Clear Skin With Proactiv
By Josef Dean
Clear skin feels good, and with Proactiv, it’s easier to get there. Known for its simple and effective formulas, Proactiv helps keep skin looking fresh, calm, and balanced. Each product works gently to clear breakouts while caring for your complexion at the same time. From creamy cleansers to lightweight treatments, every step feels clean and refreshing. It’s skincare made for real life, helping you face each day with comfort and quiet confidence.
Hydrate and Glow: Proactiv’s Gentle Care for Dry Skin
ProactivMD Ultra-Hydrating Moisturizer
Give your skin the hydration it’s been craving with ProactivMD Ultra-Hydrating Moisturizer. This lightweight, gel-like formula delivers up to eight hours of moisture while helping to smooth rough patches and calm redness. Packed with antioxidants and botanicals, it restores your skin’s natural barrier and leaves your complexion soft and refreshed.
The brightening complex helps even out skin tone and fade post-acne marks for a healthy, radiant look. Designed for acne-prone skin, it absorbs excess oil and gives a smooth, matte finish. It’s the perfect balance of hydration and clarity for skin that looks and feels beautifully renewed.
Proactiv+ Complexion Perfecting Hydrator
The Proactiv+ Complexion Perfecting Hydrator is where clear meets radiant. Infused with acne-fighting salicylic acid, it helps treat existing blemishes while preventing new ones from forming. Its silky, gel-cream texture feels luxurious on the skin, delivering deep hydration without heaviness. A brightening complex helps even skin tone and adds a healthy glow, while the lightweight formula absorbs excess oil for a smooth, matte finish.
Redness and irritation are visibly reduced, and pores appear refined and clear. Paraben-free, non-comedogenic, and dermatologist-tested, this hydrator suits all skin types, leaving your skin balanced, calm, and beautifully refreshed every time you use it.
Balance and Shine: Proactiv’s Routine for Oily & Combination Skin
ProactivMD® 3-Step Routine – 90 Day System
The ProactivMD® 3-Step Routine is designed to bring clarity, balance, and calm to every skin type. This dermatologist-developed trio targets acne at every stage while soothing redness and restoring hydration. Its hero ingredient, Adapalene Gel, works deep within the skin to clear breakouts, refine texture, and promote a more even tone. Once prescription-only, this advanced retinoid is now available over-the-counter, making professional-level skincare easier than ever.
Step 1: Ultra-Gentle Cleanser
Start fresh every day with this gentle yet effective cleanser that removes dirt, oil, and impurities without stripping your skin. It’s infused with antioxidant-rich green tea to soothe irritation while leaving your skin soft, smooth, and hydrated. Suitable for all skin types, this cleanser sets the perfect base for the steps that follow, creating a clean and balanced foundation for treatment.
Step 2: Adapalene Gel
The powerhouse of the routine, Adapalene Gel fights acne at the cellular level to help prevent new breakouts from forming. It calms redness and inflammation while improving tone and texture for a visibly clearer complexion. This paraben-free formula unclogs pores, reduces blackheads and whiteheads, and enhances your skin’s natural radiance. A small, pea-sized amount applied nightly delivers lasting results.
Step 3: Ultra-Hydrating Moisturizer
Finish your routine with deep hydration that feels light and refreshing. This gel-cream hybrid delivers up to eight hours of moisture, helping to restore your skin’s protective barrier. Infused with a Skin Brightening Complex of kojic acid, licorice extract, bearberry, and sophora root, it helps fade post-acne marks. Hyaluronic acid locks in hydration, while oil-absorbing ingredients keep shine at bay for a smooth, balanced glow.
Soothing Solutions: Skincare That Loves Sensitive Skin
Proactiv Green Tea Moisturizer
The Proactiv Green Tea Moisturizer is a lightweight, oil-free formula that delivers soothing hydration without clogging pores. Enriched with botanical extracts, it helps calm dryness and irritation while keeping skin balanced and fresh. The green tea extract works to soothe and protect, while hyaluronic acid locks in moisture for a soft, supple feel.
Squalane adds a touch of nourishment, improving the skin’s texture and natural glow. Designed to be non-comedogenic and gentle enough for daily use, this refreshing moisturizer leaves your complexion smooth, calm, and comfortably hydrated throughout the day.
Proactiv Amazonian Clay Mask
The Proactiv Amazonian Clay Mask purifies, nourishes, and refreshes your skin in one luxurious step. This creamy formula uses bentonite and kaolin, two powerful clays that lift away impurities, absorb excess oil, and leave your pores visibly refined. It cleans deeply while locking in moisture, revealing skin that feels smooth, soft, and renewed.
Packed with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidant-rich botanical extracts, it restores balance and helps your complexion look brighter and healthier after every use. Apply, relax, and let this mask bring out your skin’s natural clarity and radiance.
ProactivMD Ultra-Hydrating Moisturizer
The ProactivMD Ultra-Hydrating Moisturizer delivers lasting hydration that keeps your skin soft, smooth, and balanced for up to eight hours. This silky, gel-like formula restores your skin’s natural moisture barrier while calming redness and sensitivity caused by dryness. It absorbs quickly, controls excess oil, and leaves a fresh, matte finish that feels light yet deeply nourishing.
Infused with a brightening complex, it helps even skin tone and fade post-acne marks for a more radiant complexion. Designed especially for acne-prone skin, this moisturizer brings comfort and clarity together, giving your skin a healthy, refreshed glow every day.
Fresh, Clean, and Clear: Proactiv’s Guide to Pore Care
Proactiv Re-Texturizing Toner
The Proactiv Re-Texturizing Toner refreshes and refines your skin with maximum-strength salicylic acid, the most effective level available without a prescription. This powerful formula clears clogged pores, helps prevent future breakouts, and promotes smoother, more even skin texture. Lightweight and oil-free, it absorbs quickly without leaving residue, making it perfect for daily use.
The non-comedogenic and dermatologist-tested formula is gentle on all skin types, even sensitive ones. Free from fragrance and parabens, this toner works quietly but effectively to keep your complexion clear, balanced, and ready for the next step in your skincare routine.
Proactiv Blackhead Dissolving Gel
The Proactiv Blackhead Dissolving Gel clears the way to smoother, fresher skin by gently dissolving stubborn blackheads and impurities. This powerful yet gentle formula penetrates deep into pores to loosen buildup, absorb excess oil, and remove debris that can lead to breakouts. It helps restore clarity and softness while keeping your complexion balanced and refreshed.
Dermatologist tested and non-comedogenic, this gel works without irritation, making it suitable for regular use. Apply it as a quick treatment or leave it on for a deeper clean, and enjoy visibly clearer, more refined skin that feels clean and healthy.
Proactiv Acne Body Wash
The Proactiv Acne Body Wash keeps your skin clear, smooth, and refreshed from head to toe. This gentle cleanser combines salicylic acid and glycolic acid to reduce oil, unclog pores, and exfoliate dead skin cells for a brighter, clearer complexion. It helps prevent future breakouts while treating existing blemishes on the back, shoulders, and chest.
Infused with vitamin E-enriched exfoliating beads, it softly buffs the skin’s surface, leaving it silky and renewed. A soothing blend of aloe vera, shea butter, sweet almond oil, and cocoa butter nourishes and calms irritation. With every wash, your skin feels clean, balanced, and beautifully smooth.
Zap the Blemish: Proactiv’s On-the-Spot Fix
Zits Happen® Patches 
The Zits Happen® Patches make breakouts easier to manage and faster to heal. These clear hydrocolloid dots create a gentle barrier that protects your skin while drawing out excess oil and impurities. Infused with salicylic acid and skin-loving ingredients, each patch helps reduce the look of blemishes while supporting your skin’s natural recovery.
Use them overnight or during the day for discreet, effective care that keeps your complexion calm and clean. Each sachet includes 15 round patches that stick comfortably and stay in place, giving you an easy, mess-free way to handle breakouts as they happen.
Proactiv Skin Purifying Mask
The Proactiv Skin Purifying Mask gives your skin a fresh start with every use. Powered by 6% sulfur, this deep-cleansing formula clears existing blemishes while helping to prevent new breakouts from forming. It detoxifies pores, absorbs excess oil, and leaves your skin feeling clean, calm, and refreshed.
Kaolin clay helps to minimize shine, while vitamin E and tea tree oil soothe and nourish the skin, resulting in a smoother, more refined appearance. Lightweight and non-greasy, this dermatologist-tested mask is gentle enough for all skin types, helping to restore balance and radiance without clogging pores.
Mark-Free Confidence: Proactiv’s Post-Breakout Essentials
Proactiv Post Blemish 10% Vitamin C Serum
The Proactiv Post Blemish 10% Vitamin C Serum helps reveal your skin’s natural glow while targeting the marks left behind by breakouts. Formulated with 10% Vitamin C (3-O-Ethyl-L-Ascorbic Acid), it brightens dull areas, fades hyperpigmentation, and helps even out your complexion. This lightweight, unfragranced serum absorbs quickly, leaving skin smooth, hydrated, and refreshed.
Enriched with Licorice Root Extract, Hyaluronic Acid, Centella Asiatica, and Vitamin E, it nourishes and soothes while protecting against environmental stressors. Dermatologist-developed and non-comedogenic, this serum works gently yet effectively to restore radiance and clarity, helping your skin look healthier, brighter, and beautifully balanced every day.
Proactiv Smooth & Bright Resurfacing Mask
The Proactiv Smooth & Bright Resurfacing Mask revitalizes your skin’s texture and tone with a gentle yet effective exfoliating formula. Dermatologist-developed and suitable for all skin types, it helps reduce the look of dark spots, redness, and uneven texture for a smoother, more radiant complexion. Powered by Tranexamic Acid and Gluconolactone, this mask helps resurface and refine your skin, while Turmeric Root Extract calms visible irritation and Vitamin C boosts brightness.
The result is skin that feels soft, balanced, and glowing. Complete with a free applicator for an easy, even application, this non-greasy, non-comedogenic mask is the perfect companion to your Proactiv routine.
Proactiv Post Acne Scar Gel
The Proactiv Post Acne Scar Gel helps renew your skin’s texture and visibly smooth the look of post-acne scars. Clinically shown to resurface rough, uneven areas gently, this restorative formula supports a softer, more refined complexion over time. Powered by bakuchiol, a plant-based retinol alternative rich in antioxidants, it helps improve skin texture while reinforcing the moisture barrier for a healthy, balanced feel.
Suitable for both old and new scars, it works to reduce the look of pores and unevenness, leaving your skin smoother and more uniform. With consistent use, your complexion looks renewed, polished, and beautifully refreshed.
Proactiv Post Acne Dark Mark Relief
The Proactiv Post Acne Dark Mark Relief helps fade the marks left behind by breakouts for a clearer, more even complexion. This hydroquinone-free moisturizer targets post-acne discoloration and redness while keeping your skin hydrated and calm. Enriched with antioxidants and skin-conditioning ingredients, it works to nourish and refresh the skin’s surface, promoting a smoother, more uniform tone.
Gentle yet effective, it helps restore balance and radiance without irritation, making it ideal for daily use. With consistent application, your skin looks brighter, healthier, and free from the lingering reminders of past blemishes.
Your skin deserves care that’s as dependable as you are, and Proactiv delivers results you can see and feel. Each product works to cleanse, treat, and hydrate, creating a routine that brings out your skin’s natural clarity. With every use, your complexion feels smoother, calmer, and more radiant. Experience the confidence that comes with clear, healthy-looking skin powered by Proactiv.