real stories

Millions have turned to the original Proactiv®—the world's #1 acne-treatment system—to change their skin and their lives. Here you can read just a few of our customers' inspirational Real Stories and see their un-retouched "before" and "after" photos, to understand how wonderful "life without acne" can be!

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Jacqueline Bittner, 19 

    "I really love the New Proactiv. It makes my skin soft and smooth and works so fast."

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    Johanna Dong, 24 

    "I am now so confident about my skin. I never wear cover-up or foundation!"

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Kristin Ness, 28 

    "I had never gotten complimented on my skin, but after I started using Proactiv, other people say 'Hey, your skin looks really good!'."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Michelle Daniels, 37 

    "I usually have 40 pimples on my face. In one month, they were going away."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Donna Carlson, 41 

    "When I find something that works like Proactiv, I like people to know."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Casey Farr, 20 

    "I love Proactiv and I just want to give a big hug and kiss to the ladies who invented it!"

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Michelle Hoffman, 25 

    "My skin is so wonderful. I'm just so happy with the results of Proactiv. It's amazing."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Kariyushi Rao, 22 

    "Because of Proactiv... I don't spend an hour in the mirror, with concealer trying to cover up a million spots."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Meghan Lintner, 23 

    "Proactiv is definitely... such a big confidence booster... simple to use... and makes such a big difference in your life."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Wendy Romine, 42 

    "Proactiv Solution has kept my skin clear for a year and a half... get the kit. Save yourself a lot of trouble."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Tanya Gaudino, 28 

    "Proactiv definitely, gave me confidence to put my best face forward and not worry about what I look like constantly."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Silvia Mendoza, 36 

    "The best thing I ever did... was try Proactiv Solution... It completely changed my life."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Suzyn Siebert, 30 

    "I feel Proactiv has helped me with my self-confidence I don't have to think about my acne anymore. I can have a life."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Nicole Delma, 26 

    "Proactiv... is my lifesaver. It's confidence in a bottle... it's how I got control of my life again."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Michelle Flowers, 36 

    "Three days into using Proactiv... I started to see significant changes.... the redness started to really, subside."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Michael Briggs, 34 

    "I was amazed at how quickly I really saw a difference... I find that I am much more confident than I was before."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Melanie Klos, 29 

    "After the first week... the breakouts stopped... that quick... Proactiv has become a part of my day."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Meghan Bain, 24 

    "After literally two weeks I went from... acne to clear skin... it was amazing, a miracle."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    McConnell Franklin, 19 

    "I love Proactiv... I couldn't be me without it... now I don't have to worry about what [people are] going to think of me."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Lisette Rose, 25 

    "After a month of using Proactiv... my skin was totally clear... it was amazing... this stuff really works."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Lisie Rosenberg, 18 

    "I started using Proactiv when I was in sixth grade... I love it, it makes me feel fresh and clean and pretty."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Keziah Arnold, 12 

    "I started to notice a big difference... no more redness... no breakouts at all."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Kara Richardson, 31 

    "Proactiv is working and it's only been a few weeks and I don't have a pimple and I have no acne."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Jodie Culcasi, 33 

    "Everything's different about my skin... Proactiv just makes it so smooth and silky... I love it, it's much better."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Faith Oliver-Robertson, 39 

    "After about 3 days... I could definitely tell it was making a difference, because my face was no longer hurting."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Erin Hungerford, 27 

    "It was only about a week when I realized that my skin was actually getting very clear... Proactiv has changed my life."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Chris Jones, 23 

    "Proactiv... made [my skin] very smooth and very even... [it] helped me tremendously; beyond any product I've ever used."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Celia Kerr, 28 

    "Proactiv almost is magic... I don't know how they put magic in a bottle, but they did, and I'm very thankful for it."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Carmen Bloom, 18 

    "Proactiv was really able to help take the acne away so people could start to see me as a person and not see my acne."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Brooke Bennett, 27 

    "When my acne started to go away, I was just blown away... I felt like I can actually go out in the world and live."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Brittany Zazula, 20 

    "If you're dealing with acne and you think that it might not work, just try it... it takes away all the acne."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Beth Trexler, 31 

    "My son... 'Boy, Mom. That Proactiv really makes a difference. Your skin looks great and you look happy again.'"

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Angie Brooks, 26 

    "People say to me... you have great skin... well, it got rid of my acne!"

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Amy Hect, 25

    "My face was clearing up because of Proactiv... having clear skin has changed my life by giving me confidence."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Alissa Plant, 21

    "I got my first kit and then it all started... by two weeks... Proactiv was working for me. Proactiv changed my life."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Debi Monk, 26

    "After two months of Proactiv my face is completely different. "

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Jill Purcell, 34

    "[Proactiv] did change my life. I thought wow! If I'd had this back when was 14, I would have saved 20 years of suffering... "

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Susan Brown, 19 

    "Now people look at me and I'm just like… I use Proactiv, doesn't my face look good?... "

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    April Frederick, 26 

    "I've shown people the before pictures. People can't believe that was me six months ago. "

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Lisa Brown, 33 

    "It's the only thing that has worked. Now I'll actually pose for pictures with the kids... "

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Claudia Ahlstrom, 28

    "I really swear by Proactiv because it has just made a world of difference in my life. Everything, everything that I hoped it would do - it did... "

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Christine Golombowski, 28

    "I'm a real person that had real acne and it really works. Proactiv works. It changed my life... it changed the way I feel. "

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    Tamajah Gibson, 23 

    "Within a week I started to see drastic changes. And within a month, my face was totally clear. "

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Pam Thomas, 32 

    "And it made me feel very good to have my husband tell me that I looked beautiful again... "

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Sheri Holman, 28

    "Not trying it is what you have to lose. "

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Tim Schroeder, 21 

    "... Just to wake up one day and realize that my acne's gone is amazing to me. "

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Garrett Delk, 14

    "I think I'd be a real different person if I hadn't used Proactiv®. And now they're looking at a clear face. "

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Chloe DiLuccia, 26 

    "Now with Proactiv, I go to my closet and I wear whatever I want to wear. And I don't have to think, 'Oh gosh. Is there something I need to be covering?' "

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Amy Tucker, 19 

    "after using Proactiv, my boyfriend is allowed to touch my face now and I don't mind and he'll just compliment me and say, 'Wow.' "

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Lori Faye, 30 

    "I come from a family of women with beautiful skin... But now I feel like I'm joining the ranks. "

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Ronald Bowman, 15

    "My self-esteem has shot through the roof and I'm excited, happy, more energetic, more outspoken, and I love it... "

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Mary Holzerland, 31 

    "Both of my kids have come up to me and said, 'Mommy, you're beautiful.' And that makes...a world of difference to me... "

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Kim Harris, 43 

    "Proactiv has been a miracle. It has been the catalyst to me coming out of my shell and feeling confident, feeling secure "

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Teressa Coronado, 35 

    "Proactiv works. It plain and simple works "

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Melissa Johnson, 20 

    "...any African American out there who thinks this might not work, I can tell you that it does. "

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Margaret Chen, 26

    "I tried a lot of stuff. [Proactiv] is the one thing that I really truly think worked on my skin. "

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Amanda Cushman, 17

    "Now that I've used Proactiv, I love being around people... Proactiv's changed my life. "

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Patrina Gunsolley, 38

    "If it could help me, and my skin was that severe, and I've had acne for so long, it could help anybody."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Casey Moore, 16

    "It shouldn't even be called like a skin care product. Proactiv should be called almost a miracle product."

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  • Satisfied customer has clear skin
    Amelia Wilbanks, 26 

    "I noticed real results... immediately.... it was keeping new ones from forming on top of each other."

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