Benzac AC : Benzoyl Peroxide (10%) Gel

This is the best pure benzoyl peroxide magical treatment you will ever find. It works WAAY better than the Benzac AC 2.5% and the 5%. HOWEVER.. the downside of this cream and benzoyl peroxide as a chemical in general is that once you use it too often (like at least twice or thrice a week for a month), your skin gets immune to it. No matter how much you apply, acne would simply not go away. Once you notice it stops working, you would need to take a 3 month break and then get back to it. During that break, you need to use alternative acids and/or medications in order to treat your acne such as Tretinoin, Differin (gel only, cream is not as effective), Salicylic Acid, etc.

Have been using Benzac AC incrementally for about a year, finally landing at 10 percent and my god, does it work. Sometimes I opt to buy the 5 percent every now and then so as to not build up a tolerance to it, which does the trick. Not entirely sure what the effect of such concentrated BP will be in the longterm, but right now it's just what I need.

Great for mild and moderate acne, best treatment so far!

This stuff works great. It is very drying, but that's why it works. I was using just the straight up 10%, then I tried adding about 15 drops of tea tree oil to the remaining 2/3 or so of the tube I had left, which made it seem to work even better. I have incredibly oily skin, and I even found it too drying to use every day, so I use it on my entire face every other day, and then use it as a spot treatment every day (sometimes 2x for really nasty ones). It has done a tremendous job with no side-effects (other than dryness and mild light-sensitivity). It is incredibly expensive to buy in the US for what it is (about $40 a bottle without insurance, and still about $15-20 with because it isn't a generic), and doctors tend not to prescribe it over other topicals. So I just buy mine in Mexico for about $7/tube (still made in Galderma's French factory). Pretty awesome stuff.

Try it for sure, but take the % of Benzoyl Peroxyde that fits with you, so start with a 2,5% and go highter after.

its working... benzac AC 10%

I recommend it. 10%BP is a prescription medication in Canada.

Definantely use with a moisturiser! It did a pretty good job with my skin, when proactiv and antibotics werent doing it. Stick with it for at least a couple of months though, it wont do much on bad cystic acne overnight.

I seen big results in just 2 nights, this sh*t is pretty good, i must say

I had bad acne, it looked as though a cat had attacked my face. This dries out cystic pimples so they don't get worse. Apply an inch around the pimple. The percentage doesn't matter, contrary to popular belief. It's better to start off with 2.5% though. Don't apply all over your face and make sure you keep this as part of a continuous skin care routine, washing, exfoliating and toning.