Acne.org : Treatment (Benzoyl Peroxide - 2.5%)

This product definitely works, it reduced the amount of acne I had for several years but I recently realized I've also been settling for less than perfect skin for years now because of it. Over the course of about 2 years now I've tried to use this treatment and while it helped to improve my skin I still have always had consistent breakouts and have never been 100% clear. When I used it with the full Acne.org Regimen it didn't work as well as when I replaced the cleanser and moisturizer with Aveeno clear complexion foaming cleanser and moisturizer (same instructions as with the Regimen that Dan suggests). My skin recently has gotten much worse and it might be due to a few different factors but it became obvious pretty fast that this Benzoly Peroxide gel is no longer making as much as a difference that it used to. I returned to my dermatologist that I used in high school and he prescribed me with an oral antibiotic once a day, Solodyn, to be used with Plexion cleanser with Acanya in the morning, and Aczone in the evening. In just a short amount of time my skin is better than it ever was. The best advice that I can give somebody that's suffering from acne that isn't getting better with over the counter products is to go to a doctor! Prescriptions can be expensive but a good doctor will help with coupons or discounts as much as they can and you should never have to pay the full price. I thank Acne.org for helping me for the first couple of years using this product but I'm so glad I finally went back to my dermatologist.

I started using this product in September 2013 and it is now nearly February 2014. I have severe acne and I think that this product is ok. I would only recommend it if you have light or mild acne as I'm afraid you need something stronger if your acne is more than that. I found that this product is VERY drying and when I woke up in the morning, my skin was never the same as I went to sleep in which was disappointing. I REALLY wanted this product to work as I read amazing reviews but unfortunetly it didn't :( I spend £95 in total, with the cleanser, treatment and moisturiser which I think is ok considering I have lots left. I found this regimen time-consuming as you have to wait at least 5/10 mins for the products to dry and when the products do dry, my skin was really itchy and very red so I hated going to work with my face looking like a tomato. You can't wear any make-up which using the treatment as your skin is extremely dry and flaky and it got to the point where it wouldn't even apply without sitting on my face funny. It did however, get rid of a few spots but not as much as I thought it would for the money I was paying and it took time for the spots to fade. I thought applying this would mean that I wouldn't get new spots but I ended up with more spots then I had hoped for, even months after the "purging" stage, overall I would only recommend if you have mild acne, severe acne you will need something stronger so don't waste your time or money if you have severe acne. I'm now going to begin Roacctaune next month and I wish I did sooner.

So I started dans regimen on novemeber '11. I kind of did my own thing though ; wash with his cleanser,BP,and moisturize with EVOO. Only used BP at night because I have pretty sensitive skin and the most I went was 2 pumps of this.Dryness never really went away but flakiness did decrease a ton. It never cured my acne but did decrease by about 80% the most. I had to stop because I for some reason developed eczema around a week ago and I don't even get horrible redness and all that stuff, well i haven't stopped yet because IDK what my next regimen will be but I am using a small amount atm. This des work for many but unfortunately with the eczema it was a big confirmation to really stop, too many cons but i do have to say it is the best thing I've used to help my acne since it got so bad, but it is unhealthy, make sure to use sunscreen if you are deciding to use this and go very slowly, good luck for those who try it.

I used Dan's regimen for about 7 months. While my face did dry a lot - and when i say a lot, i mean epic proportions of scaliness - the regimen worked for the most part. My face cleared up. Because it worked, I decided to take a break from acne medications. A month later, I broke out again. I went back on the regimen. This time however, my face swelled and I developed odd patches of skin that looked like it was burned. I stopped all products until my skin healed. Then I used a very tiny amount of BP to see if the same reaction would happen again; it did. Even with a little bit of BP that area of my face reddened greatly. For some unknown reason my face has developed a severe allergic reaction to BP. This is very disappointing to me because I know that BP works well for acne. However, the redness is just not worth it. I am going to try other products with BP, probably Proactiv's - their BP never dried me out as severely as Dan's did. Though it might be more expensive, its worth it if I can avoid the severe redness and swelling of Dan's BP which is even worse than acne itself.

I used this product for about 4 years along with the DKR. I used it for so long because I did feel like it was keeping some of my acne at bay, but it never did completely clear up my skin. I was scared to stop using it so I continued for years and years. I do believe that this product may work for some people, and it did seem to work for me at least a little bit. I finally decided to stop because I realized it was really not getting better. My red marks have faded a lot more and I haven't had any major breakouts from stopping this product.

I waited for about 6 weeks and expected to at least see results withint the first month, but NOTHING! I was really disappointed because i had read all of the success stories and was really hoping this treatment would work. If anything, this treatment made my acne MUCH WORSE. If this worked for you, great, but i wouldn't risk it. I switched back to my original regimen which was Oxy 10 Face Wash and Clean & Clear's 10% treatment because it has worked for me before. Good luck to anyone suffering with acne. It's a horrible thing to go through.

even with the moisturizer and jojoba oil throughout the course of the day my skin ends up being really flaky with the BP and it takes too much time to do and wait for everything to dry to apply the moisturizer.. I am sad it didn't work for me - but happy to hear it's working for so many! :D

I have only been using it for two weeks, but I had really hoped it would not make my skin worse before it gets better. And it did. I have never had cysts before and such big painful pimples. And I am not even fully sure that it will get better. I had been on tazorac for 9 months and it totally destroyed my face so I am not optimistic about products now. So I am discouraged but hopefully by two months I'll be clear. However, regarding some of the other reviews on this product, it stops working after a couple years..so then whats the point. I guess I just have to wait and see for myself.

For the money and size it is a good value. But, I went through moisturizers like crazy to combat dryness and whatever money I saved I had to spend on that. I don't think this is a good product for women who use makeup. I have switched to Pro-Activ and have seen good results. I have no cystic pimples now and can use make up and do not need to use a crazy amount of moisturizers with it.

My skin didn't like it!