Be Proactiv about Acne

When a pimple develops on the tip of your nose, it’s hard to ignore. However, it’s easier to forget acne or become more casual about your acne treatment regimen once your skin is clear.

Clear Skin Requires Constant Care

The sad fact is that there is no cure for acne. Even if you develop clear skin through proper treatment, your acne will return if you don’t stay consistent. Instead, you need to be proactive about acne. Use Proactiv’s three-step system regularly and as directed. This will ensure that your skin receives the medicine it needs to stay clean and clear. You wouldn’t go a day without brushing your teeth, so why would you go a day without washing oil, debris, pollution, and bacteria off your face?

Additional Ways to “Be Proactiv” about Acne

If you find that you’re still having breakouts, try Proactiv makeup or sunscreen. Traditional makeup and sunscreen may contain chemicals or other ingredients that actually promote acne. Even if you use Proactiv cleansers regularly, your other face products could be undoing those benefits. Give Proactiv’s makeup line or sunscreen a 30-day test to see if they improve your skin.

Of course, we all have periods of extreme stress. Although the Proactiv system is effective against normal stress once your regimen is in place, you may need an acne spot treatment for occasional high-stress flare-ups, such as before a wedding, prom, graduation, or a big test or presentation. While you can find acne spot treatments at the drug store, Proactiv also makes one that is specifically designed to augment the three-step system. A drugstore brand may have more medicine than you need, which could result in irritation – the last thing you need when you’re already experiencing a breakout.

More Product Doesn’t Mean Better Results

If you skip a day or two of skin maintenance, use the normal amount of product when you resume. Applying too much at once may cause irritation, and won’t achieve faster results. Instead, resume your acne regimen and remember that being proactive is better than being reactive when it comes to acne. Even if you have a few stray pimples, your skin will clear up again once the medicine in Proactiv has had time to work.

If you’re new to Proactiv, don’t give up if you don’t see results in a week. Your skin will clear up with time and effective treatment.