Clean & Clear : Persa-Gel 10, Maximum Strength

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Active Ingredient: Benzoyl Peroxide (10%). Inactive Ingredients: Carbomer, Disodium EDTA, Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, Laureth 4, Sodium Hydroxide, Water.

Items marked with red have tested a 3 or above (out of 5) in comedogenic (pore-clogging) testing.

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Stronger is not better when it comes to benzoyl peroxide.
This 10% concentration of BP is too high and just causes unnecessary irritation to your face without added benefits. A 2.5% BP cream provides the same results but with a lot less irritation. This product is best used as a spot treatment.
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couldn't of worded it better myself, thanks dude!
May 6, 2012

Pros:

It reduced my pimples in one night

Cons:

peeled my skin

This medication was good for a week but then i started to notice something dark where my pimples were. I thought it was dirt but then i realized it was my own skin. I saw the layer of my new skin very clearly. I play soccer and i get pretty tan easily. After my skin peeled off, I could see the lighter shade. Everyone I knew said something about my face. "Why is your face discolored?". I heard it for a long time. I have sensitive oily skin. If you have the same kind of skin, then look for some other medication. If your skin is not sensitive, try it BUT ONLY USE IT ONCE A DAY. If you don't, i promise it will not be good for your skin.
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December 1, 2010

Pros:

Significantly reduced my 2 of my pimples in 1 day.

Cons:

Burned like hell! I haven't used BP in a long time and 10% probably wasn't the best way to start up again, but I used this stuff sparring on several trouble spots in the AM and PM, and my skin became extremely irritated and inflamed. I had to to take 3 days off my normal acne regimen to allow my skin to recover.

If your skin can handle the higher percentage and tolerate, the itching, burning, tingling of your skin, then this product is great. Also, it does reduce pimples significantly and eliminates scars.
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May 17, 2007
all this product did for me was give me dark dark marks and irritate my skin
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December 23, 2016
not effective
doesnt really work, your better off with sulfur as a good spot treatment
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August 5, 2015
To Strong , Get 2.5% INSTEAD!!
I went out to buy what the regimen called for but my only option at the moment was this which is 10% when you really need 2.5% . This stuff if 4 times stronger than what you need, its so strong that over a period of a week it did help with acne but in the process it peeled my skin. My skin slowly turned red than suddenly bright red which then let to large patches of skin drying and peeling off, over time i reduced the amount i use. The product seems to be so strong that you cant apply it all over the face without cutting it with moisturizer or something else otherwise you get horribly dry flaky and gross looking skin. One of the points of using BP is to use it all over to prevent acne that is not visible yet which this product is bad at because it cannot be done without cutting it with a something else but isn't as reliable compared to if you waited and got 2.5%. Right now i have ordered from acne.org and im waiting for it to get to me, i strongly advise you be careful with this if you have it because it can wreck your skin.
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June 25, 2014
Horrible Skin Reaction in some areas
I have had horrible cystic acne on my jaw line and neck with some occasional pimples on my cheeks. I have been desperate and trying anything and everything. I should mention that my skin is very sensitive and I figured I would react to this in a bad way because it is maximum strength, but I still wanted to try it. The thick acne on my jaw line and neck has reduced significantly, however, my eyes and skin on my cheeks are swollen and red (I look ridiculous but I am still coming in to work LOL). I also put some on my nose and forehead and that doesn't seem to be a problem. I'll continue using it only in the areas it didn't affect.
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July 26, 2015
Slow
Honestly, this is a good product but its not for me. This product removed my acne spots but the results were very slow. I had repurchased the product twice, but it never did the job as fast as I'd seen it work on others. I applied the cream on a couple of spots before they came, they still came however and were as big as ever despite my constant application of the cream. It also made my skin very dry, and caused my face to peel. I eventually gave up the product.
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March 31, 2010

Pros:

It didn't make my pimple any worse and it's gone now after a few days.

Cons:

MY WHOLE FACE IS COVERED WITH LITTLE IRRITATION BUMPS! After the first two days of using Persa-Gel 10 on two or three spots, my whole face broke out in those little non-red bumps that don't hurt, but itch sometimes. I know I have sensitive skin, but for my whole face to break out????

It works, but this is a BIG "NO" FOR PEOPLE WITH SENSITIVE SKIN!
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January 28, 2015
Help!
Help! I had insane swelling in my face and eye lids the morning after I applied! Please tell me this is a normal reaction :)
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