Proactiv+ Review

A little background about my skin: it's horrible. When I was 14 my face decided it wanted to explode with acne and it hasn't gotten any better five years later. I've tried just about every product in the drugstores and none of them worked. I then tried SkinID from Neutrogena and was happy with that until late this past year. Coincidentally my skin stop responding to SkinID the same time they discontinued the product. I tried a couple of products from Lush that were not potent enough for my skin (I can review those too it you guys would like) and I was about to go to Proactiv again. I tried Proactiv when I was about 12 and liked it but my mom stopped buying it because it was too expensive. I saw a commercial for Proactiv+ and decided to try it since I thought it was cheaper than Proactiv (I have no idea if this is true or not). Proactiv+ is a three step system that comes with a Skin Smoothing Exfoliator, Pore Targeting Treatment, and Complexion Perfecting Hydrator. 

The Skin Smoothing Exfoliator reminds me a lot of the first step in the regular Protactiv regime. It has fine micro-beads to slough off all the dead skin on your face, but it's gentle enough to use daily. The scent is pleasant to me; it smells very clean. I like the tube it comes in since it's easier to get all the product out as opposed to the regular Proactiv wash.                                                                                          

The second step is The Pore Targeting Treatment. It doesn't dry out your skin like I thought it would. It reminds me of a serum but it is a little thicker. The claim is that it gets deep down into your pores to administer the acne fighting medicine.                                                                                                 

The third step is the Complexion Perfecting Hydrator. I really like this product. It moisturizes really well but doesn't feel heavy on your skin. The texture is great too, very velvety.                                

When I first started using this product I saw an improvement in my cystic acne, for which I was very grateful, but it didn't clear up my skin like I was hoping. This system was made for people with more sensitive skin, so I thought that I needed something stronger. But then I stared washing my face morning and night as opposed to just at night (like I'm supposed to) and my face cleared up quickly. I also noticed that the texture of my skin improved greatly. If you have acne I would recommend this system. I will point out though that when you first order they give you like sample sizes of each product, but I didn't know that so I thought you just got this small tube for a big price. But when you get the full size the bottle are HUGE. Well worth the price.