PROACTIV or MURAD??
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trust me sweety! stay with Proactiv! you are probably using it too much... cut the use of the scrub only 3 times a week and use the moisturiser every day! the mast only do it on the zitt not on the whole face... because the way proactive works is it dries up the acne and the scrub scrubs all the dead skin cells off! if you use the scrub too much your face is over killing cells and drying up your natural pore/skin oils! your skin needs natural skin oils ... dont worry if you get one zit or even 2 or 3.. we all get them.. that is part of skin purifying itself!.. also drink a lot of water and watch what you eat! just mellow down on proactiv a bit and just make sure your skin stay hydrated and dont touch your face with dirtry hands. also go outside once a week with no lotion no nothin on your face, go out to thestreet or park or take a jog .. before you go outside wash your face with just water and pat it dry! go outside to the sun for about 30 minutes... the sun's ultraviolet rays will help kill and heel any residue! good luck sweety!
I use pro activ and it works really good for me. I would just stick with it!
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Use a mosturizer to stop the dryness and thats might be why its getting worse because of the dryness.
The same thing happened with me, proactiv only worked in the begining. I started using a product I found at walmart called Acne Free. I've been using it for like 3 weeks and it seems to work better than proactive ever did. It's only $20 at walmart.
proactiiv worked for me!
id stay with proactive AND because u dont have bad acne dont use it AS much. apply moisturizer to ur face to prevent the dryness. and the dryness might not be from the product.. maybe from being in the sun or swimming alot and the chlorine washing ur face out. hope i helped!!
are you using it correctly? they have lotions that you can use if your face is dry.
try the Oil Free Moisturizer, its really thin, not oily, and makes my skin smooth. I don't really like the Repairing Lotion that comes with the kit, it made my skin dry!
Stick with proactive, just flip through their magazine and find products that will work well with your dry skin!
just make sure you follow the steps correctly and every day!
The same thing happened to my friend.She stopped using that and her face got better.I suggest switching to something else.I haven't use Murad, but if proactiv is drying out your skin , then continuing it will only make it worst.
I've been happy with Proactiv for both the acne issues I had, but also because it doesn't dry out my skin. If you're just using the regular 3 step system they offer, maybe don't scrub your face twice a day as they recommend. Personally I use the scrub twice a day and if I'm having more issues I'll use the mask also. I have found that I can't use the mask more than every other day though as it starts to dry out my skin. So assuming you still have some Proactiv left, maybe try continuing it, but only using the scrub once a day. The lotion doesn't dry out your skin, so if you want, you should be able to still use that twice a day. Hope it works out for you!
I love Murad...especially the facial tint that you put on after the moisturizer. Im 32yrs old but told i look about 24 becuase of my skin
Acne is a serious problem and it is not fun!
The skin problems on my face and back started when I was only fifteen years old. Like an ugly shadow, it would follow me around for the next ten years.
I lived the everyday hell you are currently going through enduring the 'pizza face' and 'greaser' name calling, and harassment that goes along with being a kid who has acne all the way up into my adulthood. People can be very cruel.
I did everything you have tried as well. I tried lotions, creams, pills, sea salts, and mud packs. I sweated out my looks before dates, parties, and special events.
I even hated having my picture taken. Acne made me look and feel ugly. I got so frustrated with my skin I once slapped my own face in total disgust!
http://www.acnefreecare.com/
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