Okay, so if you've read my 'About Me' section, you'll be aware that I suffer from mild acne and have done since I was about 13 years old. I have tried every high street product going - toners, creams, scrubs, oils, moisturisers, you name it, I've more than likely owned it at some point. When Proactiv first became available on the UK market, I shrugged it off, nothing had worked for me so far and I couldn't justify spending the money on it to try it. Years later, a few months ago to be exact, it was advertised on the TV as being half price at just £19.99 (plus the £5.95 p&p, which in my opinion is ridiculous). With a few encouraging words from my mum, I decided to take the plunge and order the standard Proactiv solution kit.
So, when it arrived a week later I was dying from anticipation and couldn't wait to get started. After all, when something claims to be 84% affective, it's going to get your hopes up. This is what the standard 3-step solution looks like:
The three step system consists of: Renewing Cleanser - which is an exfoliating scrub, Revitalising Toner, Repairing Day Lotion and a Repairing Night Lotion. The three steps are pretty basic, you wash your face with the cleanser, apply the toner and then the day/night cream twice a day. Now as you can see, the bottles are pretty small and Proactiv advertise this as a "60 day supply" I really started panicking three weeks in when I noticed how little I had left of the cleanser and the toner, however I'm still using the day and night lotion I received in my first kit.
Overall, I'm not impressed with the product at all. I've been using it for just over two months now and I still have clusters of breakouts that just won't budge! It's pretty harsh on your skin too, so I would definitely recommend using a moisturiser after applying the lotion to make sure you didn't end up with a dry, crusty face like I did! Yuck!
It's not a product I would recommend to people personally as I don't think it's worth the usual £40 price tag. It doesn't last half as long as what it's advertised, but then again I may just be using too much. At the price you pay for it I would expect it to work wonders, however I'm sure it may be more than affective on some others. Proactiv do offer a 60 day money back guarantee if you are not completely satisfied, so if you are curious to try it I would maybe suggest giving it a go. I have friends who it's worked wonders for, but personally, it's not for me as I have used cheaper and slightly more affective brands beforehand.
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