Benzac AC : Benzoyl Peroxide (5%) Gel

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Active Ingredient: Benzoyl peroxide (5%). Inactive Ingredients: Docusate sodium, disodium edetate, poloxamer 182, carbomer 940, propylene glycol, acrylates copolymer, glycerol, silicon dioxide and purified water, citric acid and/or sodium hydroxide to adjust pH.

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November 13, 2011

Pros:

Clears Acne pretty fast
Dries up oily skin

Cons:

Bleaches clothes and towels

It works! Cleared up my adult acne. I tried a lot of treatments before benzac and nothing worked as well. Drinking a lot of water also helps a lot. Definetely recommend it before trying accutane. Accutane helped me for a while but it came back :(, when I tried a second round of accutane my body did not react as well.
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September 29, 2011

Pros:

starts working within 1 week
does get rid of pimples and scars
noticible reduced in 1 month

Cons:

dries out skin in a month and can get sore, red, iritated especially around the nose though goes away in a few weeks
my acne came back after 3 months of using benzac

i would recomend this for your first time trying it. in 2-3 months my skin was completly clear. I kept using benzac and now my skin is back to acne poping up so once your skin has reached perfect stop using it!
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September 26, 2011

Pros:

Clears existing acne
Prevents acne from reoccurring
Helps prevent blackheads

Cons:

Expensive
Hard to find
Dries out skin at first

This is hands down the best acne medicine I have ever used. I highly recommend it.
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August 3, 2011

Pros:

Reduces cysts and pimples within days
Deminished my acne completely within a month.
No drying of skin or 'burning'
I use it if a pimple 'breaks out' and within days it is gone.

Cons:

None

It is the best product I have ever used and I struggled with 'adult acne' from the age of 26 to 36 until I discovered Benzac Well priced and easily accessible.
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July 31, 2011

Pros:

Really works, reducs acne after a few months of CONSISTENT USE. It's good becase it works, while not being prescription.
Skin should be almost clear in 3 months, and you should have very minor acne by 6. After that, skin should look normal.

Cons:

When incorporating into the whole cleansing routine it can get a little pricey. I need to buy my cleanser (Neutrogena) Mask (Body Shop) Toner (Biole) plus the Benzac. Overall, i'm paying about $50 a month. But it's well worth.
I did experience some minor dry skin problems a few weeks after I started to use Benzac, but it cleared up after a week.
It DOESN'T WORK RIGHT AWAY! Don't fret and stop using it. Be consistent and it will work.

Slightly drying and a little pricey. But well worth the money as it really helps. Soon I am going to move up to the 10% as the rate of improvement is slowing down. I would really recommend this product, as it is a great cream to use after cleansing at night, when the skin rejuvinates itself. (:
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July 30, 2011

Pros:

Helps slightly

Cons:

None

Been using it for a few months, noticed slight change but nothing major.
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January 21, 2011

Pros:

dries out acne

Cons:

might be a bit drying for the skin especially if you have dry skin to begin with

i easily get breakouts because of my oily skin. i tend to get pimples like once a week and its annoying because once one is nearly clearing up,another one takes over. so it's a non-stop cycle thing. ive been using benzac, although im not sure which brand cause i get it from my derm. and ive been using it ever since ! although it might be a bit drying, it sure does help dry up the acne faster. especially cystic ones, which i get once in a while. so yes, really just try this stuff, it works i tell you ! good luck ! :D
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July 28, 2010

Pros:

This benzoyl peroxide works a lot better than cheaper brands I have tried.

Cons:

Slightly drying but dry skin is nothing compared to acne.

Get this because it works!
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July 13, 2010
One more thing! A good moisturiser is a necessity for me too, it is quite drying.
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April 24, 2010

Pros:

Dries out acne, helps face try to shed damaged skin. Lightens dark acne spots

Cons:

Really dries out face, can burn around nose area.

I use the 5% wash once a day, leaving the wash on for 5 minutes. The wash started working almost immediantly although the major marks took about a week to really smooth out and about a week and a half to start fading. I had some really small marks on my forehead that really disappeared after two days of use. I suffer from PCOS and this has cleared the dark spots on my checks. I do agree that this product dries out the face but that is part of the healing process. I have used a product called cera.... (I can't remeber the full name) and It moister my face without leaving it greasy. As many have said long term use is needed it is a daily regimine, I also use retin a at night which also helped my acne.
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