I am 15 years old girl and I have pretty much acne on my back, chest and little bit on face :( you might think that It doesn't matter because it is not that much on the face BUT i do ballet so on practices you see most of my back and all chest ! I hate it and I feel seriously bad.. And yes I have tried allot of things ! for example: no sugar, I take shower every day, I have tried many shampoos and allot more but it doesn't work ! then some people were saying that Proactiv really works so I went to buy it but is is really expensive here in Iceland ! I work in grocery store on Saturdays to try to be able to go on summer vacation this summer and if I buy proactiv and it doesn't work I will be disappointed spending all that money :( someone please help I don't know what to do and I have ballet practice everyday so I'm dying here ! :(
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Proactiv made me break out worse than ever. It is very harsh on your skin. As far as the back and chest acne, sometimes that can just be irritants like your conditioner in the shower. Next time you shower, try washing your hair and then clipping it up and thoroughly cleansing your back and chest. Also, make sure you do not get products that you use in your hair like hairspray on your skin.
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Do not get Proactive because all it does is dry out your skin and the pimples only go away for like a week and come back. I would suggest to try to use natural products that help get rid of acne and just eat healthy and drink a lot of water good luck
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Everybody's skin is different so you won't know for sure unless you try it. But I use it and it's the best product I've ever used. But I gotta use it a certain way. I mix the cleanser and toner together and rub it on affected area, let it sit on there while I shower or bathe, then that's the last thing I rinse off. After I dry off, I put only a very tiny dot of the repair lotion, and again a very tiny dot of the oil control cream on the affected area. If my skin feels lotiony, then I put too much. If you have dry skin, don't use the oil control cream cause it keeps your oil glands from producing oil. Now that I've told you tips about proactive, let me give you tips on skin in general. If you have oily skin, only wash your face with a product once a day. This is because washing your face strips off the oil so your oil glands keep kicking in to produce more oil. So if you are still oily later in the day, just wipe your face with a damp cloth or napkin. Hope this helps : )
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Pro active is an over hyped piece of crap filled with chemicals that do more bad than good. In other words, no. Pro active will only damage your skin more. A lot of people get Acne and treat it without Pro active ( i know i keep spelling it wrong but meh, idc) you could get proper medication? Or you could drink more water? eat more fruit? Take vitamin tablets? Taking showers every day can dry your skin out so be careful with that.. I think you should see a Dr and see what they recommend, Not pro active though. Not worth the money.
