PanOxyl : Benzoyl Peroxide (10%) Acne Foaming Wash

PanOxyl is the first acne cleanser I can say worked for me. I've been using it for about a week and the majority of my acne is gone, which has never been the case with all of the other products I used. You can really feel it clearing out that bacteria in your skin, and it kept my face oil-free all day. However, this is NOT a miracle cure, and I definitely wouldn't recommend it to everyone. I believe it worked so well for me because extremely oily skin runs in my family and my skin is very acne-prone. I needed a really strong cleanser for it to be effective on my face, and PanOxyl had 10% benzoyl peroxide (the highest amount over the counter w/o a prescription). It does dry out my skin and irritates it a bit, but I can handle because of my skin type. People with dry or very sensitive skin should stay away from *this* specific product, but they should check out the other PanOxyl products with less benzoyl peroxide in them. Not every product is right for every person, and this product is a bit harsh, so that's why I gave it a 4/5. However, it worked for me, and if your skin is similar to mine (stubborn acne/ oily skin), try it! I hope it gives you similar results. I'm glad I came across it!

Do not scrub your skin with this!! Gentle method is best just as acne.org recommend washing. A good moisturizer is important. This product has reduced my back acne to almost zero. Excellent product and a good over the counter alternative. Down side is the excessive drying of the skin. Maybe a lower % to start is better.

A great addition to my acne regimen. This is indeed overdrying, but applying cetaphil lotion right after use does the trick.

I am on DKR. I tried gentle cleansers but they always gave me clogged pores and small pimples. I'd go back to bp washes and they'd disappear only to return when I used a non-medicated cleanser. Enter this wash that also has aha's. They got rid of my bumps and any flakiness I had. I actually use the 4% and not the 10% since I use bp every night. I use this in the am and acne free oil free bp foam wash in the pm before using 2.5% bp all over. I'm very clear now from all of this.

Takes longer to work than gel, but this stuff is really effective for body acne, especially considering a gel makes it hard to wear clothing without ruining it. This hasn't bleached my clothes!

Geat product! it really clears ane within the first two weeks and is very gentle (doesnt sting, but overdries). To fix the side effect you need to buy a skn lotion to sooth the dried skin anfter you face has cleared

If you have moderate to severe acne, this is for you. It does a great job at clearing up skin, but if you only get occasional, mild breakouts, then probably 2.5 benozyl peroxide would work much better. The results are wonderful if you stick with it, and your skin should improve within a week or two. The only problems are that 1) it can over-dry skin and 2) your skin becomes more vulnerable to sun damage. I just use Oil of Olay (SPF 15) after I wash my face, and it works great. Good luck! :)

I have mild to moderate cystic acne along my jawline and lower cheeks and with some adult acne on my forehead. PanOxyl is seriously the best. I am using adapelene .03% and clindamycin lotion 1% both perscribed by my derm. I was originally using cetaphil as recommended from the doctor but I had a horrible initial breakout from the adapelene and was so depressed my face was covered in redness and cysts and cetaphil did nothing for my face. I came across PanOxyl in my local pharmacy and decided to give it a try. I saw a noticeable difference in 3 days. By 7 days my face was basically clear of all acne and redness. By week 2, my face is completely clear and my complexion is back to normal! I am still using PanOxyl once daily at night followed by adapelene and Cetaphil moisturizer. In the morning I wash my face with jojoba oil and put clindamycin lotion and cetaphil lotion for the day. This stuff seriously works if you have acne, however, it is severely drying. Like I mean my face is flaming and it's partially because of the adapelene retinoid but I wouldn't recommend using this more than 1 time per day but I would ask your derm. Just load up on mosturizer and you should be fine! I've also heard this doesn't work for everybody but you should give it a try because I had amazing results and wanted to share this because my acne has caused severe depression and if Theres anyone else struggling with it I hope this will help them find their cure as well! (Also the 4 stars is because it's so drying) otherwise would give it a 5.

I have suffered for about two years. My skin kept getting worse and worse. Before that I had almost no acne at all. I would have the occasional random small red spot but nothing that bothered me. I tried using everything I could over the counter. I got introduced to this product by a friend and when I bought it, the difference was immediate. I even took pictures of myself while using it everyday and noticed the difference. This product is good temporarily. It did not cure my acne but it did help the ones I had and I believe it prohibited the acne that was about to emerge. (due to the alligator-like dryness leaving no room for acne to grow) but because of this, I got an occasional deep rooted mountain-like extremely red and painful pimple that never come to a head. Which I think is better than 5-7 pimples all over. bottom line is- if u have acne from moderate to severe with oily skin, it will help your skin about 50% you will have to keep buying it though because it does not cure you as i said, this is the ONLY face wash that even made a little difference so this is definitely worth it. its also great for your back!

You should consider in purchasing this product if you need a good benzoyl peroxide wash. It doesn't cause you to flake like other benzoyl peroxide washes and it seems to work well on those with common whiteheads. This product might cause redness and dryness... every benzoyl peroxide product tends to have this effect.