I have been using a 10% benzoyl peroxide gel for 2 days. I put it over some of my acne spots and left it overnight. This morning I woke up with huge red/brown angry marks over where I put the gel. They aren't raised or painful, just ugly and dark. What are they, are they permanent, and how can I make them go away?? Please help!
Highly doubt they're permanent and will probably fade eventually. I recommend something more gentle to apply to them to help reduce the redness, as 10% is pretty harsh on your skin.
Just wanted to say also be careful with BP 10%. I gave myself some pretty bad chemical burns all over my face when i first used it because I used way too much everywhere. It gets the job done so It's by no means a bad product, just be sure to use it in moderation and you'll be fine.
Best of luck with your acne.
On 7/9/2017 at 3:10 PM, Adonas said:Highly doubt they're permanent and will probably fade eventually. I recommend something more gentle to apply to them to help reduce the redness, as 10% is pretty harsh on your skin.
Just wanted to say also be careful with BP 10%. I gave myself some pretty bad chemical burns all over my face when i first used it because I used way too much everywhere. It gets the job done so It's by no means a bad product, just be sure to use it in moderation and you'll be fine.
Best of luck with your acne.
I also gave myself chem burns from 10% BP, on each side of my face, last August. They appear as darker stripes of skin. I ended up getting severe acne in the areas and took accutane, which made it go away and also lightened the discolored stripes. i am now almost done with my course. did your chem burns ever go away? Mine are definitely fading but I can't tell if the brownish marks will ever completely fade.
