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Benezoyl peroxide has ruined my skin

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(@x_martha08_x)

Posted : 02/07/2018 2:10 am

About a year ago, i got prescribed benezoyl peroxide from my GP. I used this for about 6 months and it successfully got rid of all my acne, however as soon as i stopped using it, it all started to come back. So this is why is used it for 6 months on and off. About 4 months ago, i went off it completely for a week and as my acne came back i used it once more. When i applied it, it made all the places where i applied it red. This redness has lasted over 4 months, i think it is slowly going away, but will it eventually go completely ? Its really starting to annoy me, because i thought it was an irritation that would go away in a couple of weeks.

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(@kombucha)

Posted : 02/08/2018 4:35 pm

it's probably irritated, make sure to moisturize after applying benzol peroxide or else it could burn your skin. i burned my skin with 10% benzol peroxide and it left a red mark. it started to peel off later but it was really terrible. learned my lesson

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(@x_martha08_x)

Posted : 02/13/2018 12:38 pm

Okay thank you, i went off the benezoyl peroxide over 4 months ago now though. How long did it take for your skin to recover?

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