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Proactiv Original System
Customers have a generally positive opinion on the Proactiv Original System from AcneFree, with some expressing satisfaction in its ability to keep their skin clear and reduce acne. However, a few users noted that they experienced dryness or sensitivity when using the product, requiring them to use additional moisturizers or alternate between different systems.
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Quality
Great product and i use every day.
It also gives my skin a break from the benzoyl peroxide, which i think has helped with my prior sensitivity to bp.
During the first month of use, i did notice a lot of flakiness and what appeared to be sensitive, chemical burns on my neck (fr... Read More
If i miss applications for over 2 days (say i'm traveling), my skin goes into crisis management mode and downhill real fast.
Price
I would pay way more for this even if it took much longer.
I'm so thrilled to see the price has gone down even further, i just wish this was available for amazon subscribe!
Thayer's is alcohol free, inexpensive right here on amazon, and much gentler on my skin.
Competitiveness
There is no reason for me to ever go back to proactiv.
I tried a number of different types of face wash, but none of them seemed to work, so i resorted to acnefree without much hope ... Read More
I found that it does work better than proactiv, and at (at least) half the cost.
The high cost and bad business of proactiv turned me off.
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- How are reviewers describing this item?
original, medical, first and clear. - Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 16.
- Previous analysis of this listing was an C grade.
- Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there may be deception involved.
- Our engine has determined that the review content quality is low.
- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 72.6% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 936 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 28 2025.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I started using acnefree about six months ago to deal with a sudden onset of adult acne
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
My breakouts were not 34severe34 but i was suffering from both regular acne and some very noticeable cystic and nodular acne that i couldnt seem to get rid of through other means
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I never had more than 12 cystsnodes at any time but they would be very red and painful and every time one healed a new one would develop in a different place
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I tried a number of different types of face wash but none of them seemed to work so i resorted to acnefree without much hope in its effectiveness
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
During the first few weeks of using acnefree my regular acne disappeared right away
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However it took a lot longer to get rid of the cystic and nodular acne probably about four months or so
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Over time the cysts and nodes seemed to heal faster and appear less frequently until one day they were gone
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have been acne free for about two months now
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