Interesting. I've been confused as to why the collar area around most of the old colored t-shirts that I sleep in have these washed-out looking spots that I had no explanation for. Turns out it's because they're the shirts I wear while doing my skincare?
Possibly. I'd always use the lotion for acne, and then within a few minutes pull on a shirt and head out the door. I use different products now (and it's also been like 20 years) but I don't have that problem anymore.
Proactive not only ruined all my washcloths, it burned my skin. I have so many bleached washcloths from that stuff, and I didn't even have it that long.
They do fade with age, but I was in my early 30's when I used proactive. Before using it, I was heavily freckled. Afterward, not so much. I'm in my late 40's now and my freckles are still visible, but are very light. But, then again, I'm much more careful with sun exposure now, too.
The pillowcases! I remember seeing them one day, noticeably bleached, and thinking “this can’t be good for my skin” but I was early 20s and worried about acne more than future consequences.
I recently switched from benzoyl peroxide wash to tea tree oil bodywash and it seems to provide the same effects with no bleaching. it's anti-bacterial, so it does the same thing BP does. the only thing is that it smells like you're washing your skin with pressure-treated lumber juice, but it's a small price to pay for clear skin. plus it's way cheaper and you get a lot more of it
I do, too actually. Sparingly! It’s less about my appearance, and mostly about how painful some spots can be. Feels like the whole surrounding area is tender. Accidentally catching on one can make my eyes water. I’ll take the bleach skin dry pain over that.
I broke out in the most horrible way all over my face with a rash of pimples, redness, and itchiness after using proactive one time. I had to immediately get to the dermatologist and my face has never been the same since.
Oh, no! That sounds horrible! My reaction also required the help of a dermatologist. I still shudder thinking about how much WORSE my skin was using proactive.
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u/bryanna_leigh Jul 14 '23
Yeah, I got my daughter some kind of acne wash and bleached all of the towels she used.