Today Show: Acne Medications
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 at
11:23 pm
A comparison of three methods of acne medications. ProActiv, OXY, and prescription. Basically, OXY (or over the counter) works just as well as ProActive, and costs 1/10 the price.
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So this “show” is one big commertial for already over commertialised products.
I wonder how much money did the show make to exibit this crap.
Has anyone else tried the oxy pads,wash and lotion? I want to but I;m kind of iffy about it because I normally use a cream. I’ve just been using acne cream before I go to be for 5 years and it seems like after a couple months ago it just stopped working, especially on my cheeks.
exactly man, after taking it I get hardly any acne anymore
I agree with this. A combination treatment of doxycycline and a retinoid prep tazorac (tazarotene)at night and a clindamycin/benzo prep cream in the morning like worked wonders for me..you guys should really see your dermatologist esp if you have cystic acne. the patients in the video are bad examples..
Roaccutane, only way. cured me 100% with bairly any side affects
proactiv did absolutely nothing for me. oxy is fantastic and i use the 10% benzoyl peroxide every day for my moderate acne. i’d recommend it to anyone!
That’s how they make their money. Your skin begins to grow a dependency on them due to the chemicals in acne products. Plus, it inhibits your skin’s natural defense system to combat acne. What people need to do is stop using products all together and use warm-hot water instead. Then allow your body to shed a new layer of undamaged skin no picking no touching. It’s that simple! ^^-d
Pro Active made my skin worse. The Oxy pads are bullshit. All the over the counter stuff is not made for the people who need it most. Some people can’t afford a dermatologist and all the expensive prescription creams. The girls on the video didn’t even have bad acne so they were bad candidates. They need to put an over the counter product out there for the ones who don’t have insurance. But of course it’s always about the pharmaceutical companies making money.
i noticed that every single acne product makes it waaaaay worse if u suddenly stop using and im pissed! my acne is hella bad
I have much worse acne. I don’t know what they’re worried about. :/
Proactive will kill your skin. It’s not a long term product, I recommend to stop using it, do any alternative. It will make your skin look old younger.
proactive DOESNT work
I would have to disagree. I have used MANY over the counter products and many of them dried out my skin. And the oxy pads really burn. How can that be good for your skin? I have used proactive for 2 years and I will never use anything else. And I don’t pay $65. I pay $45 for a 3 month supply. Proactive is defintely different than the other products.
The today show is so lame. Neither of those girls even had acne, their skin looked perfect before hand. Anyone who truly suffers from acne knows neither pro active or oxy make a difference.
in this regard, im not sure. im a born and raised canadian so i think that makes the price lower for me. but you have insurance from a university institution. im at ubc and my insurance will cover just about anything, so im pretty sure yours will too.
waw that’s great! but does insurance have anything to do with it? i mean u prolly need to be canadian to get it at such a low price. i’m an international student here and my insurance card is through concordia it’s a sunrise program or something like that. do you think it covers it?
for me i pay 20 bucks for a months supply
u also live in canada? i don’t think it is covered by our healthcare:S
understandable. luckily i live in canada where this is covered by our healthcare system
I’ve already went on accutane twice but it came back both times and I’m not willing to go through all that again, the cost is too high as well. At this point all I can do is wait for it to go away, if it ever will.
same! completely agree. hows the accutane going for u?
agreed. they do have it less severe as i was saying above. im in the same boat as you! be aware that accutane has a 25% relapse rate. it works, but be prepared to go on it for more than one course. most ppl do not know that bc their drs or derms dont tell them that. and yur right, none of those creams work
these products are bullshit, use natural alternatives such as tea tree oil. much more effective and more gentle on the skin.
acne is also made worse by diet. I’ve learned it the hard way many times.
yeh but from my understanding females have it less severe but keep it for longer. as a 19 year old male I’ve had severe acne for 5 years and would hope to grow out of it eventually. I was on accutane once and it worked, but the acne came back less than a year later. also none of those creams do jackshit on severe acne like mine, they only make it look worse.