Proactive Solution Renewing Cleanser - fight pore cloggers before they attack!
Written: Jul 25 '01
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Product Rating:
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Pros: leaves skin clean and smooth, fights acne
Cons: can be drying, may be too harsh for some
The Bottom Line: This is a wonderful product for those with very oily and or acne prone skin.
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| bops_mom's Full Review: Proactive Solution Renewing Cleanser |
As I stated in my review of the Proactive Toner, a good friend gave me a box of the Proactive Three Step Program. She'd told me that this was, in part, what kept her skin so matte. I'd asked her about her matte skin as while she tends to have more break outs than I do, my skin would be shinny after an hour or so no matter what I did.
Basic Information
Proactive Solution Renewing Cleanser is the first step in the three step Proactive System. It comes in a white plastic bottle with a white screw on cap. The bottle holds 4 oz. of Renewing Cleanser. I know that 4 oz. sounds pretty skimpy however, my bottle has lasted me for more than 4 months - and there's still quite a bit in there. A little of this product goes a long way.
Proactive Solution Renewing Cleanser is a white cream. Within the cream are little - more like tiny - beads which greatly aid in the cleaning and clearing out of pores. The tiny beads also help to exfoliate dead or dry skin cells. There is no noticeable scent to this product.
Proactive Solution Renewing Cleanser can be purchased alone for $16.00 ($12.95 Club Price). Or should you choose to purchase the Proactive System as a whole, you will get a 4 oz. bottle of the Renewing Cleanser, a 4 oz. bottle of the Revitalizing Toner and a 2 oz. bottle of the Repairing Lotion for $49.95 ($39.95 Club Price).
If you'll be using the Proactive System regularly, it would be wise to join their "club". What this entails is allowing them to ship you the three step system every 60 days. When you do this, you not only pay the lesser "Club Price" for the Proactive System, but you can also purchase their other products for less than retail.
To purchase:
Call toll free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
1-800-950-4695
Order Online:
http://www.proactive.com/
Or by mail:
Proactive Solution
c/o Guthy-Renker
P.O. Box 362965
Des Moines, IA 50336-2965
Active Ingredient: Benzoyl Peroxide 2.5%
Other Ingredients: Water, Disodium Dimethicone Copolyol Sulfosuccinate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Tridecyl Stearate, Neopentylglycol Dicaprylate/ Dicaparate, Tridecyl Trimelliate, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Sorbitol, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Polyethylene, Cetyle Esters, Sodium PCA, Chamomile Extract, Xanthan Gum, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Sodium Hyaluronate, Imidazolidinyl Urea, Fragrance.
My Experience
I've been pleasantly surprised at how little of this product it takes to clean my face. The 4 oz. bottle has lasted me much longer than I would have anticipated.
When I first started using the Proactive System, I used all three steps twice a day. While for that entire month I had zero break outs - I usually get one to three blemishes a month - I noticed that it made my skin too dry. This was especially a problem around my eye area, even though I carefully avoided my eye area.
After the first month, stopped using the Repairing Lotion which is the third step in the Proactive System. Since that time I've used the Proactive Solution Renewing Cleanser every morning in the shower. I follow that with the Proactive Toner.
My results have been wonderful. My face doesn't get as many blemishes each month (I'm down to about one), my pores are clear and my skin is smooth and soft. Perhaps the best part is that my face no longer gets so oily and or shinny after a few hours of cleaning it and putting on my makeup.
A huge plus to this cleanser is the active ingredient - Benzoyl Peroxide 2.5%. It's a fact that while this is less than the 10% drug store products use it is just as effective and much less drying and damaging.
I've found for my combination to oily skin using products with 10% Benzoyl Peroxide not only dried out my skin but leaves me with a very ugly chemical burn. Proactive Solution Renewing Cleanser does neither of these things.
A Word of Warning
The active ingredient in this product: Benzoyl Peroxide, is not for everyone. Those with dry skin should avoid it and even some with oily and acne prone skin may be sensitive to it. In this case, it's advised that you do not use this product.
As with all products that contain Benzoyl Peroxide, Proactive Solution Renewing Cleanser can bleach hair and fabrics which it comes into contact with.
Overall
I'm very happy with what my bottle of Proactive Solution Renewing Cleanser has done for my skin. As for whether or not I would purchase this in the future or not - the jury is still out as I'm currently testing another product that's very similar and costs much less. Should this other product not meet my needs, I will happily go back to using Proactive Solution Renewing Cleanser.
If you have oily skin, a problem with shine or bad acne and clogged pores I recommend you give Proactive Solution Renewing Cleanser and it's two counter parts a try. It may be exactly what you've been looking for - trust me, smooth, clean and clear skin is worth it!
Thanks for reading ~
Melissa :o)
If any part of this review sounds familiar, that's because you probably read my review on Proactive Solution Revitalizing Toner. Some of the information is the same (i.e. ordering info).
Recommended:
Yes
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