Proactive

[BeautifulMadness]

Proactive is actually really really bad for your skin. Like its mentioned, it contains bleaching products, which is why it dries up the acne and pimples, but the ingredients are really awful for your skin.

Its not recommended during pregnancy because your skin absorbs anything you put on it, therefore you are absorbing some pretty nasty chemicals with the pro active.

You are much better off with a really good quality face care range like clinique or pevonia and cleanse, tone and moisurise your face twice daily.

thank you. i dont think ill spending $60 every 2 mths for a product that doesnt sound to great

so what do u reccomend? and any tips to get the same results

[Sair]

Ella Bache has a really good product called Problem Skin Lotion. It worked really well for me when I had it. You just get a makeup remover pad and wet it, then you wring out the water and apply the lotion and dab on your face. The reason for wetting the makeup pad is to avoid using so much of the product because it is quite costly.

Taking zinc tablets also helps. There is some other tablets you can get as well, they are chewable tissue salts the name escapes me at the moment but they are only $6 a bottle.

[Bathsheba]

Um... someone has just bought this for me... the starter kit... I received it in the mail today. It wasn't my DH... it's a mystery... when I find out who it was I guess I'll start trying it. Although my skincare philosophy is to kinda stick to very natural products (a combination of MooGoo and MiEssence has constituted my skincare routine for the past year). I do get the occassional breakout on my jawline and neck... it will be interesting to see what happens.

I'll post more when the mystery is solved!

[Inanna]

The chemicals in this product freak me out! I would be careful...

[Bathsheba]

It's really strange... I can't think who would buy this for me... especially given that it has an ongoing cost. I rang the company but they can't tell me. At least it seems that my credit card won't be debited...

I'll give it a go... but I can't see myself using it for the long term. From what I can gather there is bleach in the product... well, given that I use body bleach to deal with unwanted hair (had no adverse reaction) I guess it should be ok... but I only use that every few months, not daily.... and I dye my hair once a month (no adverse reaction) so I guess that's another form of chemical use.... I wouldn't want it to get too 'cumulative' though...

I feel a bit awkward... it's obviously a lovely gesture... but most people who know me know that I have a preference for natural skincare products... it may have been my mother... but she's gone "natural" as well...

[Inanna]

The peroxide is the bleaching agent - it's been used for eons to control acne - it's not a new concept by far...

What concerns me is the damage long term... Bath I would stick to miessence or L'occitane or some other natural product. Maybe send it back if you aren't okay with using it. Or give it away to someone who is okay with it?

It is the culmative affet of all of the chemicals not just one off use that should concern us. For example SLS is in almost every foaming product (uless you make conscious choices not to use it).

[Bathsheba]

Yes, I do like L'Occitane as well... I used to use Clinique but the chemical ****tails used by them scared me off.... plus the results weren't worth the cost. I still buy Clinique foundation (because it's the best one with 15SPF sunscreen in it that I have tried)... and lippy (only worn rarely) but like you said Deb, I am very aware that daily use of of sooooo many chemicals is very concerning.

I'm thinking it could be my mum... I seem to recall her saying something about a parcel when I spoke to her last (the boys were making it hard for me to concentrate on the phone so i missed the details)... she told me not to open it until Christmas.

I probably will use it briefly, only because so many people seem so happy with the results. I have a little bit of pigmentation discolouration (probably only noticible to me) on my forehead from medication i had to take earlier this year... maybe it will help to fade that? But I'm fairly certain won't be using it for the long term. If there is an ongoing cost to my gift giver then i'll have to think of a tactful way of saying "thankyou but no thankyou".

Shame they didn't buy me some more MiEssence garnet skin scrub!!! Now THAT'S a product I do love!!!