Acnecide : Benzoyl Peroxide (5%) Gel

i feel for the last reviewer. i am also on lymacyline and i think it works but i get a blanket of dead cell covering on my face. I tried E45, Zerocream, Zerobase, etc. none seems to work but just in about a day or 2 use of Acnecide i can see marked improvements. Sorry buddy, about the hell you went through - maybe you were allergic to some of the active ingredients but this Acnecide gel is a saviour. My only little moan is the price - £9.99 for 30g at Superdrug is a bit of a hit. But it works so at least you pay for the results!

I've always had acne, when I was around 15 it was at it's worst, but I didn't start any treatments for it till I was 18ish... First I tried Clindamycin Aqueous lotion which was amazing for a while - I applied once in the morning and once in the evening, my skin was crystal clear and my breakouts consisted of maybe 2 spots - loved it -then it just stopped working. I then tried Lymacyclin which just made it so much worse - I got spots in places I never had them - just awful, and later I tried Oxytetracycline (didn't do much) and now i'm on doxycycline which is ok - works on my face but not my back. But before I went onto Oxytetracycline i was given Acneside Cream..... THIS STUFF IS EVIL! I used it for maybe two evenings and then woke up on the third day with severe facial swelling (twice the size). Started taking anti-inflammatories and whatnot, changed all my bedsheets and washed everything so I didn't have any trace of it anywhere but woke on the fourth day and my face had doubled again (I could barely open my eye, they were nearly swollen shut)... Had to go to A&E and was given steroids, stronger anti-inflamattories and was put on watch, etc....and I had a rash that had spread all the way down my back and arms (in places I hadn't even used the cream). The swelling didn't go down for over a week, and basically gave me a chemical peel. My skin was so dry, to the point that if I pulled my face into a frown the skin from under my eyes would stretch (think movie The Mummy style) - and I couldn't put anything on it to help with the peeling as it was way to sensitive, even chamomile lotion, the gentlest thing ever, sent it bright red and burning. (Acneside is so nasty that when I rubbed the excess cream, which wasn't much, onto my chocolate brown towel it bleached it... that and my pillow case). So yeh, I wouldn't recommend this at all - something that bleaches things that severely shouldn't be used on ya face!

I was a dedicated user of the Panoxyl 2.5% aquagel, which was unfortunately and famously discontinued in the UK. After a lot of freaking out and purchasing some dodgy aquagels from China, I decided to try this, despite the alcohol content. I was worried about the drying effects of the alcohol and the higher BP strength but I can honestly say that this is the BEST acne product I have ever used. The Panoxyl changed my life, made my acne manageable and predictable. Acnecide has eradicated my acne COMPLETELY. I will occasionally get the odd single pimple around certain hormonal times in the month but I haven't had a cystic pimple or in fact anything that is larger than the head of a pin or lasts longer than a day or two for over six months. One tube of this product has lasted me this whole time and I am nearing the end of it, tempted to stock pile it in case it is discontinued like the Panoxyl. I suffered no drying or flaking of the skin like I did when I first started using Panoxyl, in fact there was no negative change at all and I was worried it wouldn't work because I didn't notice it even being there (silly I know but from the amount of things I've tried and the drastic effects they've had initially, it's become expected). My daily regimen is very basic - Garnier Pure Active scrub, Garnier Active wash, Acnecide, Origins Ginzing moisturiser (oil free and a revelation, I will review this next). I would highly recommend giving this product a chance. It's not cheap at £15- £18 a tube but for me it is totally worth it.