I really like this stuff. Ive only used it as a mask a few times. I prefer to use it as an overnight spot treatment. I dab it on my zits before bed and in the morning, everything is shrunk and less red. It stinks like sulfur though, so I have to listen to my husbands complaints, but its well worth it!

I was finally swayed by the commercials to try the proactive system. My final verdict on the whole system is that it works well and as advertised ... as long as you follow the directions exactly and you don't miss a day. For that reason the full cost was not worth it for me. However, I did fall in love with the Proactive Refining Mask. I am sure that little tube is filled with magic! All I have to do is dab it on those trouble spots or if I feel a pimple forming and in the morning the spot is visibly smaller, flatter and much easier to cover up.

I will definitely continue to buy this item.

I do not have a lot of problems with acne but enough that I have to use cleaner and treatment. My favorite one has been Proactive. And my favorite item from them is this mask. I do use it once a week as a mask. But I also use it as a spot treatment. When I feel a pimple starting to develop, I just rub a little of this on. And in the evening, I put it on the spots I have that show. It seems to clear them up faster than normal. I can definitely tell when I do not use it. I am not saying this is a miracle cure. But it does help a lot.

I was so skeptical when I first bought this.

Seriously, I thought it was a bunch of BS again, that sulfur could actually clear up any acne.

And it was EXPENSIVE at $31 (I thought) for 2.5 oz.

Turns out, I was SUPER wrong, and I couldn't be happier.

I am still on the bottle, and it has only gone down a little bit (barely noticeable, still very heavy), because I use it ONLY as a spot leave-in treatment overnight.

I think this bottle could last me a good 2-3 years. And $31 for 2-3 years for an instant acne treatment? Totally worth it

It is also cheaper than the Mario Badescu Drying Cream, which also has Sulfur in it, but is more expensive, and seemed to have more chemicals in it that may have made my skin unhappy.

It works on all pimples.

You know how you sometimes get those deep, under the skin, cystic acne bumps that hurt, or just won't come to a head (or never will) and take weeks to disappear?

This masque zaps them. It's not immediate, but within 3-5 days of dabbing one some of the masque onto the spot and leaving it over night, it will DEFINITELY go down and dry up.

You can also spend a day wearing it around the house, and then washing your face before you sleep, if you feel squeamish about leaving it on at night.

If you have smaller pimples (with or without white heads), you can also dab a bit on there, and they go away quicker than if you just leave them alone.

It does smell a bit, but I don't care. Kind of smells like cold cream, the stuff your grandmother might use.

What I suggest NOT doing, is to cover your face in it as a masque for 10 minutes, as directed.

1. It uses up too much of the masque and wastes money in my opinion
2. It doesn't do anything (at least, not for me)
3. It works much better as a spot treatment
4. It seemed to dry out my cheeks a lot, and caused more pimples!? :)

Totally psyched about this product. I will definitely buy it again if in 2-3 years my skin keeps acting up.

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I have oliy skin, always have. And when I saw the Proactiv comercial I thought it looked great. And after some of my friends told me it was great I decided to buy it.
I gave Proactiv a chance, but it didn't work! I mentioned this in one of my last reviews.
I don't think it's worth it.

One of the few proactive products that work. The smell is odd but the commercial is right " just a dab at night and clear by the morning"

I really like this mask, but I just use it as an overnight spot treatment rather than putting it all over my face. It contains sulphur, so it smells pretty gross, but you get used to it. My boyfriend calls it "the fart mask" lol. While this doesn't make EVERY zit disappear overnight, it almost always reduces redness and size without over-drying.

This refining mask is super helpful in drying out cystic acne without drying out your skin. Personally, I use the Proactiv facial cleanser, toner and cream every day and it is the ONLY thing that has kept my acne under control. Seriously...even when I was on vacation and slathering my face with SPF 55, which would normally make me break out like mad, Proactiv kept me clear. This is HG stuff!

This is the only product that works for me from Proactiv. It's great on my face. It reduces pimples and make my skin feel so clean and clear. I have oily skin so it absorbs it very well. I use it twice a week and my skin has never looked better.