ProActiv is just about the most highly-hyped, aggressively marketed acne
product around, yet the only active ingredient as far as acne control is
concerned is benzoyl peroxide, which is found in dozens of over-the-counter
products for a few pounds.
The ProActive step 1 is just a bit of exfoliating. Big Deal
The Pro-Active Step 2 is 'finely-milled?' BP and will do No More than
ordinary BP based products.
What ProActive Won't do, is 'Cure Your Acne Forever'. Nothing 'cures' acne
until your body decides its time. Accutane comes the closest to a cure, by a
Country Mile.
If you are going to use a BP product, save your money, buy a gentle
exfoliator like St Ives Sensitive, use any BP product at whatever strength
you can tolerate ( 2.5%, 5% or 10% ) Add a hospital skin wash such as
Hibiscrub for general facial washing.
Maximum outlay, £10.
Better still, combine topical treatment with prescription antibiotics such
as erythromycin, minocycline or oxytetracycline, from your GP
In my opinion, the Best antibiotic topical treatment, is Zineryt lotion, a
mix of zinc, erythromycin and a sebecate, although Dalacin-T ( aka
Cleocin-T ) , based on clindamycin, is pretty good, Both only from your GP.
I'll post a list of the better topicals shortly.
<mbredel.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I've suffered from acne in the past and I have tried both Accutane and
> Retin-A with little to no luck. I've even tried the mock-off Walmart
> imitation products with limitted results. I discovered ProActiv about
> a year ago and it is working wonders (even on my shoulders)! I highly
> recommend it!
>
> Matty
>
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