PanOxyl : Benzoyl Peroxide (10%) Bar

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Active Ingredient: Benzoyl Peroxide (10%). Inactive Ingredients: Cetearyl Alcohol, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycerin, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Lactic Acid, Mineral Oil, PEG-14M, Potassium Lauryl Sulfate, Purified Water, Silica, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Titanium Dioxide, Zea Mays (Corn) Starch.

Items marked with red have tested a 3 or above (out of 5) in comedogenic (pore-clogging) testing.

Items marked with orange can be irritating and over-drying, especially to acne-prone skin.

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October 31, 2010

Pros:

gets rid of some acne...kind of

Cons:

burns
acne causing ingredients

this stuff is alright..not the best...it actually burned my skin and i wouldnt regard my skin as sensitive. definitely work your way up to it. according to paula begoun it had really really harsh cleansers and has ingredients in it that can actually aggravate acne. i mean i have used 10 percent bp before in an ointment form without such adverse reaction...strange..
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December 14, 2009

Pros:

reasonable price, lathers good, that's about it.

Cons:

too strong, over-dries the skin, contains SLS, burns the skin

This stuff is WAY too drying. I don't even have sensitive skin and it left me looking like a burn victim. I believe it's the SLS (sodium lauryl sulfate) that over-dries the skin. I'd recommend using a SLS-free face wash with benzoyl peroxide in it. Oxy is a better choice. Even the 2.5% panoxyl is too strong. I use Oxy which has 10% benzoyl peroxide and it doesn't dry my skin out like this stuff.
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June 16, 2009

Pros:

Could probably work for someone who breaks out on few occassions

Cons:

Drying, haven't really noticed much of a difference in my acne

Not very impressed. I'm sure there are better washes that are less drying.
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May 30, 2009

Pros:

None!

Cons:

It dried out my skin SO much. The skin around my lips is cracking so much that I can't even smile. I have tons of NEW little pimples all over my forehead and cheeks.

It's awful.
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September 29, 2008

Pros:

????

Cons:

Didn't make my acne better! Extremely drying!

I have REALLY oily skin and nothing I use can possibly dry me out...at least thats what I thought! The Panoxyl bar made my face really dry. It started peeling and even moisturizers didn't really help. I couldn't even talk or smile properly because the skin around my mouth felt like it was gonna rip and bleed if I moved it to much. I stopped using it for a couple of days and my skin went back to its normal oilyness. After I started it again, I guess my became immune to its drying effects because it never dried out like that again. You just have to make sure to only use it on the your forehead cheeks and chin (or wherever else you need it). Make sure not to get it anywhere near your eyes or the area around your mouth. In the end it didn't clear me up or make my acne even temporarily better.
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June 24, 2008

Pros:

None

Cons:

My face is so itchy! My skin has turned red and blotchy, worse than it was before. It also made the skin around my eyes very dry and tight. I had to buy some eye gel to soothe the dryness. It was actually kind of painful.

Maybe this works for some people, but I don't think this is the one for me. Much too strong for my sensitive skin.
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