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[Dustino]

Ok say you just started BP, and you put it on red marks that you already had. Will it prolong those marks, or does it just prolong red marks that are left from acne that the BP got rid of? Because I have alot of red marks and have been holding off on BP as I dont want them to stay long, but I've been getting a bit of acne lately and would like to put a light layer of Bp over my face to help fight it. Anyone know? thanks

[CaNniBaL 0x]

BP would help you stop pimples for the future, and make the ones you have now go away quicker, but I've heard that it prolongs red marks.

- CaN 0

[Dustino]

Yes but does it prolong red marks that were there before you started it?

[Revolution]

Prolonging red-marks is just a myth there is no scientific proof that it "prolongs scars" so I wouldn't worry about that.

[Extreme]

Prolonging red-marks is just a myth there is no scientific proof that it "prolongs scars" so I wouldn't worry about that.

The proof is in the fact that hundreds of people on this very forum have reported such occurances.

BP will indeed cause prolonged red marks, because it does not allow the skin to heal. It simply flattens your acne, essentially.

[xtrem0r]

From my experience BP definitely prolongs red marks.

[White]

I dunno, ive been on Bp for a long time. So i couldnt even say if it prolongs them or not. Red marks seem to take forever to completely go away for most anyone regardless if they use BP or not.

[nitemare]

red marks are making me stop using bp..Ive been on it for past year. I break out occasionally, add bp, goes away, but my face has red marks where i had pimples. the marks stay for weeks! completely ridiculos. im better off with a pimple that lasts an extra day and no red mark, then a red mark for weeks.

im going to only use bp with major outbreak. other than that, ill wash 2x a day as normal w/mostorizer.

bp=red marks..forget it..

(by the way im using neutrigena on the spot which is supposed to be 'mild' and make redness go away..yeah rite..

[Frances The Mute]

^ WTF?


Ok maybe BP makes red marks last a little longer... but eventually they will all fade and youll stop getting pimples therefore no more red marks. Or you can be like me and apply a creme to fade your red marks after you apply the bp (I use herbal logix spot scar and blemish creme with glycolic acid and vitamin K)

[monsterball]

for me BP is actually making my red marks fade since i started using it ALOT its working really good and getting really good results each day

[Revolution]

If the Benzoyl Peroxide dried the skin on the spots you put it on, as a spot-treatment, it would help fade them.

[Revolution]

red marks are making me stop using bp..Ive been on it for past year. I break out occasionally, add bp, goes away, but my face has red marks where i had pimples.  the marks stay for weeks! completely ridiculos. im better off with a pimple that lasts an extra day and no red mark, then a red mark for weeks.

im going to only use bp with major outbreak. other than that, ill wash 2x a day as normal w/mostorizer.

bp=red marks..forget it..

(by the way im using neutrigena on the spot which is supposed to be 'mild' and make redness go away..yeah rite..

Good luck.

It's completely natural for the red mark to stay for weeks after, depending on how serious the pimple was when it was active, every pimple is different. Some go away in a few days, some take longer. Benzoyl Peroxide plays a VERY small role in prolonging red marks, and it prevents pimples period, so what would you rather have? More pimples but a slightly faster healing time (that may all be in your head) or Less to no pimples with no time for healing because no pimples are there? It's really simple, if you have a problem with that then you don't diserve to use the regimen.