Good luck on the 2ww! Ask your doctor before you use anything because you don't know how potent that stuff is. Plus you might want to consider waiting because if you get pregnant your skin might just clear up! Sounds crazy I know, usually the oppositebut when I was pregnant with my first my skin was beautiful!

You should ask your dr first. I used it for many years in the past and it worked well. I had/have skin issues that are actually from yeast overgrowth, so the proactiv only helped with acne.
My younger sister suddenly started breaking out this summer and I told her to get some. She did and her skin looks great. Infact, she just asked me to pick some up for her since she is away at college!

Good luck! I hope it is b/c you are pregnant!! :-)

I'm not sure if this is helpful...but I got sucked into the ProActiv bit last year and all it seemed to do is make my skin even worse! I used it and used it and it wasn't helping at all! Finally I decided to stop using it on my face, and guess what...I stopped breaking out! Guess it's only compatible with certain skin types....

wash your face with goats milk soap,,rinse, thats all than take a cotton ball and some witch hazel and pat face with witch hazel,, should clear up pretty quick,,, witch hazel will be by the rubbing alchol in stores

awesome, thanks so much girls, i hope its because im pg!

proactiv was horrible for me, I'm a long time acne sufferer. I find that you need to use skin care that has no preservatives or harsh detergents, use witch hazel, and eat apples or drink apple juice every day. Also I like tea tree products, and I can't use conditioner in my hair because it's too greasy. I use Aussie spray in conditioners instead. Read ingredients always, and if the list looks bad to you it probably is. I'm not 100% clear, but it does make a big difference.

I've used Proactiv for years. When I was pregant with my son my doc said it was fine. Comgratulations!

It didn't work for me...and I thought I remembered reading something about nto suing if PG

I love Proactive! Worked great for me, but the makers of Proactive actually recommend that you do not use it during pregnacy b/c there have been no studies as to the dangers. If nothing else ask your MD. Congrats on the pregs!!!

thanks again girls.... just wanted to clarify.... i'm NOT pg, as of yet. still in my 2ww. I was just saying, i hope the sudden skin change is due to me being pg. :)

I have used it and it's great.

Anita

I think it must depend on your skin type. I had bad luck with Proactiv, but I use Aqua Glycolic and it is amazing. Usaully you have to have it special ordered from a pharmacy (But it is OTC). I work in Pharmacy and I have turned a lot of people onto it. I typically just use the face wash and toner.

I have acne and there is noway I could take time off from my facial regimine. My doc doesn't seem to think it's a problem.
I have something better than proactive though. OMG it's the best stuff ever. It's called Glytone, active ingredient Glycolic acid. I've been using it for 3 years and will get pimple here and there, but dries up quickly. without it I'm total pizza face. It also works as a peel so everytime u wash u are washing away the dead layers w/out using any exfoliator, is good for big pores too. Go to www.dermstore.com and get the Glytone acne kit. It's about $90 w/ free shipping and it will last u about 2 months and is life changing!!!
Good Luck

One more thing. Proactiv didn't work for me. Neither do the natural remedies such as witch hazel.
GLYTONE I'M TELLIN YOU!!
Beauty product are my thing, I've tried them all!

I use proactiv and it is the only thing that worked for me. I haven't tried Glytone but it sounds great. If anyone hears that proactiv is bad for getting pg or during pg please post.