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Benzoyl Peroxide 5% Face Wash - Ingredients Sound Like A Breakout Waiting To Happen?

Started by CaliKisses, Jul 09 2012 05:38 PM
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#1 CaliKisses

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Posted 09 July 2012 - 05:38 PM

I just picked up a bottle of benzoyl peroxide face wash 5% today from the pharmacy. Some of the ingredients used in this face wash sound like a breakout waiting to happen. Am I being paranoid or should I stay away from this stuff?

carbomer, cetearyl alcohol, cocamidopropyl betaine, dimethyl isosorbide, hydrogenated castor oil, imidurea, methylparaben, mineral oil, PEG-14M, salicylic acid, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium hydroxide, titanium dioxide, water, zea mays (corn) starch

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Posted 10 July 2012 - 05:56 PM

Any help with this pleeease?

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Posted 17 July 2012 - 06:59 PM

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Posted 17 July 2012 - 07:59 PM

paranoid. you'll be fine.

But I would prefer a gentle cleanser and some leave on benzoyl peroxide.

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Posted 18 July 2012 - 01:49 AM

Leave on BP or SA is the way to go.

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Posted 01 August 2012 - 08:23 PM

I used to use a cleanser with 5% BP and it was a breakout waiting to happen just because the skin was purging itself, not because of the rest of the ingredients. Worked really well once the breakout disappeared. I still use a 5% BP leave on treatment now when I get a breakout (although luckily that doesn't happen as much as it did) with really good results.
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