Proactiv is literally the best known over the counter acne treatment we have seen. It sells in malls across America as well as through the internet and TV infomercials. It was effectively the first treatment to really focus on the idea that their formula was developed by dermatologists, and since then they have always claimed to provide a different kind of 3 step formula.

Price: $39.95

Though there are various packages you can buy, the basic one retails at $39.95. They claim that you can get rid of acne, but frankly they use something that is the same as so many different acne treatments that you can find through prescriptions. They were apparently sick of prescriptions and yet chose to replicate them ironically enough.

The fact is that Proactiv is reported not to work for so many people, and moreover, many have complained about all the side effects common to benzoyl peroxide and greater severity than is generally associated with their concentration used. Some have claimed that their acne actually got worse, and others didn’t see any effect until they stopped and had a sudden breakout because that’s what benzoyl peroxide does.

You would be ill advised to buy Proactiv. Most who do consider it a trade off. They get rid of a little bit of acne and in return they suffer through some skin related side effects. But you don’t have to go for a trade off. You can just get the results you want without the side effects. Though most don’t realize it, of course most would largely prefer this alternative.