PanOxyl : Benzoyl Peroxide (2.5%) Aquagel

This really works! I started using the regimen years ago and my skin has been pretty clear, although not absolutely; there are always one or two spots when I'm using this...however, if I don't use it, my face is covered in them. I do get complacent and start using it less and the difference is obvious. Last week I went 2 weeks without any BP at all and I had the worst breakout in my life, my entire face was covered in sore pustules, whiteheads, blackheads, cysts and bumps. I couldn't believe the withdrawal symtoms. I'm really angry at myself for stopping it because now I have to start the regimen again from scratch. It's been 3 days and the improvement has been massive, although my skin is red, itchy and dry I can see that the big ones have shrunk to almost normal proportions. The coolest thing is that all the gunk under the skin is coming out of my pores like it is being purged. I also like Dan's BP but this one has less fumes and is cheaper for me in the UK. Overall, I recommend this.

I am so glad to have found this product. When I first started using it my acne started to clear and now - a couple months later - I finally feel confident with my skin! The downside is that it will stain clothes. I ruined a good shirt with it before. But I would happily ruin 1000 more shirts so long as I don't have acne. Haha

This stuff has done wonders for my skin in just a few weeks: I started with a very small amount am and pm but by the second week my skin was becoming seriously dry. I started using BP pm and jojoba oil am. Now I use a reasonable amount of BP am and pm, and jojoba oil on top of the BP am, and now my skin is almost clear and not dry. I've tried loads of drugs on prescription and over the counter meds but this is the only stuff that has worked besides roaccutane (which didn't work for long). My acne got me really down and I'm so happy to have "normal" skin again :)

So we all know BP is drying, and this one is no different so im not going to complain about side effect associated with BP. It has a grainy texture, its difficult to spread around, it feel sticky when you put it on and throughout the day(if u dont moisturize) when apply moisturizer you have to apply alot as because the face is so sticky it doesnt allow the moisturizer to spread around easily!! its alot easier to spread then its 5% cousin but it comes in a good sized tube, its in a water base, its gel form, and its cheap so 4.0 stars. i will continue to use it unless i find something that spreads easier and similar size/value

I'm 28 and I've suffered from acne since my teens. I've been on roaccutane 3 times which cleared my skin completely but each time my acne has returned. I am on dianette which helps but still leaves me with some moderate acne. I had tried BP as a child but it had caused my skin to flake so I hadn't tried it as an adult. However, my skin has been a bit better recently so I thought I'd try BP again whilst my skin wasn't too angry. I started with a VERY light film and after a couple of days noticed my skin improving. I haven't needed a moisturiser at all but I have one on stand by. Even though I've only been using a week, my skin has dramatically improved: new spots are smaller and clearing up quickly; overall my skin tone (previously quite red) has improved. I still use quite a light film and apply am and pm after washing with soap and water. I've also stopped using make up during the day. I feel confident that in another week my skin will be just about clear, and I will report back!

I love this product! I get quite a few white heads and this clears them up and keeps them at bay. When I ran out of it and therefore didn't use any for about a fortnight my skin got bad again but cleared up quickly again when I got a new one. The only thing I would say is you really have to avoid using dark coloured towels when you use it because they get bleached, and it also bleached a pair of my jeans. Really worth using though!

Long story short, had real bad acne in my teens, used Accutane to clear it which worked. End of last year and after about 3 years of clear skin my acne came back with a vengeance, at the age of 21 going on 22. It progressively got worse without my knowing, and it wasn't by christmas when I realized it was so bad I need to start actually treating this now. Over xmas I tried ineffective home-made attempts to clear my skin, such as taking high doses of vitamin d, rubbing baking soda and apple cider vinegar on my face. Nothing worked, and my spots got worse. In the new year I bought a skin lamp for £100 on ebay, and I followed the instructions to the letter but there was little to no improvement. In April I started using this in the regime and my skin got horribly bad. My skin would turn a crimson red and it looked like i was horribly burnt. After dealing with this highly embarrassing period that I often contemplated stopping using it, but I soldiered on and now at the end of June my skin no longer burns after application, it's smooth and I have no more 'active' spots. My face is far from looking perfect as I still have all the red blemishes and marks left behind, however I feel so much better knowing it can only get better from here. This will definitely help you if you stick to the regimen, I did have what I considered to be bad acne (cheeks constantly red all over with papules) and it was more than the odd spot here and there, and if it worked for me I'm sure it will work for others.

Basically I used everything to try and get rid of my acne and this has been the only thing that worked! I used a lot of expensive products from my spa and my acne just kept getting worse... Then I decided to try this product and I HATED it at first so I decided to put it away and not use. Then I went on a trip and didn't wanna bring all my expensive products so I brought this and a simple cleanser and a salicylic acid treatment. Needless to say my acne had improved a ton at the end of the trip. 2 Months later my acne is almost gone which is the best I've had in 5 years! Basically it's cheap and it works, more than anyone could hope for :) IMPORTANT: I can't stress enough how much this dries up your skin so if you don't have oily skin you may be looking at the wrong product These are all my personal experiences and people may have different opinions.

I am 21 and have recently came out in chin acne, which I have never had before. I usually get the odd few spots around 'Time of the month' as you can imagine, I have been stressing out about it, which has not helped! I have a very healthy balanced diet, so I just do not know where its came from. Anyway my mum works in Boots the Chemist, so she brought home Panoxyl 2.5 gel, and I have started using it 3 days ago. It has cleared my spots quite a bit, but as its only on my chin and around my mouth, this skin is very red and tight, it does feel dry but I have not had any flaking or 'peeling' as people are saying?? Can someone tell me if this is yet to come? I have been using it twice a day - Once at night, then once dried using Vitamin E body shop moisturiser, and then in the morning, and once dried, the moisturiser again, then make up. It almost feels like I have a red film over the spots, and I wonder when this goes away?

Living in the UK I am unable to buy Dan's BP because the P&P is so expensive. Panoxyl is probably the easiest BP gel to obtain in the UK, and its pretty cheap. Looking at the forums, users seem pretty divided and either love it or hate it. The bottom line is that it works (for me), but it is seriously drying! My advice to people in the UK starting the regimen is that Panoxyl is fine to use, just don't make the mistake that I did by starting off with loads. I had been on Duac for months before starting Panoxyl, but it still destroyed my skin. Start off slowly with a decent moisturiser (and maybe Jojoba oil) and you'll be fine.