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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May 16, 2011

Pros:

works great. gets rid of oil. only product I'll ever use again

Didn't dry out my skin. This is the only product that has helped my acne. They also make a foaming face wash in %10 strength, but I don't think it works as well as the bar. I love this stuff, it's currently unavalable until September for reformulation. I can't wait, because I'm completly out =/
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December 4, 2009

Pros:

Clears pimples and helps prevent new ones.

Cons:

Dries you out a bit.

I suffered from acne with large, painful red pimples deep in my skin usually every other week. I started using Panoxyl and at first it didn't seem to do much but I have been using it for 10 months now and I have only had one of those horrible bumps since, I also have EXTREMELY oily skin and this seems to help with that as well. The only thing is you must use every day, if you stop using it for just a couple days your acne will come back much worse.
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April 21, 2012

Pros:

Cheap

Cons:

None

Im 13 and was struggling with acne on my back and chest for about a year. I tried a bunch of different products and nothing worked until I tried panoxyl. It cleared up my skin and completely stopped new break outs!
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March 1, 2012

Pros:

- works wonders
- cheap

Cons:

-can be drying

I want to start off by saying that I suffered for years with back acne. I tried everything... Apple cider vingar, lemon juice, sycilic acid, doctor tablets, everything. Nothing ever worked for me. After doing years of research I realized why my back was so hard to treat. The back is a very thick layer of skin that needs strong products. I strted using pan oxyl 10% and I wax sure it wouldn't work. After a week of my skin feeling extremley dry and getting worse breakouts it finally started to work. After my skin got used to it, it's now completley clear. I had the worst back acne you could imagine too. I would recommend starting off the first week using it once a day and leaving it on for 2 minutes. After that use it twice a day and leave it on for 3 minutes each time. Please try this product. Only thing that works because it's so strong.
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June 19, 2011

Pros:

Amazing. Only thing that works for my body acne.

Cons:

None

Wish I had it since I was 16
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May 29, 2011

Pros:

clears acne fast
works on both pimples and blackheads
cheap

Cons:

none =)

I used this as a teenager to help with my body acne; then when I got pregnant and was having major body acne problems I started using it again. It is AMAZING! It totally cleared my back up super fast and I didn't have any of the huge zits I'd been having. I recently ran out and have definitely noticed a difference in my skin. I can't wait until it gets restocked on the shelves! =)
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December 5, 2011

Pros:

Low Cost, recommended by my Dermatologist, same stuff as pricey scripts.

Cons:

Hard to find however, now it is available in a tube and I was hesitate at first but really like the wash too. (and the ingredients in the wash match that of a very costly script) It isn't on the shelf in the store you have to ask the pharmacy for it at least in my location.

Try this brand before spending on more pricey prescriptions. It is the same as stuff costing way, way more money. No awful smell etc. it does bleach your wash cloth but I just have a few set aside to use with it. I wish I would have had this stuff years ago.
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April 6, 2010

Pros:

Clears skin fast
Does not burn/cause excessive drying
Does not smell
Inexpensive

Cons:

None yet!

This has been by far the most effective acne treatment I've ever used! My acne cleared slightly when I was on birth control, but after coming off it's gotten much worse. After using this for just 4 days 1-2 times a day I've already seen a big improvement. I have no new breakouts, blackheads and redness are both gone, and pimples are shrinking. I had been using a face mask with 3.5% BP, but it was not doing much at all for me. This has not caused drying for me like others have reported, but I still apply a moisturizer after using PanOxyl. My skin is not very oily to begin with, but not dry either.
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October 15, 2011
Only product that really works for me. Glad to see it back on store shelves. Before you take any prescription medication for acne, give this product a try.
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May 5, 2015
Unexpected Miracle
I had used it all, heard of it all. I was 12 when I started breaking out and had been suffering with moderate acne for years. I used Proactiv only to break out even more. I used birth control pills, various creams recommended by the dermatologist, oral medications, and many face washes. Neutrogena face washes did work for a while, but I always relapsed after a while of using it. I went to the dermatologist a few months ago, excepting the same old diagnosis and treatment. I didn't think much of Panoxyl, thinking it was just like every other soap I had been recommended. After just a week of use, my face was clearing up more than it had ever cleared up using various products at once. Now I am completely clear after years of struggling thanks to one sole product I hadn't thought much of. I am still left with acne scars, but this soap definitely did the trick for the acne itself. GIVE IT A CHANCE!
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