I have oily-acne prone skin and I'm interested in trying both of these products. I just dont know which one is better. One thing I liked about proactiv is that it had a toner because I have a lot of acne scars and discolorations on my face and I was wondering if the Clean and Clear product would help to tone my skin? Also I was wondering if either product dries out your skin a lot? Basically which product is the better product to use on a mild-severe acne prone oily skin?
Thanksss :]
2007-11-13 07:52:28 · 23 answers · asked by Juicy Couture 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Other - Skin & Body
For me proactive worked for the first few day but the minitue you stop using it...it makes you break out even more!! So i would go with CLean and Clear acne kit
< thats what im about to get >
2007-11-14 11:27:49 · answer #1 · answered by A_MAN_DuHH 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I've used both proactiv and clean and clear advantage- not the kit, just the smoothing tube. They work well together. Proactiv clears your skin, but every once in a while you may decide not to use it, or you run out, and a couple or so pimples will break out. That's where the clean and clear stick comes in. Dab that over, just a little and over the worse ones. For girls they could use a little camouflage make-up over the c and c advantage, for guys if wearing even a bit of makeup is too much, some baby powder at least gets rid of the redness.
2016-03-14 12:20:09 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are both the same.
But just a warning, Proactive is way more expensive, and if you put it on bed sheets, it will bleach it. Imagine what it's doing to your skin.
I haven't used either product, but I've heard that both are exactly the same, except Proactive can dry your skin out more. I'd go with Clean and Clear.
2013-12-14 14:38:31 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NATURAL ACNE PROTOCOL
1/ Never, ever touch your face.
2/ Use 3 facecloths to wash your face, one to soap on, one to soap off with very hot water, one to rinse off with ice cold water, in that order, once a day.
3/ If you are under 18 take 5,000 IU of vitamin A once a day with a full meal
4/ If you are over 18 take 5,000 IU of vitamin A twice a day with a full meal.
Do not get pregnant while taking vitamin A. Do not take any more, like Accutane, it will stop you growing.
5/ Never, ever. pick, squeeze or pop your spot. Read number 1 again.
6/ Do this for 90 days.
7/ Invest in a brand new pillow and 2 new or more pillow cases to �double bag' your pillow. HOT wash every couple of days.
Source:
A bit of advice given to me as a teenager, a bit of science as I am studying allergic reactions and vitamin A is a part of that. A bit of research: I sat in a lecture at the back and watched the acne prone pick at their faces, those with the worse acne touched their faces 32 times in an hour, the clearest complexions didn't touch their faces even once. I have circumstantial evidence that acne is the result of dermatophyte transfer from hands to face...where it does not get washed off and is well fed by hormones, sweat a
nd oil...just a hypothesis... But it would explain why vitamin A is so effective as vitamin causes skin to remove dermatophytes.
The secret is never to touch the spots
Tips on how to treat acne and achieve perfect clear skin in as little as 7 days?
2016-05-15 01:04:42 · answer #4 · answered by Elena 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
rProactive. They have the better ingredients and is more potent. The texture in Clean and Clear is not that great. They have to much extra fillers that is not needed. Proactive repairing lotion is great because it is not gritty and absorbs easily. Proactive does dry out the skin due to the benzoyl peroxide but all you need is to add in an oil-free moisturizer that should take care of the dryness. My acne has cleared up alot and my favorite product in the line was the toner. A bonus is it is alcohol free.
2007-11-13 08:49:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Proactive!
2007-11-13 07:54:30 · answer #6 · answered by Brenda M 1 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Hi! I've used proactive for over 2 years. It's great! I have very oily skin and am PRONE to acne! but it has really helped me! For first time users though, your skin may get very dry, but once you continue using it, it really helps. I have no scarring anymore and when people see me they can't believe how much better my face looks. I wish I had a before and after pic, but im extremly happy. Just make sure to use SPF lotion on your face after using proactive, bc if your in the sun without SPF you can get blotches of discoloration on your face. It says so on the bottles. Either way, I love this product! :)
2007-11-13 07:56:27 · answer #7 · answered by J. Lee 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Proactiv has always worked well for me to get rid of acne and prevent it from coming back. As long as you use it regularly, it should work :)
2007-11-13 07:55:54 · answer #8 · answered by lizzybear1990 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I would go with the proactiv. Clean and clear isn't that great. I don't have acne but I have used clean and clear products for normal skin and it's horrible. I don't know about the acne products but if I were you, I would go with proactiv.
2007-11-13 07:55:03 · answer #9 · answered by Jordin K 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋
proactiv is the sh+t lol for reals though this stuff really works and if you can look for a product called Klear Action its exactly the same thing as proactiv and its only like 20 bucks you can find it at wal greens
2007-11-13 08:00:57 · answer #10 · answered by shockw 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋