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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September 7, 2015
Will Benzac AC 5 work for me?
Ive been to the dermatologist twice with acne problem and he prescribed purbac which worked wonderfully well until i completed the course (my skin felt like a baby's bum), then suddenly terrible breakouts on my face, back and neck leaving scars. Now i've been using benzac AC 5 for almost two weeks now. It's itchy and irritating however now my skin looks worse than before especially on my forehead, back of my ears and chest. Is this a normal reaction? It just looks like all the black and white heads underneath the skin surfaced all at once, everywhere i touch there's a bump. What should i do? Any tips on getting a clear skin?
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Eva Chauhan
March 21, 2016
stick to Benzac-ac.... skin gets worse before getting better; this is so normal because skin renew itself.. That's why all d underneath pimple come to surface...
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lhub
August 22, 2016
Yes its true , you must stick on it and after 1-2months you will be thankful to its great result
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June 10, 2015
terrible
my skin has never EVER looked so bad as this ever before, the moment I started using this, my skin went worse and worse. my skin is super dry and red. my acne is worse and i can peel my skin of. it burned when I put it on my acne and it hurts. maybe I'm allergic, but it said that 1 out of 10 people get these things to. I strongly DO NOT!!!! reccomend this to anyone.
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vxnova
May 7, 2016
Your skin is sensitive to benzoyl peroxide. Try the 2.5% version and apply tiny amounts only of the blemish. That should help reduce irritation and clear up your skin.
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lhub
August 22, 2016
People think that because your skin looks worst its not effective but its normal ... After 1-2months everything will back to normal
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September 18, 2015
Waste of time and money
Terrible product. My face has been red, itchy and swollen for the past three days because of Benzac. Numerous trips to the doctors have had to be made, Doctor strongly recommends not to buy either. Horrible product.
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Ceri1608
March 23, 2016
This happen to me now! :( what did you use after that?
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lhub
August 22, 2016
Its just normal , after 1 week its no longer itchy and red but after 1-2months you will be amazed on its great result :)
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lhub
August 22, 2016
Its just normal , after 1 week its no longer itchy and red but after 1-2months you will be amazed on its great result :)
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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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TeenGirl14
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
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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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May 8, 2008
hhmm..i duno if it works. my pimples r still there. but it burns my face like crazy. is it meant to do that? my pimples r still red. nothing has gone away yet. ive also tried everything. garnier,nivea,clean and clear,cetaphil, stuff from the body shop. nothing has worked!!! ive never had acne until just last year so ive had acne for a year now. and ive tried everyting to get rid of it.
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December 12, 2011

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NONE

Cons:

THIS PRODUCT SUCKS MADE MY SKIN WORSE!!!!

IM SO DISGUSTED THIS PRODUCT IS STILL IN SALE
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