My
skin is doing better although I have really been working on eating
better. When I choose to be bad and have a treat, there are usually
consequences, but they are under my control—I choose when.
That
email was written by my client, Tori. She started using Proactiv four
months ago. Within a few weeks, she said it was like a miracle. Most of
the old spots had cleared up, and there weren’t many new blemishes
coming up; her skin truly had cleared up.
After two months on the
program she started noticing an overall oiliness to her skin that hadn’t
been there before. Her forehead was especially oily and in fact little
whiteheads were starting to form there. I told her it was probably the
benzoyl peroxide—that it both helped to temporarily clear her skin and
was also creating an oil slick on her face. She was essentially drying
out her skin, and in rebuttal, her oil glands were pumping more oil than
necessary to compensate for the dryness on the surface.
I think Tori’s story exemplifies the need to monitor your skin when you are using new products. This is especially true if they are products meant to clear problem skin. If your skin is clearing up, great, but is it also showing signs of dryness? Remember, over time the dryness can have detrimental effects negating anything positive you may have achieved.
Here are comments from another client:
I think Tori’s story exemplifies the need to monitor your skin when you are using new products. This is especially true if they are products meant to clear problem skin. If your skin is clearing up, great, but is it also showing signs of dryness? Remember, over time the dryness can have detrimental effects negating anything positive you may have achieved.
Here are comments from another client:
I
thought Proactiv was pretty good when I first used it. Thankfully I
never had full-blown acne. It did make my skin look very ragged out, not
subtle and balanced-looking. It seemed to enlarge my pores as well.
Two
of my friends use it and seem to like it. Using the abrasive cleanser
every day cannot be good for skin. Proactiv did not make my skin dry,
just flat and not very good-looking.
The
flat look is probably due to moisture loss in the surface skin cells.
They lose their plumpness and aren’t able to reflect light, which does
make the skin look dull or flat.
This client, like so many people trying to clear up their problem skin, has run into the main problem with using benzoyl peroxide. It dries out the skin and creates its own set of problems. It is great that her friends use Proactiv and like it, but for her skin this product just doesn’t deliver the results she is looking for.
This client, like so many people trying to clear up their problem skin, has run into the main problem with using benzoyl peroxide. It dries out the skin and creates its own set of problems. It is great that her friends use Proactiv and like it, but for her skin this product just doesn’t deliver the results she is looking for.
There
are so many product lines available to choose from. Not all products
will fit the needs of all people. Proactiv may be what you have been
looking for, but be careful and watch the hydration level of your skin.
Don’t trade one problem for another; trading in blemishes for
dehydration. I believe that you can have all good results with none of
the bad if you follow my recommendations for healthy skin. Mine is not
the quick-fix remedy, but perhaps the long-term solution—the real proactive solution.
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