I just started using Neutrogena's Advanced Solutions kit. It works very similarly to Proactiv, but you can get it at your local drug store instead of ordering through the mail (comparable in price)
I noticed a change RIGHT away..
There are 3 products in the kit:
Gentle Exfoliating Face Wash - I always used St. Ives apricot scrub daily before this --- I think that was a big mistake.. it was so harsh and every time I got out of the shower my blemishes were even redder because I'd scrubbed the crap out of them! This stuff is much better, and it doesn't irritate my skin.
Daytime Oil-Free Lotion --- I love this stuff too.. For SIX YEARS I used the same lotion on my face.. it was this stuff called "Skin Trip"... it smelled great and moisturized my face really well - but one day I looked at the ingredients and it's full of coconut oil, which I'm sure was clogging my pores and only making my acne worse. (oops..!)
Night Cream - this stuff dries the crap out of your skin.. you use it after washing your face at night. It's super drying, but you wake up in the morning with WAY less acne! All my little bumps were much smaller.. or gone completely! And all my acne felt dried out - so all I had to do was exfoliate with the daily face wash again in the morning, and all the dry skin got scrubbed off!
I noticed a huge change within DAYS of using these 3 products - Give 'em a try.
