PanOxyl : Benzoyl Peroxide (5%) Aquagel

I'm a 24 year old single mother, college student, waitress. If it's not the stress and lack of sleep that's causing my acne, it may be the grease from the restaraunt I work at. I bought a Panoxyl bar around 2 am the morning of April 20 when I got out of work. My skin was getting so bad, I didn't want to leave the house. My self esteem was dropping and I couldn't even make eye contact with anyone without feel self concious. Today is the 21st, my skin.... I kid you not... is clear. No acne. I have scarring and marks, but there is no "acne". Panoxyl is amazing, and I will recommend this product to everyone and anyone who will listen. I'm also using jojoba oil as a moisturizer because again it is very drying.

It's amazing. Like everyone else will tell you, it clears skin in three days, tops. It makes insanely oily skin, normal. I LOVE panoxyl. I am also one of those people who has tried EVERYTHING short of Accutane (because it's got some scary side effects), and I am a harsh critic of acne medications. If I say it works, I swear it works. I'm using the face wash though, not the bar of soap. It's rich and creamy and lathers really well. So if you want a lather, go with that. You can still use it on shoulders, back, wherever (the bottles says its ok). Bottom line, if someone had told me about this 8 years ago, I could have spared myself 8 years of agony (all of high school, college and graduate school), thousands of dollars on prescriptions that did not work and felt confident about my face.

I had acne on my arms and shoulders that never went away. I saw an ad for PanOxyl Bar on TV, so I went and bought the 10% bar. It's really harsh stuff. Your body will adjust to the dryness after a while, and it's worth it. My arms and shoulders are almost completely clear now.

The best OTC item on the market...

This was my go-to BP until they stopped carrying it where I live. Loved this stuff while I used it though!

I initially used the 2.5% strength which cleared me up around 80%. I switched to 5% because I couldn't find the 2.5% and found it clears me up about 97% which for me is brilliant. I have tried everything including Roaccutane and this is the only thing that works. At first I used it both morning and evening and initially it does burn your skin and make it incredibly dry. However after a couple of weeks this clears up and keeps acne at bay. I now only apply it at night after cleansing and before applying moisturiser. I don't apply as much as Dan recommends in his regime, maybe a finger length for my whole face I find it doesn't bleach my clothes or bedsheets. I find it cumbersome applying this every night and waiting for it to dry before applying moisturiser but I've accepted I have to do this if I want clear skin! Maybe one day I won't have to use it but it's been over 3 years and my skin still can't cope without it. It does work amazingly well and I only get spots now and again, mainly around my period or when I don't remove my make up properly for whatever reason. Highly recommended. It's becoming increasingly difficult to get this in the UK though and I'm worried about how much longer it'll be before they stop manfucturing this.

This is worth your money. It is 5% BP so use it carefully. I applied it just at night for the first two weeks and then moved to doing it twice a day, with just the spots in the morning, most of my face at night. It's working quite well, I can see a difference, and so far no more breakouts of inflamed acne. Doesn't seem to do much for blackheads but has decreased the size of my two nodules. You must use a good moisturizer and wash really well with water before reapplying. It dries out really fast. My moisturizer has been aloe vera.

I used MURAD since July. It sucked... didn't really work at all and seemed to only make my acne worse. So... i gave up. I went to the doc, got prescription for PANOXYL and started using it. WOW! wat a difference too! i also started used this differen cream that i had b4 i used that at night and the panoxyl in the morning. my face looks the best it has since july! i can definately tell its getting better and better every week! and ive only been using the differin/panoxyl for 2 weeks!! seriously, i had pretty bad acne as a result of using Murad. when i switched to differin/panoxyl like 2 weeks ago, my face did a complete 180 turn (even though its not completely gone but it IS gettin there!) truuuuust meeee

I have been using Panoxyl Bar on my face since 2003. Let me begin by saying that my skin is SUPER sensitive AND I am quite fair skinned. I am also 36 and have visited TONS of people and used HUNDREDS of products. Being super sensitive means that I cannot use lots of products (including Parsol and hydroquinone), and the fact that I am fair skinned means that I develop brown spots easily. Panoxyl has been a miracle for me! Yes, it dries your skin, but you need to "listen" to your skin. Basically, if one day, you notice it is too dry, skip Panoxyl. I normally use Cetaphil for oily skin and when needed, Panoxyl. Little by little, you get used to how often you need it. If you stop using it, your acne will show up again. Also, be careful with fabrics as it TRULY does bleach them! I tend to use it at least once a day, and sometimes twice. You MUST use moisturizer after because it does dry your skin. Other than Panoxyl, I use Cetaphil and Avene's Diacneal (awesome!).

I only use this at night, just apply on acne before bedtime and then wash off in the morning. You just have to remember to exfoliate and moisturise as it makes your skin a little bit dry especially if you apply a lot. I started with the 2.5%, then moved to 5% and then moved to 10%. If its your first time buying this then DO NOT buy 10% straight away as your skin isn't used to it, the benozyl peroxide will dry your skin out. So start with 2.5% unless you have quite bad acne then start with 5. Panoxyl is probably the most effective acne product I have used I really recommend it :) It's way better than Benzac AC which I used to use, it is much more effective and works heaps faster. ;)