PanOxyl : Benzoyl Peroxide (5%) Aquagel

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Active Ingredient: Benzoyl Peroxide (5%). Inactive Ingredients: Cetearyl Alcohol, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycerin, Glycolic Acid, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Imidurea, Lactic Acid, Methylparaben, Mineral Oil (Paraffinum Liquidum), PEG 14M, Potassium Lauryl Sulfate, Water (Purified), Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Sodium PCA, 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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August 17, 2007
okay well so far i dont have any more new acne.. i havent used this product for a very long time and so im not really sure of its results yet, i got it..3 days ago, at night, and so yeah the first two days, i didnt really notice any difference, but because it was 10%Bp i was a little afraid it would cause dryness and irritation and thus more acne, well apparently my skin is INSANELY oily...because even when i use a lot of this, and no moisturizer.. not only is my skin NOT dry, its actually still oily...so yeah anyways um okay well i have cysts.. and quite a few of them and now my acne has..pretty much gone away i guess but i think the acne isnt whats so bad, its the red/brown marks from all my previous cysts that plague me so, but um yeah if you're skin is incredibly oily like mine this is a pretty good product, although yesterday i guess i didnt wash it off completely or something cuz it burned like in the area around my nose oh yeah and its cheap which is good i think it was like $7?
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July 18, 2007

Pros:

Immediate results, I mean, we're talking within two days you clear up! Easy to use and carry. Very cheap and easily available. Lasts a looong time, so good price/product. No scent.

Cons:

It bleaches fabrics. One needs a period of adjustment to determine frequency of use. If you stop using it your acne will come back.

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!).
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August 17, 2011

Pros:

- Works really well in the first couple of months
- Easy to apply
- Makes any bad breakouts disappear within a couple of days

Cons:

- Dries skin a bit
- After a while skin becomes immune to it, but still helps a bit however not as good as it was in the first few months.

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. ;)
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October 13, 2008

Pros:

it works in the first 3 days!

Cons:

none really

its the s#^+ omg i had starting getting acne for the first time in my life about a month ago im 15 and i wa always know 4 havin nice skin and everyone started noticing my acne and it was horrible i tried neotrogena and it didnt work tried a dermatologist prescribed product and it also wasnt that great but with panoxyl i cleared this huge zit in like 3 days
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August 22, 2008

Pros:

works

Cons:

drying but good mosturizier ....

you want a product that works.......look no further......
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July 14, 2009

Pros:

works effectively if used correctly

Cons:

can cause irritation nd peeling

ok if u want this product to work correctly u have 2 use consistenly day nd night, be very gentle when lathering on the skin, and i noticed the longer u lather the more of a possibily of reddening or iirritating rash, so lather for 20-30 sec, plus i use cetaphil daily mosturizer, which i think is the best beacause it hydrates all day nd is non-comedemic, no fragnance nd jusst the best go cop it! nd if going in the sun use a good sun block like olay spf-15 , its non comedemic so it will not block pores--hope this helps like it helped me!!
October 22, 2008

Pros:

prevent pimples from growing. get rid of oily face. for the first few days of using it, i already notice the difference. though the acne scars are still visible but at least no more cysts.

Cons:

it dries the skin. if you don't use some good moisturizer, your skin especially at the side of the mouth started to peel. follow some moisturizer after using it.

i recommend this product if u are not allergic to benzoyl peroxide. there's nothing wrong if you try. in the first place it is best value for your money unlike those expensive products which do nothing to your face aside from aggravating your acne more.
February 6, 2008

Pros:

Helps clear and prevent acne, no strong fragrance, relatively cheap, a little goes a long way

Cons:

Drying, doesn't lather much

I was using the purpose cleansing bar with great success but then cysts and pimples started appearing again about a month after I switched to a birth control method that doesn't help my acne problem. I knew I needed something stronger again so I got the panoxyl 10% bar which I remember using when I was younger. A few rubs of the soap on a wash cloth is just enough to cover my face, arms, chest, and back. It doesn't lather much so it's hard to tell but it does go a long way. In the couple weeks I've used this bar, my acne has started to clear up noticeably and I haven't gotten any new cysts. It does dry the skin but a little lotion fixes that.
October 1, 2008

Pros:

worked really fast!

Cons:

dried up my lips and burned my eyes lol

i hardly had acne just a few bumps on my head and when i used MURAD that sh*t fu*ked up my face! it says all the bad crap surfaces it up and starts to clear your face. nothing worked it made my face worse, so I used PROACTIV and even PROACTIV EXTRA STRENGTH! it got me no where as well. I've used so many different products that costed me so much money. who knew 3 bucks (yes, the bar of PanOxyl was just 3 bucks) gave me a dramatic change within days. I was never confident on going out because of my face filled with acne and scarring. it has seriously changed my life. I recommend it, but just use alot of moisturizer or lotion if needed. I've suffered for so long. Just give it a try, you have nothing to lose. 3 years of suffering with acne and lack of confidence, all gone within days. and it gets better and better! as days pass and my acne clears up, I'm getting my confidence back. I could kiss they guy or whoever invented this! PanOxyl is a miracle that's under 10 bucks. hahaha
February 17, 2008

Pros:

loved it. cleared up my face in like 2 days. my fmaily saw differencs dramaticly.

Cons:

dryed skin,but with a good clinique moistureizer i didn't have many problems

works very good and clears up pimples. when u stop using it your face goes back to how it was but all in all it works great!!! =)