Benzac AC : Benzoyl Peroxide (5%) Gel

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Active Ingredient: Benzoyl peroxide (5%). Inactive Ingredients: Docusate sodium, disodium edetate, poloxamer 182, carbomer 940, propylene glycol, acrylates copolymer, glycerol, silicon dioxide and purified water, citric acid and/or sodium hydroxide to adjust pH.

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June 30, 2009

Pros:

this stuff is great, cleared out my pimples for just about 2 months

Cons:

dry skin

this is a great cleanser i use it twice a day because my skin's oily
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April 20, 2009

Pros:

FULLY SICK cleared my pimples in weeks of use i dont have any . i used it on ingrown pubes and it worked there and on my ass.

Cons:

it drys up my skin . and i get rashes on my ass

its preetty cool!
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February 17, 2009

Pros:

awesome.
definately saw improvements,
definately going to continue use.

Cons:

a bit drying,
just use moisturizer after washing it off

bottom line is, eat healthier, good diet & exercise and your acne should clear up :D i've been using this for about 1 year, me acne has had its ups and downs but overall a great product,
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September 18, 2008

Pros:

very effective against oiliness and pimples, helps dry them out and kill bacteria

Cons:

can burn the skin if you're not used to it. Not nice having to go to sleep lying carefully so as not to disturb the cold icky stuiff on your face.

Use this (or the stronger one, 10%) if you have severe acne. I have been using it for over 15 years off and on and would never go anywhere without stashing a tube for flare ups. But use sparingly at first if you've got sensitive skin.
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September 5, 2007

Pros:

It hass been the only treatment to sucessfully clear my acne, dries everything right out and even helps to somewhat vanish previous acne scarring

Cons:

Sometimes out of stock at the store :(

The Best stuff ever beacuse it has a high concentration of Benzoyl Peroxide (5%/10%) it really dries out acne quickly. I started to see results by the 2nd and 3rd day. It's not expensive at all and it works. I found that other acne products that contain salycic acid dont work at all, or if they do they clear up 1 zit but replace it with 5 new ones. I strongly recommend this product, especially to people with oily to very oily skin
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March 29, 2007

Pros:

It works wonders people! It actually works...unlike the crappy drug store acne wash claims.

Cons:

I have oily skin so I can't claim the drying effect really. What is the con? It works so well that everyone buys it and I have to wait for the store to order in more product.

When a juicy one show's it's ugly white face (Mmm) I pop it. Oh, I do the same with little red ones. I wash the area with a baby wipe (or whatever'.make it all clean) and apply Benzac AC 5 and moisturizer. I do that a couple times a day. Since the gel kills the acne causing bacteria, we are no longer dealing with a zit. What we have is a little open sore. Yes, gross. So I cleanse the area and apply an antibiotic such as Polysporin. I use the Polysporin until the 'zit' is no longer visible. Basically, a zit that left unattended could last up to 3 weeks has now been chopped down to 3 or 4 days.
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October 19, 2012

Pros:

its gel based
can easily spread over your face before it dries

Cons:

itchy at times. but skin gets used to it
small container. the picture of it on the right is about 10 cm

i have been using 10% benzoyl peroxide face cream. and the Galderma gel based benzoyl peroxide was much lighter on my skin. i have just started using it, so i will post another review, since no one else has. its the only product i could get my hands on here in south africa dischem stores. otherwise, there was a 10% benzoyl peroxide oxy cream. and that smelled really bad was about R60 (zar)
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March 26, 2008

Pros:

clears up acne & even existing scars

Cons:

makes my skin a bit red

It wrks wonders, but depends on your skin type
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December 24, 2007

Pros:

Excellent product! I started with Panoxyl 2.5% and it cleared up my skin, but it was really sticky. Was a bit hesitant switching to Benzac since it's available here only at 5%, but I was glad I did! Works well, texture is like cream & absorbs faster.

Cons:

Makes my skin a bit red. Didn't experience peeling though, maybe because I already went through that with Panoxyl.

I guess it really depends on your skin type & how bad your acne is, I have oily skin and I've had moderate-severe acne since I was a teenager. Went on Roaccutane and that sort of cleared and dried up my face for about a year, then I started getting mild acne. I'm so glad I found this site, first time I ever considered applying medication on my face. I haven't seen any drugstores here selling Benzac 2.5%, it starts at 5%, that's why I started with Panoxyl. I guess since I'm using this now I shouldn't go back down to 2.5%. Been using this for about 2 weeks now and I'm very happy with the results. Don't forget to moisturize!
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March 2, 2007

Pros:

Will remove those whiteheads in few days

Cons:

intense dryness so loads of moisturizer needed.

It works if pimple is your main concern
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