Comments on: Benzoyl Peroxide VS Salicylic Acid: Which One Should You Use?

By: MARIA

MARIA — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 01:08:37 +0000

In reply to beautifulwithbrains. Be aware that a rough exfoliation might make your skin produce even more oil to protect itself from the rubbing

By: Gio

Gio — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 16:35:35 +0000

In reply to Kiersten. Kiersten, noooo! Benzoyl peroxide can generate free radicals, so it's best to use it WITH antioxidants.

By: Kiersten

Kiersten — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 05:25:48 +0000

Is it true that benzoyl peroxide shouldn’t be used with any antioxidants like vitamin C or E?

By: Gio

Gio — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 15:48:47 +0000

In reply to g. G, I hear ya. BHA and Benzoyl Peroxide together can be quite drying. Do you have any active breakouts atm? I recommend using benzoyl peroxide only on areas where you have acne, not on clear skin. If you don't have any active breakouts, just use BHA and introduce Epiduoe again should acne come back. If you have breakouts atm, then use Epiduo in the morning and BHA at night. Have you tried using the day moisturiser without BHA? There's nothing in there that should cause a sting so it may be that you're allergic to something in it. Try it without the BHA and see how it goes (preferably on a small area of skin). If it still stings, ditch it. If it works fine, use BHA only at night.

By: g

Tue, 18 Sep 2018 07:40:56 +0000

I have combination skin and breakout quite regularly around my chin area and have very enlarged pores and lots of blackheads, and two weeks ago I bought the skin balancing oil reducing collection from Paula’s choice after reading the reviews for reducing blackheads and pore size. My routine is now – the oil reducing cleanser, pore reducing toner with niacinamide in it followed by the 2% BHA liquid morning and night. Ive read a lot that to beat problematic skin a combination of niacinamide and BHA is the best combination, I then also use epiduo (benzoyl peroxide and adapalene) which was prescribed to me on a big breakout I may have. This all seems to be going fine, however is sometimes a bit drying – is it best to leave the bha out of my routine on alternate days if my skin is dry and will my skin build up a tolerance to using all of these products? Also, the day moisturiser that comes with this line – skin balancing ultra sheer daily defence spf 30 really seems to sting my face for about half an hour if I use it after the toner and BHA 2% liquid together. However when I use the night moisturiser that comes with the line I get no sting. Does this mean I should not use the BHA 2% liquid in the morning? Don’t understand why the spf moisturiser is not working well with the exfoliant?

By: Gio

Gio — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 12:34:19 +0000

In reply to Kim Esmeña. Kim, 4% is quite a big concentration so that may have exacerbate the purge even more. I wouldn't add Thayers to my routine, but I'd just BHA and BP on alternate days and see how that goes.