by Susrutac

Article by Nicole

I would like to offer these usage tips for PROACTIV. Especially for those of you who have sensitive skin or have tried proactiv and have sent it back, like me!

You can achieve amazing results and have acne free and flawless looking skin if you use proactive correctly. But that’s the problem. Many people don’t know how to use proactive correctly & I used to be one of them.

<h3>I have been using proactiv for about 6 years now,</h3> but not before I sent the product back 4 times! Yes that’s right, 4 times! Everybody’s skin is different and the general instructions on how to use proactiv, just doesn’t suit everybody.

So I am writing this article from my own personal experience and hope that I can help anybody who has had similar experiences to mine or maybe just wants to know one thing……<h2>Does proactiv really work?</h2>

Well, yes it really does work. Its such a fabulous product and I would be absolutely lost without it.

I never had acne as a teenager, but had adult acne and it was due to a hormonal imbalance. I really suffered badly with very red, painful festering boils all over my chin area and they were always infected. (sorry about the graphic details, but it’s the truth) I had been watching the proactiv informercials for some time, over and over and over again and thought this stuff is too good to be true. It took me a such long time to convince myself to try it, but I finally did.

I received my parcel with such excitement. I opened it, read the instructions and off I went. I knew I have very sensitive skin and by the second day, my skin was red and itchy. I thought this must be a usual reaction, so I persisted for the next couple of days. Not a good thing! My skin got worse and I think it was burnt! However, I was already seeing a noticeable difference with my acne. It was drying up remarkably well after only 3 days! But so was the rest of my face. It looked like I had crocodile skin! Burnt crocodile skin!

OK! I thought this is not for me. Obviously, I had a reaction to something in the product. Possibly to the Benzoyl Peroxide, as this is the active ingredient. So I sent it back. And back came my festering acne again, almost immediately!

Each time the proactive informercials came on, I sat there and watched them with a very heavy heart, seeing all these wonderful people have such amazing results and wondering why they could use it, but I couldn’t. So I ordered it again and the same thing happened. So I sent it back….again!

This went on for a total of 4 times. I just kept watching the informercials and I just sat and thought for a while…….my face still festering and very painful. I was desperate to make this work. So I ordered it for the 5th time!

This time when I received the package, I read the instructions again and it said to use proactiv morning and night and the amount they were suggesting, I thought for sensitive skin, was far too much. So what I did was use the tiniest amount of each of the products, the cleanser, the toner and the repair lotion. I would have used approximately, say half the size of my small finger nail. Believe me, a little goes a long way. I used it in the morning only and I waited.

I felt a slight tingle, but it was OK. I waited until day 3 and I repeated the process, again, in the morning only. I repeated this process for 2 weeks until I felt no reaction at all. Then I started using proactiv every second day, Still In the morning only. I gradually built up my tolerance to the product over about five weeks and was now using proactive every morning with no reaction. At this time, my acne had completely cleared up. I was overwhelmed with my new founded confidence and I was absolutely amazed with the results!

I then started to increase my usage to night time as well, but every 3rd night only, then every second night and so on until I was using proactiv every morning and night with no reaction what so ever. I still use only small amounts. You don’t need any more that that. The most important thing to remember when you are using proactiv and your acne is drying up is DON’T PICK!

The rest is history. My skin is flawless and smooth, my pores are more refined and as an added bonus, much to my absolute delight, I had severe facial skin pigmentation, also due to a hormomal imbalance and that too has faded with the use of proactiv.

I never used to leave the house without foundation caked all over my face to hide my acne. Now, on a day to day basis, I don’t wear any foundation whatsoever. Only if there is a special occasion, I will use a very light coverage of Sheer Cover. (Sheer Cover is also a fabulous product.) But apart from that, I don’t wear any foundation at all. Just my eye makeup and my lipstick. You don’t need foundation if you have clear skin.

There have been times when I stopped using proactiv for different reasons, either I ran out before my next deliver or I went overseas and foolishly didn’t take my proactiv with me. BIG MISTAKE! I thought I would get away with not using proactiv for a few weeks. WRONG! My acne came straight back.

Because my problem is hormonal, I realize that I have to keep using proactiv. It is a part of my daily skin care routine and a part of my life. I can’t live without it. It is an outstanding product. Proactiv is a solution for me and a It prevents new acne from appearing.NICOLE