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[jason delarosa]

Does Differin kill bacteria or no?

[Lady Odd Duck]

Not that I'm aware of.

[jason delarosa]

But isn't it unclogging the pores that have bacteria in them?

[Lady Odd Duck]

It helps speed up cell turnover so old skin will shed faster. I suppose you could make the case that the improved skin shedding could be introducing more oxygen into the skin which bacteria can't survive in. But I'm not sure how well it really works to do that.

[accutaneuser78]

Does Differin kill bacteria or no?

No, it does not kill bacteria.

[jason delarosa]

So is there anyways I can kill the bad bacteria without using anti biotic?

[accutaneuser78]

So is there anyways I can kill the bad bacteria without using anti biotic?

Benzoyl peroxide kills bacteria and it isn't considered an antibiotic.

[jason delarosa]

I'm using Differin tho, I think BP and Differin would be 2 harsh for my skin.

[G angelo]

I'm using Differin tho, I think BP and Differin would be 2 harsh for my skin.

honeslty, if your face is not too sensitive, it shouldnt be too harsh for your skin. I have a 10% BP cleanser by PCA that is very very gentle and has ingredients like jojoba oil in it. I love it! you can find some BP cleansers in the stores, but just be careful, if you have never used BP before, you might be sensitive to it at first, try it every other day at first. hope this helped!

[oryon]

Epiduo will kill bacteria. It's essentially Differin with Benzoyl Peroxide added.

You may also want to look into oral antibiotics as well.

[accutaneuser78]

I'm using Differin tho, I think BP and Differin would be 2 harsh for my skin.

If you use a 2.5% Benzoyl peroxide cream it should be okay.