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acne.org Treatment (Benzoyl Peroxide – 2.5%) Versus Galderma Benzac AC Acne Gel 2.5%

Facial Treatment
Facial Treatment
American Brand United States
Swiss Brand Switzerland

Updated on February 20, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both fungal acne (malassezia) safe and reef safe facial treatments. They have a total of 3 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain benzoyl peroxide

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for fighting acne and dry skin

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, fragrances, oils, parabens, silicones or sulfates

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Ingredient Info

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About this product

About this product

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

Benzoyl Peroxide is famous for fighting acne. This is because it does a variety of tasks on the skin: it helps reduce excess oil, kill bacteria, and clear out dead skin cells. In other words, it is effective at unclogging pores.

These properties make it great at fighting different types of acne, including cystic and inflammatory types of acne.

When targeting the bacteria in your pores, Benzoyl Peroxide has been shown to kill the bacteria without causing sensitivity. It also helps keep your skin's natural bacteria and biome balanced. Having a healthy biome protects your skin from external harmful factors.

Once Benzoyl Peroxide is absorbed into the skin, our bodies turn it into benzoic acid and quickly exits in urine.

When using Benzoyl Peroxide, it may be irritating for some people due to a variety of reasons, such as a broken skin barrier or just an allergic reaction. We recommend speaking with a professional about using this ingredient if you have concerns.

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Emulsion Stabilising, Gel Forming

Carbomer is a polymer of acrylic acid. Its main role is to create a gel consistency.

A high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Don't worry, most products contain 1% or less of carbomer.

Buffering

Sodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.

In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.

Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.

"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.

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When to use

59 Routines
32% use in am
64% use in pm
83% use every day
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29% use in am
71% use in pm
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Reviews

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acne.org Treatment (Benzoyl Peroxide – 2.5%) 8 ingredients

4.0 /5
from 4 ratings
Great Value (3) No Scent (3) Works Well (3)
BubbIes's avatar

BubbIes

11 months ago
Review

Solid benzoyl peroxide product with good ingredients and at a great price. I had some issues with irritation with this, but I'm fairly certain it's because I'm sensitive to benzoyl peroxide so I don't blame this product.

#great value
#no scent
#works well
alyafsahira's avatar

Al

15 days ago
Review

Use this as my acne spot treatment and it does a great job. It healed my active breakout in 1-2 days. Of course it’s drying since it’s an acne treatment product so you need to paired it with moisturizer after. Haven’t try using adapalene before so i can’t compare which one are more effective (please tell me the comparison if you already using both ☺️)

#great value
#no scent
#works well

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