proactive acne treatment
Tammy F asked:


I have tried Proactive. It worked but is a life long commitment, or so it seems. I just bought the Neutrogena product (good reviews on Amazon) but the Clearasil product was on sale (only 2 reviews both good). I’m wondering if I made the right choice. Please help.

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15 Comments

  1. Michelle C says:

    i use clearasil ultra, and i give a 10+, worked very nice, my acne was gone with in 2 days.

    January 9, 2009, 7:45 am

  2. OH<3MAH<3GADD<3 says:

    i want to know also———-i’l be checking back here later!!

    January 11, 2009, 7:52 pm

  3. Butterfly says:

    ive tried proavtive and it made my acne WAYYYYYYYY worse. but im gona have to go with neutrogena

    January 15, 2009, 2:53 am

  4. M T says:

    I tried proactiv and it didn’t work for me at all! Try Neutrogena. Or try Clinique. Or make an appointment with a dermatologist.

    January 15, 2009, 6:48 am

  5. cali girl says:

    On a five star scale

    Proactiv- 3 stars

    Neutrogena- 4 stars

    Clearasil- 2 stars

    January 16, 2009, 1:47 am

  6. Em M says:

    i like the clinique 3 step system, myself

    January 18, 2009, 11:12 am

  7. sheenax0x says:

    proactive- doesn’t fit my face, it dried it out & irritated it so I stopped using it.
    Clearasil- pretty good
    Neutrogena- my favorite! I’m using it right now & it usually fits all skin types. I have the oil-free acne wash & it has little scrubbing beads, i love it

    January 19, 2009, 5:21 pm

  8. First Namelauren S says:

    i love clearasil!!! it works so fast my face was clearer in like 2 days!!!

    January 22, 2009, 8:59 am

  9. kimura yumiko says:

    neutrogena, clearasil, clean and clear.. its all the same. they all work fine and they all have the same concentration of acne medication.

    and i TOTALLY agree about proactive. if you ever go off proactive, you will break out 3x as bad as you used to. it took 1/2 a year for my skin to become clear after going off proactive. PROACTIVE YOU DEVIL!

    January 25, 2009, 1:45 pm

  10. Katie says:

    ProActive is said to be a miracle worker to some, but it only works on a specific skintype, some are left with dry skin that feels SO cakey. I didn’t buy the full set, it was really expensive so I just got the face mask that was $15 for a small tube! I was appauled that my pimple grew tinier the next day, but only took two days to vanish but it left me skin feeling smooth. ProActive- 7 Neutrogena- 6 Clearasil- 6 GOOOD LUCK!

    January 28, 2009, 11:35 pm

  11. ineed;help says:

    i used clearisils & it worked wonders for me. & i mean my acne was terrible. proactive is ok but yeah if you miss like 1 day you might ended up wearing a mountain of foundation the next

    January 29, 2009, 3:44 am

  12. *Laura B says:

    I used Proactiv for a while, but it didn’t seem to do much of anything for me. Now I’m using Clean & Clear, and it’s working great! I don’t know much about Clearasil or Neutrogena’s products though, sorry.

    Good luck!

    January 30, 2009, 4:35 am

  13. Silenced J says:

    I use Pro active and have VERY sensitive skin. It has worked wonders on my skin, so I’d give it a 10. It is the only thing that works on my skin. Neutrogena made my skin break out really bad, become EXTREMLY red and blotchy, so I’d give it a 0. Clearasil was okay, but tended to try out my face so I’d give it a 3.

    I went to a dermatologist and thats how I ended up with the Proactive. What works for me, may not work for everyone. I really recommend going to a dermatologist and they will help out.

    January 30, 2009, 6:05 pm

  14. Mike says:

    Proactiv sucks – it got rid of a few zits but made my face break out even more. It excessively dried my skin up, which made me flake and peel.
    Clearasil – it didn’t get rid of my acne but it helped prevent new ones from forming. Plus it made my skin feel really dry.
    Neutrogena – I’d probably recommend this one the most out of the three. I’ve just started using the wave but I’ve already noticed a few bumps gone and leaves my skin feeling soft.

    February 1, 2009, 5:52 pm

  15. ChairChair. says:

    I would give Clearasil a 0 because it made my face look worse. Neutragena works pretty good i’d give it a 7 and Proactiv does work extremely well so i’d give it a 9 or 10! Hope I helped (:

    February 2, 2009, 12:44 am