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Topical Antibacterial
Efficacy
54%
Based on All Available Studies
Strength of Evidence
Note: Benzoyl peroxide clears the skin completely when applied correctly.
Topical Antibacterial
Acne.org’s Real World Take
It’s been a staple of acne treatment for decades for a reason. When used properly it can completely clear the skin. It is widely available and affordable. Comes with side effects for the first few weeks and can bleach fabric.
Topical Antibacterial
How to Get It
This is an over-the-counter treatment. Here are some places you can find it online.
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April 29, 2012
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)
Cons:
Dries out skin sometimes.
Can make skin very oily.
Costs are high but it's worth it.
Give it a go. If it doesn't work for you and you can't afford, simply don't buy it, or stop buying it.
April 13, 2012
Product used: Oxy (Maximum Action Advanced Face Wash)
Pros:
None!
Cons:
My acne is waaaaayyyy worse, dry and red. It even made pimples that were almost completely healed and gone red and way noticeable.
Don't waste your money or time.
February 16, 2012
Product used: Oxy (Maximum Action Advanced Face Wash)
Pros:
cleans up a little acne in about 1-2 weeks
Cons:
VERY DRY FACE
the cream burns once you apply it for a few minutes
does not work on your back skin problems very well
i got more pimples than i lost..
February 6, 2012
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)
Cons:
Skin still felt greasy
didnt really clear it up at all
January 30, 2012
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)
Pros:
Makes my face smooth.
After first wk i notice alot of good change.
Bumps are almost gone except a few.
I feel alot better about me.
Cons:
I still have alot of marks on my face but pover time they will go away too as long as this cotinues to work the same.
I really like proactive. I used this proactive 3 yrs ago after I had my son, thats when acne started for me, but I only used it for a month and it worked then to.I just could'ent afford it at the time. I tried mary k sence and a few others but none ever worked like the proactive so I decided to try proactive once again. Once again I got good resaults. I read the doctor suggestion book that came with it and it said "acne is a life time problem for those who get it", so knowing that im gonna continue to use it forever.
December 26, 2011
Product used: Clean & Clear (Persa Gel 5)
Pros:
Minimized some acne in the beginning
Easy to find
Not too expensive
Cons:
itchy
made face red
didn't help that much with acne problem
When I tried this product the first time it actually worked... it had clear some of my acne. Automatically I thought that it would be acne free so i kept using the correct amount of the product. After about 2 months or less my face was red and itchy and more acne started to appear. This may have been an allergic reaction or something but initially when I first got it I was unharmed. Then I stopped using it all together and used it as a spot treatment (I thought I was using too much). It didn't work. I was red and itchy but only in the spots where i had put it as a spot treatment. Thank goodness I stopped! So now I have stopped for goo
October 5, 2011
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)
Pros:
exfoliated my skin
Cons:
dident stop my breakouts or help my redness. Even tried Extra Strength. After 4 months i returned it and got my refund.
waste of money
October 4, 2011
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)
Pros:
-Clears skin [overnight!]
-Works well
-Easy
-Doesnt streak
-Doesnt dry skin
Cons:
-Expensive for a month
-Can tend to stink for a few minutes
Proactiv helped clear my skin! I got my package after school, and used it that night, the next morning, the redness in my chin and between my eyebrows were gone, and some pimples were barely visable anymore!! Amazing product!
October 4, 2011
Product used: PanOxyl (Benzoyl Peroxide (2.5%) Aquagel)
Pros:
Worked on some parts of the face
Easily available if you're in the UK
Cons:
There is something in this product other than BP that is horrendous for the skin
Bad quality product
Difficult to apply as very thick and rubbing into skin will cause more irritation
Started the regimen just over 9 weeks ago using pan oxyl 2.5 gel. It cleared up my forehead and temples, nose and lower cheeks mostly but caused huge inflamed pustules on my upper cheeks either side of the nostrils. This continued for weeks along with a few every two weeks or so on my lower cheeks. I never felt that spots had stopped forming until I bought Dan's BP, yes it costs me three times more in postage and customs charges than in the US, but I do not care because the difference is HUGE. No more redness around eyes, no more spots even starting to form, not one! Just waiting now for previous enflamed ones on upper cheeks to calm down. No more flakiness (like a white beard before) Skin feels much smoother and less irritated, less tight and Dan's BP is like a moisturiser compared to this. Pan Oxyl is crap, utter crap, and they should be ashamed of themselves because I tried this first when I was 14 and gave up because of the irritation. If only I had tried Dan's, then maybe I would have been clear for the last 7 years!! SLS should not be allowed in facial application products and neither should the other dodgy chemicals. If you use this and your skin doesn't clear up, then it probably isn't the BP that is the problem but something else. Buy Dan's from the outset, and you should reap the rewards of the regimen far sooner and more effectively. I wish he had pushed his own products more. His honesty in not trying to make money is admirable, but I wish I had known the superiority of his products sooner. AHA+ is great as well, my skin responded perfectly to both his BP and AHA+ although I know that everyone is different.
September 21, 2011
Product used: Oxy (Maximum Action Advanced Face Wash)
Pros:
works great
see results in two days
Cons:
watery if you don't shake well
This product works great with the baking soda mask, what I did was wash my face with this then apply the baking soda mask for 15-30 mins. Then use a toner and that worked wonders overnight. This combination is the only thing that worked for me.
Pros:
Clears skin in less than 2 months.
Has a number of different products that you can try on your skin. One of them is bound to work
Can get rid of scars from severe acne.