How Proactive Acne Cream Works
Written by PAC on May 20, 2008 – 12:42 pm -The Proactive Acne Cream range is a 3 step program that is designed to both treat, and prevent further outbreaks of acne. It’s important to realize that to get the best results from this treatment, you will need to treat your acne continuously – it will help clear your skin, but you need to keep using it every day to prevent the acne returning. If you can discipline yourself to use it every day, even when your skin is clear, you will undoubtedly give yourself the best chance you could possibly have of staying acne-free.
The need to treat continuously applies to all acne medications, not just Proactive Acne Solution, and most folks don’t manage to maintain their treatment long-term, they have a tendency to lapse when their acne clears up, and then start again when their acne reappears.
The active ingredients in Proactive Acne Cream are Glycolic acid and Benzoyl Peroxide at the strength of 2.5% - the strength is important because it can range from 2.5%, 5%, and 10% - the higher percentages tend to cause much more irritation and dryness of the skin, and are not thought to be significantly more effective than the 2.5%.
Benzoyl Peroxide is a highly effective acne medication which is used widely by dermatologists all over the world. It works as a peeling agent which increases the turnover (renewal) of the skin and cleanses the pores. This reduces the number of bacteria present at the affected areas, and it also has an antibacterial effect that helps reduce further infection.
Glycolic acid works on the top layer of skin where it helps to weaken the properties of the lipids (fats) that bind the dead skin cells together – this has the effect of helping to unblock the pores.
The Proactive Acne Solution system is designed to prevent further spots and pimples developing, whilst at the same time treating your current acne breakout.
Step 1 of the treatment regimen, the Renewing Cleanser, is a unique oil-free formula containing tiny beads to smooth and gently exfoliate the dead skin. The Benzoyl Peroxide penetrates pores and attacks the bacteria.
Step 2 is the Revitalizing Toner which does four things; it restores the balance of the skins natural acids, refines and purifies the pores, removes excess oil from the skin, and finally it stimulates the growth of healthy tissue.
Step 3 is the Repairing Lotion is an oil free lotion that contains Benzoyl Peroxide to help repair the skin and prevent further breakouts.
What I particularly like about the proactive system is that it covers all the elements of the 3 Steps To Acne Free Skin in one very convenient package. If you have any specific questions please don’t hesitate to contact The Guide to Proactive Acne Cream.
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Proactive Acne Cream - Is It Right For You?
Written by PAC on May 15, 2008 – 7:51 pm -If you read in a newspaper or magazine, or anywhere on the Internet for that matter, about an acne treatment that is effective for 100% of the patients who use it, I would advise you to take that article or advertisement with large a grain of salt.
Why? For the simple reason that we are all individuals…… we all look different, we all think different, and surprise surprise we all react differently to different medication.
That’s not to say there are not medicines available that will work for most of the people who take them, but as far as I’m aware, there isn’t one single clinical trial that shows a medicine as having a 100% success rate - and I’m talking about all conditions or diseases, not just acne. In a lot of cases, a 65% success rate is thought of as being very good - if you know any doctors, ask them, and I’m sure they will confirm that statistic.
Proactive Acne Cream will not work for everyone who tries it. However, it does have an excellent success rate of around 85% for mild to moderate acne, but if you want to become part of that statistic, the most important thing you will have to do is stick to the program. In a previous article 3 Steps To Acne Free Skin I refer to the fact that you have to be persistent when treating your acne - if you are persistent, you will see results - If you don’t think you will be, I would suggest you save your money.
How long does Proactive Acne Treatment take to start working?
On average, you should start to see results within about 4 weeks, but if we refer back to what we discussed above, about us all being different, you won’t be surprised to hear that some people get results much sooner, while others need a little longer.
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I think at this point, it’s important to mention what your realistic expectations should be.
Whatever acne medication you decide to use, you are not going to wake up suddenly one morning and find that your acne has disappeared - unfortunately acne doesn’t behave like that. The journey towards clear skin is a gradual one, so you cannot expect instant results. The fact is, that you see yourself in the mirror most days, so you might not notice the small subtle changes your acne has undergone, in fact, you might find that it’s others who will notice your skin clearing much more than you will, especially if you haven’t bumped into them for a few days.
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Once you start to see the improvements for yourself, the motivation to carry on treatment won’t be an issue. Many people take three months or more before they consider their skin to be ‘normal’ - and when you reach this stage you will need to continue with the treatment to ensure your acne stays away. Continuing to treat healthy skin can become a real chore, because “hey why would I carry on treating something that isn’t there any more?” - from experience I’ve met many people who forget or can’t be bothered to medicate every day after their skin is clear, and the majority of these manage to stay acne-free by medicating maybe just 3 or 4 times a week.
If you have a specific question relating to this article or any aspect of Proactive Acne Solution, please get in touch.
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