For years now we have been seeing acne remedy ads on TV that all claimed to cure acne with benzoil peroxide and the fact is that they were telling the truth, sort of. Benzoil peroxide is effective, because it wipes out acne causing bacteria on contact deep down inside the pores of the skin as well as on the skins surface.

The one thing that these ads fail to mention though is that benzoil peroxide because it is a powerful chemical, has some very drastic side effects and this is why you have seen acne sufferers that have red dry cracked skin but no acne pimples. It simply replaces one problem with another. If the benzoil peroxide treatment is stopped to address the damaged skin problem the acne comes right back immediately, because the dry cracked skin can't protect itself from bacteria invasion.

Proactiv Solution is different from all the other acne treatments,because it was developed by two leading dermatologists that themselves had acne. It has benzoil peroxide in it, because it is the strongest acne fighting chemical that is available, but Proactiv Solution also treats the skin to counteract the harmful side effects of this active ingredient.

Acne sufferers really want their skin back to the way it was before they came down with acne not just the acne removed and replaced by dry, red cracked skin. Proactiv Solution is a three step acne treatment process that cleans and sterilizes skin while opening pores and removing dead skin cells with the first step. Also in this first step benzoil peroxide is forced down deep into the skins pores to do its job on the bacteria that dwell there.

The second step of the treatment takes place immediately afterwards and it is a total skin treatment that uses an alcohol free skin moisturizer and ph balancing agent to rescue the skin from the harmful effects of the benzoil peroxide. The third step of the treatment then treats the skin to restore its elasticity and outer glow and at the same time leaves it with an invisible micro-thin coating of bacteria zapping acne medication. The end result is dead bacteria, acne gone and great fresh great looking skin.