I had problems with my skin in high school, probably in about Year Eight is when it started developing, and it just gradually got worse and worse, and other classmates that were starting to go through the same thing, but they seemed to have outgrown it, before you get into college, where mine just kept on getting worse and worse and worse.
It pretty much started where I used to shave, so didn't know whether it was really acne or whether it was a rash. I started getting all the bumps around the shaving area, especially around the neck, but then it started developing on my forehead and on my cheeks, so I knew it wasn't just a shaving problem, it was acne that I had.
I was starting to get teased at school, because not a lot of them had acne, I felt like I was the only one out of the whole school that had this problem. So, I felt very outcast and I want to get rid of it, so I would do the normal things, use whatever products are out on the market.
I was in a position where I was going to just give up and maybe I'll grow out of it. But you get to the stage where, you're 21 and you think, well, when are you meant to grow out of it, and that's at the stage where I started seeing the, infomercials for Proactiv. I was sitting at home watching TV and I saw the commercial and saw the people talking about it and the before and after photos. I never really saw anything like that before and I thought, that looks quite real, and then there was this money back guarantee, so you know, I've got to give it a shot. Nothing else is working, what could go wrong?
So, I tried it, and I have to say, I knew instantly the product was going to work the next morning. I didn't wake up with new pimples, and they weren't as inflamed. They were like a pinkish kind of colour, they weren't that bright red, and I didn't wake up with new pimples, and that was the following day.
I started seeing really good results Proactiv, probably three months into it, that's when they started disappearing. For the first part, I wasn't gaining any pimples, but then after about three months, that's when they started disappearing.
I was worried about getting scars, because they were so big. After three or four months when they started disappearing, I noticed I wasn't left with any scars either, which was a really big relief. And then I would say maybe 10 months, my acne had gone almost completely.
So, as my skin was clearing up, not only did my skin change, my confidence did change. I felt so much a big relief had come off my shoulders. I'd have to say it was an incredible feeling. I couldn't believe it was actually working. When it had cleared up, it was a really good feeling. I mean, every single person I bumped into -- family, friends -- all the comments that they would say, made me feel really good. I did start gaining my confidence back. I was so scarred for so long, so it took awhile to get my confidence back and realise that I don't have, this problem with acne anymore.
If you're a guy with acne, I would definitely just go ahead and try it. It is so quick and easy, and you have nothing to lose, and it will make a difference.
Before Proactiv, my skin was dirty. After Proactiv, my skin is clear.