I am in my late 20′s and I have been on Proactiv for 3 years straight. I recently found out about the horrible chemicals in Proactiv and decided to become more organic – food, shampoo, deodorant, ****** care, etc. I began using the Mychelle skin care line with the White Cranberry Cleanser & the Clear Skin Serum. Everything was fine for the first week or so, then my face broke out horrible!! I’ve never seen it like this before. I started reading that you have to “wean” your face off of Proactiv, which I did not do. I also read about using a baking soda scrub after cleansing. Has anyone else had this experience? How long did it take before your skin returned to “normal” (normal for me is 3 breakouts at one time). I am nervous that I’ve done something really horrible by going off of Proactiv – but I want to keep going to see if the results get any better. I would like to continue using the Mychelle. It can’t be that I’m allergic to it, because I used it for over a week & my skin was just fine, right?? For the past 3 days I’ve been cleansing, then lighting rubbing with a baking soda+water mix, then applying the Clear Skin serum.
Please tell me about your experience. I’m driving myself a little crazy worrying about this… and researching on the internet everyday!
Thank you! 
Asked by:southerngirl
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I used proactive for a couple of years and ended up getting sick of paying 50 dollars for it. When I quit using it, my skin broke out really bad almost immediately. It’s like they do that on purpose so you will think that you have to have it. I’ve never used that stuff you mentioned though so I dont know.
This reaction isn’t from going organic. It’s from your face no longer having access to that “drug.” That’s basically all Proactiv is. It gets your face hooked on it, and when you try to stop your face breaks out 100000x worse. You’ve used it for 3 years straight. I’m gonna say your face is going to be really bad for a while.
When I used Proactiv, I used it for maybe 6 months and then stopped because it was doing nothing but making my face disgusting. When I stopped, it took ANOTHER three months to wean my face entirely. I broke out every single day for 3 months.
Do NOT go back to Proactiv. This is how this company makes their money. They get people hooked and terrified to stop using it because the results will be drastic and horrible.
Keep on with your new regimen and wait it out.
I’ve been in that situation and there is really nothing you can do about it. There are things you can do to try to reduce the blemishes and get rid of acne/pimples temporarily but you will always be finding yourself cleaning your face or your body depending on where it’s at.
I mean of course your acne should go away eventually but for some this is the case their whole life.
I’m 29 years old and have been suffering from these little pests since I was a teenager. I tried all sorts of face washes from the local grocery store and what not, but nothing seemed to work. If anything it would just make my skin dry and itchy.
Literally the best acne face wash I’ve ever used has been this stuff called clearpores. It has got rid of the acne to quickest and has been a success ever since I got it. It’s unique cause of it’s herbal supplement you take a long with it that helps your skin from the inside out. I saved money on it at skincleansingsystem.com at the time which was helpful.
You should really look into this stuff and if you can to assure the best results, get the 3 month supply because if it doesn’t work it will still save you **** on the return policy.
Well good luck and best wishes.