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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Acnecide Face Gel Spot Treatment with Benzoyl Peroxide versus acne.org Treatment (Benzoyl Peroxide – 2.5%) .

Published on May 28, 2022

Overview

What they are

These products are both fungal acne (malassezia) safe and reef safe facial treatments. They have a total of 4 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain benzoyl peroxide

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for fighting acne

Free From

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

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Facial Treatment British Brand United Kingdom
Facial Treatment American Brand United States

Facial Treatment

Facial treatments are specially designed to treat a skin concern. Acne treatments and anti-aging products are common examples of facial treatments.

Facial Treatment

Facial treatments are specially designed to treat a skin concern. Acne treatments and anti-aging products are common examples of facial treatments.

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Ingredient Info

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alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free
alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free

At a glance

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Notable Ingredients

Benzoyl Peroxide

Benefits

Hydrating
Acne Fighting
Brightening

Concerns

Drying
Irritating
Rosacea
Eczema (2)

Notable Ingredients

Benzoyl Peroxide

Benefits

Acne Fighting

Concerns

Drying
Irritating (2)
Rosacea
Eczema (2)
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Ingredients Explained

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1
What it does:
Community Rating: Disliked

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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Acnecide Face Gel Spot Treatment with Benzoyl Peroxide contains this as ingredient number 1.

acne.org Treatment (Benzoyl Peroxide – 2.5%) contains this as ingredient number 2.

2
What it does: Emulsion Stabilising, Gel Forming
Community Rating: Disliked

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

Carbomer is commonly found in many types of cosmetics products. It is found to be safe in concentrations up to 15%. However, a high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Most products contain 1% of less of carbomer.

Acnecide Face Gel Spot Treatment with Benzoyl Peroxide contains this as ingredient number 5.

acne.org Treatment (Benzoyl Peroxide – 2.5%) contains this as ingredient number 4.

3
What it does: Buffering
Community Rating: Mixed

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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Acnecide Face Gel Spot Treatment with Benzoyl Peroxide contains this as ingredient number 10.

acne.org Treatment (Benzoyl Peroxide – 2.5%) contains this as ingredient number 8.

4
What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent
Community Rating: Loved

Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.

So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.

You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. Talk about multi-purpose! If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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Acnecide Face Gel Spot Treatment with Benzoyl Peroxide contains this as ingredient number 11.

acne.org Treatment (Benzoyl Peroxide – 2.5%) contains this as ingredient number 1.

Here's what our community thinks of the ingredients in these two products.

27% are loved or liked
9% have mixed ratings
45% are disliked or very disliked
18% have no rating yet
13% are loved or liked
25% have mixed ratings
63% are disliked or very disliked
0% have no rating yet

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Reviews

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Acnecide Face Gel Spot Treatment with Benzoyl Peroxide 11 ingredients

5.0 /5
from 1 review
YunChing_920's Avatar'
Sep 3, 2023

since it helps get rid of my texture

since it helps get rid of my texture

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

4.0 /5
from 1 review
BubbIes's Avatar'
Mar 13, 2024

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.

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.

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