Benzoyl Peroxide: Topical Acne Treatment No-No.
Benzoyl Peroxide Problems
This article is not aimed at demonizing benzoyl peroxide, however, it is important to fully understand why this compound, albeit popular, is just not the right answer for the topical treatment of acne. Benzoyl Peroxide appears in almost every acne commercial and “3-step” acne kit you can buy. It has become the absolute staple of topical acne treatments. Why? Well there’s no denying it works. However, there’s also no denying it fails the cost-benefit test. Not only are there equally, and more, effective topical treatments out there for acne, but the long term effects of consistent benzoyl peroxide use alone might be enough to make you think twice about continuing to use it.