My Dad is getting, at 90, big boils on his back and his neck and we have tried just zit cream, like Oxy 10, but needed more. Otherwise the Kaiser doctor said he would have to lance/operate on the boils,,, again. So with every-other-day hot showers--he is too stubborn to do it daily or twice daily-- with Ivory Soap and a scrub brush or loofa scrub sponge, we bought some Proactiv,,,and quickly got off the re-order train!!,,,because we were swamped with info on how great each of the many acne products were by Proactiv, and what they were generally for,,,but NOTHING on exactly HOW TO USE THESE PROACTIV PRODUCTS,,, DAILY AND TOGETHER !!
So here goes: We bought just 4 of the many Proactiv products, the RENEWING CLEANSER in the larger white opaque plastic container, which you use like soap in the morning to "exfoliate" with your fingers, like rub around the whole area, in this case the back and neck,,,Then rinse with warm water and pat dry 'gently' with a towel.
Next is the option of using the REFINING MASK in the small white opaque bottle,,, to apply with fingers,,,BUT only once per day,,,and let dry. Do this only if you need to, as when the acne is Serious, not mild.
The next step, usually the second step, is to use the REVITALIZING TONER in the green transparent plastic bottle,,,(and apply it gently over the REFINING MASK if you did that option),,,using a flat cotton pad gently,,,and let dry. So you may have to apply this all over a back and a neck.
Next is the REPAIRING LOTION in the white opaque plastic bottle and you apply it with your finger/s to only the actual zits,,,and again wait for it to dry.
I had to email the webmaster,,,and then call Customer Service to get this info. You can apply the 3 twice a day, in the morning and before bed in the evening.
In summary, you wash the skin area with the RENEWING CLEANSER, rinse, and gently dry. So do this in the shower. Then usually use the REVITALIZING TONER over all the back and neck area or whatever area you are treating--use caution because some of the products are NOT for all skin areas--with the flat cotton pad and let dry. Then you apply the REPAIRING LOTION over that dry layer, but use your fingers and apply it only directly onto the zits,,,and let dry.
Hope this helps, because unnecessary surgery is a good chance for a fatal hospital infection !! Oh, yeah, and the Kaiser doctors do not recognize warm to hot showers with Ivory Soap and a loofa or 'Oxy 10' or "ZitZap" or "Proactiv" as good preventive care,,,ha !!
