Well... Thats not nice.

CarnivalForce · 6 months

I hate how Proactiv straight up tells people they are ugly if they have acne. Their entire platform is to strike fear into those who have acne and don't use their product.

natholomew · 6 months

Proactiv is pretty harsh.

SeahawksPhan · 6 months

While we're on that topic, does anybody know any tips that helps cure acne?

This question might be more appropriate for Askscience, but hopefully someone here will have some sound advice.

danthat · 6 months

Can't help but read this in GLaDOS' voice.

pinkiesmiles · 6 months

Ouch. Proactiv isn't even that good. I went through all the teenage acne problems and Proactiv is never recommended by the professionals. And for the record, I had boyfriends.

victoryfanfare · 6 months

The earliest reference I can find to this ad is in March 2010, and there is also a “don’t have a girlfriend” version. Even so, I’m skeptical about whether this is real or not. I can’t find ANY reference to it on any non-casual blog, and none of them have any sources.

walkweezy · 6 months

My girlfriend has acne and a boyfriend. She's beautiful.

fireysaje · 6 months

Aaaaaand this is why I don't support proactiv. God, no wonder girls are insecure about themselves.

QuestionAxer · 6 months

I fucking hate the image society has created for acne. I'm 21 and I've had severe (and I MEAN SEVERE) acne for the last ~6 years. I've tried Proactiv, Accutane and a bunch of other stuff. None of them work. Been to at least four different dermatologists. None of their prescribed recommendations worked. Instead, it either got WORSE or screwed up my mental health and/or liver.

I live a very "neat" lifestyle, always clean my pillows/sheets, wash my face daily, drink lots of water, avoid oily foods, don't drink too much coffee or eat too much chocolate and am a very hygienic person.

But nope, breakouts every fucking day. The first thing I do every morning is check my face to see how many whiteheads popped up overnight. They show up in the most uncomfortable-to-pop spots too. I know dermatologists do NOT want you to pop pimples and whiteheads, but I'm not going to fucking walk around campus with five mini-volcanoes on my face ready to explode without warning at any given time.

It's stupid how much it affects your self confidence and how high it shoots up your self consciousness. I can't hold a freaking conversation with someone without thinking "Oh look her eyes are scanning all over my face, she's probably thinking how disgusting I look."

It's worse when you have "normal-skinned" friends who won't understand why you don't want to certain things like go swimming with them. No, bitch, I don't want to show you my horrid back-acne. Why am I not coming out with you tonight, you ask? Because I'm not going to be able to enjoy myself if all I can think about is what other people are thinking of my face. Even more infuriating when you see some perfect-skinned angel freak out when they get one tiny pimple. They're like "AAAH MY LIFE IS OVER!". Fuck you. Just fuck you.

MoonRazer · 6 months

Is this ad actually legit? Or did someone edit this for effect?

kaltorak · 6 months

What is this, market-negging?

Hiya_Edboys · 6 months

I remember seeing this on an AIM buddy icon back in like 2002. It was animated. It had sparkles.

TheAdventureLady · 6 months

FUCK THIS. HARD.

drhappycat · 6 months

Every once in a while when I've been drinking I send hate mail to certain companies. Proactiv is one of my favorites. They're simply repackaging otc acne treatment and charging several times what it is worth without adding any sort of value to the existing mostly useless medicine. ITT and DeVry are two of my other favs

thisissonecessary · 6 months

Accutane's Ad: You can either have clean skin or a working liver. Your move, kid.

DerynAshcroft · 6 months

Fuck Proactiv. Here's every commercial for them: "I used to have acne.* Then I started using Proactiv and now I'm perfect. If you still have acne, it's your own fault because you don't use Proactiv, blah blah blah."

Bitch, you had wimp acne if it rolled over at a little benzoyl peroxide. My acne could eat yours for breakfast.

*One or two small pimples per week, oh poor baby!

xDAIVEx · 6 months

Well that's some aggressive advertisement...

Yellowbird00 · 6 months

GLaDOS?

yep45 · 6 months

Marketing campaigns have gotten so much more hostile towards potential customers... "hey if you don't drink our light beer, you might as well be walking around in a thong pussy"

Reminds of this

Jester1992 · 6 months

Is it just me or does it sound like it's written to be read in GLaDOS' voice?

pokekid9 · 6 months

Does GLaDos control ads now?

TapDatApp · 6 months

Is this a real ad?

danceydancetime · 6 months

Is this a real ad?

disasterific · 6 months

Well, if that is a real ad, no wonder people feel shitty about something that may be out of their control. I still have acne and I'm 26. :/ The only thing that helps somewhat is birthcontrol.

CaptianCunt · 6 months

... Thanks Proactiv. Now I feel even worse about myself and I hate you.

GrizzBear97 · 6 months

1 cause for teenage female suicide this year

peeonyou · 6 months

My girlfriend has had a problem with acne for most of her adult life. She has tried every product on the market and none of them, including proactiv, work. She has been to 2 dermatologists who were unable to help her as well.

I love her, pimples and all, and proactiv can go get fucked.

im_friENTly · 6 months

I nutted up and just told my parents I was tired of craters of my face. Got a prescription from the doctor, and a year later and I rarely have acne beyond the occasional whitehead.

dables · 6 months

Weirdly enough, I had a friend who had some pretty bad acne for as long as I had known him. He did the olive oil face wash method and it cleared it up for him pretty well. I myself haven't had much of a problem with skin, but I only break out when I use any sort of cleanser on my face. I just use hot water in the shower and all is well.

HenryFischerV · 6 months

Jeez. When did GlaDos start working at proactive?

Stabone130 · 6 months

I had pretty annoying acne, tried every prescription + over-the-counter medication I could find. Nothing really worked. I discovered the r/wickededge subreddit who introduced me to shaving with a safety razor. I also use Musgo Real Glycerine Lime Oil Soap (Amazon), witch hazel ($3 at Target), an alum block (Amazon) and occasional homemade TendSkin. And I keep my hands away from my face (very important). My acne has cleared up about 90%.

FruitSalad4225 · 6 months

TIL Proactiv’s marketing department is run by the antagonistic bitches from every Disney Channel movie. This is why I vandalize.

RaffaAu · 6 months

I used pro active (I'm a guy) and it seriously did do everything on the ad. My skin got really bad from it at first then much better after, I stopped using it when people told me I was 'glowing' . No guy should glow.

yelron · 6 months

I dont have a boy friend- I'm a guy

emlgsh · 6 months

ACNE: IT MAKES YOU INTO A LESBIAN (OR A HETEROSEXUAL MALE).

GoodLookingPants · 6 months

Damn I hate Proactive. I remember when I was in high school and had some pretty bad cystic acne. The cysts covered most of my face and were extremely painful if anything ever touched one. I remember one of my friends at the time (actually a douche) barely hit me on one of my cysts as a joke. It hurt so bad that I actually started to tear up a bit and pretended that I needed to go to the bathroom to hide my embarrassment. Another time, I remember I was in the lunch line when some girls were standing next to me whispering about my cysts as if I couldn't hear them. "Oh my gosh, what are those?" "Is it contagious?" They eventually realized I could hear them; all I said was "Don't worry, I'm not contagious," and turn back around to wait for my lunch. Needless to say, high school sucked for me. I begged my mom to get me Proactive and when she finally ordered it, I was so happy. When it finally came in the mail I thought "This is it. Finally, no more acne!" My hopes were so high. Weeks and weeks went by, still no improvements. The teasing and whispers continued at school. The pain from accidentally touching things to my face continued. I begged my mom to home school me, but she wouldn't have it. I had been told about accutane, but it was just too expensive. Once I got to my junior year though, my mom finally found a generic brand of accutane from Canada I believe. It was about $300 per trial of 6 months periods. After 2 trials over 1.5 years (had to take a 6 month break in between trials) things finally cleared up. But because of that whole time in my life, I'm still pretty messed up mentally with very low self esteem. I know I don't have any cystic acne anymore, but it's like the low self esteem just got programmed in my head over time.

TL;DR: Proactive didn't do shit for me

BioSim00 · 6 months

Who buys Proactiv when an appointment to a dermatologist and a prescription doesn't cost much more?

HighFiveTRex · 6 months

I'm a guy, I have acne, and ads like these seriously need to choke on a fat one.

ISHOTJAMC · 6 months

...So, uh... I... I actually like a bit of acne... on a girl... Anyone else? I am just plain weird?

LedgerJessy23 · 6 months

That would make me sad if i didn't have a boyfriend.

takinagander · 6 months

is this is a real advertisment? cuz i feel like this wouldnt really fly in AMERICA

monkeh24 · 6 months

relevant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uZfr3xRapA&feature=channel&list=UL

silentsol · 6 months

Pharmacist here - IMHO Proactive isn't a great product, it's not terrible but there are much better alternatives out there. This sort of advertising looks like a cry for help to me.

While on the topic if you want to help your acne, try to limit washing your face to twice daily and using benzoyl peroxide 2%-5%... (it's in proactive too but they make you wash it off)apply at night and leave on, some people might get dry or irritated skin, in that case wash it off after 30 mins after applying.

If Benzoyl peroxide doesn't seem to work for you after a about two months or so. There are prescription drugs that are more effective depending on the severity and type of your acne. Accutane is one but it is a last resort.

I've got more tips if anyone's interested, just wanted to leave a shor FYI... hope it helps someone :]

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deadfield918 · 6 months

Kind of feel like this should have been in /r/wtf a little lol

Ralph_Baconader · 6 months

Connie D'Amico made this ad.

justmadethisaccountt · 6 months

Hey, Im Justin Bieber. Your face needs proactive.

IDorito · 6 months

I hated those little grains on the cleanser that shredded my face

cdank · 6 months

This sounds like something GLaDOS would say.

Organs · 6 months

I'd put this under WTF, actually.

Vorcyn · 6 months

This sounds like something GLaDOS would say...

JPannullo · 6 months

For once...I saw this on facebook before reddit...

xXEvanatorXx · 6 months

I just started using Proactiv and im seeing results

logifal · 6 months

That's not very nice

MBSquared · 6 months

Make people feel bad to sell your product? F you.

raul777him · 6 months

Proactiv has worked for me, Well I barely started using it around 2 weeks ago, and one side is almost clear, OF course i still have scars because of me being an idiot and taking them off manually.

Maybe it's not the best but it has been working for me. I really wish I had insurance to go see a dermatologist though.

OscaraWilde · 6 months

Is this real? This is not ok.

outercourse · 6 months

/spit

Wargizmo · 6 months

I don't think it's real but most beauty/weight loss advertising is essentially based on the same message. Just says it in a more polite way.

[deleted] · 6 months

you stop achne with a dab of methylated spirits over the pimple for a few mins to dry it out and destroy the grease it feeds off, then stop touching your face and it will clear up, thats probably the most important bit

DaisyDoozer · 6 months

It's like it knows me

heylookitsmykel · 6 months

I have acne, and my girlfriend can not get enough of me.

cool_user_name_ · 6 months

All i could think of was Micheal Kelso from that 70's show yelling "BURRRNN!"

Bipolarruledout · 6 months

First Kleenex, now Proactiv.

G_Snooks · 6 months

bitchy much? I can imagine the meeting where this went through: "what do girls want most.....anyone?" "um...degradation?" "I like it! have a mockup for me in 1 minute or your fired"

Ivan_of_Zeta · 6 months

GladoS?

Shike · 6 months

And now for the opposite, Japan likes acne.

ShinyPichu · 6 months

... I have acne. Thanks for reminding me Proactive.

zombiewafflezz · 6 months

what the fuck... that hurt

Mock_the_Mockingbird · 6 months

I'm using this for my final paper for a rhetoric class... Win? Maybe. A? Definitely.

BranFlakes188 · 1 month

This sums up so much of the shallow society in which we live.

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