my friends are fine!!

Answer 2

have you changed your diet too? If you change your diet make sure you eat greens and other things that will keep oils and other stuff moving through your body quickly more and more you will be free from acne... it is usually from an imbalanced diet or too much stuff your body doesnt want like some bad chemicals
I would definitely suggest slowing down first and see what happens. never go cold turkey in other words just stop anything you think is helping you tremendously. find a scrub that has alpha hydroxy and then start to use proactive maybe once a week. But Diet really is the problem if you are older than puberty age. If you are in your teens unfortunately it has to do with the hormones... that is why we get pimples when we are pregnant and about to menstrate hope it helps check the link

Answer 3

Try this and remember not to scrub too hard or wash too much. Start by weaning off the Proactive. If you use twice a day, go down to once a day for a week. For the other washing use a antibacterial soap like dial but don't scrub too hard. You still need the natural oils in your skin and they can be washed away if scrubbed too hard. Follow the washing with a cotton ball saturated with Witch Hazel a natural astringent. Then, try to only wash once a day using the witch hazel, morning or night, and then rinse the other time with luke warm water, and again apply the witch hazel. If this does not work go back to the proactive and talk to a physician about this. Hello Lithuania! : )

Answer 4

What I would suggest and what has worked miracles for me after I've tried dermatologists, creams, and pills, stop right now! You will get dependent on it, and your face and skin may come immune to it! This is possible! The thing that worked the best and still is giving me lasting effects, if going and getting a facials! Please hang with me! This is a thing that will remove all oils on your face, it is somewhat cheap, can be found anywhere, and will also relax you in the future! You will not be dependent, after doing it every other week 2 times, your face will clear up and it will be something that people will look at, not becuase of your acne, but because of who You are!

Answer 5

Not true for me. I stopped using it and the acne never came back.

I would suggest slowly weaning yourself from using the product.
Start by using only in the morning or at night. After two weeks, stop completely.