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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48.6%
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September 8, 2009

Pros:

I use this product 5 days now. Almost 80% is gone. The big ones look awful first days but then you skin gets how you want it

Cons:

Dries out the skin a bit

Buy this! for this price you won't find anything bether.
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November 26, 2008

Pros:

Works well easy to use.

Cons:

Dries skin and tends to make it slightly more sensitive to sunlight and irritation.

Bottom line is it works and I mean really does work. I used this stuff when my acne got really bad about a year ago used for about 6 months and my skin was completely spotless I kid you not. I used the Benzac Ac 5% topical water based cream. I have just started using it again because my acne is starting to flare up once again :(. But thats not the point. I heed all those acne suffers out there to try this product and tell others around you might be hard but be patient with it and good luck all on the road to clear clean skin.
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September 21, 2017
Thought it is a miracle BUT...
After differingel made my mild acne moderate, a friend recommended me Benzac. I was so broken at this time because my acne got so much worse because of Differin, so I tried Benzac. IT CLEARED THE ACNE IN 1WEEK!! After 2 days I did not get a single spot anymore. I thought I found a Miracle cure. BUT: After maybe 3 months I got spots again, it is not as bad as it was before, but it does not work as good as at the beginning and I have to search for other cures. It is just the face thats breaking out again, my back and my chest remain clear. My skin is flaking but it does not bother me because I can combat it with moisturizer and I dont use make up, oh and the first 3 weeks my skin was red, but thats normal. It is worth a try!
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November 7, 2012

Pros:

- removes deep acnes
- makes the skin matte
- suits as base for make-up
- neutral smell
- cheap

Cons:

- after longs use makes the skin dry
- provokes NEURODERMATITIS!!!!

I was using both 10% and 5% from april till end of august. I was pretty happy with results, even locally it dries out the skin. Unfortunately when you stop using it acne comes back so intensive as before! Unfortunately after i have started to use this product i have got a strange reaction around my eyes - they got red, were itching, got swollen....also near nose and in the corners of the nose the skin became very dry and it was really disturbing. I didn't know that this product can cause it. But i was by the doctor and checked myself for allergies and i have none of them. So we found out that it was benzoyl peroxide that caused my neurodermitis. After i stopped using everything got good as usual. So you have to be very careful! use it only local on the points of acne!
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April 25, 2009

Pros:

dries up the spots, no new ones have popped up so far

Cons:

is really very drying, quite expensive. im told that the drying should dissapear in a couple of weeks (:

im loving it so far. only on it a week though. hope the good results keep up.
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January 3, 2009

Pros:

cleans bacteria and pimples reduced over night

Cons:

slight irritation

i'v just started using benzac and i am loving what i'm seeing so far. hope to see more in the upcomming days
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December 15, 2008

Pros:

- Reduces whiteheads and blackheads within 4 days for me!
- Easy to use.
- Gives me a fresh and clean feeling after using it.

Cons:

- Maybe drying up my face could be a con although my skin isn't used to the products and my dermatoligist said the dryness could fade away within a couple a weeks when my skin is used to the benzoyl peroxide.

Very good product , I higly recommend it. But still you'll have to do your homework and do some searching to look if Benzac would be the right product for you. My skin is dry at this very moment but I believe it will fade when time passes. I do moisturize afterwards but I doesn't seem to moisturize enough. I will see if the dryness disappears else I'll have to go search a better moisturizer. BUT THE LITTLE DRYNESS IS SO WORTH MY CLEAR SKIN. ^^
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October 16, 2008

Pros:

This workes great on my skin. It smooths the surface and cleans deep down into the acne.

Cons:

Sometimes if i leave it on for too long my skin can get dry.

I am only thirteen and have had acne since i was 9. it was all over my face, upper and lower back and chest area. I couldnt wear singlets or bikini's. I had no confidence. Then i started using this and along with plenty of water and a fairly good diet, my acne has been almost cured. I still have some zits on my face but it looks loads better. The thing i learnt is that you have to be patient, it wont clear your skin up totally in a week, because it takes many weeks, but it is very effective and good. I would highly recommend it! I also use the Benzac AC gel for afterwards.
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October 9, 2017
Bumps
Is it also good for bumps on forehead and cheeks?Cause I'm having a doubt to use it for my bumps, I used nizoral for my bumps on face but it didn't work, so I assumed that it is not a yeast infection. I think it's a clogged pores, cause its kinda group of bumpy skin like whiteheads . Please help!
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October 24, 2017
i know what you mean by "bumps" and yeah mine definitely wasn't a yeast infection but ive gotten rid of mine by using a rotating cleansing brush at night with my cleanser and its helped so much
September 18, 2017
Didn't work
This dried my skin out badly and even so I still got new spots. Persevered for a couple of months but it made my skin too sore and made absolutely no difference to my acne. Gave up.
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